PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Squirrel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller's entrance music is Lion - Hollywood Undead. A fine choice. Squirrel comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Zombie Vandals - Zombie Sluts kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Miller
vs
Squirrel

195 cm
22
215 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

195 cm
19
222 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oliver Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steve Squirrel!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Squirrel shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Miller is trying to defend but Squirrel finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Miller keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Miller is staying active underneath Squirrel, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Squirrel missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Squirrel looks to land a strike but Miller avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Miller wants to control the position but Squirrel says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Miller wants to control but Squirrel is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Miller is looking to escape.
Miller avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Squirrel.
Miller avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Squirrel.
Miller trying to hold on to Squirrel's head to control him but Squirrel postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Squirrel seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Squirrel.
Squirrel sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Miller defending well though.
Squirrel blocks the strikes from Miller.
Squirrel working the head and body with strikes.
Miller definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Miller blocking the ground and pound attempt from Squirrel.
Squirrel missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Miller is pressing down on Squirrel's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Squirrel postures up and lands a big shot to Miller's brow.
Squirrel trying to control the position from guard on top but Miller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Squirrel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Squirrel with a flurry of punches that miss.
Squirrel wants to pass the guard but Miller is keeping the position.
Miller avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Squirrel throwing strikes but missing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Squirrel with a flurry of punches that miss.
Squirrel wants to control from the top but Miller keeps moving.
Squirrel postures up and lands a big shot to Miller's brow.
Squirrel throwing strikes from guard but Miller blocks nicely.
Squirrel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Squirrel prevents Miller from getting back to his feet.
Squirrel throwing strikes but missing.
Squirrel postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Squirrel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Miller works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Miller looking to control.
Miller seems keen to control Squirrel's posture.
Squirrel scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Squirrel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Miller swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Squirrel is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Squirrel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Squirrel is looking to work some ground and pound but Miller has wrist control.
Miller avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Squirrel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Squirrel won't allow Miller to get back to his feet.
Squirrel makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Squirrel postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Squirrel is looking to work some ground and pound but Miller has wrist control.
Squirrel is in close to Miller's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've been informed that Squirrel has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Squirrel trying to control but Miller is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Squirrel dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A looping hook to the body misses from Squirrel. Miller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Miller throws a head kick but Squirrel moves out of range.
Squirrel moves away from the strike by Miller.
Squirrel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Miller.
Squirrel tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Miller defends well and Squirrel ends up having to push Miller into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Miller is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Miller breaks from the clinch.
Miller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Squirrel.

Squirrel closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Squirrel thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Miller's head.
Miller avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Squirrel.
Miller keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Squirrel throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Squirrel misses with a head shot. Miller uses the momentum to regain guard.
Miller trying to keep a closed guard but Squirrel is proving a slippery customer.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Squirrel's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Squirrel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Miller utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Squirrel stands up over Miller, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Squirrel lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Squirrel lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Squirrel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Miller preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Squirrel wants to pass the guard but Miller is keeping the position.
Miller wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Squirrel manages to pass to side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Squirrel missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Miller is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Squirrel scores with a couple of nice shots.
Squirrel thows a huge punch but Miller dodges it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Squirrel drops an elbow to the side of Miller's head.
Squirrel throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Squirrel looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Miller with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Miller keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Squirrel seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Squirrel missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Squirrel not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Squirrel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Squirrel is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Squirrel seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Squirrel missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Squirrel content to control rather than advance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Squirrel sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Miller defending well though.
Miller is trying to stand.
Squirrel sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Miller defending well though.
Miller wants to get back to his feet.
Squirrel seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Miller does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Squirrel is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Squirrel throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Squirrel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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 misses with an uppercut. Squirrel saw that one coming.
Horrible takedown by Squirrel or perhaps it was just good defense by Miller which made him look bad.
Squirrel with a lazy takedown attempt
and Miller counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Squirrel throws a right and a left that both miss.

Squirrel shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Squirrel showed some decent athleticism there.
Miller keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Squirrel missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Squirrel missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Squirrel stops Miller from getting back to his feet.
Squirrel not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Squirrel not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Squirrel thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Miller's head.
Miller tries to kick Squirrel off but Squirrel keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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. Squirrel connects with a nice short shot to Miller's temple.
Squirrel lands strikes from half guard.
Steve Squirrel has got the better of the ground game so far.
Squirrel throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Squirrel working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Squirrel working over Miller with some ground and pound. Miller looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Squirrel throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Squirrel throwing shots but Miller is blocking nicely.
Squirrel not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Squirrel.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Squirrel wants to control but Miller is keeping him busy.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Squirrel lands a nice short elbow.
Miller is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Squirrel scores with a couple of nice shots.
Squirrel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Miller keeps working.
Miller avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Squirrel.
Squirrel seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Squirrel thows a huge punch but Miller dodges it nicely.
Squirrel missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Squirrel sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Miller defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller is refusing to be controlled, as Squirrel sits in half guard.
Squirrel throwing shots but Miller is blocking nicely.
Squirrel with the ground and pound but Miller uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Squirrel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Miller avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Squirrel distracts Miller with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Miller is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Squirrel is controlling him.
Squirrel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Squirrel lands a couple of digs.
Squirrel trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Squirrel throwing strikes but missing.
Miller working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Squirrel.
Squirrel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Miller works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Squirrel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Squirrel postures up and lands a big shot to Miller's brow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Squirrel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Miller works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Oliver Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steve Squirrel is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Squirrel postures up and lands a big shot to Miller's brow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Squirrel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Squirrel winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Squirrel!
Our winner, Steve Squirrel, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.