PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anton Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Hong
vs
Miller

198 cm
25
265 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

192 cm
18
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anton Hong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Simon Miller!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hong ducks right into an uppercut from Miller.

It looks like Anton Hong has been cut.
Miller jabs at Hong's body.
Hong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Miller fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hong throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hong throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hong checks a leg kick.
Hong throws a leg kick but Miller checks it.
Miller misses with a body shot.
Hong cracks the inside of Miller's front leg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hong throws a low kick but Miller moves out of range easily.
Hong throws the kick towards the body but Miller avoids it.
Hong throws a leg kick that misses.
Hong pivots, looking for a leg kick but Miller is out of range and Hong settles back down.
Miller lands a nice hook to Hong's body. Hong takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Miller tries to clinch there but Hong circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller takes a swing at Hong's ribcage but misses.
Miller on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hong. Hong obviously looking to wear him down.
Hong looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hong.
Hong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Miller on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hong. Hong obviously looking to wear him down.
Hong's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Miller connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hong scrambles back to his feet.
Miller should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Hong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anton Hong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Hong moves into the clinch.
Miller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Miller misses with some punches.
Hong lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Simon Miller has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller misses with a knee strike.
Miller looks winded!
Miller misses with some punches.
Hong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Miller is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller prevents a body shot from Hong.
Hong misses with a hook to the ribs.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Hong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hong lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hong connects with an inside leg kick.
Hong misses with a head kick.
Miller misses with a body shot.
Hong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Miller. That did some damage!
Hong throws the kick towards the body but Miller avoids it.
Hong misses with a low kick.
Miller is looking to clinch.
Hong throws a front kick aimed at Miller's knee but Miller avoids it well.
Hong fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Miller is out of range.
Hong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Miller's sensitive parts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong misses with a low kick.
Miller's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hong throws a nice outside leg kick.
Miller checks a leg kick.
Miller stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hong.
Hong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Miller.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hong throws a head kick that half lands.
Hong cracks the inside of Miller's front leg.
Hong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Miller. That did some damage!

Miller gets tackled into the cage by Hong. Hong maintains the clinch.
Hong landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hong avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Hong.
Miller takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hong blocks an uppercut.
Hong tries to work over Miller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hong - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Hong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Miller doesn't manage to clinch there - Hong circles away.
Hong tries a head kick but it misses.

Miller has taken the fight to the clinch.
Miller tries to throw a body punch but Hong avoids it by throwing Miller back against the cage.
Miller misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hong trying to land knees to the body.
Miller trying to land knees to the body.
Miller holding his opponent close, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anton Hong dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Miller fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hong throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Miller's head.
Hong lands with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hong throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A good leg kick by Hong.
Miller has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hong.
Hong tries to land a front kick but Miller steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Hong lands a big head kick that sends Miller tumbling to the mat! Hong takes a step backwards and waves Miller back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Hong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hong throws a low kick but it's checked well by Miller.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hong lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Miller has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Miller and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hong connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Miller is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Hong moves into the clinch successfully.
Hong avoiding damage.
Miller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Miller looking to slow down the pace here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hong obliges.

Hong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Miller sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hong scoring well with a low kick there.

Hong has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hong avoiding damage.
Hong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Miller is trying to pull guard but Hong turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hong is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Miller is keeping busy.
Hong misses with a punch to the body.
Miller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Miller.
Miller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Miller missing with knees to the body.
Hong tries a knee to the head but Miller blocks it.
Hong connects with a nasty looking knee right to Miller's face.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hong misses with a knee strike.
Miller is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Miller is trying to break the clinch but Hong has him pressed against the cage.

Hong manages to break the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hong, right into the meat.
Hong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller is looking to score with low kicks.

Hong has managed to clinch.
Hong avoiding damage as Miller throws knees to the body.
Miller takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hong is stalling here.
Miller can't find room to land a body shot as Hong controls the action.
Miller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Miller has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hong misses with a body punch.
Miller can't find room to land a body shot as Hong controls the action.
Hong tries a body shot but Miller blocks it.
Hong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Anton Hong has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Miller blocks it with crossed arms.
Miller tries for a takedown but Hong manages to get underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hong misses with a knee strike.
Miller tries to work over Hong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Miller blocks it with crossed arms.
Hong putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Miller in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Miller has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Hong misses with a body punch.

Hong breaks from the clinch.
Hong misses with a low kick.
Miller misses with a leg kick
and Hong counters with an inside leg kick.
Hong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hong lands a nice looking kick to the body. Miller takes a step back to recover.
Hong goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good leg kick by Hong there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Miller takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anton Hong dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Hong misses with a head kick.
Hong lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Good work by Miller as he checks the leg kick.
Miller misses with a straight right.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hong.
Good shot there by Miller.
Miller misses with a low kick.
Hong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hong is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Miller.
Hong pushes Miller away with a front kick.
Hong scores with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hong throws a quick inside leg kick.
Miller takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Miller tries to keep at a distance but Hong has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hong tries a knee to the head but Miller blocks it.
Hong landing knees to the head.
Miller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Miller managing to block the knees to the body from Hong.
Hong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Miller can do to turn this around?
Hong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hong blocking some punches.
Hong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hong taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hong with a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Miller working aggressively here.
Miller throws a punch but it's blocked by Hong.
Hong missing with knees to the body.
Miller throws a punch but it's blocked by Hong.
Simon Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller misses with some punches.
Hong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Miller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hong misses with a knee strike.
Miller is working for takedown but Hong is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Miller has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hong.
Miller swings wildly with an uppercut but Hong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hong blocks a body shot from Miller.
Hong missing with knees to the body.
Hong dodges an elbow strike from Miller.
Miller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hong is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Miller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Miller tries to work over Hong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hong lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Miller blocks it with crossed arms.
Miller throws a head punch that misses.
Miller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hong with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Miller takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hong lands a knee to the head.
Hong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

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

Miller gets a clinch.
Hong tries to land a knee to the head but Miller blocks with his arms.
Hong tries to land a knee to the head but Miller blocks with his arms.
Hong misses with a knee to the head.
Miller misses with an elbow strike.
Hong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Miller is looking to control Hong's arms but Hong gets an underhook and turns him. Now Miller has his back to the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Miller blocks it with crossed arms.
Miller managing to block the knees to the body from Hong.
Miller is trying to break the clinch but Hong has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Miller - that landed with a thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miller tries a body shot but Hong blocks it.
Miller tries a body shot but Hong blocks it.

Miller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Miller throws a jab when Hong was well out of range.
Miller checks a leg kick.
Miller blocks a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Miller blocks the low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Miller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anton Hong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hong 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anton Hong!