PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ben Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gauthier St. Georges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Georges. St. Georges has chosen Jiu Jitsu as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Miller
vs
St. Georges

166 cm
22
148 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

182 cm
23
160 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gauthier St. Georges!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller misses with a body kick.
Miller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St. Georges was well out of range. Poor timing from Miller.

St. Georges takes the fight into the clinch.
St. Georges comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Miller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
St. Georges creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
St. Georges blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Miller swings wildly with an uppercut but St. Georges uses good head movement to avoid it.
St. Georges misses with an elbow over the top.
St. Georges can't find room to land a body shot as Miller controls the action.
Miller working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
St. Georges misses with an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St. Georges creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Miller's defenses.

It looks like Ben Miller has been cut.
Miller blocks an elbow strike.
St. Georges lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Miller avoids a wild elbow strike from St. Georges.
St. Georges throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Miller throws a head punch that misses.
St. Georges throws an elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Georges throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Miller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
St. Georges blocks a body shot from Miller.
St. Georges looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Miller blocks an elbow strike from St. Georges.
St. Georges throws an elbow that misses.
Miller tries to work over St. Georges's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Miller tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. St. Georges just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Miller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
St. Georges scores with a shoulder strike.
Miller blocks an elbow strike from St. Georges.
A right hook to the body lands for Miller.
With the fighters up against the ropes, St. Georges throws an elbow but misses.
St. Georges comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
St. Georges blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Miller manages to break the clinch.
Miller motions for St. Georges to come forward. Miller throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from St. Georges on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Miller connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
St. Georges needs to keep his hands up - Miller had a free shot at his head there.

It looks like Gauthier St. Georges has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miller. St. Georges does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St. Georges was well out of range. Poor timing from Miller.

Miller scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

St. Georges throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St. Georges on the wrong end of a nice hook.
St. Georges tries to close the distance and clinch but Miller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Miller dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on St. Georges. That did some damage!
Miller tries to work over St. Georges's front leg with a kick but St. Georges checks it.
Miller looks to throw the jab but St. Georges is out of range.
Miller throws an off balance right hand
and St. Georges counters with a left to the body.
St. Georges tries to close the distance and clinch but Miller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Miller ducks right into an uppercut from St. Georges.
St. Georges is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Miller attempts a counter takedown but St. Georges avoids it well and moves away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Miller.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
St. Georges checks a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as St. Georges checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
St. Georges lands a nice looking kick to the body. Miller takes a step back to recover.
Miller misses with a leg kick
and St. Georges counters with a nice leg kick.
Miller throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A swing and a miss from St. Georges.
Miller throws a front kick aimed at St. Georges's knee but St. Georges avoids it well.
St. Georges throws a head kick that half lands.
Miller lands a nice leg kick that just misses St. Georges's sensitive parts.

St. Georges has Miller up against the ropes in a clinch.
Miller blocks an elbow strike.
Miller avoids a wild elbow strike from St. Georges.
With the fighters up against the ropes, St. Georges throws an elbow but misses.
St. Georges looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges throws an elbow but it misses.

St. Georges escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller jabs St. Georges to the body, keeping him at a distance.
St. Georges has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Miller.
Miller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Miller lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and St. Georges has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from St. Georges and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Miller throws a leg kick but St. Georges checks it.
St. Georges throws out a counter right but Miller avoids it with no problem.
Miller tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
St. Georges looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A swing and a miss from St. Georges.
St. Georges misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miller.
St. Georges scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Miller throws a leg kick but St. Georges sees it coming and moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miller on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Miller misses the shot to the body.
Miller throws a hook but St. Georges avoids it easily.
Miller throws a low kick but St. Georges avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gauthier St. Georges dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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 pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
St. Georges replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Miller blocks it well.
Miller scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
St. Georges lands a head shot.
Miller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St. Georges moves away.
Miller takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A low kick from Miller is predictable there

and St. Georges counters by clinching up.
St. Georges lands an elbow inside that Miller shrugs off.
Miller is trying to break free.
St. Georges misses with an elbow over the top.
Miller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
St. Georges pushes off an throws an elbow but Miller leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
I was talking to Miller's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
St. Georges lands an elbow that stopped Miller in his tracks for a moment.
Miller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters up against the ropes, St. Georges throws an elbow but misses.
St. Georges pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
St. Georges looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Miller wants to break free but St. Georges has control.
Miller jumps guard but St. Georges stands there with Miller around his waist. Miller gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Miller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller wants to slow St. Georges down by chopping away at his legs.
Good leg kick by Miller there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
St. Georges tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Miller manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
St. Georges staying out of range there.
St. Georges avoids a kick to the body.
Miller fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but St. Georges is out of range.
Miller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A cross from St. Georges lands.
Miller throws a leg kick but St. Georges checks it.
Miller throws a shot from downtown. St. Georges moves away and avoids it.
St. Georges connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The fighters circling - Miller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
St. Georges keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Miller takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
St. Georges scores with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
St. Georges wants to counter with a clinch but Miller pushes him away.
Miller tries to score with a low kick but St. Georges moves his leg out of the way.
Miller scores with a one two! St. Georges had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid leg kick lands there for Miller.
St. Georges looks to score with a jab to the body but Miller is just out of range.
Miller half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Miller misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from St. Georges! But no joy.
St. Georges swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Miller drops down looking for a counter takedown but St. Georges sprawls and moves away.
Good shot there by Miller.
St. Georges throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by St. Georges.
The crowd cheers as Miller lands an impressive looking overhand right. St. Georges doesn't seem phased though.
St. Georges throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A solid body kick from St. Georges.
St. Georges thuds a left hand into Miller's body.
St. Georges tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Miller manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Miller.
St. Georges connects with a jab.
St. Georges plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
St. Georges connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Miller is rocked!
Miller tests St. Georges's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Miller misses with a low kick.
St. Georges has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Miller throws a jab when St. Georges was well out of range.
Miller lands a nice hook to St. Georges's body. St. Georges takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Miller shoots in and gets a takedown into St. Georges's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St. Georges keeping full guard, as Miller tries to pass.
Miller stopping the sweep attempt from St. Georges.
Miller wants to control from the top but St. Georges keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because St. Georges is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Miller preventing the sweep.
Miller wants to control from the top but St. Georges keeps moving.
Miller tries to free his leg and advance position but St. Georges is retaining full guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Miller shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with St. Georges but St. Georges pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Miller takes a swing at St. Georges's ribcage but misses.
St. Georges tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Miller manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Gauthier St. Georges will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Miller ducks under a wild hook from St. Georges.
Miller misses with a jab to the body

and St. Georges counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by St. Georges.
St. Georges throws an elbow but it's blocked.
St. Georges pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Miller takes an elbow to the temple.
St. Georges throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Miller avoids a wild elbow strike from St. Georges.
Miller blocks an elbow strike.
St. Georges throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Miller avoids the elbow strike from St. Georges, against the ropes.
St. Georges throws an elbow but it misses.
Miller blocks an elbow strike from St. Georges.

Miller ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Miller no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller wants to sweep but no luck.

Miller has his feet on St. Georges's thighs here. He's pushed St. Georges off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! St. Georges screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ben Miller!
A relieved looking Ben Miller thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.