PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darius Miles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson Brown has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Brown
vs
Miles

188 cm
28
203 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

197 cm
24
216 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition

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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jackson Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darius Miles!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown misses with a double jab.
Miles throws a series of punches but Brown avoids them all with ease.
Brown throws a body shot but no joy.
Miles throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.

Miles has taken the fight to the clinch.
Miles misses with a body punch.
I was talking to Brown's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Brown avoids the elbow strike from Miles, against the cage.
Brown lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brown gets through Miles's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Miles working aggressively here.
Miles using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Miles misses with some punches.
Miles misses with a punch on the inside.
Miles looking to throw knees to the head but Brown is blocking nicely.
Brown takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miles misses with a body punch.
Miles tries to land knees in the clinch but Brown avoids the damage to the body.
Brown tries a body shot but Miles blocks it.
Brown takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brown on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Miles landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Miles - that landed with a thud.
Miles has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Brown seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Miles can turn it around.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Brown lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Miles holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Miles tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Miles on the inside.
Miles blocking some punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Miles.
Miles with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Miles.
Miles's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Miles lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brown.
Miles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miles scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miles unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Miles is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brown is defending well for now.
Brown misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brown blocks a body shot from Miles.
Miles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Miles throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Miles.
Brown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Miles scores a nice knee to the body.
Brown tries to work over Miles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Miles lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brown.
Miles lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Miles fails to land.
Knees to the body from Miles.
Brown working aggressively here.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Miles creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Miles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miles lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brown misses with some punches.
Miles works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A shot in the inside from Miles.
Miles tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brown lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Miles misses with a hook to the ribs.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Miles misses with a punch on the inside.
Miles working aggressively here.
Brown blocking some punches.
A short right from Miles.
Miles just leaning against Brown, taking a breather.
Miles throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brown blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Miles.
Miles is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brown is defending well for now.
A head punch on the inside from Miles fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Miles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miles misses with a hook from the clinch.
Miles blocking some punches.
Miles lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Miles.
Brown struggles to land a body shot inside as Miles controls his hands.
Miles gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Miles tries a body shot but Brown blocks it.
Miles looking to throw knees to the head but Brown is blocking nicely.
A shot in the inside from Brown.
Miles cracks Brown with a nice body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Still in the clinch, Miles scores with a nice short uppercut.
Miles throws a head punch that misses.
Miles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darius Miles dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Miles lands a head kick. Brown smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Miles takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Miles misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brown loads up on a big right hand but Miles slips the punch.
Brown doesn't manage to clinch there - Miles circles away.
Brown takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sloppy strikes from Miles. Those never looked like landing.
Miles gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

It looks like Darius Miles has been cut.
Miles connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Brown lands with an uppercut that bounces Miles off the cage and back into range.
Brown wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miles tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brown throws a lazy right hand but Miles sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Miles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brown attempts a counter takedown but Miles avoids it well and moves away.
Miles fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brown has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Miles avoids a punch combination nicely.
Miles looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown works Miles's body with a nice hook.
Miles throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Miles looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brown swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brown tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Miles manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Miles throws a series of punches but Brown avoids them all with ease.
Brown is looking to counter the offense by Miles and move into the clinch.
Brown stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Miles.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Miles. Brown shrugs it off though.

Miles closes the distance and pushes Brown back into the cage.
Miles stalling against the cage.
Miles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Miles scores with a shoulder strike.
Brown misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
Miles swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miles tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brown's elbow.
Miles throws a head punch that misses.
Miles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brown misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot in the inside from Miles.
Miles lands an uppercut.
Miles pressing his opponent against the cage.
Miles lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Miles scores with a shoulder strike.
Miles tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brown lands with a short shot to the head.
Brown being controlled against the cage.
Darius Miles seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown digs a right hand underneath Miles's ribcage. Miles let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Brown throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Miles working aggressively here.
Miles trying to land knees to the body.
Brown struggles to land a body shot inside as Miles controls his hands.
Miles misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brown tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Miles's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brown.
Brown misses with a punch to the body.
Brown avoiding damage as Miles throws knees to the body.
Brown lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Miles tries to work over Brown's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Miles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brown.
Miles tries a body shot but Brown blocks it.
Brown lands with a right to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miles lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Miles scores with a nice short uppercut.
Miles gets through Brown's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brown stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Miles in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.

Miles pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Miles.
Miles only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Brown swings for the body but Miles moves out of range.

Brown gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Miles is leaning against Brown and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Miles tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Miles.
Miles lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A body shot lands from Brown.
Good body shot from Miles.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Miles is struggling to control the position.
Brown gets through Miles's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darius Miles showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Darius Miles's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Brown thows a left - swing and a miss!

Miles has Brown up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brown.
Miles pushes Brown back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Miles.
Miles tries a body shot but Brown blocks it.
Miles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Miles.
Miles lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brown backwards.

Brown is rocked!
Brown lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Miles backwards.
Oh Brown is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Miles has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short uppercut from Miles.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Miles.
Miles using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miles lands a shoulder strike.
Brown misses with a hook from the clinch.
Miles misses with a body punch.
Brown on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Miles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miles creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Brown's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Brown 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 1:09 of round 3, 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.
The defeated Jackson Brown had this to say: 'I really thought I would win if I could keep it stnading. I apologize to my family, friends, fans and sponsors. I'll be back in the gym working harder than ever for a better result next time I'm in the cage.'.