PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ken Miller (ranked 4433 p4p, 6399 weight class) and Castor Rollins (ranked 218 p4p, 249 weight class). Miller comes to the cage accompanied by 2pac - Im A Souljah. Rollins comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ulfheonar kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Miller
vs
Rollins

162 cm
40
139
17 - 10 - 0

188 cm
47
132
45 - 38 - 2

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ken Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 45 - 38 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Castor Rollins!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller shoots in but Rollins avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Miller misses with a looping right.
Rollins throws a jab when Miller was well out of range.
Miller takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rollins's corner calls for a 1-2. Rollins obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Miller slips under a jab.
Miller lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Miller slips a jab from Rollins.
Miller moves out of range as Rollins strikes.
Miller appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rollins misses the jab.

Miller shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rollins manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Miller wants to control from the top but Rollins keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rollins is on top in guard.

There's a bit of a scramble here and now Miller is on top in guard.

A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Miller accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Miller trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Miller seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Rollins utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rollins preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rollins pulls Miller in close to prevent any damage.
Miller in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rollins works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Miller has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Miller landing with the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Miller's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Miller showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Miller working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Miller preventing the sweep.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Miller accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Miller in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Miller missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller wants to control from the top but Rollins keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miller trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Miller is pushing down on Rollins's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rollins is fighting to maintain full guard but Miller has managed to sneak the leg through.
Miller working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rollins has hold of Miller's hands but Miller slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Miller throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Rollins to regain full guard.
Miller throwing strikes from guard but Rollins blocks nicely.
Miller in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Miller trying to control but Rollins is working from the bottom.
Miller might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rollins swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Miller throws a strike but Rollins rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miller throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Miller trying to control the position.
Rollins stands and throws Miller's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Miller is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Rollins off and has taken his back!
Miller is punishing Rollins with strikes - can he finish him?!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miller scores with punches and elbows.
Miller throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Miller dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Rollins lands a jab.
Miller checks a leg kick.
Miller scores with a jab. Rollins acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Miller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rollins lands a nice looking kick to the body. Miller takes a step back to recover.
Rollins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miller manages to avoid it.
Miller appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Castor Rollins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Rollins.
Miller slips under a jab from Rollins.
Miller looks for a takedown but Rollins sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller looks to score with a jab to the body but Rollins is just out of range.
Miller fails to land the takedown.
Miller goes for a double leg but Rollins avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Rollins continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rollins defends well and Miller ends up having to push Rollins into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Rollins throws a leg kick

and Miller counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Rollins!
Rollins is trying to control Miller's posture but Miller avoids it.
Ken Miller overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Miller throwing strikes but Rollins manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Miller struggling a bit here.
Miller regains half guard.
Rollins trying to pass the guard but Miller defending well.
Miller gets back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Miller working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rollins doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rollins manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Miller has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rollins can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Miller is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Miller tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Miller has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rollins can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Miller has his foot on Rollins's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rollins works his way back into a safe position though.
Miller is trying to control the position but Rollins postures up.
Miller is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Miller is trying to control the position but Rollins postures up.

Miller has an active guard here but Rollins has managed to pass into half guard.
Miller tries to get to full guard but Rollins has control of the leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Miller looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Miller looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Miller keeps control of the position for the meantime.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rollins throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rollins keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Castor Rollins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Miller tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rollins swivels and escapes.
Miller fails to land the takedown.
A telegraphed right hand from Rollins misses the target.
Rollins thows a leg kick but Miller checks it

and Miller counters with a single leg into guard. Rollins didn't expect that.
Rollins avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Miller is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Miller wants to control from the top but Rollins keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Rollins is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Miller stands up over Rollins, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller with a flurry of punches that miss.
Miller trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Miller's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Miller trying to control but Rollins is working from the bottom.
Rollins working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Miller.
Miller content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rollins preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rollins is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Miller trying to control but Rollins is working from the bottom.
Miller throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller throwing strikes but missing.
Miller throwing strikes from guard but Rollins blocks nicely.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Miller connects with a couple of short punches.
Miller with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Miller lands a couple of digs.
Miller throws a big elbow that misses.
Miller throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rollins works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Miller makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rollins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Miller scoring with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a big right hand that misses.
Miller is looking to work some ground and pound but Rollins has wrist control.
Miller with a flurry of punches that miss.
Miller wants to pass the guard but Rollins is keeping the position.
Miller passes Rollins's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Miller thows a huge punch but Rollins dodges it nicely.
Rollins keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Miller lands a nice short elbow.
Miller missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Miller looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Miller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rollins can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rollins blocking the ground and pound attempt from Miller.
Miller sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rollins defending well though.
Miller not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Miller scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Miller missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Miller throwing shots but Rollins is blocking nicely.
Miller trying to control from half guard but Rollins is working away.
Miller has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Miller postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Rollins bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Miller and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ken Miller!
Ken Miller tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
In defeat, Castor Rollins stepped up to the mic, saying 'I Will Come Back No Doubt About That '.