PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cody Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Zound (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Zound is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Miller
vs
Zound

186 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
25
187 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Inexperienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cody Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, David Zound!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller moves away from the strike by Zound.
Zound with a hook.

Miller moves into range and clinches up with Zound.
Zound is trying to break the clinch but Miller is controlling him.
A right handed body shot lands from Zound.
Zound is trying to push Miller away but Miller has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Miller breaks from the clinch.
Zound throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Miller.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zound looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zound misses with a double jab.
David Zound seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller moves out of range of the strikes.
Miller moves forwards but Zound connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Miller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Miller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Zound scores with a takedown into Miller's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Miller is looking to stand up but Zound isn't so interested in that idea.
Miller controls Zound momentarily but Zound frees himself.
Zound trying to control but Miller is working from the bottom.
Miller pulls Zound in to control the position.
Zound is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Miller is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Miller tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Miller working a defensive guard here.
Miller will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zound postures up and lands a big shot to Miller's brow.
Zound is looking to pass into half guard but Miller pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Miller is in guard.

Zound is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Zound has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Miller can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miller looking to pass the guard.

Zound escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Miller gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Miller trying to control but Zound is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Zound is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Miller's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Miller's back!
Zound missing with strikes.
Miller staying busy and making it hard for Zound to control.
Zound cracks Miller with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Miller from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Even with his hooks in, Zound manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Zound missing with punches from the back.
Zound is controlling the position but Miller somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller has hold of Zound's hands but Zound slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Zound wants to control but Miller is keeping him busy.
Zound wants to advance to full mount but Miller doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Miller wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zound trying to control but Miller is working from the bottom.
Zound stopping the sweep attempt from Miller.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller keeping moving, preventing Zound from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Zound dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Zound stalks Miller and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Miller's face. Miller staggers backwards, shaken.
Zound throws a series of punches but Miller avoids them all with ease.
Miller shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Zound as he jumps to the side.
Zound avoids the body shot from Miller.
Zound avoids the head kick by Miller.
Miller slips a jab and a cross from Zound.
Miller will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Zound throws a nice looking combination but Miller bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zound jabs Miller right on the nose. Miller blinks but takes it well.

Zound gets caught napping as Miller dives in and scores a takedown. Zound manages to retain guard.
Miller trying to control the position from guard on top but Zound is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zound looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Zound escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Miller gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Zound keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully.
David Zound has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zound has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Miller has passed into side control.
Zound manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Zound not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Miller is refusing to be controlled, as Zound sits in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller wants to control but Zound is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Miller misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Miller is trying to control but can't.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Miller flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Miller pushes Zound off looking to stand but Zound dives back in and keeps control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Zound connects with a nice short shot to Miller's temple.
Zound throwing shots but Miller is blocking nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Well, if Zound is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Miller keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zound trying to pass the guard but Miller defending well.
Zound 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.
Zound throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Miller is looking for a sweep. Zound is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Zound is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Zound prevents Miller from improving his position.
Miller has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Zound is working away from the top position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller is not content to let Zound control the position.
Miller wants to improve his position but Zound is controlling well.
Zound wants to lay and pray for a moment but Miller keeps working.
Miller trying to hold on to Zound's head to control him but Zound postures up.
Zound 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Zound throws a right and a left that Miller avoids nicely.
Miller drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Zound showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Miller takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Zound digs a good body shot into Miller's ribs.
Miller takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Zound misses the jab.
Miller is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Zound.
Zound connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Zound fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Miller has managed to clinch.
Zound is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A bit of stalling here from Miller.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zound is looking to break free of the clinch but Miller has double underhooks.

Miller manages to break the clinch.
Miller tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zound manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zound misses with a hook. Miller ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zound blocks the body kick.
Zound throws a jab but it's blocked by Miller.
Zound misses the shot to the body.
Miller dives in for a single leg takedown but Zound sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Miller pulls guard effortlessly.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Miller looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Zound passes into side control.
Zound wants to lay and pray for a moment but Miller keeps working.
Zound staying calm.

Zound thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Zound has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Zound looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Miller is avoiding damage well.
Zound scores with a couple of short elbows.

Zound looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Miller wants to get back to his feet but Zound drags him back down.
Miller can't do much from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zound advances to full mount.
Miller is trying to escape the mount.
Miller wants to control but Zound is having none of it.
Zound with good strikes from the mount here!

Zound looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Zound pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zound lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Miller can't escape the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zound trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zound controlling the pace for now.
Zound with the ground and pound from mount.
Zound tries to control but Miller wriggling away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zound looking to ground and pound but Miller is blocking nicely.
Cody Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zound dominating with strikes here.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Zound comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Zound winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Zound!