PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Felix Miller (ranked 3257 p4p, 5078 weight class) and Keto Kara (ranked 323 p4p, 427 weight class). Keto Kara will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Miller
vs
Kara

182 cm
26
155
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
154
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Bondi MMA

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Felix Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Keto Kara!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Chad Campbell and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller checks a leg kick nicely.
Kara swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A big right from Kara misses.
Miller with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Miller checks a low kick from Kara.
Miller throws a lazy uppercut
and Kara counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A big right from Kara misses.
Miller definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kara tries to bum rush Miller with a series of wild strikes but Miller uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kara throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kara moves out of range of the body kick.
Miller works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That kick from Kara tenderised Miller's leg. Miller is trying to keep his angry face on.
Miller lands a jab to the nose.
Miller fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Miller throws the left hand but Kara avoids the punch easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A good leg kick by Miller.
Miller on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Good shot there by Miller.
A slapping leg kick lands for Miller.
Miller throws a leg kick but Kara sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kara throws a hook to the side of Miller's head but Miller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Miller throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kara throws the left hand but Miller avoids the punch easily.
Miller blocks a leg kick.
Miller looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kara throws a head kick that misses.

Miller pushes Kara up against the cage in a clinch.
Miller lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kara.
Miller lands an uppercut.
Kara can't find room to land a body shot as Miller controls the action.
Miller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kara looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Miller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Miller keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kara's efforts to push away.
Miller lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kara blocks an uppercut.
Kara wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kara has a couple of punches blocked by Miller.
Miller softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Miller lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Miller fails to land.
Miller scores with a nice hook to the head.
Miller throws a punch but it's blocked by Kara.
Miller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Miller.
Kara blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Miller lands with a short shot to the head.
Kara blocking some punches.
Kara is trying to maintain a safe position but Miller gets an underhook and turns Kara into the cage.
Kara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Miller.
Miller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Miller misses with the head strike.
Kara can't break the clinch.
Miller swings wildly with an uppercut but Kara uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Miller on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Miller.
Miller lands with a light punch inside.
Kara is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kara blocks an uppercut.
Kara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Miller fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kara.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kara.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miller swings wildly with an uppercut but Kara uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kara.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Felix Miller dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kara throws a combination. Miller tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Miller clinches.
Miller misses with a punch on the inside.
Miller lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Miller breaks the clinch.
Kara misses with the combination.
Keto Kara seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Miller has taken the fight to the clinch.
Miller lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kara.
Miller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Miller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Miller lands with a right to the head.
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's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller staying out of range there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Miller misses with a kick to the body.
Miller avoids the head kick by Kara.
Kara takes a swing at Miller's ribcage but misses.
Kara fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Keto Kara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Miller closes the distance and pushes Kara back into the cage.
Miller throws a punch but it's blocked by Kara.
Miller misses with a punch on the inside.
Miller misses with the head strike.
Kara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Miller scores with a nice hook to the head.

Miller manages to break the clinch.
Kara on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kara walks into a jab.
Miller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kara can do to turn this around?
Kara takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Miller connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kara blocks a leg kick.
Miller blocks a head kick by Kara.
Kara looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Miller forces Kara back against the cage and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Miller creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Miller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Miller keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Miller tried to counter with a leg kick but Kara avoided it.
Kara checks a low kick from Miller.
Kara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kara is breathing heavily.
Kara throws a head kick that misses.
Miller connects with a nice looking jab.
Miller connects with a solid leg kick.
Miller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kara.

Miller clinches.

Miller breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Miller lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kara's sensitive parts.
Kara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kara misses with a wild combination.
Miller fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kara has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Miller has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Miller scores with a nice body kick.

Miller closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Miller lands a right hand.
Miller lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Miller scores with a shoulder strike.
Miller lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miller lands a nice uppercut.
Kara blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kara wants to stall.

Miller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Miller clobbers Kara with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kara takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Miller lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Miller lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Kara is rocked!
Kara steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Miller. That one must have hurt.
Kara is still on wobbly legs! Can Miller finish him?
Miller keeps Kara at a distance using the push kick.

Miller clinches with his opponent.
A short uppercut from Miller.
Miller scores with a nice hook to the head.
Miller creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Kara's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Kara drops to his knees and Miller pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Felix Miller!
During a confident post fight interview, Felix Miller thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.