PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sam Stout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stout comes to the cage accompanied by Disturbed - Criminal. Miller has chosen Don't Worry, Be Happy! as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Stout
vs
Miller

175 cm
37
168 lbs
33 - 27 - 0

180 cm
35
164 lbs
17 - 8 - 1

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sam Stout!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Hugo Miller!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller checks a leg kick.
Miller lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stout looks to score with a jab to the body but Miller is just out of range.
Stout swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Miller counters with a nice leg kick.
Miller throws a chopping leg kick but Stout manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Miller lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stout at a distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Miller.
Miller connects with a jab.
Stout throws a lazy uppercut
and Miller counters with a low kick, right behind Stout 's knee.
Miller tries to clinch up but Stout circles away and keeps his distance.
Miller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stout was well out of range. Poor timing from Miller.
Miller scoring well with a low kick there.
Miller with a hook.
Miller fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Miller scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stout doesn't seem bothered though.
Hugo Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Miller is looking to clinch but Stout is avoiding it.
Miller scores with a leg kick.
Miller avoids the body shot from Stout.
Stout takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stout waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Miller.
Stout steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Miller.
Stout throws a predictable looking body shot
and Miller counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stout takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Miller throws a head kick that misses.
Stout works over Miller's head and body with a nice combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Miller scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Stout takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Miller pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stout is out of range and Miller settles back down.
Miller misses the shot to the body.
Miller stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stout.
Miller looks to land a body kick but Stout moved away.
Stout takes one to the chin there.
Stout connects with a body shot.
Miller has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Miller throws a body kick that misses.
Miller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stout moves away.
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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Stout misses.
Miller throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Stout counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stout fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miller manages to avoid it.
Stout scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stout tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Stout is looking to wear down Miller with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Miller misses with a leg kick
and Stout counters with a thumping low kick.
Stout with a jab.
Miller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stout was well out of range. Poor timing from Miller.
Stout uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Miller.
Stout wants to land a leg kick but Miller is out of range.
Nice jab there from Miller.
Miller is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Stout had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Miller throws a shot from downtown. Stout moves away and avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stout takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A solid body kick from Stout.
A bone on bone clash there as Miller blocks the leg kick.
Miller throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jab from Stout.
Miller misses with a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Miller. That's going to slow Stout down.
Stout scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miller with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stout checks the leg kick.
Miller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Sam Stout will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

An inside leg kick lands from Miller.
Miller tries to land a front kick but Stout steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Miller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stout throws a lazy head kick
and Miller counters with a nice low kick that buckles Stout's knee momentarily.
Miller lands a nice hook to Stout's body. Stout takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stout throws a looping overhand right but Miller ducks down to avoid it.
Miller moves out of range as Stout throws a body kick.
Miller lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick from Miller is predictable there
and Stout counters with an inside leg kick.
Miller connects with a leg kick. Stout looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Stout throws a head kick that misses.
Miller connects with a right hand. Stout shakes it off.
A solid leg kick lands there for Miller.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Miller. Those never looked like landing.
Miller avoids the head kick by Stout.
Miller stuns Stout with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stout throws a series of punches but Miller avoids them all with ease.
Hugo Miller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stout swats away the attempt to clinch by Miller.
Miller throws a body punch but Stout moves out of range.
Miller is looking to clinch.
Stout throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Stout misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Miller decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Miller stops Stout from getting back to his feet.
Stout keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Miller performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Stout is not content to let Miller control the position.
Stout has hold of Miller's hands but Miller slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stout makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Stout.
Miller wants to control from the top but Stout keeps moving.
Miller wants to stand and escape but instead Stout has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Stout tries to free his leg and advance position but Miller is retaining full guard.
Stout trying to control the position from guard on top but Miller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller is trying to keep Stout in close.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Stout takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A leg kick checked by Stout.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stout takes one on the button.
Stout uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Miller.
Stout tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miller was well out of range. Poor timing from Stout.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hugo Miller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Miller connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stout blocks the body kick.
Miller will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stout throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Miller takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Miller takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stout.
Stout is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Miller chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Miller walks into a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stout looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Miller throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stout takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fight stays on the outside here - Miller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A chopping leg kick lands by Miller.
Stout throws a sloppy body shot
and Miller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stout looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Miller is looking to land body kicks.
A low kick from Stout is predictable there
and Miller makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Stout really felt that one!
Miller is looking to clinch but Stout is avoiding it.
Stout throws a sloppy head kick and Miller moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stout. Miller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stout chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Miller can pounce on him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Miller moves into the clinch.
Stout misses with a hook from the clinch.
Miller is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stout is defending well for now.
Miller blocks an uppercut.
Miller trying to land knees to the body.
Stout throws a head punch that misses.
Stout is trying to stall.
Stout misses with a punch to the body.
Miller lands an elbow that stopped Stout in his tracks for a moment.
Stout is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Stout breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Miller.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller thuds his right hand into Stout's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
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 Stout has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stout and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Miller moves out of range of the strikes.
Miller fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stout digs a good hook to Miller's body.
A head kick misses from Stout.
Stout throws a low kick, looking for Miller's leg but Miller calmly moves out of range.
Stout takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Miller has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stout.
Miller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Miller tests Stout's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a series of punches but Stout avoids them all with ease.
Miller clobbers Stout with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Miller gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Stout.
Miller blocks a low kick nicely.
Miller tries to clinch up but Stout circles away and keeps his distance.
Miller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stout moves away.
Miller lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stout 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.
Stout throws a body shot but no joy.
Miller cracks Stout with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Miller looks to score with a jab to the body but Stout is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Sam Stout did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Miller scores with a spinning back kick!
Miller avoids the head kick by Stout.
The crowd cheers as Miller lands an impressive looking overhand right. Stout doesn't seem phased though.
Miller punishes Stout's body with a nice straight punch.
Miller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stout avoids the body shot from Miller.
A swing and a miss from Stout.
Stout avoids a kick to the body.
Good work by Miller as he checks the leg kick.
Stout moves out of range of the body kick.
Good shot there by Miller.
Stout tries to bum rush Miller with a series of wild strikes but Miller uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stout scores with a hook.
Miller moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jab from Miller.
Miller throws a body kick that misses.
Miller scores with a spinning back kick!
Miller lands with a good body shot.
Miller misses with a low kick.
Miller misses with an attempted mid kick.
Miller moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Miller lands a right hook to the body.
Stout fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miller manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stout tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stout stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Miller.
Miller misses with a right hand
and Stout counters with a solid body kick.
Miller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stout.
Miller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stout throws out the jab.
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!
Some bone on bone action there as Stout checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Stout attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Stout swings away with a body shot that misses
and Miller counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stout thinking.
Stout lands with a shot to the body.
Stout throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stout misses the jab.
Stout looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a body kick that misses.
Miller throws a nice outside leg kick.

Miller has managed to clinch.
Miller lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stout blocks a body shot from Miller.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Miller just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stout's brow.
Stout fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Miller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stout wants to get back to striking at distance but Miller won't allow it.
Stout wants to break free but Miller has control.
Miller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Miller blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Miller - that landed with a thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stout throws a punch but it's blocked by Miller.
A short right from Miller.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Miller.
Stout misses with some punches.
Miller struggles to land a body shot inside as Stout controls his hands.
Sam Stout is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Miller pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Stout manages to break the clinch.
Miller connects with a body shot.
Hugo Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller blocks a head kick by Stout.
That kick from Stout tenderised Miller's leg. Miller is trying to keep his angry face on.
Miller changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hugo Miller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 38:38
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 37:40
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 38:38

The fight is ruled a majority draw!