PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cedric Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karsten Feigel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Miller
vs
Feigel

205 cm
18
151 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
19
150 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cedric Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Karsten Feigel!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Feigel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Feigel wants the takedown. Miller is fighting it off but Feigel persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Miller's guard against the cage.
Feigel looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Feigel prevents Miller from getting back to his feet.

Miller has his foot on Feigel's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Feigel works his way back into a safe position though.
Feigel not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Miller punching from the bottom.

Feigel decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Feigel closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Feigel asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Feigel throws a strike aimed at the side of Miller's head but Miller avoids it well.
Feigel tries to score with some ground and pound. Miller controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Miller is looking to reverse the position.
Feigel sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Miller is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Miller can't do much from the bottom here.
Feigel prevents Miller from escaping the position.
Feigel postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Feigel is looking to take a break and control but Miller is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Feigel tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Feigel is looking to take a break and control but Miller is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Miller manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Feigel is trying to control. Miller wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Miller punching from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller is looking to improve his position.
Miller is trying to maintain the position but Feigel is very close to passing his half guard.
Miller tries to roll over but Feigel keeps him under control.
Feigel stops Miller from getting back to his feet.
Miller keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Miller wants to improve his position but Feigel is controlling well.
Feigel is trying to control. Miller wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Miller trying to control from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Feigel has managed to clinch.

Feigel successfully pulls guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Feigel has momentary wrist control but Miller slips an elbow through the middle.

Feigel is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Miller presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Miller is trying to pull guard but Feigel turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Feigel's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Feigel has picked Miller up - he's going for a ride! Feigel dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Feigel prevents Miller from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Feigel looks to land a combination but Miller avoids it well.
Miller tries to clinch up.
Miller fails in his attempt to clinch.

Feigel drives through with a takedown into Miller's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Miller wants to control but Feigel passes easily into half guard.
Miller flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Miller misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Miller really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Miller tries to roll over but Feigel keeps him under control.
Feigel blocks the strikes from Miller.
Miller is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Feigel throwing strikes here but Miller is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller regains half guard.
Miller trying to hold on to Feigel's head to control him but Feigel postures up.
Feigel prevents Miller from improving his position.
Feigel wants to free his trapped foot but Miller is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Feigel throwing shots but Miller is blocking nicely.
Feigel tries to stand but can't do so whilst Miller controls his leg.
Miller punching from the bottom.
Feigel seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller tries to get to full guard but Feigel has control of the leg.
Feigel wants to free his trapped foot but Miller is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Feigel is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Feigel in particular looking to stall.
Miller keeping hold of Feigel's head, controlling as best he can.
Miller is trying to control but Feigel manages to pass to mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller is looking to improve his position but Feigel isn't that keen on the idea.
Feigel can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Miller is looking to escape.
Feigel avoids the attempt from Miller to control.
Miller is wriggling around trying to escape.
Feigel punching from mount but Miller doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Miller keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Miller wants to hold on but Feigel pushes him away.
Miller swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller tries to hold on but Feigel postures up.
Miller is trying desperately to improve position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Feigel avoids the attempt from Miller to control.

Feigel stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.

Feigel bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Feigel working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

Feigel looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Miller avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Feigel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Karsten Feigel will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. And we move into the final round!

Feigel fails with an attempt to clinch.

Feigel fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Miller sprawls well initially but Feigel persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Miller wants to get back to his feet.
Miller punching from the bottom.
Miller tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Feigel throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Miller gets full guard.
Miller avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Miller controls Feigel momentarily but Feigel frees himself.
Miller trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Karsten Feigel has got the better of the ground game so far.
Miller wants to improve his position but instead Feigel has moved into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Feigel is trying to control the action in half guard but Miller is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Miller wants to get back to full guard.

Feigel postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Miller to stand up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Miller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Feigel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Miller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Feigel thuds his shin into the meat of Miller's side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Miller throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Feigel was covering up waiting for the punch and Miller finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Miller postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Feigel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Feigel keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully.
Miller will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Miller is looking to work some ground and pound but Feigel has wrist control.
Miller looking to sit in guard and control but Feigel gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller looking to hit a scissor sweep but Feigel is one step ahead there.
Miller working a defensive guard here.
Feigel throws a big elbow that misses.
Miller looking to control.
Feigel wants to pass the guard but Miller is keeping the position.
Feigel wants to control from the top but Miller keeps moving.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Feigel is looking to land body kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Feigel shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Miller wants to sweep but no luck.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Miller is on top in guard.
Miller landing some decent shots from guard.
Feigel controlling Miller's posture.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Karsten Feigel.
Well Feigel has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 28:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karsten Feigel!