PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Valentine Masterson (ranked 628 p4p, 76 weight class) and Randy Miller (ranked 619 p4p, 73 weight class). Miller has chosen Who Was In My Room Last Night by Butthole Surfers as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Masterson
vs
Miller

188 cm
25
190 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

185 cm
25
202 lbs
13 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Valentine Masterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Randy Miller!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller cracks Masterson with a good jab.
Masterson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Masterson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Miller loads up on a big right hand but Masterson slips the punch.
Masterson connects with a solid leg kick.
Masterson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Miller chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Masterson can pounce on him.
Miller slips under a jab.
Miller checks the leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Miller.
Masterson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Miller.
Miller ducks under a wild hook from Masterson.
Masterson lands an overhand right.
Masterson throws a lazy uppercut
and Miller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A cross from Masterson lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Masterson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Miller misses with a left hand
and Masterson counters with a nice uppercut.
Miller takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Miller staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller misses with a straight right.
Miller scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Miller throws a big shot that misses.
Miller misses with an uppercut.
Masterson throws a low kick but Miller moves out of range easily.
Miller misses with a hook. Masterson ducked under it nicely.
Masterson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Miller gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A jab from Miller misses.
Randy Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Masterson tried to score with a low kick but Miller checks it.
Miller slips under a jab from Masterson.
Masterson throws a right hand that misses
and Miller counters with a straight right hand.
Masterson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Miller.
Miller walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Masterson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Masterson throws a leg kick
and Miller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller checks a leg kick nicely.
Masterson slips a straight right by Miller.
Miller throws a shot from downtown. Masterson moves away and avoids it.
Miller throws out a loose jab but Masterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miller throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Masterson counters with a nice uppercut.
Miller might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Miller swings widly with a right hand
and Masterson counters with a low kick, right behind Miller 's knee.
We've been informed that Miller has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A slow jab from Masterson misses its intended target.
Miller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Masterson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Miller takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Masterson takes one on the button.
Nice uppercut lands for Miller. That snapped Masterson's head back.
Masterson throws a right hand that misses
and Miller counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick misses from Masterson.
Masterson throws a body shot but no joy.
Miller throws a looping overhand right but Masterson ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Masterson misses the target.
Miller will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Masterson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Miller doesn't seem phased though.
Miller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Masterson half committed to a counter leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Masterson - that will leave a mark!
Masterson jabs Miller right on the nose. Miller blinks but takes it well.
Miller throws a jab when Masterson was well out of range.
Masterson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Miller takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice defenses there by Masterson.
Masterson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Miller walks into a stiff left hand from Masterson.
Masterson lunges at Miller with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Miller's hand.
Miller connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Miller throws an off balance right hand
and Masterson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller slips a jab from Masterson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller misses with a hook. Masterson ducked under it nicely.
Nice shot lands for Miller.
Miller connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Masterson defending well as Miller loads up on a big left hand.
Masterson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Miller.
Miller checks a low kick from Masterson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Miller! But no joy.
Masterson throws the left hand but Miller avoids the punch easily.
A low kick from Masterson is predictable there
and Miller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Miller sizes up Masterson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Miller throws a lazy uppercut
and Masterson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Miller misses with a straight left.
Masterson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Masterson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Masterson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Miller throws a poor cross that misses
and Masterson counters with a nice body kick.
Masterson connects with a body shot that sends Miller's belly button to the back.
Miller moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Valentine Masterson will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Miller throws a lazy uppercut
and Masterson counters with a good low kick that Miller was not able to check.
Masterson misses with a right hand
and Masterson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Miller closes the distance but Masterson moves to the side
and Masterson counters with a nice leg kick.
Masterson lands a glancing blow to the side of Miller's head.
Masterson misses with a hook. Miller ducked under it nicely.
Masterson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Masterson misses with a hook. Miller ducked under it nicely.
Miller's jab looks to have found its range, popping Masterson under the eye.
Miller checks a leg kick nicely.
Masterson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masterson misses the jab.
Masterson misses with a leg kick.
Miller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Masterson manages to avoid it.
Miller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Masterson.
Masterson throws the left hand but Miller avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Masterson.
Masterson motions for Miller to come forward. Masterson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Masterson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Masterson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Miller.
Masterson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Masterson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Miller scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Miller misses with a straight left.
Masterson misses with an uppercut.
Miller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Masterson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Masterson ducks under a wild hook from Miller.
A big right from Masterson misses.
Miller looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Miller misses with a right hand
and Masterson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Miller's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Miller lands a lovely overhand right.
Miller blocks a head kick by Masterson.
Miller lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Masterson just misses with a punch to the body.
Miller throws a jab but it's blocked by Masterson.
An attempted straight right counter from Masterson misses the target.
Miller bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Masterson's head backwards.
Miller checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Masterson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Miller.
Miller ducks under a wild hook from Masterson.
Masterson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Masterson throws out a loose jab but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Masterson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Masterson misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Miller misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Masterson misses the target.
Masterson misses with a left hand
and Miller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Masterson misses with a straight right.
Miller misses the shot to the body.
Miller throws a lazy right hand but Masterson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Masterson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Miller.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masterson motions for Miller to come forward. Masterson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Miller loads up on a big right hand but Masterson slips the punch.
Miller connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Masterson's hands.
Miller throws a shot from downtown. Masterson moves away and avoids it.
Masterson misses with an uppercut. Miller saw that one coming.
Miller catches Masterson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Masterson throws a leg kick but Miller checks it.
Miller throws a hook to the side of Masterson's head but Masterson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Masterson throws the left hand but Miller avoids the punch easily.
Miller lands with an overhand left.
Nice body punch from Masterson.
Valentine Masterson is winning the standup battle so far.
Miller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Masterson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Masterson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Miller rushes Masterson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Masterson on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller slowing the pace effectively.

