PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dax Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Pierce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Miller
vs
Pierce

185 cm
22
190 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

183 cm
29
176 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Vandal Fight Boutique & Laundry (93%)
AnonymouS

Vandal Fight Boutique & Laundry (93%)
Arcticus University: London

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dax Miller!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Lucas Pierce!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Alyssa Summers and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierce throws a jab but it's blocked by Miller.
Miller takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pierce bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pierce takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pierce is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Miller.
Pierce lands with a cross.
Pierce tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Miller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pierce is looking to chop away at Miller's legs.
Miller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pierce was well out of range. Poor timing from Miller.
Miller scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Good shot there by Pierce.
Pierce misses with a head kick.
A jab from Miller misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller connects with an inside leg kick.
Pierce pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Miller moves away from the strike by Pierce.
Miller lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierce throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pierce.
Pierce misses with a two punch combination.
Pierce throws the left hand but Miller avoids the punch easily.
Pierce slips a straight right by Miller.

Miller has Pierce up against the cage in a clinch.
Miller lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Miller lands a nice shot to the body.
Pierce lands a nice uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Miller misses with a knee strike.
Pierce misses with the head strike.
Miller lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Miller misses with an elbow over the top.
Miller is leaning against Pierce and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pierce tries a body shot but Miller blocks it.
Miller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller scores with a hook to the body.
Pierce struggles to land a body shot inside as Miller controls his hands.
Miller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pierce blocks it with crossed arms.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Miller softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Miller.
Miller stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pierce misses with a punch to the body.
Pierce being controlled against the cage.
Miller tries to work over Pierce's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pierce swings wildly with an uppercut but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miller prevents a body shot from Pierce.
Pierce is looking to control Miller's arms but Miller gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pierce has his back to the cage.
Pierce tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pierce tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Miller's elbow.
Miller landing knees to the head.

It looks like Lucas Pierce has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller scores with a hook to the body.
Pierce looks winded!
Miller is working Pierce over against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Miller creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pierce misses with a body punch.
Pierce's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Miller throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Miller displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pierce up against the cage.
Come on Miller - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Miller lands a shoulder strike.
Miller landing knees to the head.
Pierce can't find room to land a body shot as Miller controls the action.
Pierce tries to throw a body punch but Miller avoids it by throwing Pierce back against the cage.
Miller has Pierce pushed against the cage.
Pierce is trying to break the clinch but Miller is controlling him.
Miller lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pierce backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller lands an elbow that stopped Pierce in his tracks for a moment.
Miller comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miller lands a body punch.
Pierce misses with a short punch on the inside.
Miller will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pierce up against the cage.
Miller is leaning against Pierce and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Miller lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Miller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pierce can't find room to land a body shot as Miller controls the action.
Miller is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Miller lands a right hand.
A hook to the body from Miller.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but Pierce blocks with his arms.
Miller lands a body shot in the clinch.
Miller lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pierce.
The referee calls for Miller to work.
Pierce can't find room to land a body shot as Miller controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dax Miller dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lucas Pierce's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Miller slips a jab from Pierce.
Miller lands a glancing blow to the side of Pierce's head.
Lucas Pierce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pierce walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Miller moves out of range as Pierce strikes.
Pierce scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Miller ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pierce misses with a leg kick
and Miller counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Miller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pierce! But no joy.
Miller moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lucas Pierce seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Miller looks to score with a jab to the body but Pierce is just out of range.
Pierce scores with a jab.
Miller misses with a series of wild punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pierce fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pierce paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller digs a good body shot into Pierce's ribs.
Miller takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A head kick misses from Miller.
Miller lands a nice hook to Pierce's body. Pierce takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pierce avoids a kick to the body.
Good exchange - Miller coming out on top.
Miller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pierce manages to avoid it.
Pierce misses with a hook to the body
and Miller counters with a good low kick that Pierce was not able to check.
Pierce wants to land a leg kick but Miller is out of range.
Miller tries to clinch there but Pierce circles away.
Miller checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
It looks like Miller has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Miller misses with a body shot.
Miller feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pierces jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Miller keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Miller tries to clinch but Pierce is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller lands with a straight right. Pierce didn't see that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pierce throws out a leg kick but Miller moves out of range and Pierce only half commits.
Miller was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Miller throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pierce lands a nice leg kick that just misses Miller's sensitive parts.
Pierce misses with a low kick.
Miller connects with a body shot that sends Pierce's belly button to the back.
Pierce looks to land a right hand but Miller moved out of range.
It looked like Miller wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pierce walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Miller.
Miller cracks Pierce with a right hand to the side of the head.
Miller lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Miller drives through and clinches with Pierce against the cage.
Pierce has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pierce tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A body shot lands from Pierce.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pierces head.
Pierce misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pierce stalling in the clinch but Miller improves position.
Pierce tries to break free but Miller pushes him back against the cage.
Pierce tries a body shot but Miller blocks it.
Pierce tries to work over Miller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pierce takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pierce is breathing heavily.
Miller lands with a left to the head.
Miller crunches a lovely knee into Pierce's ribcage.
Miller lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Miller lands a body punch in the clinch.
Miller working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Miller lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Miller lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pierce or not.
Miller lands an elbow that stopped Pierce in his tracks for a moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in the clinch, Miller scores with a nice short uppercut.

Pierce is rocked!
Knees in the clinch landing for Miller.
Pierce is still on wobbly legs! Can Miller finish him?
A quick uppercut on the inside from Miller.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Miller lands a big knee to the head and Pierce goes down! Miller pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dax Miller!
Dax Miller retains his middleweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Dax Miller made sure he mentioned Vandal Fight Boutique & Laundry (93%), along with how happy he was to win his fight.