PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Johnson has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Miller
vs
Johnson

186 cm
28
219 lbs
6 - 8 - 1

186 cm
28
205 lbs
3 - 7 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jake Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, David Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big right from Miller misses.
Miller shoots in looking for a takedown. Johnson tries to sprawl out of it but Miller keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Johnson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Miller lands a head shot.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Miller.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Miller misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Miller swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Jake Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson throws a body punch but Miller moves out of range.
Miller throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Johnson blocks a jab.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Miller lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Johnson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Johnson walks into a stiff left hand from Miller.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Johnson.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Miller.

Miller drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Johnson is looking to reverse the position.
Miller misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Check out the look on Miller's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Johnson parries the strikes from Miller easily there. Miller is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Johnson to escape.
Johnson sneaks back into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miller throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
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!
Johnson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Miller is working away from the top position though.

Johnson kicks Miller off and gets back to his feet.
Miller fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miller is breathing heavily.
Miller sizes up Johnson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Miller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Miller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Miller misses with a wild body shot.
Miller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Miller misses with a wild combination.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Miller throws out the jab.
David Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Miller misses with a wild body shot.
Miller doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Miller throws a right and a left that both miss.

Johnson clinches with his opponent.
Johnson prevents the takedown attempt.

Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Miller will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson feints a jab promting Miller to slip. Johnson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Miller slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Johnson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Miller throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Miller walks into a straight right hand from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson clobbers Miller with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Miller throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Miller on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Miller avoids nicely.
Johnson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Miller momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miller fails to land the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller needs to keep his hands up - Johnson had a free shot at his head there.
Miller walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Johnson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Miller falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Johnson connects with a looping right hand.
Johnson lands with a nice body punch.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Miller circles away.
Johnson feints a jab promting Miller to slip. Johnson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Miller slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miller takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Miller takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Johnson dominated that round.
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.

Miller takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Miller throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Miller shoots in looking for a takedown. Johnson tries to sprawl out of it but Miller keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Johnson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Miller misses with a double jab
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
No joy there for Miller, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jake Miller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Miller misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Miller rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson counters with a one-two to the body.
Miller fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Miller misses with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Johnson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Miller at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson lands with a good body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Miller throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson works over Miller's head and body with a nice combination.
Miller takes one to the chin there.
Johnson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johnson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Miller. Miller circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Johnson slips under a jab from Miller.
Johnson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Johnson lands with a straight right. Miller didn't see that one coming.
Miller misses with a left hand
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miller. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson throws a one two combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson connects with a looping right hand.
Johnson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Miller throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Miller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Miller takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Miller looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
No luck for Miller with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Miller in his tracks.
Miller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Miller throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Miller throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Miller swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson cracks Miller with a right hand to the side of the head.
Johnson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Miller scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Miller dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Miller avoids it well.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Miller has time to react.
A combination from Miller does no damage.
Miller misses with a double jab
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice jab there from Johnson.
Miller throws a combination that misses
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
David Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Miller avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Miller throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Miller misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Miller misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Miller walks into a jab.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
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!

Miller is fighting off a takedown attempt but Johnson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Miller to the mat. Miller regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Miller looking for a sweep. Not yet Miller, not yet.
Miller is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson advances to half guard.
Miller taking some punishment here, with Johnson in his half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Johnson connects with a nice short shot to Miller's temple.
Miller wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Miller takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Miller.
Miller missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Miller throws a shot to the body.
Miller is trying hard to land a takedown here. Johnson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Johnson slaps away a takedown attempt from Miller, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Miller throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Miller back to the cage. Johnson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Miller tries for a takedown but Johnson circles away easily
and Johnson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Miller dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Johnson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller shoots and misses
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnson cracks Miller with a right hand to the side of the head.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Miller moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Miller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson scores with a nice right hand.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Miller shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Miller avoids nicely.
Miller shoots for a double leg takedown but Johnson sprawls well. He's pushed Miller's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Johnson catches Miller with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Johnson lands a head shot.
Johnson takes one on the button.
Miller shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Johnson as he jumps to the side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Miller.
Miller drops his hands momentarily and Johnson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Miller shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense.
Miller misses with a looping right.
Johnson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Miller stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miller's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Johnson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Miller scrambles back to his feet.
A cross from Johnson lands.
Johnson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Miller throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson lands a jab to the head.
Miller falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a hook to the body. Miller takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jab from Johnson.
Miller lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson feints a jab promting Miller to slip. Johnson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Miller slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Miller moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Miller misses with a left hand
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Miller.
Johnson connects with a body shot.
Miller throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Miller misses with a combination
and Johnson counters with a nice body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Miller on the side of the head.
Miller throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Miller takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Johnson, as that shot connected.
Jake Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miller misses with a straight right.
Johnson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Miller.
Nice cross by Johnson.
Miller takes one to the chin there.
Miller misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miller shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Johnson defends it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson digs a good body shot into Miller's ribs.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Johnson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Johnson!