PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between TJ Dillashaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and tj Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Dillashaw
vs
Miller

168 cm
19
136 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
27
146 lbs
3 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, TJ Dillashaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, tj Miller!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller throws a nice head kick!

Miller tries to sprawl but Dillashaw drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Miller wants to improve his position but Dillashaw is controlling well.
Dillashaw takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Miller wants to improve his position but Dillashaw is controlling well.
Dillashaw controlling the action here.
Miller taking some punishment here, with Dillashaw in his half guard.
Dillashaw is figuring out what he wants to do next.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of TJ Dillashaw.
Miller throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dillashaw stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Miller with that takedown attempt.
Crunch! Miller slams his shin into Dillashaw's torso.
Dillashaw has a takedown stuffed.
Miller misses with a takedown

and Dillashaw counters with a takedown into side control.
Miller is trying to escape the position but Dillashaw is controlling the position.
Miller manages to work his way to half guard, despite Dillashaw's best efforts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Miller looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Dillashaw is looking for a kimura but Miller is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dillashaw to get the leverage.
Miller tries to roll over but Dillashaw keeps him under control.
Dillashaw is controlling the pace.
Dillashaw missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ground and pound from Dillashaw.
Dillashaw lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Miller is doing well to control the position and prevent Dillashaw from advancing to side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller trying to control from the bottom.

Dillashaw is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Miller has managed to free his arm - good work.
Miller avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dillashaw.
Dillashaw with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Dillashaw's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

TJ Dillashaw has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Miller changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dillashaw tries to avoid it but Miller manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dillashaw to the ground. Dillashaw escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
TJ Dillashaw has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of tj Miller.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dillashaw's head.
Nice sprawl there from Miller as Dillashaw shoots in.
Dillashaw shoots in but no luck this time.

Dillashaw shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Miller is trying to defend but Dillashaw finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Dillashaw is controlling the pace.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

TJ Dillashaw dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Miller shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dillashaw pinned against the cage. Dillashaw gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch but Dillashaw swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dillashaw fails with the takedown
and Miller counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dillashaw has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Miller.

Dillashaw closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Miller trying to hold on to Dillashaw's head to control him but Dillashaw postures up.
Dillashaw is nestled in close to Miller, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillashaw thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dillashaw is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
TJ Dillashaw overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Miller wants to get back to full guard.
Dillashaw scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dillashaw is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Miller trying to hold on to Dillashaw's head to control him but Dillashaw postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Miller pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws the kick towards the body but Dillashaw avoids it.
Miller tries to clinch up but Dillashaw circles away and keeps his distance.
Miller is looking to clinch but Dillashaw is avoiding it.

Miller gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dillashaw to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Dillashaw prevents Miller from getting back to his feet.
Miller utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
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!
Dillashaw controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dillashaw postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Miller keeping full guard, as Dillashaw tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillashaw looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Miller avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dillashaw 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.
Dillashaw is stalling in the full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. TJ Dillashaw wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Miller shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dillashaw as he jumps to the side.
Dillashaw shoots in looking for a takedown but Miller manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dillashaw's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillashaw shoots in and drives through. Miller sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for TJ Dillashaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miller fails with the takedown.
Miller shoots in looking for a takedown but Dillashaw manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Miller's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Dillashaw gets a double leg takedown into Miller's guard.
Miller is trying to control the position but Dillashaw postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dillashaw is stalling in the full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Dillashaw stands up from guard. Let's bang!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

TJ Dillashaw dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Miller fails in his attempt to clinch.
Miller lands with a slapping head kick.
Miller shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dillashaw as he jumps to the side.
Miller shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dillashaw defends it nicely.

Dillashaw dives in and scores a takedown into Miller's guard.
Dillashaw is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dillashaw's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dillashaw working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillashaw working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dillashaw is stalling in the full guard.

Dillashaw postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Miller is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Dillashaw, into his guard.
Dillashaw looking to hit a scissor sweep but Miller is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller is looking to advance position but Dillashaw has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Dillashaw scoring with strikes but Miller is staying in there.
Dillashaw controlling his opponent.
Miller is trying desperately to improve position.
Dillashaw controlling from mount.

