PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erno Bajza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darius Miles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darius Miles will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Bajza
vs
Miles

180 cm
19
224 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

197 cm
23
216 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erno Bajza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darius Miles!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miles misses with a left hand
and Bajza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bajza has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Den of Tears (22 coaches) in the buildup to the fight.
Miles scores with a decent looking hook.
Darius Miles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Miles pushes Bajza up against the cage in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Miles is leaning against Bajza and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Come on Miles - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Miles creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Miles.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bajza.
Miles with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A right hand to the body from Miles.
Bajza tries to stall but Miles uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bajza is trying to pull guard but Miles turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Miles fails to land.
Bajza tries to pull guard but Miles forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bajza is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Miles is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miles lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bajza is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erno Bajza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miles has Bajza pressed against the cage.
Miles working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Miles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bajza.
Miles avoiding damage.
The referee calls for Bajza to work.
Miles is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Miles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miles taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Miles.
Miles lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bajza trying to control the position but instead, Miles has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bajza into the cage.
Bajza blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Miles lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Miles drops Bajza with a big knee straight up the middle! Bajza is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Bajza is rocked!

It looks like Erno Bajza has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miles looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Oh Bajza is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Miles fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Miles swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Miles digs a good hook to Bajza's body.
Bajza is breathing heavily.

Miles clinches with his opponent.
Miles throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A knee to the head by Miles.
Miles presses Bajza against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Miles creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Bajza's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Bajza drops to his knees and Miles pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darius Miles!
In his post fight interview, Darius Miles started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.