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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joshua Miller (ranked 3438 p4p, 3342 weight class) and Bjorn Helvig (ranked 456 p4p, 442 weight class). Bjorn Helvig acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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215
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joshua Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bjorn Helvig!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller clinches up against the cage.
Miller gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Helvig regains guard.
Miller content to stall in guard here.
Miller is in close to Helvig's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Helvig can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Miller controls the pace.
Miller advances position into side control!
Miller definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Miller tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Miller content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller taking a breather here.
Helvig is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Helvig is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Miller landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Helvig is looking to reverse the position.
Helvig is trying to control Miller's posture but Miller avoids it.
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.
The referee asks Miller politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Miller prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller landing strikes.
Helvig tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Miller is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Helvig has escaped the position, nice work there.
Helvig prevents Miller from moving into mount.
Miller taking a breather here.
Helvig is working to avoid the ground and pound but Miller connects with a decent elbow.
Miller slows the pace down.
Helvig tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Helvig down.
Miller happy to just control the position for now.
Miller seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Helvig for as long as he can get away with.
Miller advances to mount.
Helvig wants to control but Miller is having none of it.
Helvig in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Miller tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Miller with shots to the head and body - Helvig looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller landing punches.
Miller controlling his opponent.
Helvig keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Miller tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Helvig tries to reverse the position but Miller maintains control.
Helvig manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Miller is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joshua Miller dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Miller has managed to clinch.
Miller is stalling here.
Helvig throws a head punch that misses.
Helvig working aggressively here.
Miller pulls guard effortlessly.
Helvig working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Miller pulls Helvig in close to his closed guard and prevents Helvig from doing any damage or advancing position.
Helvig got a little sloppy there for a moment and Miller has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Helvig has managed to get both his arms back between Miller's legs - danger averted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Miller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Helvig can do to turn this around?
Miller keeping moving, preventing Helvig from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
Miller controlling the pace.
Miller is pressing down on Helvig's thigh, looking to free his foot. Helvig is holding on for now.
Miller is taking a breather. Helvig 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 looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Miller trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller working over Helvig with some ground and pound. Helvig looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Miller is thwarting Helvig's attempts to control the position.
Miller controlling the action here.
Helvig looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller trying to pass the guard but Helvig defending well.
Helvig wants to get back to full guard but Miller has passed into side control.
Miller landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Helvig tries to improve position but can't.
Miller working away.
Miller content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Miller scoring with punches from side control.
Miller is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Helvig takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
You can see the frustration on Helvig's face as Miller controls the position.
Helvig is looking to regain half guard here but Miller keeps moving and retains side control.
Helvig taking a bit of punishment here - Miller scoring with strikes.
Miller tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Miller controls the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Helvig can't do much from the bottom here.
Helvig might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Miller haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joshua Miller dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Miller misses with a hook.
Helvig gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Miller to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Miller's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Miller slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Miller trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Miller sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Helvig's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller content to control rather than advance.
Helvig actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helvig tries to roll over but Miller keeps him under control.
Helvig looking for submissions off his back.
Helvig won't allow Miller to pass to mount.
Helvig is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Miller pulls his head out easily.
Still in half guard, Miller seems content to control.
Helvig looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Miller is taking a breather. Helvig 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.
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 has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Miller working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Miller has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Helvig is trying to escape the mount.
Miller takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Miller avoids the attempt from Helvig to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller with a couple of short strikes.
Joshua Miller overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Miller breaks from Helvig's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Helvig is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Miller content just to control the position here.
BOOM! Miller connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Miller content just to control the position here.
Miller scoring with strikes but Helvig is staying in there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller controlling from the full mount.
Miller continues to stall.
Joshua Miller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bjorn Helvig has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a sustained period of stalling by Miller.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joshua 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:26
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joshua Miller!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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