PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chris Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Miller
vs
Morrison

172 cm
20
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
21
134 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Morrison tries to sprawl but Miller drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Morrison manages to get to full guard.
Morrison looking to control.
Morrison bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Miller's guard.
Morrison throwing strikes but missing.
Morrison postures up in Miller's guard and throws a big left but Miller blocks it.
Morrison throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Miller works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Miller tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morrison has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Morrison missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Morrison wants to control from the top but Miller keeps moving.
Miller has Morrison pulled in close to control his posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Morrison is looking to work some ground and pound but Miller has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morrison accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Miller on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Miller tries to get out of the position.
Miller working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morrison.
Miller keeping moving, preventing Morrison from controlling successfully.
Morrison distracts Miller with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Miller preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Morrison wants to control from the top but Miller keeps moving.
Miller wants to sweep here but Morrison controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller working a defensive guard but Morrison manages to pass into side control anyway.
Miller defending against the ground and pound.
Miller defending against the ground and pound.
Miller sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morrison wants to lay and pray for a moment but Miller keeps working.
Morrison throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Morrison not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Morrison not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Morrison sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Miller defending well though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morrison wants to pass the guard but Miller is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Morrison thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Miller to regain full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morrison accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Morrison wants to pass the guard but Miller is keeping the position.
Miller knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Morrison on the ground.
Miller wants to sweep here but Morrison controlling him for the moment.
Miller has his hands on Morrison's head, controlling the position.
Morrison wants to control from the top but Miller keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison throws a big right hand that misses.
Morrison loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Morrison wants to control from the top but Miller keeps moving.
Morrison throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Miller is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Miller working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morrison.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morrison lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Miller keeping moving, preventing Morrison from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Morrison dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Morrison shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

so Miller counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Morrison wants to sweep but no luck.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Morrison is on top in guard.
Morrison connects with a couple of short punches.
Morrison trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Morrison thows a big elbow that misses.
Morrison trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Morrison throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Morrison won't allow Miller to get back to his feet.
Miller controls Morrison momentarily but Morrison frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Morrison connects with a couple of short punches.
Morrison throwing strikes from guard but Miller blocks nicely.
Miller trying to keep a closed guard but Morrison is proving a slippery customer.
Miller wants to sweep but no luck.
John Morrison has got the better of the ground game so far.
Miller working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morrison.
Morrison postures up in Miller's guard and throws a big left but Miller blocks it.
Morrison stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Miller swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Morrison trying to control but Miller is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Miller keeping moving, preventing Morrison from controlling successfully.
Miller is trying to keep Morrison in close.
Morrison is fighting to break Miller's control of his arms but Miller is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Chris Miller has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Morrison gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Miller counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morrison has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Miller has passed into side control.
Morrison struggling a bit here.
Morrison is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Miller off and has taken his back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Morrison.
Morrison throwing sloppy strikes.
Morrison missing with punches from the back.
Morrison lands strikes to the head.
Miller manages to reverse the position and now he's in Morrison's guard. Nice work there by Miller.
Morrison throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Miller has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Miller preventing the sweep.
Morrison being controlled here, momentarily.
Miller won't allow Morrison to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Morrison looking for a guillotine here but Miller defends easily.
Miller stopping the sweep attempt from Morrison.
Morrison striking off his back but it's not causing Miller any problems.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morrison looking to hit a scissor sweep but Miller is one step ahead there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miller with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Morrison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Miller's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Miller shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Miller prevents Morrison from getting the reversal.
Morrison flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Miller pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Morrison tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Morrison tries to hold on but Miller pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Miller.

Morrison is rocked!
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!
Morrison keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Morrison is still in real trouble! Can Miller finish him?
Morrison seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Morrison manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Miller blocks the strikes from Morrison.
Miller wants to take a breather but Morrison is having none of it.
Morrison is trying to control but can't.
Miller seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Morrison manages to get to full guard.
Morrison is trying to keep Miller in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Miller cracks Morrison with a solid left hand.

Morrison throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miller postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Morrison throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

Morrison is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Miller is aware though and is defending well.
Morrison has momentary wrist control but Miller slips an elbow through the middle.
Miller postures up in Morrison's guard and throws a big left but Morrison blocks it.
Miller wants to control from the top but Morrison keeps moving.
Morrison bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Miller's guard.
Chris Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Morrison with a flurry of punches that miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morrison stopping the sweep attempt from Miller.
Morrison working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Morrison sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Miller's guard.
Miller is not content to let Morrison control the position.
Morrison lands with a punch from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Miller desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Miller is looking to control Morrison's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Miller avoid being mounted?
Miller makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Miller.
Morrison trying to control the position from guard on top but Miller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morrison won't allow Miller to sweep him here.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John Morrison.
Well Morrison has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Morrison!