PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Hall
vs
Miller

210 cm
25
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
18
265 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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, Samuel Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevin Miller!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall tries a head kick but it misses.

Miller darts in and clinches Hall up against the cage.
Miller can't find room to land a body shot as Hall controls the action.
Hall blocks the elbow strike.
Miller looking to throw knees to the head but Hall is blocking nicely.
Miller misses with an elbow strike.
Miller told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Miller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Miller tries a knee to the head but Hall blocks it.
Miller working aggressively here.
Miller misses with a body punch.
Miller lands a shot to the body.
Miller is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hall is defending well for now.
Miller misses with a knee strike.
Hall blocks a body shot from Miller.
Miller lands with a left to the head.
Hall blocks the elbow strike.
Miller misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall tries to break free but Miller pushes him back against the cage.
Miller trying to land knees to the body.
Hall blocks a body shot from Miller.
Miller lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hall.
Miller gets through Hall's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Miller scores with a shot to the side of Hall's head.

It looks like Samuel Hall has been cut.
Miller scores with a shot to the side of Hall's head.
Hall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Miller lands with a left to the head.
Hall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Miller trying to land knees to the body.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but Hall blocks with his arms.
Miller lands a shoulder strike.
Miller pushes Hall back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Hall is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Hall with a big uppercut! Hall tries to clinch up but Miller pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Hall to the mat! Hall covers up and Miller unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kevin Miller!
After winning the bout, Kevin Miller thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.