PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyndon Gross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Travis Miller has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Lyndon Gross's chin.

Gross
vs
Miller

219 cm
21
278 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lyndon Gross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Travis Miller!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gross tries to avoid it but Miller manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gross to the ground. Gross escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Miller lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gross circles away quickly and effectively.
Miller misses with a head kick.
Gross wants to clinch.
Gross stuffs the takedown attempt from Miller. Miller gets slowly back to his feet.

Miller closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gross has Miller pressed against the cage, preventing Miller from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gross is trying to pull guard but Miller has him pressed against the cage.
Miller is trying to pull guard but Gross has him pressed against the cage.
Lyndon Gross has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Travis Miller.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller taking a breather.

Miller manages to break the clinch.
Miller is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gross sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Gross gets a clinch.
Miller is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Gross misses with the head strike.
Miller is trying to pull guard but Gross has him pressed against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Miller - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Miller is struggling to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gross is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Miller gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Miller jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gross walks away with a smile on his face. Miller gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gross keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gross throwing a counter right hand but Miller manages to avoid it.

Gross closes the distance and clinches.
Miller wants to break free but Gross has control.
Gross has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Miller is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Miller is trying to break the clinch but Gross has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller wants a takedown but no success here.

Gross escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Travis Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller goes for a double leg but Gross avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gross continues to drive forward.

Gross clinches up with Miller and pushes him back against the cage.
Gross lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Miller has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Gross uses from the top position.
Gross scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gross is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Gross has gone for a leg lock! Miller slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gross's guard.

Gross will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Miller wants to control from the top but Gross keeps moving.
Miller looks winded!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gross is looking to stand up but Miller isn't so interested in that idea.
Miller must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Miller wants to control from the top but Gross keeps moving.
Gross bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Miller's guard.

Gross has gone for a leg lock! Miller slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gross's guard.

This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gross wants to get back to his feet but Miller is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Gross working for a triangle but Miller defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Lyndon Gross will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Gross falls off balance throwing a combination
and Miller counters with a right hand to the body.
Gross tries to clinch but Miller is having none of it.
Gross tries to clinch but Miller moves out of range.
Miller misses with a takedown attempt - Gross sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Miller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Miller circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Gross gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Miller is working for takedown but Gross is calmly controlling the position for now.

Gross decides to pull guard.

Gross looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Miller passes into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gross is trying to buck Miller off.
Miller trying to control the action but Gross is working from the bottom.
Gross prevents Miller from improving position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The strikes coming from Miller are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Gross pushes Miller away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Miller gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Gross sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Miller prevents Gross from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gross tries to kick Miller off but Miller keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gross misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gross manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gross keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gross wants to stand up but Miller is controlling him.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Gross gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Miller taking a breather.
Miller is working for takedown but Gross is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lyndon Gross has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Travis Miller.
Miller wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Miller wants to stall.
Miller jumps guard but Gross turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Miller is breathing heavily.

Gross pulls Miller into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gross is on top in guard.

Gross looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Miller is trying to keep Gross in close.

Miller is working an open guard so Gross takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Miller keeps the fight on the outside.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Miller closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gross circles away.
Miller tries to clinch but Gross moves out of range.
Gross tries for a takedown but Miller sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lyndon Gross dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Gross shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Miller sprawls well. Miller wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gross gets slowly back to his feet.
Miller with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gross counters with a series of strikes. Miller will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gross defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Miller.

Gross moves into the clinch.
Gross has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Miller is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gross jumps guard but Miller stands there with Gross around his waist. Gross gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lyndon Gross. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gross just stands there and leans against the cage.
Miller fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Miller takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gross swings wildly with an uppercut but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gross is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Miller can do to turn this around?
Miller stops a takedown attempt from Gross.
Miller is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Miller with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gross is looking to take this one to the mat.

Gross pulls guard effortlessly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller won't allow Gross to get back to his feet.
Gross keeping full guard, as Miller tries to pass.

Gross is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Gross is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Miller stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gross tries to close the distance and clinch up but Miller swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Gross darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Gross is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Miller is looking for a sweep. Gross is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Miller looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gross is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Lyndon Gross overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Gross wants to work for an arm triangle but Miller is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gross is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Miller sees it coming and defends easily.

Gross is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Miller is trying to stand.
Miller trying to control here.
Gross is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Gross is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Miller doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gross.
Travis Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lyndon Gross is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Gross is looking for a kimura here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lyndon Gross showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gross has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lyndon Gross!