PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Damion Fjornson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darius Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Fjornson
vs
Miller

180 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Damion Fjornson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Darius Miller!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fjornson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fjornson misses with a head kick.

Miller scores with a takedown into Fjornson's guard.
Miller showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Fjornson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Miller lands a decent elbow from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fjornson seems a little lost for a moment, as Miller dominates the positioning.
Miller tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Miller working away.
Fjornson is looking for a sweep.

Miller is trying to get an arm triangle but Fjornson is defending well.
Fjornson pushes Miller away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Miller gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Miller is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fjornson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Miller wants to stand but Fjornson has his arm trapped.
Fjornson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Miller is controlling him well.
Miller scores with punches from side control.
Miller wants to stand but Fjornson has his arm trapped.
Miller is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Miller controlling the position from side mount.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller advances nicely into full mount.
Miller looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fjornson is trying to reverse the position but instead Miller has taken his back - oops!

Miller looking for the RNC.
Fjornson is really stuck here.
Miller controls the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Miller has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miller really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Fjornson.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darius Miller dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Miller scores with a takedown into Fjornson's guard.
Fjornson trying to keep a closed guard but Miller is proving a slippery customer.
Miller slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Fjornson throws his legs up looking for a submission but Miller uses it to pass to side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Miller decides to stand up, so the ref orders Fjornson to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fjornson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Miller's waist but Miller gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fjornson off to one side.
Fjornson tries to clinch but Miller moves out of range.
Miller is looking for the big counter here.

Miller pushes Fjornson up against the cage in a clinch.

Miller gets control of Fjornson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Miller will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Miller managing to control the position.
Miller wants to get back to his feet but Fjornson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Fjornson wants to stand but Miller has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Miller working for a triangle but Fjornson defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fjornson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Miller is keeping the position for now.
Miller looking for a sweep. Not yet Miller, not yet.
Miller has Fjornson pulled in close to control his posture.
Miller bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fjornson's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fjornson working for a triangle but Miller defends it easily.
Miller throwing strikes from guard but Fjornson blocks nicely.
Fjornson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Miller's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Darius Miller has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fjornson controls Miller momentarily but Miller frees himself.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Miller content to stall in guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Fjornson misses with a takedown

so Miller counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Miller wants to stand but Fjornson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Fjornson is trying to hold Miller in close to prevent damage but Miller has managed to pass into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Miller seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darius Miller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Miller gets a takedown into half guard.
Fjornson pushes Miller off looking to stand but Miller dives back in and keeps control.
Miller content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Miller throwing shots but Fjornson is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
It looks like Miller is going to stand back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Miller seems content to control.
Fjornson desperately trying to maintain half guard.

Miller is looking for a kimura but Fjornson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Miller to get the leverage.

Miller is working for a kimura but Fjornson is defending it quite comfortably.
Miller trying to control the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Miller is thwarting Fjornson's attempts to control the position.
Miller not landing any meaningful shots this time.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Fjornson throws a head kick but Miller moves out of range.
Fjornson shoots for a takedown but Miller saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Miller looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Fjornson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Miller to score an easy takedown into full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fjornson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Miller controls the pace.
Miller has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Miller sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Fjornson's guard.
Miller slows the pace down in half guard.
Fjornson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Fjornson trying to control but Miller postures up.

That's four 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.
Fjornson is looking to improve his position.
Miller seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Fjornson throws a sloppy head kick

and Miller counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Miller stays in close to Fjornson's body and controls the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Miller wants to pass the guard but Fjornson is keeping the position.
Damion Fjornson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Darius Miller is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Fjornson working for submissions but it's allowed Miller to get to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Darius Miller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Miller 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 25:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 25:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darius Miller!