PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raphael Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller has chosen Don't Worry, Be Happy! as his entrance music. Raphael Marciano has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Marciano
vs
Miller

168 cm
30
144 lbs
19 - 3 - 0

180 cm
30
164 lbs
12 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
World class MT
Good gas tank

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)
Conviction

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raphael Marciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Hugo Miller!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller misses with a kick to the body
and Marciano counters with a three punch combo that has Miller backing up. Miller nods at Marciano to acknowledge the strikes.
Miller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marciano wants to clinch up but Miller keeps it at a distance.
Miller tests Marciano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Miller stuns Marciano with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Miller moves out of range of the body kick from Marciano.
Marciano misses with a wild body shot.
Marciano throws a leg kick but Miller checks it.
Miller does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Miller with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Miller thows a body shot but no joy.
Miller lands a leg kick that knocks Marciano off balance momentarily.
Miller throws a nice inside leg kick.
Miller misses with a low kick.
Miller throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Marciano just misses with a punch to the body.
Miller keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Miller closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Marciano to the mat! Marciano manages to get full guard.
Marciano manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Marciano controlling the position easily from mount.
Miller manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Miller is trying to control but can't.
Marciano trying to mount his opponent but Miller defends it.
Marciano wants to lay and pray for a moment but Miller keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano tries to pass the half guard into mount. Miller knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Marciano trying to control from half guard but Miller is working away.
The fighters are battling for position here. Miller manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Marciano wants to control from the top but Miller keeps moving.
Marciano has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marciano is really struggling to control Miller but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Raphael Marciano wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Miller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marciano.
Miller throws a leg kick but Marciano checks it.
Miller lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Miller swings for the body but Marciano moves out of range.
Marciano is looking to clinch.
Marciano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miller manages to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Miller, as that shot connected.
Miller lands a nice shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Miller there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Marciano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Miller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marciano slips a jab from Miller.
Miller throws a leg kick
and Marciano counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Miller fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Marciano checks it well.
Miller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marciano.
Miller is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Marciano rather than just go for the knockout.
Miller tries to work over Marciano's front leg with a kick but Marciano checks it.
Marciano looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Marciano on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Miller throws a front kick aimed at Marciano's knee but Marciano avoids it well.
Miller tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Marciano is able to avoid easily.

Miller has managed to clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Marciano avoids the elbow strike from Miller, against the cage.
Marciano misses with a body punch.
Miller throws an elbow that misses.
Miller lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Marciano trying to land knees to the body.
Miller misses with a knee to the head.
Miller throws an elbow that misses.
Miller looking to throw knees to the head but Marciano is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Marciano blocks it with crossed arms.
Miller missing with knees to the body.
Miller lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Marciano avoiding damage as Miller throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hugo Miller dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Miller throws a leg kick
and Marciano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Miller connects with a body shot.
Miller scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Miller throws a body punch but Marciano moves out of range.
Miller misses with a leg kick
and Marciano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Miller fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Marciano moves out of range as Miller strikes.
Hugo Miller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Miller moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Marciano throws out a leg kick but Miller moves out of range and Marciano only half commits.
Miller misses with a low kick as Marciano jumps back.
Marciano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Miller throws a jab but it's blocked by Marciano.
Marciano is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Miller throws a low kick but Marciano avoids it.
Marciano is looking to land body kicks.
Miller throws a body kick that misses.
Marciano thows a body shot but no joy.
Miller getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Miller throws a front kick aimed at Marciano's knee but Marciano avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Miller fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Marciano is out of range.
Miller throws out a leg kick but Marciano moves out of range and Miller only half commits.
Marciano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marciano looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Miller moves out of range of the leg kick from Marciano.
Miller throws a combination that misses

