PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sam Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Don't Worry, Be Happy! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Hart
vs
Miller

176 cm
31
155 lbs
23 - 15 - 0

180 cm
32
164 lbs
14 - 6 - 1

Great wrestler
World class MT
Insanely flexible

TWGC Champion
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Hugo Miller!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hart shoots in and gets a takedown into Miller's guard.
Miller controlling Hart's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hart throws a strike but Miller rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hart looking to control.
Hart keeping full guard, as Miller tries to pass.
Miller stays in close to Hart's body and controls the position.
Miller wants to control from the top but Hart keeps moving.
Hart has control of Miller's left arm, preventing Miller from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A big right from Miller misses.
Hart thumps Miller with a low kick.
Miller fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hart on the side of the head.
Hugo Miller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Miller throws a big shot that misses.
Hart pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hart throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Miller throws a body punch but Hart moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Miller. That's going to slow Hart down.
Hart avoids the body shot from Miller.
Miller stuns Hart with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Miller throws the left hand but Hart avoids the punch easily.
Miller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hart.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart defending well as Miller loads up on a big left hand.
Miller throws an overhand right that lands on Hart's shoulder, as Hart tries to avoid the shot.
Miller misses with a few strikes there.
Hart scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hart has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hart staying out of range there.
Miller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hart was well out of range. Poor timing from Miller.
Hart ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miller moves away.
Miller misses with a body shot.
Hart keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hart walks into a left hand.
A swing and a miss from Miller.
Nice cross by Miller.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hart.
Hart takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Miller checks a low kick from Hart.
Hart staying out of range there.
Miller fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Miller looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Miller misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hart lands a nice looking body kick.
Hart thows a body kick. Miller tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Miller just misses with a punch to the body.
Miller uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hart has time to react.
Miller just misses with a punch to the body.
Hart misses with an attempted mid kick.
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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Miller jabs at Hart's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hart keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Miller.
Miller avoids the head kick by Hart.
Hart moves away from the strike by Miller.
Miller fails to land with a series of punches.
Miller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hart manages to avoid it.
Hart pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hart.
Miller scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller misses with a leg kick.
Miller throws the kick towards the body but Hart avoids it.
Miller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hart manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hugo Miller dominated that round.
That's time! Hart's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Miller throws a hook but Hart blocks it.
Hart shoots in but no luck this time.
Hugo Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hart momentarily.
Miller tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Miller throws a half hearted mid kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hart.

Hart feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Miller looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hart is one step ahead there.
Hart wants to control from the top but Miller keeps moving.
Hart forces his way into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart wants to pass the guard but Miller is defending well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Miller trying to control but Hart postures up.
Hart thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Miller's head.
Miller is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Miller does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hart not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hart missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hart not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hart trying to control the action but Miller is working from the bottom.
Hart uses his free foot to push down on Miller's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Miller.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Miller is looking to escape.
Miller working to try and regain half guard.
Hart looking to finish with strikes here!
Miller is trying desperately to improve position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller tries to hold on but Hart pushes him away.
Miller might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hart haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Miller is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hart lands with some strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miller is bucking up trying to escape but Hart cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Hart looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Hart dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Miller throws a body punch but Hart moves out of range.
Miller takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hart throws a jab when Miller was well out of range.
Hart shoots in looking for a takedown but Miller manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hart's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hart is looking to land body kicks.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Miller - that will leave a mark!
Miller takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Miller cracks the inside of Hart's front leg.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hart lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Miller has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Miller and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Miller looks to land a left hand but Hart moved out of range nicely.
Hart throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hart displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Miller throws out the jab.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch but Hart swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hart circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hart takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Miller checks the leg kick.
Hart misses with a body kick.
Some wild striking there from Miller.
Miller misses with a looping right.
Miller is looking to clinch.
Nice shot lands for Miller.
Hart misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller misses the jab.
Miller throws a shot to the body.
Hart keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hart.
Hart takes a swing at Miller's ribcage but misses.
Hart throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Miller lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hart has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hart and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Miller swings for the body but Hart moves out of range.
Hart throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hart shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Miller pinned against the cage. Miller gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Hart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hart will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Miller counters with a good, hard body kick but Hart shrugs it off.
Hart with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Miller cracks Hart with an open hand slap.
Hart misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Miller misses with an attempted mid kick.
Miller throws a series of punches but Hart moves out of range.
Hart scores with a jab to the body.

Hart scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hart fails to land a wild elbow strike.

Hart wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Miller, who protects the arm well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart is chipping away with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Miller's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hart cracks Miller with a big right hand but Miller just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hart is looking to take a break and control but Miller is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hart working the head and body with strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Hart showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hart has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Hart!
A very excited looking Sam Hart made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.