PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Slim Shady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kane Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by House Of Flying Daggers. Slim Shady has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Shady
vs
Miller

200 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

169 cm
30
156 lbs
6 - 22 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Slim Shady!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kane Miller!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Chad Campbell and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Shady forces Miller back against the cage and clinches.
Miller looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Miller tries to circle away but Shady has him pinned against the cage.
Shady scores with a nice hook to the head.
Miller misses with a knee to the head.

Shady escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Miller looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Shady darts in and clinches Miller up against the cage.

Shady jumps guard and drags Miller to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Miller throws a strike but Shady rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Miller is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Shady with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Shady trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shady postures up in Miller's guard and throws a big left but Miller blocks it.
Shady in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miller wants to sweep but no luck.
Shady controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Shady advances position into side control!
Miller seems a little lost for a moment, as Shady dominates the positioning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Shady fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Shady tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Miller trying to remain calm as Shady controls from the top position.
Miller prevents Shady from improving position.
Miller is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Shady takes the fight into the clinch.
Shady slows down the pace here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Miller wants to get back to striking at distance but Shady won't allow it.

Miller jumps into guard, dragging Shady to the mat.
Shady landing some decent shots from guard.
Miller working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shady.

Shady stands up from Miller's guard - Shady perhaps looking for a knockout.

Shady rushes Miller and presses him up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shady is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Shady gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Miller regains guard.
Miller avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Shady throws a big elbow that misses.

Shady is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Miller is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Miller has escaped and now he's on top!

The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shady keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slim Shady dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Shady rushes Miller and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Shady pulls guard successfully.
Shady is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Miller can do to turn this around?

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

Shady has closed the distance and engaged Miller in a clinch.
Shady definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Shady with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

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

Shady clinches up with Miller and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller tries to break the clinch but Shady is controlling the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short right from Shady.
Miller wants to break free but Shady has control.
Miller is trying to pull guard but Shady has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shady blocks it with crossed arms.
Miller is trying to break the clinch but Shady has him pressed against the cage.

Shady has hold of one of Miller's legs. Miller is fighting the takedown attempt but Shady gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shady pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Miller is keeping the position for now.
Shady preventing the sweep.

Shady stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Shady gets a clinch.
Shady scores with a knee to the head.
Shady lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Shady - that landed with a thud.
Shady really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Shady has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Miller clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller trying to get back to his feet but Shady is in full control for now.

Shady patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Shady is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.

Shady is persistently looking for the submission but Miller is defending it well.

Shady is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Miller has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shady misses with a punch to the head.
Even with his hooks in, Shady manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Shady somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Miller tries to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Shady struggling to land strikes to the head as Miller covers up.
Shady throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Shady misses with an elbow to the head.
Shady controlling well, preventing Miller from escaping the position.
Shady lands shots from the back.
Shady has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Miller showing good submission defense here.

Shady is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Miller defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Shady ducks under a wild hook from Miller.

Shady has managed to clinch.
Shady throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Millers head.
Shady lands a hook to the side of the head.
Miller with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Miller tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Shady just stands there and leans against the cage.

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

Shady clinches.

Shady escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Shady gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Shady gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Miller is trying to escape back to his feet but Shady uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shady just content to control the position.
Shady seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Miller for as long as he can get away with.
Shady's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Miller parries the strikes from Shady easily there. Shady is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Miller to escape.

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.
Miller takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Miller wants to control but Shady postures up.
Shady in side control, throwing shots but Miller defends.
Miller can't do much from the bottom here.
Miller wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Shady is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Miller's shoulder. That is not cool.
Shady scoring with punches from side control.
Shady lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Shady working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Shady decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Shady darts in and clinches Miller up against the cage.
Miller blocks an elbow strike from Shady.
Shady lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Shady successfully pulls guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Miller stands up and waves to Shady to follow him.
Slim Shady is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Miller digs a good body shot into Shady's ribs.

Shady has Miller up against the cage in a clinch.
Miller is trying to pull guard but Shady has him pressed against the cage.

Shady breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Shady scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shady controlling the position from side mount.
Kane Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shady will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Shady decides to stand back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Slim Shady showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shady has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slim Shady!
Slim Shady spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
The defeated Kane Miller had this to say: 'Don't Worries Homie Im Gonna Win The Next Fight No Doubt '.