PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Gardner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neil Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Gardner
vs
Miller

188 cm
28
230 lbs
21 - 11 - 0

194 cm
24
285 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Josh Gardner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Neil Miller!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gardner chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gardner moves away from the strike by Miller.
Miller with a nice cross.
Gardner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gardner.
A slow jab from Miller misses its intended target.
Miller has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Gardner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice uppercut there from Gardner.
Miller on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Gardner has managed to clinch.
Gardner lands an elbow inside.

Gardner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gardner!

Gardner instigates a clinch.
Gardner creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Miller's defenses.
Gardner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Miller avoiding damage as Gardner throws knees to the body.
Miller avoids the elbow strike from Gardner, against the cage.
Gardner lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Gardner.
Miller tries to throw a body punch but Gardner avoids it by throwing Miller back against the cage.
Gardner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Miller takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gardner pushes off an throws an elbow but Miller leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gardner lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Gardner fails to land.
Gardner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Millers head.
Gardner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gardner being controlled against the cage.
Miller takes an elbow to the temple.
Gardner prevents a body shot from Miller.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gardner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gardner keeps control of Miller as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Miller's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gardner lands an elbow inside.
A hook to the body from Miller.
Good body shot from Gardner.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gardner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Miller throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gardners head.
Gardner prevents a body shot from Miller.
Miller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Miller blocks an uppercut.
Miller blocks the elbow strike.
Miller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gardner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gardner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Gardner.
Miller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Miller misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Miller.
Miller wants to break the clinch but can't.
Good body shot from Gardner.
A hook to the body from Miller.
Our sources have told us that Gardner has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Miller's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Miller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gardner.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gardner lands an elbow that stopped Miller in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Neil Miller has been cut.
Gardner unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Miller looks winded!
Gardner is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gardner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gardner lands with a light punch inside.
Gardner lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gardner landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gardner is leaning against Miller and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gardner lands with a short shot to the head.

Miller is rocked!
Gardner lands a left hand.
Miller is still on wobbly legs! Can Gardner finish him?
Gardner lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Miller to his knees! Gardner keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Josh Gardner!