PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lynton Miller (ranked 2331 p4p, 2415 weight class) and Saenchai Sor (ranked 232 p4p, 237 weight class). Miller's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Tool - Sober. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Miller
vs
Sor

173 cm
28
159
11 - 8 - 2

172 cm
27
155
8 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Lynton Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Saenchai Sor!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sor needs to keep his hands up - Miller had a free shot at his head there.
Miller staying out of range there.
Sloppy strikes from Miller. Those never looked like landing.
Sor paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Miller avoids a punch combination nicely.
Miller throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice uppercut lands for Miller. That snapped Sor's head back.
Sor misses with a low kick as Miller jumps back.
A punch combination from Miller misses.
Miller scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sor fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Miller on the side of the head.
Lynton Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sor throws a lazy right hand but Miller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Miller works the jab nicely.
Miller comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Miller tries to counter with a takedown but Sor is quick to defend against it.
Donk. Sor catches Miller right on the button with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sor.
Sor slips a jab from Miller.
Miller misses with a hook.
Sor steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Miller.
Sor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Miller moves out of range of the strikes.
Miller scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Miller takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A clash of legs there as Miller blocks the low kick.
Miller tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sor defends well and Miller ends up having to push Sor into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Miller lands with a right to the head.
Sor lands a hook that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
Sor lands a right hand.
Miller has Sor pushed against the cage.
Miller tries to throw a body punch but Sor avoids it by throwing Miller back against the cage.
Sor blocks a body shot from Miller.
Miller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Miller.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Miller turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Miller manages to end up in side control.
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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Miller with the ground and pound but Sor regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Miller throwing shots but Sor is blocking nicely.
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.
Sor keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sor pushes Miller off looking to stand but Miller dives back in and keeps control.
Miller throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sor is trying to stand up here but Miller is controlling him well.
Sor avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Miller.
Miller scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Miller lands a nice short elbow.
Miller scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a strike but Sor avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sor avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Miller throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sor avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Miller wants to control from the top but Sor keeps moving.
Sor avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Miller loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Miller throws a big elbow that misses.
Miller is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Sor is rocked!
Miller lands a couple of elbows.
Sor is still in real trouble! Can Miller finish him?
Miller gets to his feet and stands over Sor, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Sor felt that one! Miller unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Sor from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lynton Miller!
As Lynton Miller got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: The comeback starts now!'.