PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pebble Braithweight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Braithweight comes to the cage accompanied by 300 violin. Miller has chosen Reggae Mix as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Braithweight
vs
Miller

177 cm
29
170 lbs
17 - 12 - 0

185 cm
22
165 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pebble Braithweight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Junior Miller!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braithweight punishes Miller's body with a nice straight punch.
Braithweight shoots in for a double leg but Miller sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Miller throws a right hand that misses

and Braithweight counters with a single leg into guard. Miller didn't expect that.
Braithweight controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Braithweight pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Miller is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miller utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Braithweight 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 is looking to stand up but Braithweight isn't so interested in that idea.
Braithweight throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Braithweight thows a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Braithweight trying to control the position from guard on top but Miller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Braithweight won't allow Miller to sweep him here.
Braithweight throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Miller works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Braithweight trying to control but Miller is working from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Miller has momentary wrist control but Braithweight slips an elbow through the middle.
Braithweight missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Braithweight in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Braithweight trying to control the position from guard on top but Miller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Braithweight with a flurry of punches that miss.
Braithweight won't allow Miller to sweep him here.
Braithweight trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Braithweight gets to his feet - Miller follows without any prompting.
Miller rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Braithweight counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Braithweight.
Miller is trying to force a seperation but Braithweight has the dominant position.
Braithweight has Miller pressed against the cage, preventing Miller from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Miller wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Braithweight has him pressed against the cage.

Miller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sloppy strikes from Braithweight. Those never looked like landing.
Miller throws a sloppy head kick

and Braithweight counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Braithweight puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Miller is not content to let Braithweight control the position.
Braithweight not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Braithweight controlling the action here.

Braithweight is looking for a kimura but Miller is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Braithweight to get the leverage.

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.
Braithweight uses his free foot to push down on Miller's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Miller.
Braithweight in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Braithweight pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Braithweight cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Miller can't escape the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Braithweight misses with a head shot.
Braithweight lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Miller hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pebble Braithweight 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.

Miller tries a head kick but it misses.
Miller misses with an uppercut

and Braithweight counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Miller!
Miller can't escape the position.
Braithweight working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Miller bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Miller looking to sit in guard and control but Braithweight gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Braithweight accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Miller wants to stand up but Braithweight is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller is breathing heavily.
Miller keeping moving, preventing Braithweight from controlling successfully.
Miller working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Braithweight.
Braithweight is working Miller over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Miller preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Braithweight accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Braithweight trying to control the position from guard on top but Miller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Braithweight scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Miller wants to stand and escape but Braithweight is having none of it.
Braithweight controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Braithweight wants to control from the top but Miller keeps moving.
Pebble Braithweight overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Braithweight pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Miller is keeping the position for now.
Braithweight throws a strike but Miller rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller wants to pass the guard but Braithweight is keeping the position.
Miller must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Miller looking to sit in guard and control but Braithweight gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Braithweight trying to control the position from guard on top but Miller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Braithweight postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Miller is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Braithweight, into his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Miller trying to control the position from guard on top but Braithweight is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Braithweight has his foot on Miller's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Miller works his way back into a safe position though.
Miller trying to control the position from guard on top but Braithweight is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miller really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Braithweight. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Braithweight working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Miller doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Miller manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pebble Braithweight dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Miller tries a head kick but it misses.
Miller swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Braithweight counters with a single leg into guard. Miller didn't expect that.
Braithweight postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Braithweight accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Miller is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Braithweight dives into side control.

Braithweight has hold of Miller's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Miller tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Braithweight cranks the arm and Miller screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Miller, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Pebble Braithweight!