PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drax Bautista (ranked 720 p4p, 1855 weight class) and Joel Miller (ranked 107 p4p, 280 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bautista
vs
Miller

190 cm
34
209
24 - 17 - 0

189 cm
26
210
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Drax Bautista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Joel Miller!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller misses with a body shot.
Bautista misses with a right hand
and Bautista takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bautista uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Miller.
Bautista misses with a straight left.
Bautista lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Miller rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bautista counters with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bautista throws a body kick that misses.
Bautista misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bautista throws a push kick but Miller slaps the foot to one side.
Miller throws a hook but Bautista blocks it.
As Miller backs away, Bautista returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Miller takes one on the button.
Miller with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bautista to score with a decent uppercut.
Miller throws a body shot but no joy.
Miller misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bautista counters with a nice body shot.
Miller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bautista.
Jab by Bautista.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bautista lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bautista misses the jab.
Bautista throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Miller counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Miller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bautista.
It looked like Bautista was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Miller.
Miller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bautista sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Miller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bautista.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Miller misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bautista tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miller was well out of range. Poor timing from Bautista.
A telegraphed right hand from Miller misses the target.
Bautista throwing a counter right hand but Miller manages to avoid it.
Bautista misses with a straight left.
Miller takes a swing at Bautista's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Bautista on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Miller throws a big shot that misses.
Bautista lands a nice looking body shot.
Miller looks to land a right hand but Bautista moved out of range.
Bautista moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller checks a leg kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Bautista cracks Miller with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The fighters circling - Bautista throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bautista scores with a sloppy right hand. Miller should have avoided that one.
Bautista is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Miller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bautista tries a low kick but Miller avoids it.
Miller misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Bautista to counter with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Drax Bautista dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nice body kick there by Bautista.
Miller throws a shot to the body.
Bautista on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Miller moves out of range as Bautista strikes.
Bautista is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Miller can do to turn this around?
Miller throws a poor cross that misses
and Bautista connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Miller misses with a hook
and Bautista counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miller. Bautista does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bautista cracks Miller with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller lands a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miller. Bautista does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Miller backs away, Bautista returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Miller has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Miller there as he acknowledges the shot.
Miller throws a jab when Bautista was well out of range.
Bautista is looking to counter punch.
Miller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bautista cracks Miller with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Donk. Bautista catches Miller right on the button with a cross.
Bautista displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Miller throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a body punch but Bautista moves out of range.
Bautista ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miller moves away.
Miller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bautista.
Bautista was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Miller throws a hook but Bautista avoids it easily.
Bautista goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Miller misses its intended target.
Bautista throws a quick counter kick to the body but Miller avoids it.
Drax Bautista is winning the standup battle so far.
Miller misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Bautista wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bautista moves out of range of the strikes.
Miller cracks Bautista with a good jab.
Bautista throws a jab but it's blocked by Miller.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Miller! But no joy.
Bautista moves away from the strike by Miller.
A slow jab from Bautista misses its intended target.
Bautista takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller misses with a body shot
and Bautista counters with a nice uppercut.
Bautista dips to his left and cracks Miller with an uppercut!
Miller misses with a body shot.
A quick step to the side and Bautista tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bautista keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Miller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bautista manages to avoid it.
Miller misses the body punch
and Bautista counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Miller throws a lazy uppercut
and Bautista counters with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice uppercut lands for Bautista. That snapped Miller's head back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Drax Bautista will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.

Bautista misses with a straight left.
Miller throws an overhand right that lands on Bautista's shoulder, as Bautista tries to avoid the shot.
Bautista connects with a single shot there.
Bautista throws a jab but it's blocked by Miller.
Bautista throws a lazy body kick
letting Miller counter with a right hand.

It looks like Drax Bautista has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bautista.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Miller might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bautista has got the better of the exchanges.
Miller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bautista.
Miller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bautista moves away.
It looked like Bautista wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller misses with an uppercut.
Miller just misses with a punch to the body.
Miller throws a sloppy body shot
and Bautista counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bautista cracks Miller with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Miller throws an off balance right hand
and Bautista counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Miller.
Miller swings widly with a right hand
and Bautista counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Bautista - just one landing.
Bautista misses with a wild body shot.
Bautista with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Miller checks a leg kick nicely.
Miller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bautista was well out of range. Poor timing from Miller.
Miller misses with a hook to the body
and Miller takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bautista bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Miller's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bautista swings widly with a right hand
and Miller counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bautista throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Miller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bautista.
Miller connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Miller has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Miller falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bautista counters with a nice kick to the body.
Miller throws a looping overhand right but Bautista ducks down to avoid it.
Bautista throws a lazy uppercut
and Miller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bautista on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bautista throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice side step and Miller releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A jab from Miller misses.
Donk. Bautista catches Miller right on the button with a cross.
Joel Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bautista throwing a counter right hand but Miller manages to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bautista tries to land a body kick
and Miller counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bautista scores with a leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Drax Bautista showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bautista 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drax Bautista!
In his post fight interview, Drax Bautista started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.