PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Byrd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Miller might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lump Ya Head. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Roy Byrd enters the cage!

Miller
vs
Byrd

181 cm
26
190 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

180 cm
24
180 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aaron Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roy Byrd!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Byrd pushes Miller up against the cage in a clinch.
Byrd has a couple of punches blocked by Miller.
Miller blocking some punches.
Miller looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Miller.
Miller has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Miller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Byrd swings wildly with an uppercut but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miller trying to land knees to the body.
Miller misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Byrd.
Miller lands an elbow that stopped Byrd in his tracks for a moment.

Miller manages to break the clinch.

Byrd closes the distance and pushes Miller back into the cage.
Byrd working aggressively here.
Miller missing with knees to the body.
Byrd makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Miller lands an elbow that stopped Byrd in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Roy Byrd has been cut.
Byrd has a couple of punches blocked by Miller.
Byrd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Byrd throws a punch but it's blocked by Miller.
Byrd on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Miller comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Miller creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Byrd's defenses.
Byrd looks gassed!
Byrd throws a punch but it's blocked by Miller.
Miller landing knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Miller.
Miller lands a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miller using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Miller scores a nice knee to the body.
Miller lands a knee to the body.
Byrd takes a knee to the side of the body.
Miller lands a nice knee to the body.
Miller gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Miller.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller landing knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Miller.
Byrd takes an elbow to the forehead.
Miller lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Miller putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Byrd in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Byrd takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Miller.
Miller unloads a knee to the mid-section. Byrd lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Miller unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Miller.
Miller works on Byrd's body with a couple of short punches.
Miller lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Byrd takes a knee to the side of the body.
Miller lands a damaging elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Byrd fails to land.
Miller lands a good knee to the midsection. Byrd won't want to take too many of those.

Miller pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Miller does it's job there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Miller, as that shot connected.

Miller moves into the clinch successfully.
Byrd takes an elbow to the temple.
Miller landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Miller putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Byrd in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Miller wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Byrd prevents Miller from breaking the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrd misses with a punch on the inside.
Miller lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Byrd.
Miller lands an elbow inside that Byrd shrugs off.
Byrd throws a head punch that misses.
Byrd avoids the elbow strike from Miller, against the cage.
Byrd doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Miller landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Byrd avoids the elbow strike from Miller, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Miller.
Miller putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Byrd in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Byrd managing to block the knees to the body from Miller.
Miller scores with a nice hook to the head.
Byrd misses with a short punch on the inside.
Miller putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Byrd in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Byrd scores with a shot to the side of Miller's head.
Byrd throws a head punch that misses.
Miller is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Byrd is defending well for now.
Byrd managing to block the knees to the body from Miller.
A head punch on the inside from Byrd fails to land.
Byrd lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Miller is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Byrd misses with a short punch on the inside.
Miller blocking some punches.
Byrd takes a knee to the side of the body.
Byrd avoids a wild elbow strike from Miller.
Byrd misses with some punches.
Byrd gets through Miller's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Miller throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller lands a knee to the body.
Miller putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Byrd in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Byrd gets through Miller's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Miller tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Byrd avoids it.
Miller takes a shot to the head.
Nice elbow from Miller.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Byrd creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Miller lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Miller lands a good knee to the midsection. Byrd won't want to take too many of those.
Nice elbow from Miller.
Miller tries to land knees in the clinch but Byrd avoids the damage to the body.
Miller comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Byrd misses with a hook from the clinch.
Miller lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Miller struggles to land a body shot inside as Byrd controls his hands.
Byrd blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Byrd lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Byrd.
Miller unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Miller utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Miller working Byrd over with knees to the body.
Miller lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Byrd has a couple of punches blocked by Miller.
Byrd blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Miller working Byrd over with knees to the body.
Miller looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Byrd on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four 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.
Miller lands a nice elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Byrd fails to land.
Miller lands a nice knee to the body.
Byrd avoids a wild elbow strike from Miller.

