PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Neyman Gariniho (ranked 1542 p4p, 197 weight class) and Randy Miller (ranked 1297 p4p, 166 weight class). Miller has chosen Who Was In My Room Last Night by Butthole Surfers as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Randy Miller has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Neyman Gariniho's chin.

Gariniho
vs
Miller

185 cm
33
196 lbs
25 - 17 - 0

185 cm
32
202 lbs
20 - 16 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

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 25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Neyman Gariniho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Randy Miller!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gariniho rushes Miller and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Miller blocks the elbow strike.
Miller has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Miller prevents a body shot from Gariniho.
Gariniho lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Miller throws an elbow but misses.
Miller lands a damaging elbow.
A shot in the inside from Gariniho.
Gariniho wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Miller lands a shoulder strike.
Miller throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Miller scores with a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Gariniho.
Gariniho lands a hook that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
A shot in the inside from Gariniho.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miller unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gariniho lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Miller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Miller looks to throw the jab but Gariniho is out of range.
Gariniho fails in his attempt to clinch.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gariniho lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Miller throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
I was talking to Gariniho's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Miller wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Gariniho manages to break the clinch.
Gariniho is looking to slow Miller down with leg kicks.
A swing and a miss from Miller.
Miller connects with a body shot that sends Gariniho's belly button to the back.

Gariniho closes the distance and clinches.
Miller has Gariniho pressed against the cage.
Gariniho is looking to control Miller's arms but Miller gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gariniho has his back to the cage.
Gariniho slows down the pace here.
Gariniho lands an uppercut.
Miller scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gariniho is leaning against Miller and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gariniho blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gariniho avoiding damage as Miller throws knees to the body.
Gariniho working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gariniho is struggling to control the position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gariniho.
Miller blocks the elbow strike.
Gariniho struggles to land a body shot inside as Miller controls his hands.
Miller avoids a wild elbow strike from Gariniho.
Miller digs a right hand underneath Gariniho's ribcage. Gariniho let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Miller taking a breather.
Miller misses with an elbow over the top.
Gariniho tries to work over Miller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Miller's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Gariniho breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Miller closes the distance and pushes Gariniho back into the cage.
Gariniho tries to work over Miller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Miller misses with a knee to the head.
Miller looking to slow down the pace here.
A short uppercut from Miller.
Miller dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Gariniho avoids the elbow strike from Miller, against the cage.
Gariniho misses with an elbow over the top.
Gariniho softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Gariniho.
Gariniho has Miller pushed against the cage.
Miller leaning against his opponent.
Miller with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Miller pushes Gariniho back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gariniho lands a nice uppercut.

Gariniho breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a shot from downtown. Gariniho moves away and avoids it.
Gariniho tries to clinch up but Miller circles away and keeps his distance.
Miller misses with a hook. Gariniho ducked under it nicely.
Gariniho lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gariniho throws a big shot that misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gariniho throws a looping overhand right but Miller ducks down to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller misses with a looping left.
Gariniho uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Miller.
Donk. Miller catches Gariniho right on the button with a cross.
Gariniho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miller swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gariniho jabs at Miller's body.
Gariniho slips a straight right by Miller.
Gariniho throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Miller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gariniho.
Miller getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gariniho avoids the body shot from Miller.

Gariniho darts in and clinches Miller up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Neyman Gariniho will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Gariniho jabs Miller to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Miller looks to throw the jab but Gariniho is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Miller.
Gariniho tries to close the distance and clinch up but Miller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gariniho takes a swing at Miller's ribcage but misses.
Miller fails to land with a series of punches.
Miller moves out of range of the leg kick from Gariniho.
Miller throws a jab but it's blocked by Gariniho.

Gariniho clinches up against the cage.
Gariniho dodges an elbow strike from Miller.
Miller trying to stall but Gariniho improves his position.
Gariniho lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Gariniho on the inside.
Gariniho's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Miller working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Gariniho.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gariniho is trying to break the clinch but Miller is controlling him.
Miller just leaning against Gariniho, taking a breather.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gariniho.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but Gariniho blocks with his arms.

Gariniho breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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.
Gariniho throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Miller on the side of the head.
Gariniho lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Miller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gariniho uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Miller.
Gariniho chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gariniho is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gariniho tries to clinch up.
Gariniho misses with a looping right.
Neyman Gariniho is winning the standup battle so far.
Good leg kick by Gariniho there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gariniho tries to clinch but Miller is having none of it.
A nice side step and Miller releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Miller throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Miller loads up on a big right hand but Gariniho slips the punch.
Gariniho appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller misses with a looping right.
Gariniho slips under a jab.

