PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gene White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

White
vs
Miller

184 cm
21
179 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

183 cm
21
180 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

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 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gene White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cody Miller!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White tries a low kick but Miller avoids it.
White misses with a jab, cross combination.
White lands a slapping body shot.
White throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Miller takes a jab right on the kisser.

It looks like Cody Miller has been cut.
White wants to clinch up but Miller keeps it at a distance.
White lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Miller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
White looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
White swinging wilding here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Miller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
White misses with a few strikes there.
White avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Miller takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
White misses with a few strikes there.
Miller moves out of range of the strikes.
White tries to bum rush Miller with a series of wild strikes but Miller uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from White.
White throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Miller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
White misses with an uppercut. Miller saw that one coming.
White scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Danga de danga de dang - White scores with a four punch combination!

Miller is rocked!
White throws a shot from downtown. Miller moves away and avoids it.
Miller is still on wobbly legs! Can White finish him?
Miller showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from White.
White takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
White looks to land a combination but Miller avoids it well.
White misses with a few strikes there.
White rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Miller moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
White is breathing heavily.
Miller moves out of range of the strikes.
White throws a right and a left that Miller avoids nicely.
Miller seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller tries to clinch there but White circles away.

White tries to keep at a distance but Miller has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Miller.
White blocks an elbow strike.
White is trying to break free.
Miller misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from White.
White wants to break the clinch but can't.
Miller prevents White from breaking the clinch.

Miller manages to break the clinch.
Miller tries to clinch but White moves out of range.
Miller showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from White.
White misses with a straight right.
Miller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good leg kick by Miller there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
White misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Miller drives through and clinches with White against the cage.
White blocking some punches.
White takes a knee right on the jaw!
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but White blocks with his arms.
Miller lands a knee to the body.

Miller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
White looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
White closes the distance looking to clinch

and Miller counters by moving into the clinch.
Miller just leaning against White, taking a breather.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but White blocks with his arms.
Miller throws a knee to the head but misses.
Miller misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from White.
White is trying to break free.
Miller missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller landing knees to the head.

White breaks the clinch.
Miller walks into a straight right hand from White.
White throws a series of punches but Miller moves out of range.
A low kick from White is predictable there
and Miller counters with a left and a right that stings White.
White misses with a wild body shot.
White looks to land a left hand but Miller moved out of range nicely.
White misses with a double jab
and Miller counters with a low kick, right behind White 's knee.
White scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
White swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Miller counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Miller.
Miller with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
White is looking to break free of the clinch but Miller has double underhooks.
White wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gene White dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cody Miller's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

White falls off balance throwing a combination

and Miller moves into the clinch.
Miller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Miller looking to throw knees to the head but White is blocking nicely.
Miller trying to land knees to the body.
Miller is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Miller misses with a knee strike.
White avoiding damage as Miller throws knees to the body.
White has had enough of the clinch but Miller keeps him there for the moment.
White wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White has had enough of the clinch but Miller keeps him there for the moment.
Miller is breathing heavily.
White has had enough of the clinch but Miller keeps him there for the moment.
White on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Miller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White is trying to break the clinch but Miller has him pressed against the cage.
Miller stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller prevents White from breaking the clinch.
Miller using the Thai plumb to throw knees but White has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Miller keeps control of White as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

White breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
White slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
White looks to land a combination but Miller avoids it well.
White throws out a loose jab but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
White misses with a few strikes there.
White connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Miller's hands.
White falls off balance throwing a combination
and Miller counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
White throws a leg kick
and Miller counters with a three punch combo that has White backing up. White nods at Miller to acknowledge the strikes.
White smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
White scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
White lands a nice hook to Miller's body. Miller takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White scores with a jab to the head.
White motions for Miller to come forward. White throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gene White is winning the standup battle so far.
Decent striking displayed by White there.
White throws a push kick but Miller slaps the foot to one side.

White instigates a clinch.
White tries to break the clinch but Miller is controlling the position.
White wants to get back to striking at distance but Miller won't allow it.

White escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
White is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
White throws a nice looking combination but Miller bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Miller closes the distance looking to clinch
and White counters with a straight right hand.
Gene White is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
White falls off balance throwing a combination
and Miller counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. White is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from White does it's job there.
Miller tries to clinch up but White circles away and keeps his distance.
White throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Miller.

Miller takes the fight into the clinch.
Miller trying to land knees to the body.

White breaks the clinch.
White connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Miller's hands.
White throws a jab when Miller was well out of range.
White swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Miller counters by clinching up.
Miller misses with the head strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Miller.
Miller throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
White wants to break free but Miller has control.
White tries to break the clinch but Miller is controlling the position.
White is trying to break the clinch but Miller has him pressed against the cage.
Miller using the Thai plumb to throw knees but White has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Miller keeps control of White as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

White manages to break the clinch.
White swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Miller counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Miller.
Miller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

White breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
White fails to land with a series of punches.
Miller dodges the punch combination from White.
A punch combination from White misses.
White fails in his attempt to clinch.
White throws a wild body kick that Miller sees coming a mile off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gene White dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cody Miller's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Miller tries to close the distance and clinch up but White swats him away and circles back towards the center.
White lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by White.
A head kick from Miller lands but White takes it in his stride.
Miller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from White.
White circles away from the clinch attempt.
White throws a hook but Miller avoids it easily.
Miller takes one on the button.
Miller showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from White.
White missing with a left hand there. Miller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Miller fails with an attempt to clinch.
Miller blocks a jab.
Miller blocks a jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Miller showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from White.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Miller moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
White fails to land with a series of punches.
Miller defending well as White loads up on a big left hand.
White misses the jab.
White throws a lazy right hand but Miller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Miller tries to clinch but White moves out of range.
White misses with a series of wild punches.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but White paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Miller staying out of range there.

Miller fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with White, pushing him back against the cage.
Miller tries to land knees in the clinch but White avoids the damage to the body.
White avoiding damage as Miller throws knees to the body.
Miller scores with a hook to the body.

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.
White wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Miller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Miller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Miller slows down the pace here.
Miller prevents White from breaking the clinch.
White on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
White tries to break the clinch but Miller is controlling the position.
White avoiding damage as Miller throws knees to the body.
Miller prevents White from breaking the clinch.
Miller using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
White managing to block the knees to the body from Miller.

White breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
White throws a right hand that Miller ducks under and follows up with a left that Miller also avoids with ease.
White scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White connects with the punch.
White will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Miller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from White.
White fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
White will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Miller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
White loads up on a big right hand but Miller slips the punch.
Miller slips a straight right by White.
White fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
White lands a two punch combo.
Miller avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Miller tries to clinch but White moves out of range.
Miller tries to clinch up.
Miller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from White.
White throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Miller clinches with his opponent.
White avoiding damage as Miller throws knees to the body.
Miller with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
White has had enough of the clinch but Miller keeps him there for the moment.

White breaks the clinch.
White throws a right hand that Miller ducks under and follows up with a left that Miller also avoids with ease.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
White throws an overhand right that lands on Miller's shoulder, as Miller tries to avoid the shot.
Miller wants to clinch.
Cody Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
White fails to land with a series of punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gene White.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for White, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gene White!