PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernard Calhoun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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.

Miller
vs
Calhoun

190 cm
22
230 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
22
234 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eddie Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bernard Calhoun!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Calhoun misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Miller throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

Miller clinches up against the cage.

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

Miller pushes Calhoun up against the cage in a clinch.

Miller pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Calhoun pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Calhoun throws a looping overhand right but Miller ducks down to avoid it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Miller!
Miller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Calhoun showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Miller.
Miller looks to land a combination but Calhoun avoids it well.

Miller instigates a clinch.

Miller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Miller dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Calhoun. That did some damage!

Miller drives through and clinches with Calhoun against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Miller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Eddie Miller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Miller fails to land with a series of punches.
Calhoun tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Miller counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Miller lands a jab-cross combination.
Miller looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Calhoun crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Miller - the referee stops the clock and Calhoun gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Miller. Calhoun manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Miller throws a right and a left that both miss.
Calhoun showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Miller.
Calhoun with a lazy takedown attempt

and Miller counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Calhoun looks gassed!
Calhoun is looking to break free of the clinch but Miller has double underhooks.

Miller manages to break the clinch.
Miller lands a high kick!
Miller fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Calhoun.
Calhoun takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Miller looks to land a combination but Calhoun avoids it well.
Miller throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Miller moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Miller breaks the clinch.
A left and a right from Miller both land. Nice combination.
Miller dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Calhoun. That did some damage!
Miller scoring well with a low kick there.

Miller has taken the fight to the clinch.

Miller pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice body kick there by Miller.
Calhoun chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Miller can pounce on him.
Miller moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Miller looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Miller scores with a spinning back kick!
Miller throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Miller gets a clinch.

Miller breaks from the clinch.
Miller throws a nice outside leg kick.
Eddie Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left and a right from Miller both land. Nice combination.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Miller.
A combination from Miller does no damage.

Miller closes the distance and clinches.

Miller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Miller misses.
Miller lands a nice looking kick to the body. Calhoun takes a step back to recover.
Miller scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.

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

Miller clinches up with Calhoun and pushes him back against the cage.

Miller pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Miller feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Calhoun's calf.
Calhoun has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Miller.
Calhoun takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick lands from Miller.
Miller throws a series of strikes that have Calhoun backpedaling.
Calhoun misses with an uppercut. Miller saw that one coming.
Miller misses with a jab, cross combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Calhoun misses the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miller lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Miller clinches up with Calhoun and pushes him back against the cage.

Miller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Miller lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Miller dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Calhoun walks forward, straight into a front kick from Miller.
Miller throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Miller thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Calhoun if he has to take too many more of those.
Miller takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Miller has managed to clinch.

Miller breaks the clinch.
A solid body kick from Miller.
Miller throws a head kick that half lands.
Eddie Miller is winning the standup battle so far.

Miller closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Miller breaks the clinch.

Miller pushes Calhoun up against the cage in a clinch.
Calhoun is breathing heavily.

Miller breaks from the clinch.
A slow jab from Calhoun misses its intended target.

Miller moves into the clinch successfully.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Miller moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Eddie Miller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Miller lands a nice looking kick to the body. Calhoun takes a step back to recover.
Miller lands a jab-cross combination.
Miller fails to land with a series of punches.
Calhoun's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Miller's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Miller duly obliges.
Miller stalks Calhoun and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Calhoun's face. Calhoun staggers backwards, shaken.
Miller throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Calhoun takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Miller rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Calhoun moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Calhoun has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Miller fakes the leg kick and cracks Calhoun in the body.
Miller throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Calhoun.
Miller lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Both fighters circling a little - Miller finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

Miller darts in and clinches Calhoun up against the cage.

Miller manages to break the clinch.
Calhoun dodges the punch combination from Miller.
Miller misses with a wild combination.
Calhoun throws a head kick that misses
and Miller counters with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Miller closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Miller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Calhoun can do to turn this around?
Miller scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Miller throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Miller throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Calhoun.
Miller misses with a two punch combination.
Miller throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Miller throws a combination. Calhoun tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Miller throws a nice looking combination but Calhoun bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Miller scores with a kick to the body.
Calhoun dodges the punch combination from Miller.
Miller scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Miller scores with a push kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Miller finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Miller throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Calhoun.
Miller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Miller gets a clinch.

Miller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Miller throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Miller clinches.

Miller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Miller connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Calhoun ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miller moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miller lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Miller.
Calhoun walks forward, straight into a front kick from Miller.

Miller closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Miller dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Calhoun crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Miller - the referee stops the clock and Calhoun gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Miller. Calhoun manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Calhoun with a lazy takedown attempt
and Miller counters with an outside leg kick.
Calhoun getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Miller closes the distance and clinches.
Miller prevents Calhoun from breaking the clinch.

Miller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Calhoun showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Miller.
No joy there for Miller, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Calhoun throws a big shot that misses.
A left and a right from Miller both land. Nice combination.
Calhoun takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Miller looks to land a combination but Calhoun avoids it well.
Miller throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Miller has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Miller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Miller lands a head kick!
Miller lands a head kick. Calhoun smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Miller throws a combination. Calhoun tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Miller instigates a clinch.

Miller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Miller moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Miller throws a nice looking combination but Calhoun bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Miller lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Miller.

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

Miller manages to break the clinch.
Miller throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller lands with a thumping leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Miller.

Miller rushes Calhoun and presses him up against the cage.

Miller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Miller throws a right and a left that both miss.

Miller clinches up with Calhoun and pushes him back against the cage.

Miller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Calhoun throws a left and a right that both miss
and Miller makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Calhoun really felt that one!

Miller drives through and clinches with Calhoun against the cage.

Miller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Miller.
Miller swinging wilding here.
Miller misses with a combination
and Calhoun counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Miller thinking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Miller drives through and clinches with Calhoun against the cage.

Miller breaks the clinch.
Miller buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Miller misses with a double jab.

Miller fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Calhoun, pushing him back against the cage.

Miller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A nice inside leg kick there by Miller. That's going to slow Calhoun down.
A thudding body kick lands there by Miller!
Miller throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Miller throws a head kick that Calhoun semi-blocks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Miller.
Bernard Calhoun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Miller swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Miller lands with a kick to the temple. Calhoun shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Miller lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Miller throws a nice looking combination but Calhoun bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Miller scores with a one two! Calhoun had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Miller pushes Calhoun up against the cage in a clinch.

Miller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice body kick there by Miller.
Miller lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A thudding body kick lands there by Miller!
Miller bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Eddie Miller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Miller displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Miller showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Miller 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:24
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:24
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Miller!