PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ron Lemieux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Lemieux
vs
Miller

179 cm
20
135 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

172 cm
22
135 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Good gas tank

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ron Lemieux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Miller!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller blocks a low kick nicely.
Miller scores with a nice strike.
Miller tries to clinch there but Lemieux circles away.
Miller scores with a punch to the head.
Lemieux keeps the fight on the outside.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lemieux.
Lemieux throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lemieux shoots in looking for a takedown. Miller tries to sprawl out of it but Lemieux keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Miller manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Miller checks a low kick from Lemieux.
Lemieux shoots and misses
and Miller counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ron Lemieux. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miller with a nice cross.

Miller has Lemieux up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lemieux's elbow.
Miller wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Miller lands a hook to the side of the head.

Miller pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Miller sizes up Lemieux with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jab from Miller.
Miller fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Miller connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lemieux misses the jab.
Lemieux misses with a low kick as Miller jumps back.
Miller avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lemieux shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Miller as he jumps to the side.
Lemieux is trying hard to land a takedown here. Miller sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Miller throws a lazy right hand but Lemieux sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lemieux takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lemieux throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lemieux is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lemieux closes the distance and clinches up with Miller, looking for a takedown. Lemieux pushes Miller against the cage but Miller circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Miller looks to land a left hand but Lemieux moved out of range nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lemieux moves out of range of the strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Miller checks a leg kick.
Miller throws a hook to the side of Lemieux's head but Lemieux sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Miller is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ron Lemieux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Miller checks a leg kick.
Lemieux tries a head kick but it misses.
Lemieux throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Miller's waist but Miller gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lemieux off to one side.
Nice sprawl there from Miller as Lemieux shoots in.
Lemieux drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lemieux moves forwards but Miller connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lemieux avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lemieux will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lemieux avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lemieux shoots in looking for a takedown. Miller tries to sprawl out of it but Lemieux keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Miller manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Miller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lemieux shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Miller to counter with a crisp jab.
Lemieux wants to land a leg kick but Miller is out of range.
Lemieux dives in and grabs Miller's left leg, looking for a takedown. Miller pushes down on Lemieux's head and hops out.
Miller wants to clinch up but Lemieux keeps it at a distance.
Lemieux tries to work over Miller's front leg with a kick but Miller checks it.
Lemieux throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lemieux attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lemieux misses with a leg kick
letting Miller counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice jab there from Miller.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Miller enables Lemieux to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Miller manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Miller dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Miller connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lemieux slips a straight right by Miller.
Lemieux throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Miller's waist but Miller gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lemieux off to one side.
Miller getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Miller scores with a hook.
Lemieux defending well as Miller loads up on a big left hand.
Lemieux throws a low kick but Miller avoids it.
Miller lands with a hook. Lemieux tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Miller throws a hook but Lemieux avoids it easily.
Miller checks the leg kick.
Miller throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lemieux on the side of the head.
Lemieux drops his hands momentarily and Miller takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lemieux looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Miller misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lemieux on the side of the head.
Miller checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Chris Miller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Miller lands a nice shot to the body.
Miller checks a leg kick.
Miller ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lemieux misses with a takedown attempt
and Lemieux takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lemieux shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lemieux takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lemieux really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Miller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Miller fails in his attempt to clinch.
Miller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Miller checks the leg kick nicely there.

Miller clinches up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Miller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lemieux takes one to the chin there.
Lemieux with a lazy takedown attempt
and Miller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ron Lemieux. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A bone on bone clash there as Miller blocks the leg kick.
Lemieux finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lemieux with a poor takedown
and Miller counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Miller checks a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lemieux lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Miller has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Miller and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lemieux tries a low kick but Miller avoids it.
Miller missing with a left hand there. Lemieux was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big right from Miller misses.
Miller scores with a punch to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lemieux misses with a low kick.
Lemieux misses with a left hand
and Miller counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lemieux takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Miller lands with a right hand.
Lemieux fails with a takedown attempt.
Miller lands with an overhand left.
Chris Miller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lemieux changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Miller tries to avoid it but Lemieux manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Miller to the ground. Miller escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Miller keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lemieux takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Miller lands a glancing blow to the side of Lemieux's head.
Miller is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux misses with a straight right.
Lemieux throws a low kick but Miller moves out of range easily.
Lemieux slips under a jab.
Jab by Miller.
Miller tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Lemieux counters with a shoot takedown. Miller fights it but they end up in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Miller is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Miller looking for a sweep. Not yet Miller, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Miller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Miller tries to clinch there but Lemieux circles away.
Lemieux throws a leg kick
and Miller counters with a nice uppercut.
Miller might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lemieux uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Miller.
Miller scores with a hook.
Miller checks a low kick from Lemieux.
Miller throws a shot from downtown. Lemieux moves away and avoids it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lemieux.
Miller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lemieux.
A clash of legs there as Miller blocks the low kick.
Miller blocks a leg kick.
Lemieux attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemieux attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Miller stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lemieux tries a low kick but Miller avoids it.
Miller lands with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lemieux is defended easily by Miller.
Miller throws a hook to the side of Lemieux's head but Lemieux sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Miller tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lemieux manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lemieux with a lazy takedown attempt
and Miller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ron Lemieux. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lemieux fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Miller checks it well.
Miller bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lemieux's head.
Jab from Miller.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux throws a front kick aimed at Miller's knee but Miller avoids it well.
Miller cracks Lemieux with a right hand to the side of the head.
A punch lands to the side of Lemieux 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Miller's corner calls for a 1-2. Miller obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Miller throws a jab when Lemieux was well out of range.
Lemieux shoots in looking for a takedown. Miller tries to sprawl out of it but Lemieux keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Miller manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lemieux misses with a low kick as Miller jumps back.

Lemieux dives in and scores a takedown into Miller's guard.
Chris Miller is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lemieux trying to control the position from guard on top but Miller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miller wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller is looking to stand up but Lemieux isn't so interested in that idea.
Miller is pulling down on Lemieux's head to control his posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Chris Miller.
Lemieux shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lemieux scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Miller catches Lemieux with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ron Lemieux has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller blocks a low kick nicely.
Lemieux tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Miller is able to avoid easily.
Lemieux throws a body kick that misses.
Miller catches Lemieux with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lemieux tries a low kick but Miller avoids it.
Miller clobbers Lemieux with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lemieux wants to land a leg kick but Miller is out of range.
Lemieux fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lemieux swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Miller clinches with his opponent.
Lemieux pushes off an throws an elbow but Miller leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Miller blocks an elbow strike from Lemieux.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chris Miller.
I've got Miller winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Miller!
An out of breath Chris Miller thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.