PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Justin Miller (ranked 4794 p4p, 514 weight class) and John Lemon (ranked 4291 p4p, 477 weight class). John Lemon is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Miller
vs
Lemon

182 cm
25
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
23
179 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Pit Bull Development

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Justin Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, John Lemon!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lemon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Lemon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lemon staying out of range there.

Lemon takes the fight into the clinch.
Miller can't break the clinch.
Lemon stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
We've been informed that Lemon has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.

Lemon breaks from the clinch.
Lemon with a hook.
Miller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lemon looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lemon throws a sloppy head kick and Miller moves out of range easily.
Miller misses with a hook.
Miller definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Miller circles away from the clinch attempt.
Miller half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

Lemon moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller blocks an elbow strike from Lemon.
Lemon scores with a knee to the head.
Miller tries to break the clinch but Lemon is controlling the position.
Lemon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Justin Miller has been cut.
Lemon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lemon connects with a knee to the head.
Lemon landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Lemon.
Lemon is stalling here.
Miller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Miller throws a head punch that misses.
Miller takes a knee right on the jaw!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Lemon breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lemon sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Miller somewhat.

Lemon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Lemon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Miller keeps the fight on the outside.
Lemon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Miller shoots for a double leg takedown but Lemon sprawls well. He's pushed Miller's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Miller shoots for a double leg takedown but Lemon sprawls well. He's pushed Miller's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miller is breathing heavily.
Lemon wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Miller manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lemon scores with a head kick.
Miller throws a looping overhand right but Lemon ducks down to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Lemon.
Miller changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lemon tries to avoid it but Miller manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lemon to the ground. Lemon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Miller chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lemon can pounce on him.
Miller takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Miller missing with a left hand there. Lemon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Lemon pushes Miller up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Miller avoids it.
Lemon misses with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Lemon.
Lemon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Lemon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lemon lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Justin Miller's cut is getting worse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A lazy body kick from Lemon

and Miller counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lemon looking for a sweep. Not yet Lemon, not yet.
Lemon keeping full guard, as Miller tries to pass.
Lemon wants to stand and escape but Miller is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Lemon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Justin Miller's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Miller loads up on a big right hand but Lemon slips the punch.
Miller is looking to chop away at Lemon's legs.

Miller shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Miller was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Miller throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Lemon wants to get back to his feet.
Lemon dodges the ground and pound from Miller.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Miller in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Miller working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemon managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Miller.
Lemon can't do much from the bottom here.
Miller landing strikes.
Miller lands some shots froms side control.
Lemon is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Miller is controlling him well.
Miller wants to control for a moment but Lemon uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Miller lands with a punch from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miller is pressing down on Lemon's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lemon is holding on for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller slips a nice elbow through Lemon's hands, connecting with Lemon's forehead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lemon is refusing to be controlled, as Miller sits in half guard.
Miller missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Miller stalling away here and it's allowed Lemon to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Miller tries to free his leg and advance position but Lemon is retaining full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lemon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Miller working some strikes from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller lands a couple of elbows.
Lemon is looking to stand up but Miller isn't so interested in that idea.
Miller landing some decent shots from guard.
Justin Miller overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Miller chips away with some ground and pound.
Miller cracks Lemon with a solid left hand.
Miller connects with a couple of short punches.
Lemon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Miller missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller pushes down on Lemon's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lemon is looking to get back to is feet but Miller passes into side control.
A lull in the action here.
Lemon tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Miller wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Miller working the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Miller with the ground and pound but Lemon regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Miller 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.
Miller misses with a head shot. Lemon uses the momentum to regain guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Miller dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Justin Miller's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Miller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Miller closes the distance and clinches up with Lemon, looking for a takedown. Miller pushes Lemon against the cage but Lemon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lemon tries to close the distance and clinch but Miller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
John Lemon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lemon slips under a jab from Miller.
Miller takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lemon slips a straight right by Miller.
Lemon misses with a body kick.
Miller avoids the head kick by Lemon.
Miller tries to counter with a takedown but Lemon is quick to defend against it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lemon drives through and clinches with Miller against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lemon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lemon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lemon taking a breather.
Miller blocks the elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemon controlling the action here for a moment.
Miller swings wildly with an uppercut but Lemon uses good head movement to avoid it.

Lemon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Miller throws a poor cross that misses
and Lemon counters with a big head kick but Miller shrugs it off.
Lemon tries to clinch but Miller moves out of range.
Miller tries to counter with a takedown but Lemon is quick to defend against it.
Miller misses with a hook. Lemon ducked under it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lemon! But no joy.
Lemon is looking to slow Miller down with leg kicks.
Lemon moves away from the strike by Miller.
Miller is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemon tries to clinch up but Miller circles away and keeps his distance.
Miller attempts a counter takedown but Lemon avoids it well and moves away.

Lemon closes the distance and pushes Miller back into the cage.
Lemon cracks Miller with a nice body shot.
Lemon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lemon is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Miller looking to stall.

Lemon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lemon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miller.
Miller tries to counter with a takedown but Lemon is quick to defend against it.

Lemon drives through and clinches with Miller against the cage.
Miller tries to circle away but Lemon has him pinned against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lemon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Miller avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Miller throws a jab but it's blocked by Lemon.
Miller swings widly with a right hand
and Lemon counters with a good low kick that Miller was not able to check.
Lemon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Miller throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lemon counters with a nice uppercut.
Lemon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lemon with a jab.
Lemon tries to clinch but Miller moves out of range.
Lemon tries to clinch but Miller is having none of it.
Lemon scores with a nice right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller misses with a lunging right hand
and Lemon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Miller shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Miller was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miller wants to control but Lemon is keeping him busy.
Miller looking to control but instead Lemon has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Lemon tries to kick Miller off but Miller keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lemon is trying to get back to full guard.
Lemon trying to control here.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Lemon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lemon has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Lemon!
John Lemon really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Pit Bull Development logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.