PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between AC Slater (ranked 1408 p4p, 213 weight class) and Randy Miller (ranked 1055 p4p, 160 weight class). Slater's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Stop What Ya Doin. Miller has chosen Who Was In My Room Last Night by Butthole Surfers as his entrance music. AC Slater could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Randy Miller's chin.

Slater
vs
Miller

190 cm
40
220 lbs
28 - 18 - 1

185 cm
27
202 lbs
16 - 12 - 1

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

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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 28 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, AC Slater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Randy Miller!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller tries to score with a low kick but Slater moves his leg out of the way.
Miller has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Slater takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Slater takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Slater is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Miller's half guard.
Slater 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. Slater connects with a nice short shot to Miller's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slater working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Slater lands a nice short elbow.
Miller is pressing down on Slater's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Slater landing with the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slater is looking to work some ground and pound but Miller has wrist control.
Miller working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Slater.
Miller wants to stand up but Slater is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slater trying to control but Miller is working from the bottom.
Slater lands a couple of elbows.
Slater working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Miller tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Slater cracks Miller with a solid left hand.
Slater 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 is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Slater is controlling him.

Miller is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Slater is aware though and is defending well.
Slater won't allow Miller to sweep him here.
Slater landing some decent shots from guard.
Slater landing some decent shots from guard.
Miller is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller looks to land a strike but Slater avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Miller wants to get up but he can't break Slater's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Slater looking to hit a scissor sweep but Miller is one step ahead there.
Miller throws a strike but Slater rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Slater is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Slater landing some decent shots from guard.
Slater trying to control but Miller is working from the bottom.
Miller is looking to sweep but instead, Slater has passed into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller wants to get back to full guard.
Slater lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slater looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Slater lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Miller is looking to improve his position.
Slater working Miller over with strikes.
Miller is pressing down on Slater's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Miller working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Slater doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Slater manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slater working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Miller's head.
Slater wants to control from the top but Miller keeps moving.
Slater scoring with some ground and pound.
Slater landing some decent shots from guard.
Miller is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Slater is working Miller over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Slater working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Miller has momentary wrist control but Slater slips an elbow through the middle.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Miller is on top in guard.

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

AC Slater 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.

Slater looks to land a combination but Miller avoids it well.
Slater ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Miller lands a glancing blow to the side of Slater's head.
Slater fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
It seemed like Miller was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Randy Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Left hook, right uppercut from Slater.
The fighters circling - Miller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Slater looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Miller swings widly with a right hand
and Slater counters with a nice uppercut.
Slater steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Miller.
Miller avoids a punch combination nicely.
Miller throws out a counter right but Slater avoids it with no problem.
Slater misses with a takedown attempt - Miller sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Slater paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Slater looks for a takedown but Miller sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for AC Slater. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Miller as Slater shoots in.
Miller throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Miller lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Slater looks for a takedown but Miller sprawls well.
Miller throws out a counter right but Slater avoids it with no problem.
Slater closes the distance and clinches up with Miller, looking for a takedown. Slater pushes Miller against the cage but Miller circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Slater.
Miller throws a jab when Slater was well out of range.
Slater gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Miller.
Miller's jab looks to have found its range, popping Slater under the eye.
Miller slaps away a takedown attempt from Slater, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slater misses with the combination.
A jab from Miller misses.
Slater is looking to counter punch.
Slater gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Miller counters with a nice uppercut.
Miller might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Miller bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Slater's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miller scores with a punch to the head.
Miller misses with a lunging right hand
and Slater makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Slater avoids the body shot from Miller.
Slater fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Miller throws a big shot that misses.
Miller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a jab when Slater was well out of range.
Slater shoots for a takedown but Miller saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Slater or perhaps it was just good defense by Miller, which made it look bad.
Slater slips a jab from Miller.
AC Slater is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Slater takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Miller tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Miller throws a shot to the body.
Miller throws an overhand right that lands on Slater's shoulder, as Slater tries to avoid the shot.
Miller slips under a jab.
Miller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Slater uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Miller.
Slater slips a jab from Miller.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slater takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Miller smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Slater throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Slater slips a straight right by Miller.
Slater slips under a jab.
Slater appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Miller misses with a series of wild punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Slater misses the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miller scores with a crisp jab that stopped Slater in his tracks.
Miller throws a looping overhand right but Slater ducks down to avoid it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Slater.
Slater ducks under a wild hook from Miller.
Randy Miller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A telegraphed right hand from Miller misses the target.
Slater changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Miller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Miller fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Slater fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Miller avoids it really well and circles away.
Miller moves into range and connects with a jab.
A punch combination from Miller misses.
Slater cracks Miller with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Slater steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Miller.
Slater changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Slater with a lazy takedown attempt
and Miller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Miller swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Slater counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big left from Miller misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller connects with the punch.
Slater walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Slater checks a leg kick nicely.
Slater throws a series of punches but Miller moves out of range.
Slater steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Miller. That one must have hurt.
A big right from Miller misses.
Slater takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Slater with a poor takedown
and Miller counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for AC Slater. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miller throws a jab but it's blocked by Slater.
Miller throws a big shot that misses.
Slater looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Slater scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Slater looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Miller is fending him off so far but Slater persists. Nope, Miller circles away and we're back to standing.
Miller has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fighters circling - Miller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Slater ducks under a wild hook from Miller.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slater dives in for a single leg takedown but Miller sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller tries a head kick but it misses.
Slater feinted with a counter takedown.
Slater defending well as Miller loads up on a big left hand.
Miller bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Miller lands a nice shot that snaps Slater's head back.
Miller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Slater.
Miller looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Miller throws an overhand right that lands on Slater's shoulder, as Slater tries to avoid the shot.
Slater changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Miller throws a jab but it's blocked by Slater.
Slater is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Slater is defended easily by Miller.
Miller moves in looking to clinch but Slater pushes him off.
Miller throws a leg kick but Slater sees it coming and moves out of range.
Slater is looking to counter punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller missing with a left hand there. Slater was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Miller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Miller throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Slater shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Miller pinned against the cage. Miller gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Miller tries a head kick but it misses.
Miller looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Miller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Miller misses with a looping right.
Slater lands a nice hook to Miller's body. Miller takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Slater looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Miller is fending him off so far but Slater persists. Nope, Miller circles away and we're back to standing.
Miller closes the distance looking to clinch
and Slater counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slater moves out of range as Miller strikes.
Miller throws the left hand but Slater avoids the punch easily.
Slater shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Miller as he avoids it easily.
Miller defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Slater.
Miller swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A swing and a miss from Miller.
Miller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Slater.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Slater uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Miller.

Slater shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Miller is trying to defend but Slater finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Miller manages to get to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Miller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Miller 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 William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Miller!
After winning the bout, Randy Miller thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.