PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aiko Zeus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colin Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Zeus
vs
Miller

165 cm
21
160 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

199 cm
27
162 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aiko Zeus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Colin Miller!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zeus.
Miller is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Zeus.

Miller pushes Zeus up against the cage in a clinch.
Zeus could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Miller takes an elbow to the temple.
Zeus lands a left hand.
Miller is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Miller is leaning against Zeus and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Miller pulls guard effortlessly.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Zeus stopping the sweep attempt from Miller.
Miller wants to stand and escape but Zeus is having none of it.

Zeus decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Miller, up you get!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Miller closes the distance and clinches.
Zeus blocks an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeus lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Miller takes an elbow to the forehead.
Miller looking to throw knees to the head but Zeus is blocking nicely.
Zeus has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Zeus wants to get back to striking at distance but Miller won't allow it.
Miller takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Colin Miller has been cut.
Miller misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zeus.

Zeus manages to break the clinch.
Zeus throws a head kick that misses.

Miller darts in and clinches Zeus up against the cage.
Zeus comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Zeus is trying to push Miller away but Miller has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Zeus pushes Miller back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Zeus's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zeus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Miller backwards.

Zeus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zeus lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Zeus.

Miller gets a clinch.
Zeus wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Miller pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab lands there for Zeus.
Miller tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zeus swivels and escapes.
Zeus throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Zeus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Miller circles away quickly and effectively.
Zeus keeps Miller at a distance using the push kick.
A head kick misses from Zeus.
Zeus throws a combination. Miller tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Miller throws a leg kick that misses.
Zeus throws a sloppy head kick and Miller moves out of range easily.
Zeus scores with a push kick.
Zeus throws a nice inside leg kick.

Miller has managed to clinch.
Zeus can't break the clinch.
Miller wants to stall.
Zeus lands an elbow inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeus looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Zeus managing to block the knees to the body from Miller.
Zeus lands an elbow that stopped Miller in his tracks for a moment.
Miller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zeus lands an elbow inside.
Zeus lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Miller obliges.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Zeus.
Zeus blocking some punches.
Miller misses with a body punch.
Our sources have told us that Zeus has been working on his elbows in the gym.
A nice left hand lands by Zeus.
Zeus misses with an elbow strike.
Zeus tries to circle away but Miller has him pinned against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Zeus as Miller tries to tie him up.

Zeus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Miller has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller lands a knee to the head.
Zeus misses with an elbow over the top.
Miller prevents Zeus from breaking the clinch.
Zeus tries to break free but Miller pushes him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Miller on the inside.
A short left from Zeus.
Miller misses with an elbow over the top.
Miller has Zeus pressed against the cage, preventing Zeus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Miller avoids the elbow strike from Zeus, against the cage.
Miller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Miller takes an elbow to the forehead.
Miller landing knees to the head.
Zeus has had enough of the clinch but Miller keeps him there for the moment.
Zeus wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Miller has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zeus scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zeus throws an elbow but misses.
Zeus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zeus wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zeus can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Miller looks to land a body kick but Zeus moved away.
Zeus throws a lazy head kick
and Miller counters with a big head kick but Zeus shrugs it off.
Zeus misses with a wild combination.
Zeus wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Zeus looks for the body kick but Miller saw that one coming.
Miller takes a kick to the side of the head.
Miller throws a head kick that misses.
Miller on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Aiko Zeus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zeus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've been informed that Miller has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Zeus misses with a head kick.

Zeus tries to keep at a distance but Miller has taken the fight into the clinch.
Miller looking to throw knees to the head but Zeus is blocking nicely.
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!
Miller misses with a knee to the head.

Zeus manages to break the clinch.
Miller throws a head kick that misses.
Aiko Zeus is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller misses the jab.
Zeus misses with a wild combination.

Miller closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Miller throws an elbow but misses.

