PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Claude Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller's entrance music is Fight Song - Methods of Mayhem. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Overeem's choice of entrance music: Bangarang. Jason Miller could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jean Claude Overeem's chin.

Miller
vs
Claude Overeem

187 cm
28
168 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

184 cm
21
183 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Miller!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jean Claude Overeem!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller looks to clinch

and Overeem counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Overeem misses with a hook to the ribs.
Miller creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Overeem's defenses.
Miller lands a damaging elbow.
Miller pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Overeem blocks the elbow strike.
Miller lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Jean Claude Overeem has been cut.
Overeem trying to land knees to the body.
Miller misses with a knee to the head.
Overeem works on Miller's body with a couple of short punches.
Miller gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Miller pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Overeem tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Miller lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Miller with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Miller lands a damaging elbow.
Overeem scores with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller avoiding damage as Overeem throws knees to the body.
Miller tries to land knees in the clinch but Overeem avoids the damage to the body.
Overeem is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller tries to land knees in the clinch but Overeem avoids the damage to the body.
Overeem misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Miller.
Overeem misses with a short punch on the inside.
Miller managing to block the knees to the body from Overeem.
Overeem blocks the elbow strike.
Miller missing with knees to the body.
Overeem blocks an elbow strike from Miller.
Miller pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Overeem avoids a wild elbow strike from Miller.
Miller is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Overeem is defending well for now.
Miller looking to throw knees to the head but Overeem is blocking nicely.
Miller throws an elbow that misses.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Miller lands an elbow that stopped Overeem in his tracks for a moment.
Miller lands a knee to the head.
Miller throws an elbow but it misses.
Miller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Overeem blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Overeem tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Overeem lands a nice shot to the body.
Overeem lands a hook that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
Overeem blocks an elbow strike from Miller.
Overeem tries to land a knee to the head but Miller blocks with his arms.
Miller creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Miller jerks Overeem's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Overeem drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Miller goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Miller because Overeem was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Jason Miller!
Jason Miller retains his welterweight title!
Jason Miller thanked the fans post fight for their support.