PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Haggar (ranked 1789 p4p, 1392 weight class) and Eddie Miller (ranked 203 p4p, 165 weight class). Miller is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Not Falling. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Haggar
vs
Miller

202 cm
23
266
10 - 5 - 0

194 cm
32
283
12 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Brooklyn Apothecary
Hot Spunk

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Haggar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eddie Miller!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, John Kavanagh and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haggar lands a slapping body shot.
Miller defending well as Haggar loads up on a big left hand.
Haggar gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice defenses there by Haggar.
Haggar has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crapollas Gym in the buildup to the fight.

Haggar tries to sprawl but Miller drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Haggar is pressing down on Miller's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Haggar keeping full guard, as Miller tries to pass.
Haggar 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Haggar is on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haggar scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Haggar throws a strike but Miller rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Miller stopping the sweep attempt from Haggar.
Miller showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haggar looking for a sweep. Not yet Haggar, not yet.
Haggar keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully.
Miller sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haggar throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Haggar wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Miller is now in half guard.
Haggar regains full guard. Nicely done.
Haggar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Miller controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Miller trying to control the position from guard on top but Haggar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Haggar throws a hook to the side of Miller's head but Miller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Miller let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Haggar.
Miller throws a jab but it's blocked by Haggar.
Haggar scores with a jab. Miller acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

It looks like Eddie Miller has been cut.
Haggar dodges the punch combination from Miller.
Miller takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haggar looks to score with a jab to the body but Miller is just out of range.
Miller doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Haggar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miller swings for the body but Haggar moves out of range.
Haggar throws out a loose jab but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice side step and Miller releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Miller misses with a straight right.
Miller avoids the body shot from Haggar.
Haggar throws a body punch but Miller moves out of range.
Miller doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Miller ducks under a wild hook from Haggar.
Miller takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Haggar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Miller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haggar.
Haggar takes a swing at Miller's ribcage but misses.
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 Mike Haggar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eddie Miller's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Haggar avoids the body shot from Miller.
Haggar slips under a jab.
Haggar throws an off balance right hand
and Miller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Haggar throws a body punch but Miller moves out of range.
Haggar moves out of range as Miller strikes.
Haggar takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Miller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haggar.
A swing and a miss from Miller.
Haggar connects with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haggar slips a straight right by Miller.
Miller looks to score with a jab to the body but Haggar is just out of range.
Mike Haggar is winning the standup battle so far.
Haggar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the liver by Haggar. Beautiful body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haggar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haggar misses with a body punch
enabling Miller to counter with a crisp jab.
Haggar misses with a hook to the body
and Miller counters with a left to the body.
Miller swats away the attempt to clinch by Haggar.
Miller throws a body punch but Haggar moves out of range.
Miller cracks Haggar with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Haggar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Miller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haggar.
Miller works over Haggar's head and body with a nice combination.
Jab by Miller.
Miller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haggar is looking to wear down Miller with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Haggar.
Miller wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haggar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Miller misses the jab.
Haggar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Miller.
Haggar just misses with a punch to the body.

Haggar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Haggar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Miller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Haggar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
Haggar lands a left hand.
Miller blocks an uppercut.
Haggar is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller misses with a punch to the body.
Haggar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Haggar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Miller creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Haggar tries to throw a body punch but Miller avoids it by throwing Haggar back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Miller.
Miller tries to work over Haggar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Miller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Haggar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Miller working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Haggar tries to work over Miller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Haggar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Haggar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Haggar misses with a body punch.
Haggar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
Miller prevents a body shot from Haggar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haggar blocks a body shot from Miller.
Haggar gets through Miller's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Miller misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from Miller.
Miller lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Haggar tries a body shot but Miller blocks it.
Haggar scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haggar swings wildly with an uppercut but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haggar working aggressively here.
Haggar swings wildly with an uppercut but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haggar is leaning against Miller and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Miller tries to work over Haggar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Haggar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Haggar is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Miller to keep the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mike Haggar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eddie Miller's cut.
That's time! Haggar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Miller throws a shot to the body.
Miller fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Haggar just misses with a punch to the body.
Haggar misses with a looping right.
Haggar keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Haggar throws a looping overhand right but Miller ducks down to avoid it.
Haggar misses with a combination
and Miller counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haggar swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Miller counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Miller tries to bum rush Haggar with a series of wild strikes but Haggar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch lands to the side of Miller 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haggar connects with a looping right hand.
Eddie Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Miller drives through with a takedown into Haggar's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Haggar keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully.
Miller won't allow Haggar to sweep him here.
Eddie Miller has got the better of the ground game so far.
Haggar is looking to sweep but instead, Miller has passed into half guard.
Haggar tries to roll over but Miller keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haggar has a hand on Miller's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Miller takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Miller fails to advance to Haggar's back.
Haggar is working to get back to half guard.
Miller looking to control but Haggar is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Miller prevents Haggar from getting the reversal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haggar is squirming around, avoiding Miller's attempts to control the action.
Haggar regains half guard.
Miller is stalling here. Haggar is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Miller seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Haggar has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Eddie Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miller tries to improve position but can't.
Miller is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Haggar landing a few strikes.
Miller managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Haggar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haggar working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Haggar in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Miller has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Haggar landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Haggar lands a nice forearm strike.

The cut above Eddie Miller's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Sloppy strikes there by Haggar.
Miller avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Haggar.
Haggar working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Miller taking a bit of punishment here - Haggar scoring with strikes.

Eddie Miller's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Eddie Miller's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mike Haggar!