PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre Tremblay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan Miller has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Miller
vs
Tremblay

179 cm
23
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

184 cm
19
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good in bed

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dan Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pierre Tremblay!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tremblay stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tremblay wants it to stay on the feet.
Tremblay misses with a kick to the body.
Miller takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Tremblay has managed to clinch.

Tremblay works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Tremblay pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Miller is keeping the position for now.
Tremblay forces his way into half guard.
Miller taking some punishment here, with Tremblay in his half guard.
Tremblay is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Tremblay lands with a punch from half guard.
Tremblay lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tremblay missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tremblay trying to control the action but Miller is working from the bottom.
Tremblay throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Miller looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Miller has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Tremblay escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Tremblay!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tremblay working the ground and pound from side control.
Tremblay scores with a couple of short elbows.
Miller is looking to reverse the position.
Miller gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Miller is breathing heavily.
Tremblay is nestled in close to Miller, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tremblay wants to pass the guard but Miller is defending well.
Tremblay wants to take a breather but Miller is having none of it.
Tremblay is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Miller gets full guard.
Tremblay trying to control the position from guard on top but Miller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tremblay must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tremblay with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tremblay pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Miller is keeping the position for now.
Tremblay really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Miller. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Miller looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tremblay trying to control but Miller is working from the bottom.
Tremblay connects with a couple of short punches.
Tremblay works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Tremblay seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tremblay trying to pass the guard but Miller defending well.
Nice strikes from Tremblay there.
Tremblay has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Miller taking shots to the head.
Tremblay landing shots from mount.
Tremblay unloading with bombs!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tremblay lands with some strikes.
Tremblay lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Tremblay punishing his opponent with strikes.
Tremblay lands a heavy elbow.
A nice elbow there by Tremblay.
Tremblay pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Tremblay raining down shots from the mount!
Tremblay with the ground and pound from mount.
Tremblay is landing with some decent strikes but Miller is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Tremblay trying to control but Miller is having none of it.
Miller in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Tremblay lands a nice shot to the head.
Miller is in a horrible position here. Tremblay smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tremblay with a couple of short strikes.
Miller takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Tremblay with shots to the head and body - Miller looks very uncomfortable down there.
Tremblay lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Tremblay pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Tremblay with a couple of short strikes.
Tremblay with a couple of short strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tremblay working away from the top, dropping strikes.
A nice elbow there by Tremblay.

Miller is rocked!
Miller is bucking up trying to escape but Tremblay cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Miller working to try and regain half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tremblay lands a big elbow.
Miller tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tremblay has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Miller's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pierre Tremblay dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Tremblay misses with a body shot.

Tremblay has taken the fight to the clinch.
Come on Tremblay - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Tremblay gets a trip takedown into half guard.

Miller looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tremblay wants to pass the guard but Miller is defending well.
Tremblay scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Miller is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tremblay pulls his head out easily.
Tremblay is nestled in close to Miller, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Miller is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tremblay pulls his head out easily.
Tremblay is trying to control the action in half guard but Miller is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Miller is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tremblay scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller taking some punishment here, with Tremblay in his half guard.
Tremblay lands with a punch from half guard.
Tremblay moves into full mount! Miller won't be happy about that!
Miller working to try and regain half guard.
Tremblay unloading with bombs!
Tremblay landing strikes, looking to finish!
Tremblay in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Miller tries to reverse the position but Tremblay maintains control.
Tremblay unloading with bombs!
Tremblay landing punches.
Tremblay is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Miller can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Tremblay landing punches.
A nice elbow there by Tremblay.
Pierre Tremblay has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tremblay looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller is looking to improve his position but Tremblay isn't that keen on the idea.
Tremblay in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Oh Miller is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tremblay working Miller over with strikes here.
Tremblay looking to finish Miller with some ground and pound. This is bad for Miller!
Miller keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Miller seems to have got his legs back now.
Tremblay has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Miller's face.
Tremblay scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Miller is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Tremblay is landing with some decent strikes but Miller is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
BOOM! Tremblay connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Tremblay lands with some strikes.
Tremblay landing strikes from the mount and Miller is in trouble!
Tremblay dominating with strikes here.
Tremblay has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tremblay unloading with bombs!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tremblay looking to control and managing it successfully.
Miller is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tremblay working the ground and pound effectively.
Tremblay prevents Miller from getting the reversal.
Miller is working hard here to advance position.
Tremblay looking to finish Miller with some ground and pound. This is bad for Miller!
Tremblay trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tremblay lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Tremblay with a couple of short strikes.
Tremblay lands a nice shot to the head.
Tremblay controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller taking shots to the head.
Tremblay lands with some strikes.
Tremblay working Miller over with strikes here.
Tremblay lands a big shot there that rocks Miller but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Miller is squirming around, avoiding Tremblay's attempts to control the action.
Tremblay scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Tremblay looking to control but Miller is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Miller is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tremblay scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Miller?
Tremblay scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Miller?
Tremblay looking to finish Miller with some ground and pound. This is bad for Miller!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pierre Tremblay showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Tremblay swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tremblay leaves Miller with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tremblay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miller manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tremblay. Miller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tremblay scores with a jab to the body.
Miller avoids the body shot from Tremblay.

Tremblay has closed the distance and engaged Miller in a clinch.

Miller is fighting off a takedown attempt but Tremblay is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Miller to the mat. Miller regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

Miller is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tremblay working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Miller keeping moving, preventing Tremblay from controlling successfully.

Miller is looking for a triangle but Tremblay pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Miller keeping moving, preventing Tremblay from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tremblay pushes down on Miller's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Miller is looking for a sweep. Tremblay is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tremblay 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.
Tremblay winds up and cracks Miller with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Miller looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tremblay tries to pass the half guard into mount. Miller knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Miller looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tremblay takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tremblay moves nicely into side control.
Miller takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tremblay working the ground and pound.
Tremblay lands some shots froms side control.
Tremblay scores with punches from side control.
Miller on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Tremblay working the ground and pound.
Miller manages to work his way to half guard, despite Tremblay's best efforts.
Tremblay looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Miller with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Miller is looking to improve his position.

Miller looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Miller is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tremblay pulls his head out easily.
Pierre Tremblay is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Miller ducks under a wild hook from Tremblay.
Miller takes one on the button.
Tremblay throws a body punch but Miller moves out of range.
Tremblay lands a nice shot to the body.
Pierre Tremblay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tremblay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miller was well out of range. Poor timing from Tremblay.
Tremblay just misses with a punch to the body.
Tremblay just misses with a punch to the body.
No joy there for Tremblay, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tremblay. Miller does a little dance to reset his feet.

Tremblay instigates a clinch.

Tremblay has picked Miller up - he's going for a ride! Tremblay dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

Miller looking for submissions off his back.

Miller is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tremblay pulls his head out easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Tremblay is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

Miller actively working from the bottom here.
Tremblay has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Miller is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dan Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tremblay controlling the position easily from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pierre Tremblay comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tremblay has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 William Peck scores the fight 25:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pierre Tremblay!