Masterson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller avoids the head kick by Masterson.
Masterson throws a looping overhand right but Miller ducks down to avoid it.
Miller tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Masterson counters with a two punch combo.
Miller throws an off balance right hand
and Masterson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Miller scores with a nice right hand.
Miller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Miller has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Masterson.
Miller wants to clinch up but Masterson keeps it at a distance.
Miller looks to land a left hand but Masterson moved out of range nicely.
Miller blocks a low kick nicely.
Miller swings away with a body shot that misses
and Masterson counters with a good low kick that Miller was not able to check.
Miller throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Miller misses with a right hand
and Masterson counters with a right hand to the body.
Masterson misses with a few strikes there.
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 Valentine Masterson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Miller throws a jab when Masterson was well out of range.
Masterson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Masterson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice defenses there by Miller.
Miller misses with a right hand
and Masterson counters with a nice uppercut.
Masterson looks to score with a jab to the body but Miller is just out of range.
Miller throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Masterson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Miller throws an overhand right that lands on Masterson's shoulder, as Masterson tries to avoid the shot.
Masterson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Miller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Miller misses with a left hand
and Masterson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Masterson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Masterson misses with a looping right.
Miller throws a lazy uppercut
and Masterson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Masterson.
Miller throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Masterson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Masterson. Those never looked like landing.
Miller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Masterson moves away.
Masterson half committed to a counter leg kick.
Masterson jabs Miller to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A big left from Masterson misses.
Miller looks to land a left hand but Masterson moved out of range nicely.
Miller throws the left hand but Masterson avoids the punch easily.
Masterson is looking to counter punch.
Masterson loads up on a big right hand but Miller slips the punch.
Masterson throws a hook but Miller avoids it easily.
Masterson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Masterson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Masterson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Miller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Masterson throws an overhand right that lands on Miller's shoulder, as Miller tries to avoid the shot.
Masterson with a hook.
A big right from Miller misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masterson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Masterson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Masterson slips under a jab.
A jab from Miller misses.
Miller gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Masterson misses with a low kick as Miller jumps back.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Masterson.
Miller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Masterson.
Miller moves away from the strike by Masterson.
Masterson throws a jab when Miller was well out of range.
Masterson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A jab from Miller misses.
Masterson lands a nice looking body shot.
Masterson throws a leg kick which misses Miller's front leg but catches the back leg as Miller tries to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Miller misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Masterson manages to avoid it.
Miller connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Miller throws a big shot that misses.
Masterson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Miller throws a hook but Masterson blocks it.
Masterson digs a good body shot into Miller's ribs.
A swing and a miss from Miller.
Masterson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice straight punches there by Masterson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Masterson.
A telegraphed right hand from Miller misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miller. Masterson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Miller throws an off balance right hand
and Masterson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Masterson misses with a low kick.
Masterson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Masterson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Masterson connects with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masterson keeps the fight on the outside.
Miller has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Masterson is leaning against Miller and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Masterson lands with a light punch inside.
Miller lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Masterson taking a breather.
Miller working Masterson over with knees to the body.
Masterson has a couple of punches blocked by Miller.
Masterson has a couple of punches blocked by Miller.
Miller blocks the elbow strike.
Masterson misses with a punch to the body.

Masterson breaks the clinch.
Masterson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Randy Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Valentine Masterson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Masterson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

And that's the end of the fight!
Valentine Masterson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Masterson, 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valentine Masterson!
Randy Miller was interviewed post fight and said 'No one likes seeing their opponent's hand raised, but that just means that they were the better man today. My team at 3Band MMA and I will break down this match and make the proper changes for my next camp.'.