PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikel Millar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Millar is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Gangnam Style. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Miller
vs
Millar

186 cm
24
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jason Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mikel Millar!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Millar misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Millar misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
No joy there for Miller, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Millar is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sloppy strikes from Miller. Those never looked like landing.
Millar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Miller stuffs the takedown attempt from Millar. Millar gets slowly back to his feet.
Jason Miller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikel Millar.

Miller gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Millar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Miller doesn't manage to clinch there - Millar circles away.
Miller fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Miller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Millar wants to clinch up but Miller keeps it at a distance.
Miller misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller moves to clinch but Millar breaks away
and Millar counters with an inside leg kick.

Millar clinches up against the cage.

Millar jumps guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Miller is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Millar is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Millar has escaped and now he's on top!

Miller is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Millar is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Millar works over Miller with some ground and pound from guard.

Millar gets to his feet. Miller looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Millar throws a sloppy head kick and Miller moves out of range easily.
Miller looks to clinch

and Millar decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Miller's guard.
Millar is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Miller has his foot on Millar's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Millar works his way back into a safe position though.
Millar wants to control from the top but Miller keeps moving.

Miller is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller keeping moving, preventing Millar from controlling successfully.

Miller is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Millar rolls with it to try and escape but Miller cranks on the arm and Millar is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jason Miller!
A victorious Jason Miller thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.