PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Miles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kip Kipper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miles comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome to the World. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Miles
vs
Kipper

184 cm
19
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Desmond Miles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kip Kipper!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Miles shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Miles showed some decent athleticism there.

Kipper looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kipper is trying to get back to full guard.
Miles thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kipper regains full guard. Nicely done.
Miles looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kipper wants to stand up but Miles is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miles controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kipper is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kipper is pulling down on Miles's head. It's preventing any offense from Miles, at least for the moment.
Miles tries to free his leg and advance position but Kipper is retaining full guard.
Miles wants to stand but Kipper is controlling his posture from full guard.
Miles has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kipper being controlled here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Miles wants to get up but he can't break Kipper's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Miles knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kipper on the ground.
Kipper working a defensive guard here.
Miles might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Miles scores a takedown into full mount!
Miles avoids the attempt from Kipper to control.

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.
Miles looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kipper is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Kipper is trying to escape the mount.
Miles controlling from the full mount.
Miles is breathing heavily.
Kipper tries to lock up and control but Miles gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Miles tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kipper is working to get back to half guard.
Kipper wants to control but Miles is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Miles looking to control but Kipper is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Desmond Miles dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kipper doesn't manage to clinch there - Miles circles away.
Kipper keeps the fight on the outside.

Miles has closed the distance and engaged Kipper in a clinch.
Kipper trying to land knees to the body.
Kipper tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kipper is looking to break free of the clinch but Miles has double underhooks.

Miles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kipper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Miles closes the distance and pushes Kipper back into the cage.
Kipper tries to pull guard but Miles holds him up against the cage and eventually Kipper drops back down to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kipper manages to pull guard.
Kipper tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kipper tries to strike from the bottom.
Kipper wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miles controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kipper is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kipper manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kipper avoids the attempt from Miles to control.
Miles on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Miles tries to get out of the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Miles has given up his back here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kipper controlling well, preventing Miles from escaping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miles is keeping busy.
Miles trying to get back to his feet but Kipper is in full control for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A lull in the action here.
Miles tries to escape the position.
Kipper struggling to keep hold of the position.
Miles covering up well and avoiding damage.
Kipper punches the canvas rather than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Miles fending off the submission attempt from Kipper.
Miles wants to control his opponent's hands but Kipper gets his hands free.
Kipper is looking to control Miles but Miles is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Kipper thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Kipper throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Kipper punches the canvas rather than the man.
Miles covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Well, with Kipper on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Miles is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Miles staying busy and making it hard for Kipper to control.

Kipper is working hard for the rear naked choke here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Miles is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Kipper.
Kipper keeps control of the position as Miles tries to break free.
A lull in the action here.

Miles fending off the submission attempt from Kipper.
Kipper is hanging on to Miles's back as he tries to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kip Kipper will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Kipper shoots for a takedown but Miles saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kipper tries for a takedown but Miles circles away easily

and Miles counters with a single leg into guard. Kipper didn't expect that.
Miles seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Miles preventing the sweep.
Miles tries to free his leg and advance position but Kipper is retaining full guard.
Miles slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Miles won't allow Kipper to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miles stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kipper swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Kipper escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Miles gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kipper misses with a takedown attempt
and Miles counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Desmond Miles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kip Kipper.
No luck for Kipper with that takedown attempt.
Miles stuffs the takedown.
Miles stuffs the takedown.
Miles tries to clinch up

and Kipper holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kipper tries to pull guard but Miles holds him up against the cage and eventually Kipper drops back down to his feet.
Kipper keeps control of Miles as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kipper looking to slow down the pace here.
Miles keeps control of Kipper as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kipper wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Miles has him pressed against the cage.
Miles jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kipper walks away with a smile on his face. Miles gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Miles tries to clinch but Kipper moves out of range.
Miles blocks a head kick by Kipper.
Kipper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kipper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Desmond Miles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kipper slips under a jab from Miles.
Kipper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Miles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kipper tries to clinch up but Miles circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miles avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kipper fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Miles scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kipper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Miles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Horrible takedown by Kipper or perhaps it was just good defense by Miles which made him look bad.
Desmond Miles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kipper closes the distance and clinches up with Miles, looking for a takedown. Kipper pushes Miles against the cage but Miles circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Miles has closed the distance and engaged Kipper in a clinch.
Kipper tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kipper is trying to drag Miles to the mat but Miles just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kipper wants a takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Miles works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Kipper controls Miles momentarily but Miles frees himself.

Kipper is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Miles controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kipper wants to sweep but no luck.
Miles wants to control from the top but Kipper keeps moving.
Miles is really struggling to control Kipper but he's trying to hold on to the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Desmond Miles showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Miles 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Desmond Miles!