PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Patton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller comes to the cage accompanied by Lion - Hollywood Undead. Jason Patton has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Oliver Miller's chin.

Miller
vs
Patton

195 cm
20
215 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

185 cm
26
200 lbs
3 - 1 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oliver Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Patton!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller looks to score with a jab to the body but Patton is just out of range.
Miller loads up on a big right hand but Patton slips the punch.
Miller slips a straight right by Patton.
Patton moves out of range as Miller strikes.
Patton misses with a double jab.
Miller throws a head kick but Patton moves out of range.
Miller jabs Patton to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Miller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Patton takes a swing at Miller's ribcage but misses.
Miller throws a jab but it's blocked by Patton.
Patton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Patton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Miller scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Patton doesn't seem bothered though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Patton.
A head kick misses from Patton.
Miller thows a body shot but no joy.
Miller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Patton manages to avoid it.
Miller lands a glancing blow to the side of Patton's head.

It looks like Jason Patton has been cut.
Miller ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Miller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Patton.
Miller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Patton moves away.
Patton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Miller.
Miller listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A jab from Miller misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller lands a head shot.
Oliver Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice shot lands for Miller.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller lands a jab to Patton's midsection.
Miller lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Patton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Miller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Patton was well out of range. Poor timing from Miller.
Miller throws a shot from downtown. Patton moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Patton misses.
Miller throws a big shot that misses.
Patton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miller manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a jab when Patton was well out of range.
Miller throws a body punch but Patton moves out of range.
Miller connects with the punch.
Nice defenses there by Patton.
Patton moves forwards but Miller connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Miller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Patton misses.
Patton swings for the body but Miller moves out of range.
Miller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Patton.

Patton closes the distance and pushes Miller back into the cage.
Miller blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patton lands a nice uppercut.

Miller breaks from the clinch.
Miller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Patton.

Patton feints and as Miller raises his hands in defense, Patton changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller looking for a sweep. Not yet Miller, not yet.
Patton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Patton must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Miller is pulling down on Patton's head to control his posture.
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.

Oliver Miller dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Patton's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Patton missing with a left hand there. Miller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Miller misses with an uppercut. Patton saw that one coming.
Patton staying out of range there.
Patton shoots in looking for a takedown. Miller tries to sprawl out of it but Patton keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Miller manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Patton listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Miller throws a looping overhand right but Patton ducks down to avoid it.
Patton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miller moves away.
Miller cracks Patton with an open hand slap.
Miller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Patton.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller throws a looping overhand right but Patton ducks down to avoid it.
Patton takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Patton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Miller.
Miller connects with a nice looking jab.
Patton is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Miller just misses with a punch to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Patton, as that shot connected.
Miller uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Patton closes this distance looking for a takedown but Miller circles away.
Miller throws a jab when Patton was well out of range.
Patton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Miller.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller slips a jab from Patton.
A big right from Patton misses.
Oliver Miller is winning the standup battle so far.
A shot to the liver by Miller. Beautiful body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Patton takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Patton changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Miller looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Miller pushes Patton away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Patton gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
You can see the frustration on Miller's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Patton lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Patton prevents Miller from escaping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller isn't going anywhere.
Miller avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Patton.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sloppy strikes there by Patton.
Miller is looking for a sweep.
Miller manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Patton throwing shots but Miller is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miller is looking to escape.
Miller trying to control here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patton not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Patton lands a nice short elbow.
Patton looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Patton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Miller is looking for a sweep. Patton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Patton working the head and body with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller is trying to maintain the position but Patton is very close to passing his half guard.
Patton missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Oliver Miller will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jason Patton's cut.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Miller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Patton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Miller counters with a nice body shot.
Miller connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Miller lands with a good body shot.
Miller throws a hook but Patton blocks it.
Miller just misses with a punch to the body.
Miller connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Patton lands with a nice body punch.
Miller lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Miller looks to throw the jab but Patton is out of range.
Patton throws a jab but it's blocked by Miller.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton moves out of range of the body kick.
Patton misses with a hook.

Patton gets a clinch.
Miller looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short left from Patton.
Patton throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Miller wants to break free but Patton has control.
Miller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Patton tries to score a body lock takedown but Miller shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Patton misses with the head strike.
The referee calls for Patton to work.
Miller wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Miller can't break the clinch.
Jason Patton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller can't break the clinch.
Miller is trying to break free.
Patton has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Miller after a bit of a struggle.
Patton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Patton has Miller pressed against the cage, preventing Miller from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Miller working hard to break the clinch.
Miller can't break the clinch.
Miller is trying to break free.
Patton keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Miller's efforts to push away.
Come on Patton - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Miller wants to break the clinch but can't.

Miller breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller looks to score with a jab to the body but Patton is just out of range.
Miller connects with a single shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller catches Patton with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Oliver Miller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Miller misses with an uppercut. Patton saw that one coming.
Patton throws a hook but Miller avoids it easily.
Patton misses with a hook.
A punch lands to the side of Patton 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Patton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Miller counters with a left to the body.
Nice jab there from Miller.
Miller scores with a jab. Patton acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Patton takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Patton is rocked!
Miller throws a poor cross that misses

and Patton counters with a single leg into guard. Miller didn't expect that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Patton is working Miller over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Patton tries to free his leg and advance position but Miller is retaining full guard.
Patton postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Patton throws a strike but Miller rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Patton pulls Miller in to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Patton working a defensive guard but Miller manages to pass into side control anyway.
Miller tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Oliver Miller showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Miller, 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oliver Miller!
A determined Oliver Miller didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!