Gariniho has managed to clinch.
Miller lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gariniho stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Miller wants to break the clinch but can't.
Miller taking a breather.

Gariniho breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Miller falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gariniho counters with a good low kick that Miller was not able to check.
Good work by Gariniho as he checks the leg kick.
Gariniho ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And Gariniho counters with a quick kick to the body but Miller blocks it.
Gariniho tries to clinch but Miller moves out of range.
Miller misses with a hook.
It looked like Gariniho was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Miller.
Gariniho is looking to slow Miller down with leg kicks.
Miller throws out a loose jab but Gariniho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miller connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gariniho's hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gariniho scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gariniho moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gariniho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miller moves away.
Miller misses with a hook
and Gariniho counters with a good low kick that Miller was not able to check.
Miller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gariniho manages to avoid it.
Gariniho avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Miller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Gariniho has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gariniho cracks Miller with a nice body shot.
Gariniho struggles to land a body shot inside as Miller controls his hands.
Gariniho lands a body shot.
Miller is breathing heavily.
Gariniho stalling in the clinch.
Gariniho lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gariniho lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gariniho stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gariniho lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gariniho avoids a wild elbow strike from Miller.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gariniho lands a left hand that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
Miller wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Miller lands an elbow just above Gariniho 's eye.
Gariniho blocks the elbow strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Gariniho.
Miller's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Miller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gariniho dodges an elbow strike from Miller.
Miller misses with a punch to the body.
Miller using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gariniho has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Miller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Miller lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gariniho with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gariniho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gariniho lands a left hand that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
Miller swings wildly with an uppercut but Gariniho uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Miller.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Neyman Gariniho dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Miller swats away the attempt to clinch by Gariniho.

Gariniho closes the distance and clinches.

Gariniho manages to break the clinch.
Miller misses the jab.
Gariniho lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gariniho lands a slapping body shot.
Miller walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Miller tests Gariniho's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gariniho connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gariniho.
Gariniho tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Gariniho takes the fight into the clinch.
Gariniho lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Gariniho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gariniho instigates a clinch.
Gariniho is working Miller over against the cage.
Neyman Gariniho has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Gariniho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gariniho cracks Miller with a good jab.
Gariniho wants to clinch.

Gariniho takes the fight into the clinch.
Gariniho misses with a body punch.
Gariniho lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gariniho struggles to land a body shot inside as Miller controls his hands.
Gariniho looking to slow down the pace here.
Miller's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Miller manages to break the clinch.
Gariniho wants to clinch
and Miller counters with a nice uppercut.
Gariniho looks to land a left hand but Miller moved out of range nicely.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Miller leaning against his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Miller just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gariniho's brow.
Miller is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Miller stalling in the clinch but Gariniho improves position.
Gariniho stalling.

Gariniho pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gariniho scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Miller misses the jab.
Miller scores with a head kick. Gariniho tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Gariniho rushes Miller and presses him up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Miller obliges.
Miller avoids the elbow strike from Gariniho, against the cage.
Miller comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Miller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gariniho is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Miller can do to turn this around?
Miller tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Gariniho counter with a right hand.
Gariniho tried to score with a low kick but Miller checks it.
Gariniho ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Miller connects with a looping right hand.
A jab from Miller misses.
Gariniho misses with a few strikes there.
Gariniho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miller was well out of range. Poor timing from Gariniho.
Miller looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gariniho tries to clinch up.
Neyman Gariniho is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Miller misses with a hook to the body
and Gariniho counters with a head kick. That will keep Miller thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gariniho, right into the meat.
Gariniho fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Miller on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller misses with a looping right.
Miller cracks Gariniho with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gariniho misses with a body punch
letting Miller counter with a right hand.
Miller throws out a loose jab but Gariniho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miller throws a jab but it's blocked by Gariniho.
Gariniho fails with an attempt to clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gariniho.
Gariniho doesn't manage to clinch there - Miller circles away.
Gariniho missing with a left hand there. Miller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Miller swings for the body but Gariniho moves out of range.
That kick from Gariniho tenderised Miller's leg. Miller is trying to keep his angry face on.
A telegraphed right hand from Gariniho misses the target.
A shot to the liver by Gariniho. Beautiful body shot.
Miller connects with a solid leg kick.
Miller closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Randy Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gariniho blocks a head kick by Miller.

And that's the end of the fight!
Neyman Gariniho showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gariniho 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neyman Gariniho!
During a confident post fight interview, Neyman Gariniho thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Randy Miller had this to say: 'No one likes seeing their opponent's hand raised, but that just means that they were the better man today. My team at 3Band MMA and I will break down this match and make the proper changes for my next camp.'.