PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vytautas Danilevicius (ranked 4770 p4p, 5463 weight class) and Chen Miller (ranked 69 p4p, 89 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Danilevicius
vs
Miller

178 cm
18
210
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
18
184
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vytautas Danilevicius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chen Miller!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Miller or perhaps it was just good defense by Danilevicius, which made it look bad.
Danilevicius fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Miller fails to land the takedown.
Miller tries to clinch

and Danilevicius counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Miller manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Danilevicius keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Danilevicius fails to pull guard.
Miller is pressed up against the cage. Danilevicius has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Miller down to the mat. Miller avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vytautas Danilevicius. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Danilevicius forces Miller back against the cage and clinches.
Danilevicius tries to pull guard but Miller won't allow it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Danilevicius with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Danilevicius jumps guard and drags Miller to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Miller showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Miller's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Danilevicius knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Miller on the ground.
Miller throws a big right hand that misses.
Miller cracks Danilevicius with a solid left hand.
Danilevicius is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Miller scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danilevicius trying to keep a closed guard but Miller is proving a slippery customer.
Miller looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Miller postures up and lands a big shot to Danilevicius's brow.
Miller controlling from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller throwing strikes from guard but Danilevicius blocks nicely.
Miller lands a couple of digs.
Danilevicius looking to control but Miller passes into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Miller landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Miller sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Danilevicius defending well though.
Miller missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Miller scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Miller not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Miller lands a nice short elbow.
Nice strikes from Miller there.
Miller lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Danilevicius wants to sweep but Miller has passed to side control!
Miller working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

It looks like Vytautas Danilevicius has been cut.
You can see the frustration on Danilevicius's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Miller remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chen Miller dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vytautas Danilevicius's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Danilevicius tries to land a front kick but Miller steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Danilevicius could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Danilevicius darts in and clinches Miller up against the cage.
Miller is working for takedown but Danilevicius is calmly controlling the position for now.

Danilevicius manages to break the clinch.
Danilevicius closes this distance looking for a takedown but Miller circles away.

Miller moves into the clinch successfully.
Danilevicius prevents a takedown attempt there.
Danilevicius will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Miller up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Danilevicius gets control of Miller's arms and successfully pulls guard. Danilevicius will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Miller content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Miller working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Miller postures up in Danilevicius's guard and throws a big left but Danilevicius blocks it.
Miller has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Miller trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Danilevicius is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Miller dives into side control.
Danilevicius is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danilevicius taking a bit of punishment here - Miller scoring with strikes.
Danilevicius is working to avoid the ground and pound but Miller connects with a decent elbow.
Miller working the ground and pound from side control.
Danilevicius tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Miller easily slips into full mount!
Miller controlling the position easily from mount.
Miller scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Vytautas Danilevicius's cut is getting worse.
Miller landing punches.

Vytautas Danilevicius's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Vytautas Danilevicius's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Chen Miller!