PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Claire James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franklin Millers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James comes to the cage accompanied by angry cats talking. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

James
vs
Millers

185 cm
25
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

194 cm
23
246 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Claire James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Franklin Millers!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James misses with the combination.
James throws a right and a left that both miss.
Millers is looking to clinch.
Millers closes the distance looking to clinch
and James counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Millers moves in looking to clinch but James pushes him off.
Sloppy strikes from James. Those never looked like landing.
James throws a left and a right that both miss
and Millers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
James throws a series of punches but Millers avoids them all with ease.
James swats away the attempt to clinch by Millers.
Millers scores with a crisp jab that stopped James in his tracks.

It looks like Claire James has been cut.
James misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Millers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
James uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Millers.
James looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
James misses with the combination.
Millers stuns James with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Millers tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. James manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
James ducks right into an uppercut from Millers.
James throws a series of strikes that have Millers backpedaling.
A telegraphed right hand from Millers misses the target.
Millers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
James appears to be looking for a big counter.
A combination from James does no damage.
Franklin Millers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from James. Those never looked like landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Millers scores with a jab to the jaw.
James throws a right hand that Millers ducks under and follows up with a left that Millers also avoids with ease.
The fighters circle momentarily. Millers darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Claire James's cut is getting worse.
Millers lands with an overhand left.
James takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Millers bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops James! He dives into his guard looking to finish!

James is rocked!

Claire James's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Millers content to stall in guard here.
Millers trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Millers must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Millers content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
James looking to hit a scissor sweep but Millers is one step ahead there.
Millers looking to pass the guard.

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

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.
James misses with the combination.
Millers tries to clinch but James moves out of range.
James went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
James swinging wildly here.
Millers lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Jeez, Claire James's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Claire James's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Franklin Millers!