PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lodzov Hugs (ranked 7924 p4p, 362 weight class) and Chris Miller (ranked 25645 p4p, 438 weight class). Lodzov Hugs has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Hugs
vs
Miller

170 cm
18
141 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

150 cm
18
130 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lodzov Hugs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Miller!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Miller instigates a clinch.
Miller is trying to pull guard but Hugs turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hugs tries a body shot but Miller blocks it.
Hugs can't find room to land a body shot as Miller controls the action.
Miller is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hugs.
Miller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

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 Hugs uses from the top position.
Hugs stays in close to Miller's body and controls the position.
Hugs tries to free his leg and advance position but Miller is retaining full guard.
Hugs will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hugs controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hugs scoring with punches to the head and body.

Hugs drops back looking for a leg! Miller is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Miller manages to kick Hugs off! Hugs jumps back into Miller's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hugs slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hugs's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hugs stands up over Miller, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hugs is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hugs seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Miller for as long as he can get away with.
Hugs has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hugs slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Miller really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hugs. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hugs working the ground and pound from side control.
Hugs controlling from side mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Miller tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hugs just content to control the position.
Hugs working the head and body with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
You can see the frustration on Miller's face as Hugs controls the position.
Hugs lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Miller down.
Hugs in side control lands a decent elbow.
Hugs scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Miller to see if he's OK.
Hugs in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hugs is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Miller will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Hugs working the body and head with strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Check out the look on Hugs's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Miller is trying to escape the position but Hugs is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lodzov Hugs dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hugs shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Miller should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Miller trying to control here.
Miller taking some punishment here, with Hugs in his half guard.
Hugs is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hugs seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
We've been hearing good reports from Hugs's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hugs drops an elbow to the side of Miller's head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hugs connects with a nice short shot to Miller's temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Hugs.
Hugs lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hugs landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hugs keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Lodzov Hugs overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hugs has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Miller taking some punishment here, with Hugs in his half guard.
Hugs is taking a breather. Miller says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Hugs working the head and body with strikes.
Hugs keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hugs lands strikes from half guard.
Hugs with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hugs connects with a nice short shot to Miller's temple.
Hugs lands with a punch from half guard.
Hugs frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hugs controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hugs landing punches.
Hugs takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hugs lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Miller hang on?
Hugs lands a big shot there that rocks Miller but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hugs unloading with bombs!

Miller is rocked!
A nice elbow there by Hugs.
Miller is still in real trouble! Can Hugs finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hugs pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hugs unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Miller wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Hugs celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lodzov Hugs!
A very excited looking Lodzov Hugs made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.