PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Trenedad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trenedad has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. John Trenedad will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Miller
vs
Trenedad

190 cm
26
220 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

186 cm
25
202 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Trenedad!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller tries to clinch up but Trenedad circles away and keeps his distance.
Trenedad scores with a crisp jab that stopped Miller in his tracks.
Miller fails in his attempt to clinch.
Trenedad fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Trenedad scores with a jab. Miller acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Miller shoots in and gets a takedown into Trenedad's guard.
Trenedad looks gassed!
Miller wants to get up but he can't break Trenedad's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Trenedad wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Miller stands and steps away. Trenedad gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Miller ducks under a wild hook from Trenedad.
Miller tries to clinch up.
Miller tries to clinch up.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Trenedad swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Trenedad avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Trenedad swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Trenedad circles away from the clinch attempt.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Trenedad paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Miller tries to clinch but Trenedad is having none of it.
Miller tries to clinch but Trenedad is having none of it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Trenedad avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller tries to clinch up.
Miller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Miller fails in his attempt to clinch.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch but Trenedad swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Miller is looking to clinch.
Miller tries to clinch but Trenedad is having none of it.
Miller slips under a jab.

Trenedad gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Miller to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Miller wants to pass the guard but Trenedad is keeping the position.
Miller has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Trenedad is proving hard to escape from.

Trenedad is working an open guard so Miller takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Miller tries to clinch up but Trenedad circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller moves in looking to clinch but Trenedad pushes him off.
Trenedad just misses with a punch to the body.
John Trenedad is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Miller moves into the clinch.
Miller can't break the clinch.
Miller wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Miller is looking to break free of the clinch but Trenedad has double underhooks.
Miller is trying to break the clinch but Trenedad has him pressed against the cage.
Trenedad keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Miller's efforts to push away.
Miller working hard to break the clinch.
Miller is trying to break free.
Miller wants to break the clinch but can't.
Miller is trying to push Trenedad away but Trenedad has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Miller is trying to force a seperation but Trenedad has the dominant position.
Miller wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Trenedad has him pressed against the cage.
Miller is trying to break free.
Miller is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Miller has had enough of the clinch but Trenedad keeps him there for the moment.
Miller looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Miller looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Miller blocking some punches.
Miller wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch on the inside from Trenedad fails to land.
Trenedad tries to pull guard but Miller won't allow it.
Miller is trying to break the clinch but Trenedad has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trenedad prevents Miller from breaking the clinch.
Trenedad misses with a short punch on the inside.
Miller is trying to push Trenedad away but Trenedad has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Miller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Trenedad tries to clinch but Miller is having none of it.
Miller fails in his attempt to clinch.
Miller takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Trenedad gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Miller stands up from guard. Let's bang!

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Miller closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Trenedad quickly recovers to half guard.
Miller tries to stand but can't do so whilst Trenedad controls his leg.

Miller stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Miller tries to clinch up.
Trenedad tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Miller manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch but Trenedad swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Miller tries to clinch but Trenedad moves out of range.
Trenedad misses with a straight left.
Trenedad swats away the attempt to clinch by Miller.
Trenedad misses with an uppercut. Miller saw that one coming.
Miller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Miller wants to clinch.
Trenedad circles away from the clinch attempt.
Miller is looking to clinch but Trenedad is avoiding it.
Miller wants to clinch up but Trenedad keeps it at a distance.
Miller tries to clinch up.
Miller fails with an attempt to clinch.
Trenedad tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Miller manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Miller tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Trenedad manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Trenedad paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Trenedad throws a lazy right hand but Miller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Miller wants to clinch up but Trenedad keeps it at a distance.
Miller fails in his attempt to clinch.
Miller fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Miller dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Miller throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Trenedad tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Miller is in Trenedad's guard.

Miller decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Trenedad, up you get!
Miller fails with an attempt to clinch.
Miller tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Trenedad manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Miller doesn't manage to clinch there - Trenedad circles away.
Miller wants to clinch up but Trenedad keeps it at a distance.
Trenedad avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Trenedad misses with a series of wild punches.
Trenedad wants to clinch.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch but Trenedad swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Miller wants to clinch up but Trenedad keeps it at a distance.
Miller is looking to clinch.
Miller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Trenedad is breathing heavily.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch but Trenedad swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Miller fails in his attempt to clinch.
Miller fails with an attempt to clinch.
Miller tries to clinch up but Trenedad circles away and keeps his distance.
Miller fails with an attempt to clinch.
Miller wants to clinch up but Trenedad keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Miller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Trenedad lands an overhand right.

