PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kane Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slim Shady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Miller might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to House Of Flying Daggers. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Slim Shady was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Miller
vs
Shady

169 cm
30
156 lbs
6 - 21 - 0

200 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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 6 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kane Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Slim Shady!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jorge Garcia and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shady stuffs the takedown.

Shady closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Shady prevents Miller from breaking the clinch.
Miller goes for a takedown in the clinch but Shady prevents it.
Miller is breathing heavily.

Shady breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Shady clinches with his opponent.

Shady has Miller pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Shady pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Miller tumbling to the mat - Shady dives into Miller's guard.
Shady loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Shady stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Slim Shady seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shady stuffs the takedown attempt from Miller. Miller gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kane Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Shady instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Shady manages to pull guard.
Shady has Miller pulled in close to control his posture.

Shady kicks Miller off and gets to his feet.

Shady closes the distance and pushes Miller back into the cage.
Miller throws a knee to the head but misses.

Shady pulls guard.

Shady has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Miller off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

Shady has closed the distance and engaged Miller in a 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!

Shady pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Shady closes the distance and pushes Miller back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Shady.

Shady tightens his grip and picks Miller up, before dumping him to the ground. Miller manages to land in guard.
Miller wants to get back to his feet but Shady is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Shady controls from within his opponent's guard.
Shady missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Shady gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Shady pushes Miller up against the cage in a clinch.

Shady has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Miller uses from the top position.
Miller trying to control but Shady is working from the bottom.
Shady has Miller pulled in close to control his posture.
Shady is continuing to stall.
Shady's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Shady is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Shady throwing shots but Miller is blocking nicely.
Shady throws a strike but Miller avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Shady trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Miller can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Shady controls the pace.
Shady working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slim Shady dominated that round.
That's time! Miller's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Shady clinches with his opponent.
Miller tries to break free but Shady pushes him back against the cage.

Shady breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Shady has managed to clinch.

Shady jumps into guard, dragging Miller to the mat.

Miller stands up and waves to Shady to follow him.

Shady drives through with a takedown into Miller's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Shady trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Shady has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shady not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Shady throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shady loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Miller is working an open guard so Shady takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Shady darts in and clinches Miller up against the cage.
Shady is struggling to control the position.
Knees to the body from Shady.

Shady's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shady is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Shady throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Shady lands a right hand that snaps the head of Miller backwards.

Shady escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Miller throws a series of punches but Shady moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Shady moves into the clinch.
Shady throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Shady lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shady lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Shady breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shady throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Miller on the side of the head.

Shady drives through and clinches with Miller against the cage.
Shady lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Miller.

Shady breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Shady moves into the clinch.
Miller tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Shady just stands there and leans against the cage.

Shady's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Shady rushes Miller and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Shady avoids a wild elbow strike from Miller.
Miller can't break the clinch.

Shady successfully pulls guard.
Miller being controlled here momentarily.
Shady manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Miller manages to get himself to full guard.

Shady landing with the ground and pound.
Shady has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Shady trying to control the position from guard on top but Miller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller being controlled here, momentarily.
More stalling from Shady.
Shady working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shady's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slim Shady showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Miller's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Shady rushes Miller and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Shady keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Miller's efforts to push away.
Miller wants to break free but Shady has control.

Shady gets control of Miller's arms and successfully pulls guard. Shady will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Miller stopping the sweep attempt from Shady.
Shady is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Shady decides to return to a standing position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Shady moves into the clinch successfully.
Shady taking a breather.

Shady breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Shady takes the fight into the clinch.
Shady lands a shoulder strike.
Good body shot from Shady.

Shady pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Miller tries to keep at a distance but Shady has taken the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Miller's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Shady pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Shady has managed to clinch.

Shady is trying to trip Miller. He has hold of a leg but Miller is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Shady persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Miller might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Shady decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Shady.
A slapping body kick lands there for Shady.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Shady clinches up against the cage.

Miller breaks the clinch.
We've been told by Miller's head coaches at Cozad MMA New York that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Shady lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

Shady moves into the clinch.

Shady pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Shady clinches up against the cage.
Shady lands a knee to the head.
Slim Shady seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Shady has picked Miller up - he's going for a ride! Shady dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Shady looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Shady controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shady missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Shady controlling the pace.
Miller keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Miller wants to get back to his feet.
Shady is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Miller!
Shady sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Shady throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Miller because Shady loaded up on that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shady sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Slim Shady is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Shady takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Shady prevents Miller from getting the reversal.
Shady punching from mount but Miller doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Shady looking to control and managing it successfully.
Miller blocking the ground and pound.
Shady throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Miller because Shady loaded up on that one.
Kane Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shady looking to control and managing it successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Slim Shady comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shady 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slim Shady!
Slim Shady was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
In defeat, Kane Miller stepped up to the mic, saying 'Don't Worries Homie Im Gonna Win The Next Fight No Doubt '.