PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simo Hayha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ellis Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller has chosen "The Four Horsemen" by Metallica as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Hayha
vs
Miller

184 cm
26
220 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

180 cm
28
218 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Simo Hayha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ellis Miller!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayha throws a head kick that half lands.
A left lands for Hayha.
Miller misses with a combination
and Hayha counters with a body kick.
The fighters circling - Miller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Simo Hayha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hayha swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Miller counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Simo Hayha has been cut.
Hayha is looking to land body kicks.
Miller throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Hayha counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hayha misses with a low kick.
Hayha swings for the body but Miller moves out of range.
Hayha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miller moves away.
Despite the aggression on Miller's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hayha lands a head kick. Miller smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Ellis Miller has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Miller scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hayha lands a really nice looking cross but Miller seems unphased.
Hayha lands a right hook to the body.
Hayha has been working on his boxing with his coaches at R.A.D's Lads in the buildup to the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayha lands with a straight right. Miller didn't see that one coming.
Hayha scoring well with a low kick there.
Miller moves out of range of the strikes.
Hayha takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hayha fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Miller.
Hayha scores with the left hand. Miller knows he should have avoided that one.
Miller takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Miller needs to keep his hands up - Hayha had a free shot at his head there.
Hayha lands with an uppercut that bounces Miller off the cage and back into range.
A good leg kick by Hayha.
Miller throws a leg kick but Hayha checks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hayha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hayha throws a low kick but it's checked well by Miller.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayha lands a nice shot to the body.
Hayha gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Simo Hayha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Miller misses.
Miller takes a swing at Hayha's ribcage but misses.
Miller chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hayha can pounce on him.
Hayha connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Miller's hands.
Miller keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hayha throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Miller swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Miller turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Miller fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hayha sprawls well initially but Miller persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miller slows the pace down in half guard.
Miller wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hayha keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hayha's head.
Hayha tries to roll over but Miller keeps him under control.
Miller throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Miller missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hayha is trying to get back to full guard.
Miller sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hayha defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miller is thwarting Hayha's attempts to control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Miller sitting and controlling from the half guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hayha fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hayha throws out a leg kick but Miller moves out of range and Hayha only half commits.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simo Hayha dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Miller misses with a combination
and Hayha counters with a straight right hand.
Hayha is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Miller can do to turn this around?
Miller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hayha connects with a looping right hand.
Miller tries to clinch up.
A jab from Miller misses.
Miller connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A low kick from Hayha misses

and Miller counters by clinching up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayha is trying to break the clinch but Miller is controlling him.
Miller swings wildly with an uppercut but Hayha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hayha lands with a left to the head.
Hayha softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Miller swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayha has a couple of punches blocked by Miller.
Hayha lands with a left to the head.

Hayha pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hayha connects with an inside leg kick.
Hayha goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Miller throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hayha's waist but Hayha gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Miller off to one side.
Miller with a hook.
Miller misses with a hook
and Hayha counters with a nice body shot.

Miller drops Hayha with a nice combination! Miller dives into Hayha's guard, looking to finish!

Hayha is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Oh Hayha is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hayha is controlling Miller's posture.
Miller throws an elbow that misses. Hayha uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Miller's guard. Nice move by Hayha!

Hayha trying to control but Miller is working from the bottom.
Hayha seems to have got his legs back now.
Hayha controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayha trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hayha working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Miller's head.
Hayha is stalling in the full guard.
Miller looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Miller is trying to control the position but Hayha postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hayha's guard.

Miller throwing strikes but missing.
Hayha bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Miller's guard.

Miller has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Miller punching from the bottom - just letting Hayha know he's still in a fight.
Miller has a closed guard, preventing Hayha from standing up.
Hayha is looking to pass into half guard but Miller pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Miller is in guard.

Hayha controls Miller momentarily but Miller frees himself.
Miller trying to control the position from guard on top but Hayha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellis Miller has got the better of the ground game so far.
Miller not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hayha has his hands on Miller's head, controlling the position.

Miller got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hayha has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Miller has managed to get both his arms back between Hayha's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ellis Miller will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Miller takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hayha looks to throw the jab but Miller is out of range.
Miller shoots in for a takedown but Hayha shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hayha throws a looping overhand right but Miller ducks down to avoid it.
Hayha connects with a jab.
Hayha lunges at Miller with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Miller's hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hayha.
Hayha misses with an uppercut

and Miller counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hayha won't be happy with that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hayha taking a bit of punishment here - Miller scoring with strikes.
Hayha sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Miller landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Simo Hayha's cut is getting worse.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller trying to control from half guard but Hayha is working away.
Hayha is looking to escape.
Hayha wants to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Miller.
Hayha is looking to improve his position.
Miller seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hayha does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hayha keeps control of the position for the meantime.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hayha tries to get to full guard but Miller has control of the leg.
Miller throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hayha makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hayha.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayha avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hayha avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hayha throws a good cross that connects.
A chopping leg kick lands by Miller.
Miller moves out of range of the body kick.
Hayha scores with a spinning back kick!
Miller checks a low kick from Hayha.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hayha.
Miller takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Miller takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hayha throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayha misses with a body shot
and Miller counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hayha throws a sloppy head kick
and Hayha takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Simo Hayha's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
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!
Hayha throws a front kick aimed at Miller's knee but Miller avoids it well.
Hayha scores with a hook to the body. Miller takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Miller.
Miller takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hayha will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hayha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Miller throws out a leg kick but Hayha moves out of range and Miller only half commits.
A jab from Miller misses.
It looked like Hayha wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Miller misses with a jab to the body
and Hayha counters with a straight right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Simo Hayha showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hayha has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simo Hayha!