Miller breaks the clinch.

Byrd takes the fight into the clinch.
Miller trying to stall but Byrd improves his position.
Byrd working aggressively here.
Miller taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Miller lands an elbow inside that Byrd shrugs off.
Miller tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Byrd avoids it.
Miller pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Byrd.
Miller lands a damaging elbow.
Miller blocks an uppercut.
Byrd misses with the head strike.
Miller scores a nice knee to the body.
Byrd blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Byrd lands a hook that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
Miller gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Byrd working aggressively here.
Byrd misses with a punch on the inside.
Miller is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Byrd is defending well for now.
Byrd lands with a right to the head.
Byrd swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Miller dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roy Byrd's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Miller has managed to clinch.
Miller utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Miller breaks from the clinch.

Miller clinches up against the cage.
Byrd takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Miller.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Miller obliges.
Miller is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Miller is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Miller.
Miller lands an elbow just above Byrd 's eye.
Byrd takes an elbow to the forehead.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Miller lands an elbow inside.

Miller breaks the clinch.
Miller turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Byrd closes the distance and clinches.
Miller lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Miller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Miller.
Miller working Byrd over with knees to the body.

Miller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Miller rushes Byrd and presses him up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Byrd.
Miller landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Miller lands an elbow that stopped Byrd in his tracks for a moment.
Miller is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Byrd is defending well for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Miller.
Miller lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Byrd lands a left hand.
Byrd throws a head punch that misses.
Miller lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Miller lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Miller's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Byrd has a couple of punches blocked by Miller.
Byrd blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Byrd working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Miller missing with knees to the body.
A short left from Byrd.
Knees to the body from Miller.
Miller comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees to the body from Miller.
A right handed body shot lands from Miller.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Miller.
Byrd blocks an elbow strike.
Byrd blocks an elbow strike from Miller.
Miller lands an elbow inside that Byrd shrugs off.
Byrd lands a shoulder strike.
Miller gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Byrd lands a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Miller lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Aaron Miller has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Byrd working aggressively here.
Miller lands an elbow just above Byrd 's eye.
Byrd makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Byrd fails to land.
Byrd takes an elbow to the temple.
Miller lands with a left to the head.
Byrd avoids the elbow strike from Miller, against the cage.
Byrd misses with a short punch on the inside.
Byrd lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
Miller gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Miller.
Byrd blocking some punches.
Byrd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Miller tries to stall but Byrd uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Miller missing with knees to the body.

Miller breaks the clinch.

Byrd moves into the clinch successfully.
Byrd pushes Miller back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Miller scores a nice knee to the body.
Byrd misses with the head strike.
Miller creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Byrd lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Byrd misses with the head strike.
Byrd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Byrd misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Miller obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Miller breaks the clinch.

Byrd darts in and clinches Miller up against the cage.
Byrd swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Byrd working aggressively here.
Miller comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Miller utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Miller lands an elbow that stopped Byrd in his tracks for a moment.
Miller working Byrd over with knees to the body.
Miller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Miller.
Byrd lands a nice uppercut.
Miller pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Miller pushes off an throws an elbow but Byrd leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Byrd on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Byrd lands a left hand.
Byrd managing to block the knees to the body from Miller.
Miller misses with an elbow strike.
Miller is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Miller throws an elbow but it misses.
Byrd throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Millers head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Byrd.
Miller is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Byrd misses with some punches.
Miller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Byrd misses with the head strike.

Miller breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Miller, right into the meat.
Byrd takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Miller clinches up against the cage.
Miller lands an elbow inside that Byrd shrugs off.
Miller throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Miller throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Miller just misses with a elbow thrown towards Byrd's brow.
Byrd on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Byrd pushes Miller back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Byrd.
Byrd misses with a punch on the inside.
Miller creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Byrd's defenses.
Byrd scores with a nice hook to the head.
Miller taking a breather.
Byrd swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Miller breaks from the clinch.

