PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonas Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Austin
vs
Miller

180 cm
18
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight 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, Jonas Austin!
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, Jason Miller!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Austin moves in looking to clinch but Miller pushes him off.

Miller scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Miller wants to pass to mount but Austin is defending the position.
Miller prevents Austin from improving his position.

Miller stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Austin to get to his feet.
Austin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Austin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Miller counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Austin throws a right hand that Miller ducks under and follows up with a left that Miller also avoids with ease.

Miller shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Miller was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Austin taking shots to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin tries to buck Miller off but he can't manage it.
Austin is breathing heavily.
Austin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Miller with a couple of short strikes.
Austin is working to get back to half guard.
Miller fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Miller tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Miller lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Austin hang on?
Austin is trying desperately to improve position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Miller is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Miller swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Miller shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Miller was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Miller has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Miller controlling his opponent.
Austin can't escape the position.
Austin is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Miller looking to control but Austin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Miller controlling from mount.
Austin's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Austin slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Austin wants to improve his position but Miller is controlling well.
Miller is trying to control the action in half guard but Austin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Miller prevents Austin from standing back up.
Austin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Miller is working for a submission of some sort.

Austin kicks off Miller and gets to his feet.
A lazy body kick from Austin
and Miller counters with a solid body kick.
Austin tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Miller counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Austin!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Miller dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Austin fails to land with a series of punches.

Miller forces Austin back against the cage and clinches.
Austin is looking to control Miller's arms but Miller gets an underhook and turns him. Now Austin has his back to the cage.
Miller content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Austin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Miller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Austin throws a punch but it's blocked by Miller.

Miller has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Austin uses from the top position.
Miller bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Austin's guard.
Miller working some strikes from top position.
Miller wants to control from the top but Austin keeps moving.
Austin keeping full guard, as Miller tries to pass.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Miller with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller advances to half guard.
Austin is looking for a sweep. Miller is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Miller passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Austin!
Miller takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Miller blocks Austin's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Austin tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Austin is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Austin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Miller trying to control but Austin is having none of it.
Austin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Austin is looking to escape.
Austin wants to try and get back to his feet.
Austin is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Austin tries to hold on but Miller postures up.
Miller trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Austin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Austin throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Austin is looking to improve his position but Miller isn't that keen on the idea.
Miller takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Miller breaks from Austin's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Miller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Austin falls off balance throwing a combination

so Miller counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Austin kicks Miller off and gets to his feet.
A bone on bone clash there as Miller blocks the leg kick.
Austin tries to close the distance and clinch but Miller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Austin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Jason Miller has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No joy there for Austin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Austin throws a series of punches but Miller avoids them all with ease.
Austin blocks a head kick by Miller.
Austin misses with a head kick.

Austin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Austin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jason Miller has got the better of the ground game so far.
Austin looking to control but Miller is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Austin throwing strikes here but Miller is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Miller takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee warns Miller that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Austin is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Miller has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Miller tries to hold on but Austin postures up.
Austin misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Austin thowing shots but they're missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miller wants to control but Austin is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller is looking to get to half guard.
Miller is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Miller regains half guard.
Austin prevents Miller from improving his position.

Austin is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Miller is controlling Austin's position as best he can from this difficult position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller is looking to control Austin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Miller avoid being mounted?
Miller misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Austin trying to control the action but Miller is working from the bottom.
Miller works his way to full guard. Good work.

Miller scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Austin throws a low kick, looking for Miller's leg but Miller calmly moves out of range.

Austin gets caught flat footed, as Miller shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Miller pushes down on Austin's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Miller's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Miller's back!
A lull in the action here.
Austin throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Miller!
Austin scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Austin missing with strikes.
Austin misses with an elbow to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Austin tries to get the hooks in deep but Miller pushed the leg off.
Jonas Austin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Austin scores with punches to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jonas Austin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Miller has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Miller!