PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matt Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Night Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller comes to the cage accompanied by Johnny Cash - Hurt. Man has chosen Night Man as his entrance music. Night Man is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Miller
vs
Man

173 cm
22
160 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

173 cm
27
157 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matt Miller!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Night Man!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Miller shoots in looking for a takedown. Man tries to sprawl out of it but Miller keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Man manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Man throws a nice inside leg kick.

Man clinches up against the cage.
Man takes a shot to the head.
Man tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Man lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Matt Miller has been cut.
Man throws an elbow but it misses.
Man with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Miller.
Miller blocks an elbow strike.
Miller softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Man using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Miller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Miller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Miller misses with some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Miller's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Miller managing to block the knees to the body from Man.
Miller lands with a right to the head.
Man throws an elbow but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller struggles to land a body shot inside as Man controls his hands.
Man with a knee to the head.
Miller lands a nice shot to the body.
Miller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Man.
Miller throws a head punch that misses.
Miller can't get the takedown.
Man misses with a knee strike.
Miller wants to stall.
Man using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Miller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Miller breaks from the clinch.
Man throws a front kick aimed at Miller's knee but Miller avoids it well.
Nice defenses there by Miller.
Man tries to clinch but Miller is having none of it.
Man tries to clinch there but Miller circles away.

Man fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Miller, pushing him back against the cage.
Man with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Man tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with an elbow over the top.
Man tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Miller avoids it.
Man throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Miller blocks it with crossed arms.
Man blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Man prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Miller lands a takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Miller loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Miller accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Miller wants to pass the guard but Man is keeping the position.
Man working a defensive guard here.
Miller postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Miller with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Man is keeping the position for now.
Man is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Miller is controlling him.
Miller postures up in Man's guard and throws a big left but Man blocks it.
Man keeping full guard, as Miller tries to pass.
Miller distracts Man with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Miller landing some decent shots from guard.
Miller postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller looking to sit in guard and control but Man gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Man in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Man throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Miller lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Man!
Miller throwing strikes here but Man is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
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 throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Miller lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Man hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Miller dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Miller's cut.
That's time! Miller's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Man tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Man ducks under a wild hook from Miller.
Man checks the leg kick nicely there.
Some wild striking there from Miller.
Miller misses with a body kick.
Miller pivots, looking for a leg kick but Man is out of range and Miller settles back down.
Miller misses with a straight right.
Man throws a push kick but Miller slaps the foot to one side.
Man takes one to the side of the head.
Miller misses with a head kick.
Miller throws a lazy uppercut
and Man counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Man throws a front kick that sends Miller stumbling back into the cage.

Man clinches with his opponent.
Miller wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man connects with a knee to the head.
Miller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Man breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Miller cracks Man with a good jab.
Man misses with a head kick.
Miller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Miller lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Man backs up against the cage.
Man tries a head kick but it misses.
Man doesn't manage to clinch there - Miller circles away.
Miller throws a combination that misses
and Man makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Miller misses with a wild body shot.
Man scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Miller scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Miller throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Man.
Man displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Miller throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Man moves into the clinch.
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!
Miller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Miller is trying to break the clinch but Man is controlling him.
Miller takes a knee right on the jaw!
Man utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Miller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Man tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Miller scores with a shot to the side of Man's head.
Man tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Man lands an elbow inside that Miller shrugs off.
Miller avoiding damage as Man throws knees to the body.
Man tries to land knees in the clinch but Miller avoids the damage to the body.
Miller managing to block the knees to the body from Man.
Miller misses with a punch to the body.
Man tries a knee to the head but Miller blocks it.
Miller managing to block the knees to the body from Man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Miller working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Man tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Miller avoids it.
Miller avoiding damage as Man throws knees to the body.
Man prevents a takedown attempt there.
Miller lands a hook that snaps the head of Man backwards.
Miller scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Miller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Miller tries to circle away but Man has him pinned against the cage.
Miller makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Man missing with knees to the body.
Man misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Miller.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Man.
Miller tries to throw a body punch but Man avoids it by throwing Miller back against the cage.
Man throws a knee to the head but misses.
Miller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Man's elbow.
Miller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Night Man seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Miller stalling in the clinch but Man improves position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Man with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Miller lands with a short shot to the head.
Man looking to throw knees to the head but Miller is blocking nicely.
Man using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Miller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

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

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!
Miller is looking to work some ground and pound but Man has wrist control.
Man trying to control the position.
Miller trying to control but Man is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Miller is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Matt Miller will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Matt Miller's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Man thows a leg kick but Miller checks it
and Miller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Man throws a head kick that misses
and Miller counters with a nice low kick that buckles Man's knee momentarily.
Man moves out of range as Miller strikes.
That kick from Man tenderised Miller's leg. Miller is trying to keep his angry face on.
Miller misses the shot to the body.
Miller connects with a right hand. Man shakes it off.
Miller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Man moves away.
Man throws a nice head kick!
Man misses with a low kick.
Miller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miller. Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
Man throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Miller is looking to chop away at Man's legs.
Miller fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Man staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Miller's head backwards.
Miller scores with a hook to the body. Man takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Man with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Miller to score with a decent uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Man.
Night Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Man feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Miller's calf.
Man fails in his attempt to clinch.
Man throws a push kick but Miller slaps the foot to one side.
Night Man seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Man throws a leg kick that misses.
Man takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Miller shoots in for a takedown but Man shows good takedown defense.

Miller bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Man is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Man on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Man avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Miller.
Miller looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Miller throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Miller looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Man avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Miller.
Miller thows a huge punch but Man dodges it nicely.
Man keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miller trying to mount his opponent but Man defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller throwing shots but Man is blocking nicely.
Miller not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Miller is looking to advance position but Man won't allow it.
Miller thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Man's head.
Miller is looking to stall here but Man recovers full guard.
Miller postures up in Man's guard and throws a big left but Man blocks it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Man can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a big right hand that misses.
Miller stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Man swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Miller accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Miller works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Miller is looking to advance position but Man won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Miller passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Man!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Miller clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Miller's cut.
That's time! Miller's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Man wants to clinch but Miller slips to the side
and Miller counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Miller fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Man thows a body shot but no joy.
Miller shoots for a double leg takedown but Man sprawls well. He's pushed Miller's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Man tries to sprawl but Miller drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Man wants to get back to full guard.
Miller looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Man avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Miller.
Miller lands strikes from half guard.
Miller drops an elbow to the side of Man's head.
Miller throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miller is pressing down on Man's thigh, looking to free his foot. Man is holding on for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller throwing shots but Man is blocking nicely.
Miller working over Man with some ground and pound. Man looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Miller thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Miller working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Man avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Miller.
Man is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Man is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Miller working over Man with some ground and pound. Man looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Man wants to control but Miller is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Miller landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Miller slips a nice elbow through Man's hands, connecting with Man's forehead.

Man is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Man does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Man is still in real trouble! Can Miller finish him?
Miller passes to full mount!
Miller breaks from Man's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Miller lands a big elbow - Man is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Man is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Matt Miller!
Matt Miller retains his lightweight title!
In his post fight interview, Matt Miller started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.