Byrd clinches.
Byrd blocks an elbow strike.
Miller misses with some punches.
Miller stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Miller throws an elbow but misses.
Byrd misses with a punch on the inside.
Byrd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Miller dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Roy Byrd's cut.
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 takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Miller drives through and clinches with Byrd against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Byrd scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Miller obliges.
Byrd takes an elbow to the forehead.
A head punch on the inside from Byrd fails to land.
Miller is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Miller landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Miller.
Byrd lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Miller using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Miller.
Byrd avoiding damage as Miller throws knees to the body.
Miller lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Byrd backwards.
Byrd blocks an elbow strike from Miller.
Miller throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Miller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Miller pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Byrd takes an elbow to the temple.
Byrd has a couple of punches blocked by Miller.
Miller misses with an elbow strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Byrd.
Byrd softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Miller.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Miller obliges.
Byrd managing to block the knees to the body from Miller.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Byrd gets through Miller's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Byrd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Miller putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Byrd in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Byrd misses with some punches.
Miller misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Byrd.
Miller misses with an elbow strike.
Miller landing knees to the body.
Byrd misses with some punches.
Byrd misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Byrd.
Miller tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Byrd avoids it.
Miller tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Byrd avoids it.
Byrd lands a hook that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
Byrd misses with a short punch on the inside.
Byrd scores with a shot to the side of Miller's head.
Byrd takes an elbow to the forehead.
Miller lands an elbow inside.

Miller manages to break the clinch.

Byrd forces Miller back against the cage and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Byrd.
Byrd swings wildly with an uppercut but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miller lands a knee to the body.

Miller breaks the clinch.

Byrd closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

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.
Miller throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Miller.
Miller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Miller is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Miller lands an elbow just above Byrd 's eye.
Byrd avoiding damage as Miller throws knees to the body.
Miller misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Byrd.
Miller unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Byrd blocks the elbow strike.
Miller lands a knee to the body.
Miller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Miller.
Still in the clinch, Byrd scores with a nice short uppercut.
Byrd swings wildly with an uppercut but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miller is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Byrd lands a right hand.
Byrd avoiding damage as Miller throws knees to the body.
Byrd avoiding damage as Miller throws knees to the body.
Byrd lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Miller throws an elbow but misses.
Byrd dodges an elbow strike from Miller.
A head punch on the inside from Byrd fails to land.
Miller pushes off an throws an elbow but Byrd leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Miller pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Byrd moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrd gets through Miller's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Miller lands an elbow inside.
Miller creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Byrd's defenses.
Miller lands an elbow that stopped Byrd in his tracks for a moment.
Byrd lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
Miller gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Miller pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Miller lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Byrd blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Byrd on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Byrd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Byrd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Miller misses with an elbow strike.
Miller lands an elbow that stopped Byrd in his tracks for a moment.
Byrd misses with a short punch on the inside.
Byrd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Miller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Byrd avoids the elbow strike from Miller, against the cage.
Byrd takes a knee to the side of the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Miller throws an elbow but misses.
Miller is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Byrd is defending well for now.
Miller lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Byrd lands with a left to the head.
Miller lands a knee to the body.
Miller misses with an elbow strike.
Miller pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Miller putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Byrd in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Miller.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Miller misses with an elbow strike.
Byrd lands an uppercut.
Byrd blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Byrd avoiding damage as Miller throws knees to the body.
Byrd on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Byrd.
Miller lands a knee to the body.
Byrd avoiding damage as Miller throws knees to the body.
Byrd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Miller.
Byrd takes a knee to the side of the body.
Miller lands an elbow inside.
Miller working Byrd over with knees to the body.
Aaron Miller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Byrd throws a head punch that misses.
Byrd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Miller lands an elbow that stopped Byrd in his tracks for a moment.
Miller throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Byrd throws a head punch that misses.
Miller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Byrd takes a knee to the side of the body.
Roy Byrd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miller lands a nice elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Miller showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Miller has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

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