PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thierry Ozil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ozil
vs
Miller

188 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
187 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Likes ground

Urban Extreme Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thierry Ozil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Miller!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ozil takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch but Ozil swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Miller shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Miller was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ozil flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Miller landing strikes from the mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ozil wants to get back to his feet.
Ozil throwing hammer fists to the chest of Miller. What's that going to do exactly?

Miller working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Ozil manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Ozil is trying to get back to full guard.
Ozil missing with punches from the bottom.
Ozil is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozil landing a few short strikes.
Miller is keen to just control but Ozil is a slippery customer.
Ozil knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Miller on the ground.
Ozil is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Ozil is in all sorts of trouble here.
Miller breaks from Ozil's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ozil is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Miller landing strikes from the mount and Ozil is in trouble!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Miller cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Miller landing strikes from the mount and Ozil is in trouble!
Miller wants to control the pace but Ozil is squirming around nicely.
Miller dominating with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozil is trying to stand but he's just given Miller his back.
Ozil trying to control the position but Miller manages to sink in the hooks.
Ozil wants to get back to his feet.
Ozil is breathing heavily.
Will Miller go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Ozil holding both Miller 's hands and preventing any damage.
Ozil tries to escape but Miller has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Ozil is keeping busy.
Miller lands a shot to the body.
Miller scores with punches to the body.
Miller has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ozil has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Miller throwing damaging strikes from the back! Ozil could be in trouble here!
Miller lands strikes to the head.
Miller lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Ozil is in bad spot here.
Ozil is trying to stand back up.
Ozil is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

Ozil is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Ozil is trying to escape under a series of strikes and manages to escape from Miller 's hooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ozil is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Ozil is trying to escape the mount.
Ozil flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Miller fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ozil working to try and regain half guard.
Ozil is trying to stand but he's just given Miller his back.

Miller is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ozil manages to reverse the position and now he's in Miller's guard. Nice work there by Ozil.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Miller dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Miller is looking to clinch.
Miller shoots in but no luck this time.

Ozil closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Miller to the mat! Miller manages to get full guard.
Ozil has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Miller is proving hard to escape from.
Ozil prevents Miller from getting back to his feet.
Ozil wants to stand but Miller has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Miller looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Miller working for a triangle but Ozil defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Miller tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozil has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Miller is proving hard to escape from.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Miller closes the distance and clinches up with Ozil, looking for a takedown. Miller pushes Ozil against the cage but Ozil circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Ozil shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Miller bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Ozil is looking to stand up but Miller isn't so interested in that idea.
Miller distracts Ozil with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Miller wanted to stand there but Ozil had control of the position.
Ozil throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Miller wants to control from the top but Ozil keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozil tries to strike from the bottom.
Ozil is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Miller dives into side control.
Miller blocks the strikes from Ozil.
Mike Miller has got the better of the ground game so far.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Miller cracks a nice hook into Ozil's ribs.
Ozil keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Thierry Ozil has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Miller.
Ozil misses with a looping left.
Ozil fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Miller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Miller looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ozil is fending him off so far but Miller persists. Nope, Ozil circles away and we're back to standing.
Miller tries to clinch there but Ozil circles away.
Ozil shoots in and drives through. Miller sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller shoots for a takedown but Ozil saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ozil swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ozil doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Miller counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Miller seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Miller is working for a kimura but Ozil is defending it quite comfortably.
Miller is looking to take a break and control but Ozil is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Miller is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Miller wants to free his trapped foot but Ozil is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Miller missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ozil keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Ozil kicks Miller off and gets back to his feet.
Thierry Ozil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ozil gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Miller counters by clinching up.
Ozil can't break the clinch.
Ozil tries to break the clinch but Miller is controlling the position.
Miller drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ozil pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ozil takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ozil shoots in looking for a takedown. Miller tries to sprawl out of it but Ozil keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Miller manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Miller scores with a takedown into Ozil's guard.
Miller wanted to stand there but Ozil had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mike Miller will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Miller ducks under a wild hook from Ozil.
Ozil lands a nice hook to Miller's body. Miller takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Miller looks for a takedown but Ozil sprawls well.

Ozil shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ozil showed some decent athleticism there.
Ozil working Miller over with strikes.
Ozil prevents Miller from improving his position.
Ozil working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ozil seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Miller gets back to full guard.
Ozil trying to control but Miller is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozil won't allow Miller to sweep him here.
Ozil postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ozil with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Ozil avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ozil would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Ozil postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ozil doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Miller counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Miller shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ozil as he avoids it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Ozil as Miller shoots in.
Thierry Ozil has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Miller.

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 takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mike Miller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ozil looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ozil throws a hook to the side of Miller's head but Miller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ozil gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Miller counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ozil throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Miller is nestled in close to Ozil, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ozil misses with some strikes from the bottom.

Miller wants to work for an arm triangle but Ozil is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ozil tries to kick Miller off in order to stand up. Miller Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Miller landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Ozil is looking to regain half guard here but Miller keeps moving and retains side control.
Ozil wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Miller drives through and clinches with Ozil against the cage.
Ozil has had enough of the clinch but Miller keeps him there for the moment.
Miller tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ozil smiles and moves away.

Ozil shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Miller's guard.
Ozil wanted to stand there but Miller had control of the position.
Miller wants to stand and escape but Ozil is having none of it.
Miller looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ozil is one step ahead there.
Ozil has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Miller is proving hard to escape from.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller striking off his back but it's not causing Ozil any problems.

Miller has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ozil can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ozil tries to stand but Miller is controlling from the bottom.
Thierry Ozil has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Miller staying out of range there.

Miller shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Miller was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Miller prevents Ozil from getting the reversal.

Miller looking for a guillotine from mount but Ozil is having none of it.
Mike Miller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Miller controlling his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mike Miller.
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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30

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