PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Trussell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Trussell
vs
Miller

173 cm
25
144 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

167 cm
23
145 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

Ownit Labs: Virtual Human Optimization

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dennis Trussell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joe Miller!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller is looking to clinch but Trussell is avoiding it.
Miller doesn't manage to clinch there - Trussell circles away.
Miller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Miller staying out of range there.
Miller tries to clinch but Trussell moves out of range.
Miller swats away the attempt to clinch by Trussell.
Miller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Miller fails in his attempt to clinch.
Trussell circles away from the clinch attempt
and Trussell counters with a slapping leg kick.

Trussell clinches up against the cage.
Trussell unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Trussell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Miller blocks it with crossed arms.
Miller wants to get back to striking at distance but Trussell won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trussell's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Trussell tries to land a knee to the head but Miller blocks with his arms.
Trussell prevents Miller from breaking the clinch.
Trussell scores with a knee to the head.

Trussell breaks the clinch.
Trussell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Miller tries to clinch but Trussell moves out of range.
Trussell keeps the fight on the outside.
Miller keeps the fight on the outside.
Miller takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Trussell is looking to clinch but Miller is avoiding it.
Miller keeps the fight on the outside.
Trussell is looking to clinch but Miller is avoiding it.
Miller fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Trussell.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller doesn't manage to clinch there - Trussell circles away.

Trussell has closed the distance and engaged Miller in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Trussell.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miller tries to break free but Trussell pushes him back against the cage.
Miller wants to break free but Trussell has control.
Miller wants to break free but Trussell has control.
Trussell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Trussell is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Trussell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Miller breaks from the clinch.

Trussell pushes Miller up against the cage in a clinch.
Miller is looking to break free of the clinch but Trussell has double underhooks.
Trussell has Miller pressed against the cage, preventing Miller from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Trussell tries to land a knee to the head but Miller blocks with his arms.
Miller wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Trussell has him pressed against the cage.
Trussell crunches a lovely knee into Miller's ribcage.
Miller is trying to break the clinch but Trussell has him pressed against the cage.
Miller is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trussell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Miller takes a knee to the side of the body.
Trussell misses with a knee strike.
Trussell stalls.
Trussell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Miller wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Miller's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Trussell misses with a knee to the head.
Trussell looking to throw knees to the head but Miller is blocking nicely.
Miller has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Trussell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Miller's face.
Trussell lands a knee to the head.
Miller is looking to break free of the clinch but Trussell has double underhooks.
Miller tries to break free but Trussell pushes him back against the cage.
Trussell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Trussell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trussell misses with a knee to the head.
Trussell working Miller over with knees to the body.
Miller tries to circle away but Trussell has him pinned against the cage.
Miller wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Trussell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Miller's face.

It looks like Joe Miller has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller is trying to break the clinch but Trussell is controlling him.
Miller looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Trussell scores with a knee to the head.
Miller tries to break free but Trussell pushes him back against the cage.
Miller wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Miller looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trussell keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Miller's efforts to push away.
Trussell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Miller is trying to break the clinch but Trussell is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dennis Trussell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Miller's cut.
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.

Trussell is looking to clinch.
Miller throws a body punch but Trussell moves out of range.
Dennis Trussell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Trussell has Miller up against the cage in a clinch.
Trussell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Trussell connects with a knee to the head.
Miller is trying to force a seperation but Trussell has the dominant position.
Miller wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Trussell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Trussell keeps control of Miller as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Miller tries to break free but Trussell pushes him back against the cage.
Trussell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Trussell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Trussell has Miller pressed against the cage, preventing Miller from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dennis Trussell has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Miller wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Trussell tries to land a knee to the head but Miller blocks with his arms.
Miller has had enough of the clinch but Trussell keeps him there for the moment.
Trussell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Miller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trussell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Miller tries to break the clinch but Trussell is controlling the position.
Trussell throws a head punch that misses.
Miller is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Miller takes a knee to the side of the body.
Trussell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Miller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Miller has had enough of the clinch but Trussell keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Miller's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Trussell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Trussell with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Trussell breaks the clinch.
Miller keeps the fight on the outside.
Miller bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Trussell's head.
Trussell takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Miller scores with a crisp jab that stopped Trussell in his tracks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Trussell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Miller wants to clinch up but Trussell keeps it at a distance.
Trussell tries to clinch there but Miller circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trussell tries to clinch up but Miller circles away and keeps his distance.

