PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cole Miller (ranked 2101 p4p, 216 weight class) and Tim Willis (ranked 6911 p4p, 445 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Miller
vs
Willis

170 cm
26
136 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

178 cm
26
157 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cole Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tim Willis!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller ducks right into an uppercut from Willis.
Willis scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Miller misses with a wild body shot.
Willis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Willis tries to move into range but Miller moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Willis has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Willis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Miller counters with a slapping leg kick.
Willis plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Miller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miller. Willis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Willis throws a hook but Miller blocks it.
Miller throws a predictable looking body shot
and Willis counters with a nice body shot.
Willis lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Miller clobbers Willis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Willis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Willis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Miller has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Buoy Training in the buildup to the fight.
Willis misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller slips under a jab.
Cole Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Willis misses with a wild body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Miller.
Miller throws a predictable looking body shot
and Willis counters with a three punch combo that has Miller backing up. Miller nods at Willis to acknowledge the strikes.
Miller avoids the head kick by Willis.
Willis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A counter left hand to the body from Miller misses its target.
Willis throws a nice head kick!
Willis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Willis throws a one two combo.
Miller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Miller connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A combination from Willis does no damage.
Willis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Miller is out of range.
Willis is looking to slow Miller down with leg kicks.
Miller throws the left hand but Willis avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller just misses with a punch to the body.
Miller connects with the punch.

Willis is rocked!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Miller - that will leave a mark!
Willis is still on wobbly legs! Can Miller finish him?
Miller drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Willis right on the button. Willis goes down! Miller follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Miller gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cole Miller!
Cole Miller bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.