PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Miller (ranked 2156 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernesto Rizzari (ranked 4287 p4p, 420 weight class). Jack Miller has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Miller
vs
Rizzari

182 cm
26
172 lbs
4 - 1 - 1

175 cm
25
175 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

MMA Underwear Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ernesto Rizzari!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Miller scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Rizzari actively working from the bottom here.
Miller is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rizzari keeps control of the position for the meantime.
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 throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Miller is working for a kimura but Rizzari is defending it quite comfortably.
Rizzari is looking to control Miller's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rizzari avoid being mounted?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller wants to pass the guard but Rizzari is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller trying to control from half guard but Rizzari is working away.
Miller stalling.
Rizzari controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Miller trying to control the pace.
Rizzari is controlling Miller's trapped leg to prevent Miller from advancing to side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Miller controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Miller decides to stand up.
A big right from Miller misses.

Rizzari fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Miller to the ground. Rizzari is now in Miller's guard.
Rizzari postures up in Miller's guard and throws a big left but Miller blocks it.
Rizzari's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rizzari looking to sit in guard and control but Miller gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller throwing strikes from guard but Rizzari blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Miller accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've been hearing that Miller has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Rizzari keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully.
Rizzari is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Rizzari preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Miller's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

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.
Miller postures up.
Miller trying to control but Rizzari is working from the bottom.
Miller looking to sit in guard and control but Rizzari gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Rizzari stopping the sweep attempt from Miller.
Miller is trying to control the position but Rizzari postures up.
Miller keeping full guard, as Rizzari tries to pass.
Rizzari must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Miller keeping moving, preventing Rizzari from controlling successfully.
Rizzari's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Miller dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Miller gets a double leg takedown into Rizzari's guard.
Rizzari is controlling Miller's posture.
Miller throws an elbow that misses. Rizzari uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Miller's guard. Nice move by Rizzari!

Miller not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rizzari is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rizzari pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Miller is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rizzari accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzari is pushing down on Miller's leg trying to pass to half guard. Miller is fighting to maintain full guard but Rizzari has managed to sneak the leg through.
Rizzari 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.
Miller lands with a few short shots to the body.
Miller is staying active underneath Rizzari, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Miller is looking to improve his position.
Rizzari is trying to control the action in half guard but Miller is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miller controlling the position for now.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Rizzari shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Rizzari was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rizzari tries to advance to mount but can't.
Miller tries to improve position but can't.
Miller is working hard here to advance position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Miller makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Miller.
Rizzari sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Rizzari wants to control from the top but Miller keeps moving.
Ernesto Rizzari has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rizzari is stalling in the full guard.
Miller looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rizzari is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rizzari not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rizzari trying to control the position from guard on top but Miller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.

Rizzari works his way to full guard. Good work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Rizzari throws his legs up looking for a submission but Miller uses it to pass to side control.

Miller is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rizzari is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ernesto Rizzari will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Rizzari defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Miller.

Rizzari manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Miller on his heels. He'll look to pass Miller's guard now, I'm sure.
Rizzari is looking to stand up but Miller won't let him.
Miller throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Rizzari pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Miller is keeping the position for now.
Rizzari's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rizzari wants to pass the guard but Miller is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rizzari postures up.

Miller is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rizzari is aware though and is defending well.
Rizzari's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzari wants to stand but Miller is controlling his posture from full guard.
Miller is trying to control the position from the bottom.
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.
Rizzari cracks Miller with a solid left hand.
Rizzari trying to control the position from guard on top but Miller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rizzari gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Rizzari shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Miller's guard.
Rizzari sitting in guard here, content to control.
Rizzari trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Miller lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Miller is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Rizzari has control of Miller's left arm, preventing Miller from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Miller gets to his feet. Rizzari looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Nice shot by Miller.

Miller dives in and scores a takedown into Rizzari's guard.
Rizzari wants to get back to his feet but Miller passes into half guard.

Miller is pressing down on Rizzari's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rizzari is holding on for now.

Miller is working for a submission of some sort.
Miller wants to pass to mount but Rizzari is defending the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rizzari defending well though.
Rizzari blocking the ground and pound attempt from Miller.
Miller lands strikes from half guard.
Rizzari controlling the position for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Miller blocks the strikes from Rizzari.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Miller showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Miller 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Miller!
During a confident post fight interview, Jack Miller thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.