Miller moves into the clinch.
Miller has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Trenedad jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Miller walks away with a smile on his face. Trenedad gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Miller moves in looking to clinch but Trenedad pushes him off.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Trenedad swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Trenedad swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Trenedad paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Miller wants to clinch.
Miller tries to clinch up but Trenedad circles away and keeps his distance.
Miller takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Miller doesn't manage to clinch there - Trenedad circles away.
Trenedad swinging wildly here.
Miller shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch but Trenedad swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Miller wants to clinch up but Trenedad keeps it at a distance.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch but Trenedad swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Miller wants to clinch up but Trenedad keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Miller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Trenedad swats away the attempt to clinch by Miller.
Miller tries to clinch up.
Miller tries to clinch but Trenedad is having none of it.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Trenedad swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Miller tries to clinch but Trenedad is having none of it.
Miller tries to clinch there but Trenedad circles away.
Trenedad keeps the fight on the outside.
Miller doesn't manage to clinch there - Trenedad circles away.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch but Trenedad swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Miller tries to clinch but Trenedad moves out of range.
Miller doesn't manage to clinch there - Trenedad circles away.
Miller tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Trenedad manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Trenedad doesn't manage to clinch there - Miller circles away.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Trenedad swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Miller tries to clinch up but Trenedad circles away and keeps his distance.
Miller fails in his attempt to clinch.
Miller fails in his attempt to clinch.
Trenedad is looking to clinch.
Trenedad throws a good cross that connects.
Trenedad misses with a two punch combination.
Miller tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trenedad tries to clinch up but Miller circles away and keeps his distance.

Miller closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Trenedad quickly recovers to half guard.
Miller moves nicely into side control.

Miller stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Miller decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Miller decides to stand up.
Miller is looking to clinch.
Miller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Trenedad looks to score with a jab to the body but Miller is just out of range.

Miller feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
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!

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

Miller stands up and waves to Trenedad to follow him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trenedad is looking to clinch but Miller is avoiding it.
Miller moves in looking to clinch but Trenedad pushes him off.
Some wild striking there from Trenedad.
Miller is looking to clinch.
Miller takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Miller wants to clinch up but Trenedad keeps it at a distance.

Miller closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Trenedad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Miller pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Trenedad circles away from the clinch attempt.
Miller wants to clinch.
Miller tries to clinch there but Trenedad circles away.
Trenedad keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Miller dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Miller tries to clinch but Trenedad is having none of it.
Miller tries to clinch but Trenedad is having none of it.
Miller is looking to clinch but Trenedad is avoiding it.
Miller tries to clinch there but Trenedad circles away.
Trenedad wants to clinch up but Miller keeps it at a distance.
Miller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Trenedad avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch but Trenedad swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Miller is looking to clinch but Trenedad is avoiding it.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Trenedad swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Miller tries to clinch up.
Miller tries to clinch but Trenedad is having none of it.
Jason Miller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Trenedad swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Trenedad throws a hook but Miller avoids it easily.
Trenedad throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Miller.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Trenedad swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Trenedad paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Trenedad tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Miller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Miller is looking to clinch but Trenedad is avoiding it.
Miller tries to clinch there but Trenedad circles away.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Trenedad swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Trenedad takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Trenedad paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Trenedad fails in his attempt to clinch.
Miller wants to clinch up but Trenedad keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trenedad looks to land a combination but Miller avoids it well.

Miller throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Trenedad tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Miller is in Trenedad's guard.

Trenedad looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Miller wants to pass the guard but Trenedad is keeping the position.

Miller stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Miller tries to clinch up.

Miller scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Miller stands up and beckons Trenedad to join him on the feet.
Miller wants to clinch up but Trenedad keeps it at a distance.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Trenedad swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Miller tries to clinch but Trenedad moves out of range.
Miller is looking to clinch but Trenedad is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Miller feints and as Trenedad raises his hands in defense, Miller changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jason Miller overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miller wants to get up but he can't break Trenedad's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Miller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trenedad can do to turn this around?

Trenedad throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Trenedad 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 gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Miller shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Miller was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Miller get's back to his feet.
Miller tries to clinch but Trenedad is having none of it.
Miller tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Trenedad manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Miller is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller tries to clinch up.
Miller is looking to clinch but Trenedad is avoiding it.

Miller closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Trenedad quickly recovers to half guard.
Miller tries to stand and escape but Trenedad actually recovers to full guard.
Miller passes Trenedad's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Trenedad gets back to full guard.
Miller would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Miller gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trenedad tries to bum rush Miller with a series of wild strikes but Miller uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Trenedad paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A slow jab from Trenedad misses its intended target.

Miller closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Trenedad did well to prevent Miller getting side control.
Miller is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Trenedad manages to get to full guard.

Miller gets to his feet - Trenedad follows without any prompting.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trenedad lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Miller backs up against the cage.
Trenedad swats away the attempt to clinch by Miller.

Miller looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller passes into half guard.
John Trenedad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Miller decides to return to a standing position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Miller showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Miller, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Miller!