PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between David Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller comes to the cage accompanied by On to the Next One. Gunn has chosen England belongs to me as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Miller
vs
Gunn

172 cm
26
147 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

190 cm
24
157 lbs
10 - 10 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire
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Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, David Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Ray Gunn!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller jabs at Gunn's body.
Gunn throws a leg kick which misses Miller's front leg but catches the back leg as Miller tries to avoid it.
Miller misses with a kick to the body.
Gunn tries a head kick but it misses.
Gunn throws a nice head kick!
Miller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gunn moves away.
Miller doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gunn counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Miller shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gunn but Gunn pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gunn connects with an inside leg kick.

Miller drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gunn avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Miller.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller throws a strike aimed at the side of Gunn's head but Gunn avoids it well.
Miller 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 creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Gunn sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
You can see the frustration on Gunn's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Miller in side control lands a decent elbow.
Gunn wants to get back to his feet but Miller drags him back down.

Miller wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gunn, who protects the arm well.
Gunn isn't going anywhere.
Miller in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Miller thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Miller is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gunn is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Miller throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Miller throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Gunn can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Miller tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Miller has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gunn wants to control but Miller postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn is trying to improve his position.
Miller in side control, throwing shots but Gunn defends.
Miller wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gunn keeps working.
Miller working the ground and pound from side control.
Gunn manages to get back to half guard.
Gunn is refusing to be controlled, as Miller sits in half guard.

Miller is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gunn doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Miller.
Miller trying to pass the guard but Gunn defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Miller is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gunn blocking the ground and pound attempt from Miller.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gunn is trying to maintain the position but Miller is very close to passing his half guard.
Gunn is refusing to be controlled, as Miller sits in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Miller is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gunn sees it coming and defends easily.
Miller missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Miller dominated that 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.

Gunn throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Miller's head.
Miller takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Miller closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gunn quickly recovers to half guard.
Miller missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Miller trying to control the action but Gunn is working from the bottom.

Miller is looking for a kimura but Gunn is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Miller to get the leverage.
Gunn trying to control from the bottom.
Gunn is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Miller is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gunn is pressing down on Miller's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Miller looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Miller pushing down on Gunn's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Miller is working for a submission of some sort.

Miller is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gunn sees it coming and defends easily.
Miller not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Miller lands a nice short elbow.
Miller winds up and cracks Gunn with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gunn is looking for a sweep. Miller is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Miller seems to be working for a kimura but Gunn defends the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Miller looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gunn avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Miller.
Miller looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Miller is working for a kimura but Gunn is defending it quite comfortably.
Miller throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gunn is defending against the submission attempts here by Miller.
Miller is stalling here. Gunn is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Miller seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Gunn has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Gunn is looking to take a break and control but Miller is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
David Miller overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Gunn has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Miller changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gunn tries to avoid it but Miller manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gunn to the ground. Gunn escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Miller with that takedown attempt.
Ray Gunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gunn with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Miller takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gunn lands with a kick to the temple. Miller shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ray Gunn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gunn.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gunn.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice shot by Gunn.
Gunn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Miller dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Miller fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gunn throws a shot to the body.
Miller fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Some bone on bone action there as Miller checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gunn sizes up Miller with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gunn leaves Miller with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gunn fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Miller takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller has his takedown stuffed
and Gunn counters with a nice low kick that buckles Miller's knee momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Miller tries for a takedown but Gunn circles away easily
and Gunn counters with a nice leg kick.
Gunn fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gunn explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Miller with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gunn counters with a nice leg kick.
Miller fails with a takedown attempt.
Gunn is looking to slow Miller down with leg kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gunn connects with an inside leg kick.
Gunn fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gunn feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Miller's calf.
Miller has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gunn.
Gunn tries a head kick but it misses.
Gunn connects with a leg kick. Miller looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gunn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Miller. That did some damage!
An inside leg kick lands from Gunn.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Miller has a takedown stuffed.
Miller on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gunn. Gunn obviously looking to wear him down.
Gunn scores with a head kick. Miller tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Gunn thuds a left hand into Miller's body.
Gunn connects with a solid leg kick.
Miller fails with a takedown attempt.
Miller shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gunn sprawls well. Gunn wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Miller gets slowly back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gunn as he jumps to the side.
Gunn scores with a sloppy right hand. Miller should have avoided that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gunn throws a head kick that Miller semi-blocks.
Nice body kick there by Gunn.
Gunn connects with a leg kick. Miller looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Gunn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Miller has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Atkins scores the fight for David Miller!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for David Miller!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for David Miller!

David Miller wins by unanimous decision!