PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mitch Mike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Mike
vs
Miller

170 cm
25
140 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

170 cm
18
140 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mitch Mike!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Josh Miller!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller slips a jab from Mike.
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.
Miller misses with a low kick.
Mike stuffs the takedown attempt from Miller. Miller gets slowly back to his feet.
Miller shoots in for a takedown but Mike shows good takedown defense.
Mike dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Miller. That did some damage!
Miller tries for a takedown but Mike sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mitch Mike has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Miller.
Miller takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A jab from Miller misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mike.
Miller throws a hook to the side of Mike's head but Mike sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mike lands with a nice body kick.
Miller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mike.
Mike throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Miller tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mike defends well and Miller ends up having to push Mike into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Mike lands with a left to the head.
Miller jumps guard but Mike stands there with Miller around his waist. Miller gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
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!
Mike lands a knee to the head.
Mike lands a hook that snaps the head of Miller backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mike lands a knee to the body.
Miller jumps guard but Mike turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Mike tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Miller avoids it.
Mike softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mike throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mike working aggressively here.
Miller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Miller is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mike to keep the fight standing.
Miller avoiding damage as Mike throws knees to the body.
Mike working aggressively here.
Mike working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Miller is trying to pull guard but Mike has him pressed against the cage.
Mike scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Mike on the inside.
Mike with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mike gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mike walks away with a smile on his face. Miller gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mike wants to slow Miller down by chopping away at his legs.
Mike looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Miller closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mike takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Miller throws a right hand that misses
and Mike counters with a leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Mike as Miller shoots in.
Mike with a jab.
Mike throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Miller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Miller blocks a head kick by Mike.
Mike displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Miller.
Mike showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Miller.
Miller moves out of range of the body kick.
Josh Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mitch Mike is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mike misses with a body kick.
Miller shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mike sprawls well. Mike wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Miller gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a hook to the side of Mike's head but Mike sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Miller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mike.
Miller tries for a takedown but Mike sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mike takes one to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Miller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mike lunges at Miller with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Miller's hand.
Miller shoots in and drives through. Mike sprawls well.
Miller throws a looping overhand right but Mike ducks down to avoid it.
Miller throws a solid leg kick but Mike takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Miller.
Mike misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Miller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Miller misses with a wild body shot.

Mike darts in and clinches Miller up against the cage.
Mike misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Miller.
Miller managing to block the knees to the body from Mike.
Mike lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mike tries to land a knee to the head but Miller blocks with his arms.
Mike tries to land knees in the clinch but Miller avoids the damage to the body.
Mike landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mike creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mike obliges.
Mike tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Good body shot from Mike.
Mike has a couple of punches blocked by Miller.
Miller jumps guard but Mike turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Mike lands a body punch.
Mike using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Miller tries to pull guard but Mike holds him up against the cage and eventually Miller drops back down to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mitch Mike dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Nice cross by Miller.
Mike finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mike throws a body kick that misses.
Miller looks to land a left hand but Mike moved out of range nicely.
Miller blocks a head kick by Mike.
Miller shoots in and drives through. Mike sprawls well.
Nice defenses there by Mike.
Miller fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mitch Mike is winning the standup battle so far.
Mike throws a head kick but Miller moves out of range.
Miller ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mike avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mike is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Miller can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mike goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Miller throws a looping overhand right but Mike ducks down to avoid it.
Miller misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mitch Mike has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Miller.
Miller missing with a left hand there. Mike was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mike walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Miller checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A head kick misses from Mike.
Miller fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mike.
Mike looks to land a combination but Miller avoids it well.
Mike slips under a jab from Miller.
Miller moves out of range as Mike throws a body kick.
Miller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mike sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Miller throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mike's waist but Mike gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Miller off to one side.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Miller fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mike is out of range.
Miller fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mike avoids it really well and circles away.
Miller shoots in for a double leg but Mike sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mike displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Miller.
Mike throws a sloppy head kick and Miller moves out of range easily.
Mike tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mike looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a poor cross that misses
and Mike counters with a series of strikes. Miller will be more careful next time no doubt.
A big left from Miller misses.

Mike darts in and clinches Miller up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miller is trying to pull guard but Mike has him pressed against the cage.
Miller avoids the elbow strike from Mike, against the cage.
Mike looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Miller jumps guard but Mike stands there with Miller around his waist. Miller gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mike misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Miller.
Mike lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Miller trying to stall but Mike improves his position.
Miller managing to block the knees to the body from Mike.
Mike tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Miller avoids it.
Mitch Mike has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mike makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mike trying to land knees to the body.
Mike scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Mike.
Mike misses with some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mike comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mike misses with an elbow strike.
Mike is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Miller is defending well for now.
Miller dodges an elbow strike from Mike.
Miller dodges an elbow strike from Mike.
Mike lands a hook that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mike is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Miller is defending well for now.
Miller is trying to pull guard but Mike turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Miller managing to block the knees to the body from Mike.
Mike lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
Mike unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mike connects with a knee to the head.
Mike tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Mike creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Miller's defenses.
Miller tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mike just stands there and leans against the cage.
Miller tries to pull guard but Mike won't allow it.
Mike working Miller over with knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Mike.
Mike missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mitch Mike dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Miller shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mike as he avoids it easily.
Mike tries a head kick but it misses.
Mike throws a low kick but it's checked well by Miller.
Miller catches Mike with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mike is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Miller.
Mike keeps Miller at a distance using the push kick.
Miller lands a jab to the nose.
Miller shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mike sprawls well. Mike wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Miller gets slowly back to his feet.
Mike throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mike tries to land a leg kick but Miller saw it coming and moves away.

Miller shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Miller seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mike does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Miller is working for a kimura but Mike is defending it quite comfortably.

Miller seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Miller has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Mike defend it? Miller steps over the head and cranks it - Mike is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Miller!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Josh Miller!
After the fight, Josh Miller was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.