PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Hardaway Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Miley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Hardaway Jr
vs
Miley

185 cm
19
222 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
24
214 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Hardaway Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paul Miley!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Miley shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Hardaway Jr is working to get back to half guard.
Miley wants to control the pace but Hardaway Jr is squirming around nicely.
Hardaway Jr is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hardaway Jr is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hardaway Jr is squirming around, avoiding Miley's attempts to control the action.
Hardaway Jr is trying desperately to improve position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardaway Jr wants to control but Miley is having none of it.
Hardaway Jr tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Miley looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Miley controlling his opponent.
Hardaway Jr is trying to escape the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miley landing strikes from the mount.
Miley breaks from Hardaway Jr's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hardaway Jr is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Hardaway Jr defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Miley.

Miley looking for a guillotine from mount but Hardaway Jr is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardaway Jr is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hardaway Jr wants to hold on but Miley pushes him away.
Miley with the ground and pound from mount.
Hardaway Jr is trying to escape the mount.
Hardaway Jr regains half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardaway Jr blocking the ground and pound attempt from Miley.
Miley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hardaway Jr defending well though.

Hardaway Jr with the active half guard here but Miley passes nicely into side control.
Hardaway Jr trying to remain calm as Miley controls from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Miley dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Miley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hardaway Jr, pushing him back against the cage.
Miley tries to pull guard but Hardaway Jr won't allow it.
Miley fails to pull guard.

Miley jumps guard and drags Hardaway Jr to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Hardaway Jr looking to sit in guard and control but Miley gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hardaway Jr wants to sweep here but Miley controlling him for the moment.
Miley is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Miley won't allow Hardaway Jr to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardaway Jr is trying to control the position but Miley postures up.
Miley won't allow Hardaway Jr to sweep him here.
Hardaway Jr can't keep his opponent in guard - Miley advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miley content to control rather than advance.
Hardaway Jr is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Miley jumps into side control!

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.
Hardaway Jr looking for a sweep but Miley has passed into full mount! Oh no!
A nice elbow there by Miley.
Miley avoids the attempt from Hardaway Jr to control.
Hardaway Jr really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Miley controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardaway Jr is trying to escape the mount.
Hardaway Jr is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Miley.
Miley lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hardaway Jr is looking to improve his position but Miley isn't that keen on the idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miley is landing with some decent strikes but Hardaway Jr is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Miley controlling from mount.

Hardaway Jr defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Miley.
Hardaway Jr can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Miley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Miley decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hardaway Jr trying to control but Miley postures up.

Miley is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hardaway Jr wants to control but Miley is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Miley is looking for a kimura here.
Hardaway Jr on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hardaway Jr tries to get out of the position.
Miley is nestled in close to Hardaway Jr, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Hardaway Jr looking for submissions off his back.

Hardaway Jr is defending against the submission attempts here by Miley.

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.
Miley works his way into full mount!
Paul Miley has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hardaway Jr wants to hold on but Miley pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miley prevents Hardaway Jr from getting the reversal.
Miley landing shots from mount.
Hardaway Jr knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Miley on the ground.
Hardaway Jr is bucking up trying to escape but Miley cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Miley has control of Hardaway Jr's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Hardaway Jr regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Hardaway Jr is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miley is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hardaway Jr can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hardaway Jr wants to hold on but Miley pushes him away.
Miley looking to control but Hardaway Jr is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hardaway Jr tries to hold on but Miley postures up.
Mike Hardaway Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hardaway Jr throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Miley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Miley 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Miley!