PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Damian Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damian Miller comes into the arena with Danzig - Mother blaring out of the sound system. Matt Miller has chosen Johnny Cash - Hurt as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Miller
vs
Miller

172 cm
21
155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

173 cm
19
160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

:: Happy Pills ::

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Damian Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matt Miller!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Matt Miller scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Matt Miller with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Damian Miller won't allow Matt Miller to pass to mount.
Matt Miller not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Damian Miller taking some punishment here, with Matt Miller in his half guard.
Matt Miller throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matt Miller with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Matt Miller lands with a punch from half guard.
Matt Miller wants to free his trapped foot but Damian Miller is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Matt Miller is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matt Miller scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Damian Miller taking some punishment here, with Matt Miller in his half guard.
Matt Miller with the ground and pound but Damian Miller uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Matt Miller throwing strikes from guard but Damian Miller blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Matt Miller accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Matt Miller connects with a couple of short punches.
Matt Miller is looking to work some ground and pound but Damian Miller has wrist control.
Matt Miller in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Matt Miller trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matt Miller passes easily into side control. Nice work.
A lull in the action here.
Damian Miller parries the strikes from Matt Miller easily there. Matt Miller is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Damian Miller to escape.
Damian Miller parries the strikes from Matt Miller easily there. Matt Miller is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Damian Miller to escape.
Damian Miller takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Matt Miller grinds an elbow into Damian Miller's temple.
Damian Miller prevents Matt Miller from improving position.
Matt Miller throws an elbow but Damian Miller slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damian Miller seems a little lost for a moment, as Matt Miller dominates the positioning.
Damian Miller on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Damian Miller parries the strikes from Matt Miller easily there. Matt Miller is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Damian Miller to escape.
Damian Miller is not content to let Matt Miller control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matt Miller working the head and body with strikes.
Damian Miller is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Matt Miller trying to control the position but Damian Miller is working away.
Matt Miller working the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matt Miller working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Matt Miller scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Damian Miller to see if he's OK.
Matt Miller working the head and body with strikes.
Matt Miller taking a breather here.
Matt Miller in side control lands a decent elbow.
Matt Miller looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Damian Miller is avoiding damage well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matt Miller lands a nice forearm strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matt Miller working the body and head with strikes.
The strikes coming from Matt Miller are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Miller dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Matt Miller misses with a double jab
letting Damian Miller counter with a right hand.

Matt Miller drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Matt Miller lands a couple of digs.
Damian Miller working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Matt Miller.
Matt Miller trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Matt Miller throwing strikes but missing.
Matt Miller stands and throws Damian Miller's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Matt Miller working the ground and pound from side control.
Matt Miller misses with the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damian Miller takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Matt Miller trying to control the action but Damian Miller is working from the bottom.
Matt Miller working the head and body with strikes.
Matt Miller working the ground and pound from side control.
Matt Miller lands a few punches from side control.
Matt Miller cracks Damian Miller with a big right hand but Damian Miller just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Damian Miller stops Matt Miller from passing to mount.
Matt Miller connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Damian Miller some visible discomfort.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matt Miller cracks Damian Miller with a big right hand but Damian Miller just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Damian Miller avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Matt Miller.
Matt Miller wants to lay and pray for a moment but Damian Miller keeps working.
Matt Miller throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Damian Miller works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Damian Miller avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Matt Miller.
Matt Miller drops an elbow to the side of Damian Miller's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damian Miller has hold of Matt Miller's hands but Matt Miller slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Matt Miller is taking a breather. Damian Miller says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ground and pound from Matt Miller.
Matt Miller wants to take a breather but Damian Miller is having none of it.
Matt Miller thows a huge punch but Damian Miller dodges it nicely.
Matt Miller throwing shots but Damian Miller is blocking nicely.
Matt Miller thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Damian Miller's head.
Matt Miller missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Matt Miller passes the guard and advances to mount!
Matt Miller dominating with strikes here.
Matt Miller has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matt Miller dominating with strikes here.
Matt Miller wants to control the pace but Damian Miller is squirming around nicely.
Matt Miller pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Matt Miller has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Damian Miller is in a horrible position here. Matt Miller smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Damian Miller is rocked!
Damian Miller is in a horrible position here. Matt Miller smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Oh Damian Miller is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Damian Miller takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Miller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Damian Miller walks into a stiff left hand from Matt Miller.

Damian Miller tries to sprawl but Matt Miller drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Damian Miller taking some punishment here, with Matt Miller in his half guard.
Matt Miller trying to mount his opponent but Damian Miller defends it.
Nice strikes from Matt Miller there.
Ground and pound from Matt Miller.
Well, if Matt Miller is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Matt Miller lands a nice short elbow.
Matt Miller uses his free foot to push down on Damian Miller's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Damian Miller.
Damian Miller seems to have got his legs back now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damian Miller tries to hold on but Matt Miller postures up.
The referee warns Damian Miller that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

It looks like Damian Miller has been cut.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Matt Miller! Damian Miller is hurt baaadly! Matt Miller is firing away with more strikes - Damian Miller is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Miller!