PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Barrington Xavier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ANTHONY MILLER (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). ANTHONY MILLER will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Xavier
vs
MILLER

168 cm
24
155 lbs
3 - 8 - 0

184 cm
19
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Barrington Xavier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, ANTHONY MILLER!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MILLER tries a head kick but it misses.
MILLER lands with a nice body punch.
MILLER goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
MILLER throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
MILLER jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Xavier takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Xavier avoids a kick to the body.
Xavier shoots in for a takedown but MILLER shows good takedown defense.
Xavier shoots in looking for a takedown. MILLER tries to sprawl out of it but Xavier keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. MILLER manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Xavier dives in and grabs MILLER's left leg, looking for a takedown. MILLER pushes down on Xavier's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barrington Xavier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
MILLER closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Xavier fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MILLER lands a lovely overhand right.
MILLER lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Xavier circles away quickly and effectively.
MILLER will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
MILLER throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
MILLER lands a two punch combo.
MILLER throws a right and a left that both miss.
MILLER misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
MILLER connects with a body shot.
MILLER tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
MILLER fails to land with a series of punches.
MILLER misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
MILLER misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
MILLER misses with a wild combination.
MILLER misses with a series of wild punches.
MILLER throws a right and a left that Xavier avoids nicely.

Xavier looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for MILLER!
Xavier lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Xavier cracks MILLER with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Xavier landing strikes from the mount and MILLER is in trouble!
Xavier thowing shots but they're missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Xavier.
Xavier putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Xavier looking to finish MILLER with some ground and pound. This is bad for MILLER!
Xavier throwing strikes but MILLER recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Xavier is breathing heavily.
MILLER keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
MILLER wants to improve his position but Xavier is controlling well.
Xavier not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
MILLER is trying to maintain the position but Xavier is very close to passing his half guard.
MILLER avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Xavier.
MILLER wants to control but Xavier is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Xavier missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Xavier closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Xavier lands in his opponent's guard.
MILLER preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Xavier 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.

That was a close round but I would say that Barrington Xavier will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Left hook, right uppercut from MILLER.
MILLER throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Xavier takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
MILLER misses with the combination.
Xavier shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts MILLER as he jumps to the side.
MILLER stuffs the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MILLER lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
MILLER lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Xavier circles away quickly and effectively.
MILLER throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Xavier avoids the head kick by MILLER.
Xavier gets cracked there but stands up to it.
MILLER's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and MILLER duly obliges.
Xavier is on the wrong end of a nice combination from MILLER.
No joy there for MILLER, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A left and a right from MILLER both land. Nice combination.
MILLER is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
MILLER tries to bum rush Xavier with a series of wild strikes but Xavier uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
MILLER is looking to land body kicks.
MILLER lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
MILLER throws a nice looking combination but Xavier bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
ANTHONY MILLER is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Xavier fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barrington Xavier. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
MILLER misses with a two punch combination.

Xavier feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Xavier lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

MILLER is looking for a triangle but Xavier pushes his legs off easily.

MILLER working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Xavier doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Xavier manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Xavier lands a couple of elbows.
Xavier throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as MILLER works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MILLER is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Xavier chips away with some ground and pound.
Xavier is in close to MILLER's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Xavier might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Xavier postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

MILLER is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Xavier is aware though and is defending well.
Xavier working some strikes from top position.
Xavier scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Xavier trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Xavier keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of MILLER's head.
Xavier is in close to MILLER's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
MILLER has momentary wrist control but Xavier slips an elbow through the middle.
Xavier is in close to MILLER's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Xavier throws a big right hand that misses.
Xavier postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Xavier postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Xavier scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Xavier has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Xavier's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Xavier postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Xavier with a flurry of punches that miss.
Xavier is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
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 Barrington Xavier will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

MILLER fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Xavier looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
MILLER throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
MILLER tries a head kick but it misses.
Danga de danga de dang - MILLER scores with a four punch combination!
MILLER's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and MILLER duly obliges.
Xavier is trying hard to land a takedown here. MILLER sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Xavier shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
MILLER is trying to stand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Xavier sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. MILLER defending well though.
Xavier thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Xavier lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
MILLER on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Xavier not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Xavier lands with a punch from half guard.
Xavier scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Xavier is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
MILLER trying to hold on to Xavier's head to control him but Xavier postures up.
Xavier lands strikes from half guard.
Barrington Xavier overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

MILLER looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
MILLER trying to control but Xavier postures up.
Xavier is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Xavier missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Xavier is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Xavier missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Xavier is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MILLER is trying to stand up here but Xavier is controlling him well.
Xavier is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
MILLER is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Xavier scores with a couple of nice shots.
Xavier winds up and cracks MILLER with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Barrington Xavier is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Xavier trying to control the pace.
MILLER has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Xavier is working away from the top position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Xavier throwing shots but MILLER is blocking nicely.
Xavier keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Xavier has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

And that's the end of the fight!
Barrington Xavier showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Xavier, 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barrington Xavier!