Zeus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Miller blocks a head kick by Zeus.
Zeus throws a head kick but Miller moves out of range.
Aiko Zeus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zeus checks a leg kick.
Miller checks the leg kick.
Zeus tries a head kick but it misses.
Miller shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zeus pinned against the cage. Zeus gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Zeus throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Zeus.
Miller dives in and grabs Zeus's left leg, looking for a takedown. Zeus pushes down on Miller's head and hops out.
Zeus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zeus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Danga de danga de dang - Zeus scores with a four punch combination!
Miller shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Zeus defends it nicely.
Aiko Zeus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Colin Miller.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Miller closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zeus.
Zeus is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Zeus lands an elbow that stopped Miller in his tracks for a moment.
Zeus lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Zeus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A combination from Zeus does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeus is looking to slow Miller down with leg kicks.
Miller avoids the head kick by Zeus.

Miller gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Zeus wants to break the clinch but can't.

Zeus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zeus throws a right and a left that Miller avoids nicely.
Zeus goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Miller has taken the fight to the clinch.

Miller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Miller throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Zeus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zeus tries a head kick but it misses.
Miller avoids the head kick by Zeus.
Miller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zeus pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeus throws a hook but Miller avoids it easily.
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!

Miller drives through and clinches with Zeus against the cage.
Miller is trying to pull guard but Zeus turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Zeus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zeus throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from Miller misses.
Zeus misses the shot to the body.
Zeus tests Miller's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Miller.
Zeus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miller moves away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Zeus darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zeus displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Miller.
Zeus fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aiko Zeus dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Colin Miller's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Zeus lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Miller shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Zeus defends it nicely.
Zeus lands a nice looking body shot.
Jab by Zeus.
Zeus moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice uppercut there from Zeus.
Zeus lands with a kick to the ribs.
Zeus throws a one two combo.
Zeus throws a right hand that Miller ducks under and follows up with a left that Miller also avoids with ease.
Miller shoots in looking for a takedown but Zeus manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Miller's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Miller avoids a punch combination nicely.
Miller shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Zeus as he jumps to the side.
Aiko Zeus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Colin Miller.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Miller forces Zeus back against the cage and clinches.

Zeus breaks from the clinch.

Miller clinches with his opponent.
Zeus lands with a left to the head.

Zeus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Miller closes the distance and clinches.
Zeus wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Zeus breaks from the clinch.
Zeus scores with a nice right hand.
Miller throws a leg kick but Zeus sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Zeus wants to slow Miller down by chopping away at his legs.
Miller takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Zeus tries a head kick but it misses.
Zeus throws a sloppy head kick and Miller moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Zeus throws a head kick that half lands.

Miller gets a clinch.
Zeus lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Miller stalling in the clinch but Zeus improves position.

Zeus breaks the clinch.
Zeus jabs Miller right on the nose. Miller blinks but takes it well.
Miller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zeus lands with a kick to the temple. Miller shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Zeus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Miller dives in for a single leg takedown but Zeus sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Miller misses with an elbow over the top.

Miller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zeus is looking to land body kicks.
That kick from Zeus tenderised Miller's leg. Miller is trying to keep his angry face on.
Zeus scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Miller.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Zeus wants to get back to striking at distance but Miller won't allow it.
Zeus tries to break the clinch but Miller is controlling the position.
Zeus wants to break free but Miller has control.
Zeus comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Zeus can't break the clinch.
Zeus lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Miller keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zeus's efforts to push away.
Zeus is trying to force a seperation but Miller has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Zeus's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zeus is trying to push Miller away but Miller has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zeus just misses with a elbow thrown towards Miller's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aiko Zeus has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Miller tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zeus wants to break free but Miller has control.

Zeus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some bone on bone action there as Miller checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Zeus throws a right and a left that Miller avoids nicely.
Miller shoots in but Zeus avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Zeus swinging wildly here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Zeus checks a leg kick.
Colin Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miller blocks the body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zeus throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aiko Zeus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zeus lands a high kick!

And that's the end of the fight!
Aiko Zeus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Zeus, 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aiko Zeus!