PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Island Miller (ranked 4380 p4p, 2875 weight class) and Ezekiel Rawlins (ranked 540 p4p, 374 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Miller
vs
Rawlins

183 cm
25
210
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
210
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Island Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ezekiel Rawlins!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Rawlins to counter with a crisp jab.
Miller looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Miller swats away the attempt to clinch by Rawlins.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Miller.
Miller misses with an uppercut
and Rawlins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Miller shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Miller was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Miller staying calm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miller landing a few strikes.
Rawlins is trying to improve his position.
Rawlins keeping his opponent close.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Miller working the head and body with strikes.
Rawlins tries to bench press Miller off him but Miller keeps the position.
Miller trying to control the position but Rawlins is working away.
Miller scoring with punches from side control.
Rawlins is trying to improve his position.
Rawlins struggling a bit here.
Rawlins is looking to regain half guard here but Miller keeps moving and retains side control.
Rawlins regains half guard there - taking advantage of Miller's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Miller is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Miller lands strikes from half guard.

Rawlins looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rawlins is trying to control but can't.

Miller is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rawlins defends it well.
Rawlins manages to get to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Miller's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rawlins throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Miller is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rawlins is on top in guard.

Miller looking for a sweep. Not yet Miller, not yet.
Rawlins showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Miller pulls Rawlins in close to prevent any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller wants to sweep here but Rawlins controlling him for the moment.
Rawlins working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Miller looking for a sweep. Not yet Miller, not yet.
Rawlins trying to control but Miller is working from the bottom.
Miller seems keen to control Rawlins's posture.
Miller manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rawlins manages to get himself to full guard.

The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Miller stays in close to Rawlins's body and controls the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Island Miller dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Miller darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Rawlins trying to control but Miller postures up.
Miller is controlling the pace.
Rawlins is refusing to be controlled, as Miller sits in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Miller there.
Miller scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Rawlins is rocked!
Miller lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Rawlins quite badly. Rawlins pulls Miller in close trying to recover. Miller postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Rawlins on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Rawlins doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Island Miller!