PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magnus Poulsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller comes to the cage accompanied by Bruce Springsteen - Born In The USA. 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
Poulsen

196 cm
25
276 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Magnus Poulsen!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poulsen misses with an uppercut
and Miller counters with a nice low kick that buckles Poulsen's knee momentarily.
Poulsen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Miller lands a head kick!

It looks like Magnus Poulsen has been cut.
Poulsen throws a leg kick that misses.
Miller on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Poulsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miller moves away.
Poulsen tries a low kick but Miller avoids it.
Miller tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Poulsen swivels and escapes.
Miller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Poulsen.
Poulsen thows a left - swing and a miss!
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 closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Miller manages to break the clinch.
Magnus Poulsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poulsen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Miller counters with a nice leg kick.
Miller blocks a low kick nicely.
Miller avoids a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poulsen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Miller. Miller obviously looking to wear him down.
Miller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big left from Poulsen misses.
A jab from Poulsen misses.
Poulsen stuffs the takedown attempt from Miller. Miller gets slowly back to his feet.
Miller looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Miller staying out of range there.
Poulsen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Miller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Miller keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Poulsen throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Miller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Poulsen throws out the jab.
Poulsen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Miller fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller checks a low kick from Poulsen.
Miller scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Miller. That's going to slow Poulsen down.
Miller slips a jab and a cross from Poulsen.
Poulsen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Miller misses with a double jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miller turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Miller throws a sloppy head kick and Poulsen moves out of range easily.
Miller has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Poulsen finds it's way round the side to connect with Miller's head.
Poulsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Miller is just out of range.
Miller doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Miller is breathing heavily.
Poulsen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sloppy strikes from Poulsen. Those never looked like landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poulsen. Miller does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Poulsen.
Miller connects with a leg kick. Poulsen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Poulsen throws a right hand that Miller ducks under and follows up with a left that Miller also avoids with ease.
Magnus Poulsen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Poulsen throws a shot from downtown. Miller moves away and avoids it.
Poulsen's corner calls for a 1-2. Poulsen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Poulsen misses with a right hand
and Miller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poulsen. Miller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Poulsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poulsen. Miller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Miller tries to clinch up but Poulsen circles away and keeps his distance.
Miller smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Poulsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Poulsen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Miller moves out of range as Poulsen strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller is looking to clinch but Poulsen is avoiding it.
Miller fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miller slips under a jab from Poulsen.
Some wild striking there from Miller.
Poulsen lands a really nice looking cross but Miller seems unphased.
Poulsen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Miller's hands.
Miller throws a leg kick but Poulsen checks it.
Poulsen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A low kick from Poulsen misses
and Miller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Miller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Poulsen throws a leg kick but Miller sees it coming and moves out of range.
Poulsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Miller throws a right hand that misses
and Poulsen counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Magnus Poulsen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Magnus Poulsen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Poulsen fails to land with a series of punches.
A good leg kick by Miller.
Miller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Poulsen.
Poulsen connects with the punch.
Poulsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miller was well out of range. Poor timing from Poulsen.
Miller misses with the combination.
Poulsen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Miller looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
John Miller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Miller feints and then cracks Poulsen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Poulsen down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller lands with a kick to the temple. Poulsen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Poulsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Poulsen misses with a right hand
and Miller counters with a one-two to the body.
Miller finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Miller throws a hook to the side of Poulsen's head but Poulsen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poulsen scores with the left hand. Miller knows he should have avoided that one.
Miller on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Poulsen scores with a nice head shot.
Poulsen misses with a few strikes there.
Miller misses with an attempted mid kick.
Poulsen throws a body punch but Miller moves out of range.
Poulsen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poulsen misses with a body shot.
Poulsen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Miller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Miller closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Poulsen misses with a wild body shot.
Poulsen lands a jab to Miller's midsection.
Poulsen connects with a looping right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller moves out of range as Poulsen strikes.
Poulsen missing with a left hand there. Miller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Magnus Poulsen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Poulsen scores with a jab.
Miller moves out of range of the strikes.
Miller moves away from the strike by Poulsen.
Poulsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Miller is just out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Poulsen.
Miller takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Miller takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Poulsen lands a big uppercut and Miller crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Miller looks OK. Poulsen waves Miller back to his feet!

Miller is rocked!
Poulsen throws a hook but Miller blocks it.
Poulsen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Miller tries to move into range but Poulsen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Poulsen. That snapped Miller's head back.
Oh Miller is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Miller showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Poulsen.
Miller seems to have got his legs back now.
Poulsen keeps the fight on the outside.
Poulsen tries to land a leg kick but Miller saw it coming and moves away.
Miller misses with a double jab.
Poulsen connects with a single shot there.
Miller slips a straight right by Poulsen.
Poulsen misses with a body shot.
Poulsen throws a low kick but Miller moves out of range easily.
Poulsen connects with a superb combination that knocks Miller out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Poulsen before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Miller!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Magnus Poulsen!
Magnus Poulsen thanked the fans post fight for their support.