PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boobie Miles Iii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sione Witika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Witika has chosen Slice of Heaven as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Miles Iii
vs
Witika

198 cm
26
240 lbs
6 - 0 - 1

192 cm
26
243 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

Sully's Bar & Grill

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 6 - 0 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Boobie Miles Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sione Witika!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miles Iii tries a head kick but it misses.
Miles Iii sizes up Witika with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Miles Iii looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Witika's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Miles Iii connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Witika scrambles back to his feet.
Boobie Miles Iii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miles Iii lands a nice hook to Witika's body. Witika takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Miles Iii throws a lazy body kick
and Witika counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Boobie Miles Iii has been cut.
Miles Iii moves in looking to clinch but Witika pushes him off.
It seemed like Witika was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Miles Iii tries to clinch but Witika is having none of it.

Miles Iii has Witika up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miles Iii misses with a knee strike.
Miles Iii putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Witika in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Witika misses with a punch on the inside.
Miles Iii using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Witika throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Witika looking to slow down the pace here.
Miles Iii lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Miles Iii scores with a knee to the head.
Miles Iii is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Witika looks winded!
Witika wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Miles Iii.
Witika trying to stall but Miles Iii improves his position.
Miles Iii blocks the elbow strike.
Miles Iii avoids a wild elbow strike from Witika.
Witika creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Miles Iii connects with a knee to the head.
Witika blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Miles Iii works on Witika's body with a couple of short punches.
Miles Iii scores with a shoulder strike.
Witika trying to stall but Miles Iii improves his position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Witika.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miles Iii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Miles Iii digs a right hand into Witika's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Witika's gas tank.
Miles Iii throws a punch but it's blocked by Witika.
Witika is leaning against Miles Iii and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Miles Iii tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Witika's elbow.
Miles Iii can't find room to land a body shot as Witika controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Miles Iii.
Witika pushes off an throws an elbow but Miles Iii leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Miles Iii doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Witika throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Witika can't break the clinch.
Witika working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Witika.
Witika struggles to land a body shot inside as Miles Iii controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Witika lands an elbow inside.
Witika pushes off an throws an elbow but Miles Iii leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Witika managing to block the knees to the body from Miles Iii.
Witika stalling in the clinch but Miles Iii improves position.
Witika trying to control the position but instead, Miles Iii has worked for underhooks and has pushed Witika into the cage.
Witika seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Witika tries to stall but Miles Iii uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Witika just misses with a elbow thrown towards Miles Iii's brow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Miles Iii.
Miles Iii blocks a body shot from Witika.
Witika is trying to push Miles Iii away but Miles Iii has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Miles Iii throws a knee to the head but misses.
Witika misses with an elbow strike.
Miles Iii throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Witika blocks it with crossed arms.
Miles Iii avoids a wild elbow strike from Witika.
Miles Iii using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Witika has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Witika tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Miles Iii's elbow.
Miles Iii scores with a knee to the head.
Miles Iii lands with a right to the head.
Miles Iii dodges an elbow strike from Witika.
Witika wants to stall.
Witika misses with a punch to the body.
Miles Iii fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Miles Iii has a couple of punches blocked by Witika.
Miles Iii avoids a wild elbow strike from Witika.
Miles Iii dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Witika pushes off an throws an elbow but Miles Iii leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miles Iii landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Witika throws an elbow that misses.
Miles Iii lands a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boobie Miles Iii dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Boobie Miles Iii's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Some wild striking there from Miles Iii.
Miles Iii throws a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from Miles Iii.
Witika swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Witika takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Miles Iii misses with a wild body shot.
Witika looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Miles Iii throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Witika to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Miles Iii misses.
Witika has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Miles Iii avoids a punch combination nicely.
Miles Iii walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miles Iii loads up on a big right hand but Witika slips the punch.
Miles Iii looks to score with a jab to the body but Witika is just out of range.
Boobie Miles Iii is winning the standup battle so far.
Miles Iii tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Miles Iii tries to close the distance and clinch but Witika swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Witika on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Miles Iii throws a body shot but no joy.

Miles Iii closes the distance and clinches.
Miles Iii trying to land knees to the body.
Miles Iii connects with a knee to the head.
Witika working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Witika lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Witika struggles to land a body shot inside as Miles Iii controls his hands.
Miles Iii throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Witika blocks it with crossed arms.
Miles Iii has a couple of punches blocked by Witika.
A bit of stalling here from Miles Iii.
Miles Iii throws a head punch that misses.
Miles Iii has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Miles Iii gets through Witika's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Miles Iii avoids the elbow strike from Witika, against the cage.
Miles Iii avoids the elbow strike from Witika, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miles Iii swings wildly with an uppercut but Witika uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miles Iii lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Witika backwards.
A short uppercut from Miles Iii.
Witika tries to throw a body punch but Miles Iii avoids it by throwing Witika back against the cage.
Boobie Miles Iii has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Miles Iii blocks the elbow strike.
Witika blocks a body shot from Miles Iii.
Witika slowing the pace effectively.
Witika tries to work over Miles Iii's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miles Iii crunches a lovely knee into Witika's ribcage.
Miles Iii working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Miles Iii.
Witika tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Miles Iii blocks an elbow strike from Witika.
Witika has Miles Iii pressed against the cage.
Miles Iii blocks a body shot from Witika.
Miles Iii looking to throw knees to the head but Witika is blocking nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Miles Iii.
Miles Iii cracks Witika with a nice body shot.
Miles Iii lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Witika backwards.
Witika throws an elbow but it misses.
Witika looking to stall.
Nice body punch from Miles Iii.
Witika is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Miles Iii.
Miles Iii connects with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miles Iii has Witika tight in a Thai clinch... and there's a huge knee which drops Witika to the floor. He's out cold!! I hope he's still got all his teeth!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Boobie Miles Iii!