PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Thaddeus Fitzgerald (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.

Fitzgerald
vs
Miller

176 cm
25
144 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

170 cm
19
140 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thaddeus Fitzgerald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Josh Miller!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Fitzgerald eats them both and turns towards Miller to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Fitzgerald keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Miller.

Fitzgerald darts in and clinches Miller up against the cage.
Fitzgerald is leaning against Miller and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Fitzgerald breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Fitzgerald finds it's way through Miller's defenses.

Fitzgerald has managed to clinch.
Fitzgerald taking a breather.
Fitzgerald scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fitzgerald digs a right hand underneath Miller's ribcage. Miller let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fitzgerald leaning against his opponent.
Miller fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Miller jumps guard but Fitzgerald stands there with Miller around his waist. Miller gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Fitzgerald's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fitzgerald with a jab.
Fitzgerald cracks Miller with a good jab.
Miller has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Fitzgerald dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Miller. That did some damage!
Fitzgerald throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzgerald misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fitzgerald throws a series of punches but Miller moves out of range.
Fitzgerald misses with a few strikes there.

Fitzgerald closes the distance and clinches.
Fitzgerald throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Millers head.
Fitzgerald connects with a knee to the head.
Fitzgerald pushes Miller back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Miller tries to pull guard but Fitzgerald holds him up against the cage and eventually Miller drops back down to his feet.
Thaddeus Fitzgerald has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Miller.
Fitzgerald tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Miller tries to pull guard but Fitzgerald forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Miller pulls Fitzgerald into guard.

Miller looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Fitzgerald is defending well. Miller quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Fitzgerald has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Miller celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Josh Miller!
Our winner, Josh Miller, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.