PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cheeks Clapperton (ranked 5923 p4p, 5527 weight class) and Frank Miller (ranked 561 p4p, 549 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Clapperton
vs
Miller

177 cm
18
179
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
180
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cheeks Clapperton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Miller!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clapperton tries for a takedown but Miller circles away easily
and Miller counters with an outside leg kick.
Miller swats away the attempt to clinch by Clapperton.
Clapperton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Miller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Clapperton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Miller lands with a nice body punch.
Miller darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Clapperton shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clapperton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Miller keeps working.
Clapperton throws a strike but Miller avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Clapperton tries to free his leg and advance position but Miller is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Clapperton drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Clapperton jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Miller wants to stand up but Clapperton is controlling him.
Miller tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Clapperton scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Clapperton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Clapperton's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Clapperton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Miller is keeping the position for now.
Clapperton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Miller is looking to sweep but instead, Clapperton has passed into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clapperton is trying to control the action in half guard but Miller is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Clapperton sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Miller defending well though.
Miller is trying to get back to full guard.
Miller really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Clapperton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Clapperton is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Miller blocking the ground and pound attempt from Clapperton.
Clapperton looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Miller is pressing down on Clapperton's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Clapperton trying to control the position from guard on top but Miller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Clapperton content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clapperton tries to free his leg and advance position but Miller is retaining full guard.
Clapperton wants to control from the top but Miller keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Miller scores with a decent looking hook.
Miller scores with a decent looking hook.
Frank Miller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Clapperton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Miller as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cheeks Clapperton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clapperton tries for a takedown but Miller circles away easily
and Miller counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clapperton gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Miller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cheeks Clapperton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller lands a lovely overhand right.
Miller drops Clapperton with a naaaaasty hook - Clapperton is in real trouble here! Miller dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Miller!