Miller bucks up and throws Dillashaw to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dillashaw closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Dillashaw is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Miller has escaped the position, nice work there.

Dillashaw decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Dillashaw closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Miller did well to prevent Dillashaw getting side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dillashaw throwing shots but Miller is blocking nicely.
Well, if Dillashaw is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

Dillashaw is looking for submissions but instead, Miller has regained full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillashaw not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dillashaw throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dillashaw is stalling in the full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up. TJ Dillashaw wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Miller scores with a push kick.
Dillashaw tries for a takedown but Miller sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

TJ Dillashaw clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Miller throws a nice outside leg kick.
Miller shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dillashaw but Dillashaw pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dillashaw shoots in but no luck this time.
Miller tries to clinch

and Dillashaw counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dillashaw in particular looking to stall.
Dillashaw slips a nice elbow through Miller's hands, connecting with Miller's forehead.
Miller is looking to improve his position.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Dillashaw here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Well, if Dillashaw is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Miller punching from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillashaw scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dillashaw not doing much here.
Dillashaw seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Miller for as long as he can get away with.

The ref stands the fighters back up. TJ Dillashaw wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Miller shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dillashaw pinned against the cage. Dillashaw gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Miller tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Dillashaw decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Miller's guard.

Dillashaw decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Miller, up you get!

Dillashaw gets caught flat footed, as Miller shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dillashaw is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dillashaw is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Miller has hold of Dillashaw's hands but Dillashaw slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dillashaw is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Dillashaw is looking to advance position but Miller won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because TJ Dillashaw just wasn't active enough.
Dillashaw shoots in for a double leg but Miller sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
TJ Dillashaw is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dillashaw shoots for a double leg takedown but Miller sprawls well. He's pushed Dillashaw's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for TJ Dillashaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miller shoots in but no luck this time.
Miller misses with a takedown attempt - Dillashaw sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Dillashaw gets tackled into the cage by Miller. Miller maintains the clinch.

Dillashaw turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Dillashaw is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillashaw working away.
Dillashaw is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Miller can do to turn this around?
Miller is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Miller struggling a bit here.
Miller is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

Dillashaw is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Miller has escaped the position, nice work there.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dillashaw has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

TJ Dillashaw had his way with tj Miller in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Miller looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Dillashaw!
Dillashaw slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Miller tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dillashaw knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Dillashaw makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Miller stuffs the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillashaw dives in and grabs Miller's left leg, looking for a takedown. Miller pushes down on Dillashaw's head and hops out.
Miller with a poor takedown

and Dillashaw counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dillashaw.
Dillashaw throws a big elbow that misses.
Dillashaw controls from within his opponent's guard.
Dillashaw tries to free his leg and advance position but Miller is retaining full guard.
Dillashaw postures up and lands a big shot to Miller's brow.
Dillashaw postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dillashaw is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Dillashaw stands up from Miller's guard - Dillashaw perhaps looking for a knockout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

so Dillashaw counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Miller is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillashaw postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Miller is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Dillashaw engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Miller is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dillashaw is stalling in the full guard.

We're going to have a standup here because TJ Dillashaw wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Dillashaw feints and as Miller raises his hands in defense, Dillashaw changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillashaw sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dillashaw stopping the sweep attempt from Miller.
Dillashaw throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Dillashaw gets to his feet - Miller follows without any prompting.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller is looking to clinch but Dillashaw is avoiding it.
tj Miller seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Miller moves into the clinch.

Dillashaw wants the takedown. Miller is fighting it off but Dillashaw persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Miller's guard against the cage.
Miller working a defensive guard here.
Miller can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dillashaw controls the pace.
Dillashaw is looking to work some ground and pound but Miller has wrist control.
Dillashaw is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
tj Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

TJ Dillashaw has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Dillashaw shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Miller manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
TJ Dillashaw showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dillashaw, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for TJ Dillashaw!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for TJ Dillashaw!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for TJ Dillashaw!

TJ Dillashaw wins by unanimous decision!
Post fight, TJ Dillashaw took to the microphone: 'TJ is weak man.he didnt deserve to fight me...what a douch.....'.