PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Josh Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Dennis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dennis comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lit kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Daniel Dennis was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Miller
vs
Dennis

170 cm
19
140 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

165 cm
26
135 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Josh Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Daniel Dennis!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dennis circles away.
Miller misses the jab.
Dennis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Miller ducks under a wild hook from Dennis.

Miller shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Miller was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

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

Miller tries for a kimura but Dennis is defending well.
Miller trying to control the action but Dennis is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller misses with the ground and pound.

Miller tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Miller is looking to take a break and control but Dennis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dennis can do anything to dispel that myth.
Miller creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Dennis sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Miller is trying to get an arm triangle but Dennis is defending well.

Miller is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dennis has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dennis wants to get back to his feet.
Miller is looking to take a break and control but Dennis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

Miller is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dennis is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Miller tries for a kimura but Dennis is defending well.
Dennis is not content to let Miller control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Miller postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

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

Miller thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Miller is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dennis is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Miller dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

The fighters circling - Miller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dennis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dennis throws a sloppy head kick and Miller moves out of range easily.
Miller misses with a right hand
and Dennis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Miller throws a sloppy body shot
and Dennis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Miller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dennis throws a jab but it's blocked by Miller.
Miller seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Dennis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dennis has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Miller ducks under a wild hook from Dennis.
Miller tries to counter with a takedown but Dennis is quick to defend against it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller shoots in looking for a takedown but Dennis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Miller's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Miller throws a right hand that misses
enabling Dennis to counter with a crisp jab.
Miller takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Miller misses with the combination.
Dennis is looking for the big counter here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dennis misses with the combination.
Daniel Dennis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dennis fails to land with a series of punches.
Miller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dennis manages to avoid it.
Miller misses with a straight left.
Dennis throws a shot from downtown. Miller moves away and avoids it.
Dennis takes a swing at Miller's ribcage but misses.
Miller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dennis throws out a counter right but Miller avoids it with no problem.
Miller shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dennis defends it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller misses with the combination.
Miller moves forwards but Dennis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dennis digs a good hook to Miller's body.
Dennis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Miller.
Dennis lands a jab to the head.
Dennis lands a right hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab by Dennis.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dennis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dennis misses with a looping right.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dennis.
Miller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dennis.
Dennis throws a series of punches but Miller avoids them all with ease.
Miller throws a right and a left that both miss.
A nice side step and Dennis releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Miller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dennis.
Miller swinging wildly here.
Dennis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Miller.
Dennis has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Daniel Dennis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dennis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dennis moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dennis just misses with a punch to the body.
Miller takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Miller is rocked!
Miller shoots in for a takedown but Dennis shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dennis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Miller dives in and grabs Dennis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dennis pushes down on Miller's head and hops out.
Dennis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Miller.
Miller misses with a series of wild punches.
Dennis lands a nice shot that snaps Miller's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Dennis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Miller with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Dennis counter with a right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Miller.
Miller shoots and misses
and Dennis counters with a series of strikes. Miller will be more careful next time no doubt.
Oh Miller is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Miller digs a good hook to Dennis's body.
Miller seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice shot lands for Dennis.
Dennis is looking to land body kicks.
A swing and a miss from Dennis.
Josh Miller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dennis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Miller.
Dennis with a hook.
Miller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Miller throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller has a takedown stuffed.
It seemed like Dennis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Dennis.
Daniel Dennis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dennis misses with a body shot.
Dennis misses with an uppercut.
Dennis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Miller.
Dennis is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Miller with a body shot.
Miller misses with a right hand
and Dennis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Miller misses with an uppercut. Dennis saw that one coming.
Dennis lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dennis throws a shot from downtown. Miller moves away and avoids it.
Miller misses with a hook
and Dennis counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller fails with the takedown
and Dennis counters with a nice uppercut.
Dennis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dennis connects with a body shot.
Dennis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Miller.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the liver by Dennis. Beautiful body shot.
Miller shoots in for a takedown but Dennis shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A slow jab from Miller misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dennis! But no joy.
Dennis misses with a straight left.
Dennis misses with a body shot.
Miller changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Dennis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Miller sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennis lands a jab-cross combination.
Miller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dennis.
Miller tries to counter with a takedown but Dennis is quick to defend against it.
Miller looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dennis digs a good body shot into Miller's ribs.
Dennis lands a nice shot that snaps Miller's head back.
Dennis sizes up Miller with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dennis misses with a few strikes there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dennis. Miller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Miller attempts a counter takedown but Dennis avoids it well and moves away.
Miller with a poor takedown
and Dennis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Miller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dennis.
A right-left combo lands from Dennis.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dennis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Miller doesn't seem bothered though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Dennis does no damage.
Dennis misses with a body shot.
Miller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dennis lands a jab to the nose.
Dennis scores with a jab to the body.
Miller lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dennis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Miller moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Miller, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Miller misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Dennis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dennis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dennis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Miller appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Dennis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dennis has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Dennis!
Daniel Dennis decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.