and Marciano counters by clinching up.
Marciano misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marciano.
Miller tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marciano avoids it.
Marciano tries a knee to the head but Miller blocks it.
Miller lands an elbow that stopped Marciano in his tracks for a moment.
Miller with a knee to the head.
Marciano using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Miller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Miller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Miller lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller pushes off an throws an elbow but Marciano leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Marciano landing knees to the head.
Marciano landing knees to the body.
Marciano avoids a wild elbow strike from Miller.
Marciano blocks an elbow strike from Miller.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marciano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marciano misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Miller.
Marciano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Miller's elbow.
Miller working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Miller trying to land knees to the body.
Marciano tries a knee to the head but Miller blocks it.
Miller throws an elbow that misses.
Miller misses with an elbow over the top.
Marciano misses with a body punch.
Miller swings wildly with an uppercut but Marciano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miller misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Marciano gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Marciano dodges an elbow strike from Miller.
Marciano lands a right hand that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
Marciano tries a knee to the head but Miller blocks it.
A body shot lands from Marciano.
Miller throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Marciano tries to land a knee to the head but Miller blocks with his arms.
Marciano avoids a wild elbow strike from Miller.
Miller missing with knees to the body.
Marciano lands a right hand.
Miller connects with a nasty looking knee right to Marciano's face.
Miller is trying to maintain a safe position but Marciano gets an underhook and turns Miller into the cage.
Marciano has a couple of punches blocked by Miller.
Marciano on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hugo Miller seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Marciano using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Miller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short left from Miller.
Miller lands an elbow inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marciano scores a nice knee to the body.
Miller with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Miller tries to land knees in the clinch but Marciano avoids the damage to the body.
Miller with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Marciano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Miller misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marciano.
Marciano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marciano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Marciano fails to land.
Miller using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marciano has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Marciano avoiding damage as Miller throws knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller wants to stall.
Miller throws an elbow that misses.
Marciano on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Hugo Miller will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Miller takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Marciano avoids the body shot from Miller.
Marciano looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Miller motions for Marciano to come forward. Miller throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Miller throws a quick inside leg kick.
Miller lands a body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Miller. That snapped Marciano's head back.
Marciano thows a body shot but no joy.
Miller scores with a spinning back kick!
Marciano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Miller scores with a body shot.
Miller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miller staying out of range there.
Hugo Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Miller moves out of range as Marciano throws a body kick.
Miller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marciano was well out of range. Poor timing from Miller.
Miller chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marciano can pounce on him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marciano looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marciano fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marciano buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Miller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marciano.
Marciano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miller was well out of range. Poor timing from Marciano.
Marciano ducks under a wild hook from Miller.
Marciano lands a glancing blow to the side of Miller's head.
Marciano takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Marciano throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Marciano blocks a head kick by Miller.
Marciano throws a right hand that Miller ducks under and follows up with a left that Miller also avoids with ease.
Miller wants to clinch up but Marciano keeps it at a distance.
Marciano avoids the body shot from Miller.
Marciano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Miller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marciano.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Miller.
Marciano avoids a kick to the body.
Marciano checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Miller tries to clinch but Marciano is having none of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marciano takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Marciano clinches up against the cage.
Miller trying to land knees to the body.
Marciano misses with a knee strike.
Miller pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marciano.
Marciano is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Miller is keeping busy.
Miller prevents a body shot from Marciano.
Miller misses with an elbow over the top.
Miller misses with an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Miller's elbow.
Marciano lands with a right to the head.
Miller misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marciano.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Miller just misses with a elbow thrown towards Marciano's brow.
Miller landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Miller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Miller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marciano works on Miller's body with a couple of short punches.
Miller throws a knee to the head but misses.
Miller takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Marciano tries a knee to the head but Miller blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Marciano can't find room to land a body shot as Miller controls the action.
Marciano prevents the takedown attempt.
Miller with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Miller throws a head punch that misses.
Marciano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Marciano stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano avoids a wild elbow strike from Miller.
Miller misses with a knee to the head.
Marciano lands a right hand that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marciano misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Miller.
Marciano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marciano lands a body punch in the clinch.
Marciano lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but Marciano blocks with his arms.
Marciano lands a nice uppercut.
Marciano lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Marciano scores with a knee to the head.
Marciano avoids a wild elbow strike from Miller.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miller takes a shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marciano.
Raphael Marciano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marciano avoids a wild elbow strike from Miller.
Marciano tries a knee to the head but Miller blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Raphael Marciano showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Miller has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Hugo Miller!
Hugo Miller tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.