PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joshua Miller (ranked 2097 p4p, 2117 weight class) and Jack Spades (ranked 269 p4p, 273 weight class). The key to victory for Joshua Miller has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Miller
vs
Spades

182 cm
19
155
4 - 1 - 0

165 cm
25
167
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joshua Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jack Spades!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller misses with a looping left.
Spades misses with a wild body shot.
Miller lands with a hook. Spades tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Miller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Spades drops his hands momentarily and Miller takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Spades looks to score with a jab to the body but Miller is just out of range.
Miller staying out of range there.
Miller swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Spades misses with an uppercut.
Miller seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Spades with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Spades's coach down at PhoQus Island Training was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Spades's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Miller swinging wildly here.
A telegraphed right hand from Miller misses the target.
Miller fails to land with a series of punches.
Spades uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Miller.

Spades pushes Miller up against the cage in a clinch.
Miller struggles to land a body shot inside as Spades controls his hands.
Spades putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Miller in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spades is trying to pull guard but Miller has him pressed against the cage.
Miller misses with some punches.
Miller being controlled against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spades using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Miller is breathing heavily.
Miller lands an uppercut.
Miller definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Spades looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Miller avoiding damage as Spades throws knees to the body.
Miller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Miller lands a shoulder strike.
Miller avoids the elbow strike from Spades, against the cage.
Miller lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Spades backwards.
Miller working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Spades missing with knees to the body.
Spades is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Miller is defending well for now.
Spades trying to land knees to the body.
Spades creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Miller scores a nice knee to the body.
Miller scores with a shot to the side of Spades's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a punch but it's blocked by Spades.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Miller.
Miller lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Miller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Miller misses with a wild body shot.
Miller throws a right and a left that Spades avoids nicely.
Miller sets himself, and Spades steps forward looking for the clinch! Miller avoids it this time.
Spades throws a body shot but no joy.
Spades avoids the body shot from Miller.
Spades throws a shot from downtown. Miller moves away and avoids it.
Spades tries to clinch up.
Miller moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A big left from Spades misses.
Miller looks to land a left hand but Spades moved out of range nicely.
Nice shot by Miller.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Spades is trying to pull guard but Miller has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Spades prevents a body shot from Miller.
Miller scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A body shot lands from Miller.
Spades blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spades lands an elbow that stopped Miller in his tracks for a moment.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Spades landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Spades tries to land knees in the clinch but Miller avoids the damage to the body.
Miller makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Spades is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Miller to keep the fight standing.
Joshua Miller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Spades.
Spades tries to pull guard but Miller holds him up against the cage and eventually Spades drops back down to his feet.

Miller breaks from the clinch.
Miller misses with a straight right.
Miller misses with a two punch combination.
Spades looks to score with a jab to the body but Miller is just out of range.
Spades takes one on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spades wants to clinch.
Miller throws a series of punches but Spades moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spades tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Miller manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Miller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spades moves away.
Spades misses with a body shot.
Spades takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Spades dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Miller dips to his left and cracks Spades with an uppercut!
A combination from Miller does no damage.
Miller sets himself, and Spades steps forward looking for the clinch! Miller avoids it this time.

Spades forces Miller back against the cage and clinches.
Spades misses with an elbow strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Spades - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Miller lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miller landing knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Joshua Miller dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Miller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A punch combination from Miller misses.
Miller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spades can do to turn this around?
Miller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Spades just misses with a punch to the body.
Miller thuds his right hand into Spades's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Spades takes the fight into the clinch.

Miller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Miller connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Miller is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Spades uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Miller.
Miller changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Miller misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Miller throws out a loose jab but Spades uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miller sets himself, and Spades steps forward looking for the clinch! Miller avoids it this time.

Spades moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller has a couple of punches blocked by Spades.
Miller can't find room to land a body shot as Spades controls the action.
Spades using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Miller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spades looking to stall.
Spades has Miller pressed against the cage, preventing Miller from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Spades decides to pull guard.
Miller wants to control from the top but Spades keeps moving.

Spades working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Miller doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Miller manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Spades has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Miller doesn't defend quickly enough and Spades has managed to lock this one up! Can Miller escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Spades on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jack Spades!
A relieved looking Jack Spades thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.