Trussell clinches up with Miller and pushes him back against the cage.
Miller is trying to break free.
Miller wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Trussell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Miller's face.
Trussell has Miller pressed against the cage, preventing Miller from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Trussell tries to land a knee to the head but Miller blocks with his arms.
Trussell landing knees to the head.
Miller is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Trussell tries to land a knee to the head but Miller blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trussell looking to throw knees to the head but Miller is blocking nicely.
Trussell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Trussell scores with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Miller has had enough of the clinch but Trussell keeps him there for the moment.
Trussell has Miller pressed against the cage, preventing Miller from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Trussell has Miller pressed against the cage, preventing Miller from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Miller wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Trussell has him pressed against the cage.
Trussell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Miller has had enough of the clinch but Trussell keeps him there for the moment.
Miller tries to break free but Trussell pushes him back against the cage.
Trussell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Trussell prevents Miller from breaking the clinch.
Trussell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trussell keeps control of Miller as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Trussell misses with a knee to the head.
Miller is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Miller is looking to break free of the clinch but Trussell has double underhooks.
Trussell utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Trussell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Miller misses with a two punch combination.
Trussell scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Miller fails in his attempt to clinch.

Trussell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Miller tries to break the clinch but Trussell is controlling the position.
Trussell looking to throw knees to the head but Miller is blocking nicely.
Miller wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Miller tries to circle away but Trussell has him pinned against the cage.
Miller is looking to break free of the clinch but Trussell has double underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller is trying to break the clinch but Trussell has him pressed against the cage.
Miller wants to break the clinch but can't.
Miller takes a knee right on the jaw!
Trussell looking to throw knees to the head but Miller is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Dennis Trussell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joe Miller's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Trussell has taken the fight to the clinch.
Trussell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Miller wants to break free but Trussell has control.
Trussell with a knee to the head.
Miller is trying to break free.
Trussell misses with a punch on the inside.
Miller is looking to break free of the clinch but Trussell has double underhooks.
Trussell misses with a knee strike.
Miller is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Trussell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Miller blocks it with crossed arms.
Trussell misses with a knee to the head.
Miller wants to break free but Trussell has control.
Trussell pressing his opponent against the cage.
Miller tries to break the clinch but Trussell is controlling the position.
Miller has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Trussell prevents Miller from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trussell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Miller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Miller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Trussell avoids the head kick by Miller.
Miller takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Trussell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Miller wants to get back to striking at distance but Trussell won't allow it.
Miller wants to get back to striking at distance but Trussell won't allow it.
Miller has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Trussell prevents Miller from breaking the clinch.
Trussell tries to land a knee to the head but Miller blocks with his arms.
Trussell crunches a lovely knee into Miller's ribcage.
Miller is trying to force a seperation but Trussell has the dominant position.
Trussell lands a left hand.
Miller is trying to force a seperation but Trussell has the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trussell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Miller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Miller working hard to break the clinch.
Trussell keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Miller's efforts to push away.
Trussell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Miller is looking to break free of the clinch but Trussell has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Miller's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Trussell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Trussell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Miller blocks it with crossed arms.
Miller looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Trussell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A frustrated look appears on Miller's face as he tries to break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller tries to break the clinch but Trussell is controlling the position.
Trussell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Miller is looking to break free of the clinch but Trussell has double underhooks.
Trussell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Trussell stalling the fight.
Joe Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trussell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Trussell throws an elbow that misses.
Miller is trying to force a seperation but Trussell has the dominant position.
Trussell landing knees to the head.
Trussell tries a knee to the head but Miller blocks it.
Trussell prevents Miller from breaking the clinch.
Miller is trying to break free.

Trussell manages to break the clinch.
Miller misses with a few strikes there.
Miller circles away from the clinch attempt.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch but Trussell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Miller tries to clinch up.
Trussell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Trussell swats away the attempt to clinch by Miller.
Miller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trussell swats away the attempt to clinch by Miller.
Joe Miller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Miller tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Trussell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Trussell avoids a kick to the body.
Trussell is looking to clinch.
Miller doesn't manage to clinch there - Trussell circles away.

Trussell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Miller blocks the elbow strike.
Dennis Trussell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trussell landing knees to the head.
Miller wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Trussell managing to block the knees to the body from Miller.
Miller wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Trussell has him pressed against the cage.
Trussell scores with a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dennis Trussell.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Trussell, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dennis Trussell!