PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darrin Miller (ranked 4690 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janis Blums (ranked 6268 p4p, 0 weight class). Blums comes into a darkened arena with his song building. BEAST by Rob Bailey & The Hustle Standard kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Miller
vs
Blums

171 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

198 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darrin Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Janis Blums!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blums lands a head kick!

It looks like Darrin Miller has been cut.
Blums throws a lazy head kick

and Miller counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Blums!
Miller landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Blums struggling a bit here.
Blums is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Blums tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Blums takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Miller is working Blums over with some ground and pound from side control.
Miller misses with the ground and pound.
Blums takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Blums down.
Miller looks up at the clock and then as Blums takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Miller smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Miller landing strikes.
Blums is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Miller working the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Miller stands up and beckons Blums to his feet.
Blums tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blums misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blums looks winded!

Miller looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Miller decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Miller blocks a head kick by Blums.
Miller swinging wildly here.

Miller bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Blums taking a bit of punishment here - Miller scoring with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller working the head and body with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Blums down.
Miller working the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Blums's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Miller landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Miller in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Miller lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Blums down.
Miller cracks Blums with a big elbow.
Miller grinds an elbow into Blums's temple.
Miller grinds an elbow into Blums's temple.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blums takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Check out the look on Miller's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Miller working the head with strikes.
Miller could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Miller in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller scoring with punches from side control.

Blums is rocked!
Blums is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Blums is still in real trouble! Can Miller finish him?
Miller scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Blums is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Miller can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darrin Miller!