PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Mcarthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan Mcarthy has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Mcarthy
vs
Miller

171 cm
22
187 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

188 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Hell's Balls Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Mcarthy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Miller!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mcarthy drives through with a takedown into guard.

Mcarthy thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mcarthy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Miller works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Mcarthy drops back looking for a leg! Miller is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Miller manages to kick Mcarthy off! Mcarthy jumps back into Miller's guard.

Mcarthy drops back looking for a leg! Miller is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Miller manages to kick Mcarthy off! Mcarthy jumps back into Miller's guard.
Mcarthy is in close to Miller's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mcarthy throwing strikes from guard but Miller blocks nicely.

Mcarthy is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Mcarthy with a nice head shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller has momentary wrist control but Mcarthy slips an elbow through the middle.

Mcarthy is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Mcarthy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Miller is keeping the position for now.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mcarthy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mcarthy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Miller works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Miller working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mcarthy.
Mcarthy connects with a couple of short punches.
Mcarthy is breathing heavily.
Mcarthy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Mcarthy drops back looking for a leg! Miller is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Miller manages to kick Mcarthy off! Mcarthy jumps back into Miller's guard.
Mcarthy throwing strikes from guard but Miller blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Miller doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Mcarthy counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mcarthy could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Mcarthy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Miller swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mcarthy thows a big elbow that misses.
Mcarthy lands a couple of elbows.
Miller is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mcarthy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mcarthy makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Miller has momentary wrist control but Mcarthy slips an elbow through the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Miller looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Mcarthy shoots in and bounces Miller off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Mcarthy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mcarthy is in close to Miller's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mcarthy postures up.
Mcarthy 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.

Mcarthy drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mcarthy jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Miller pulls Mcarthy in close to prevent any damage.
Miller tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcarthy works over Miller with some ground and pound from guard.
Mcarthy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mcarthy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mcarthy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mcarthy landing some decent shots from guard.
Mcarthy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mcarthy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mcarthy postures up in Miller's guard and throws a big left but Miller blocks it.

Mcarthy is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Miller gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Mcarthy counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ground and pound from Mcarthy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Mcarthy dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mcarthy shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mcarthy lands a nice short elbow.
Mcarthy seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Miller is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mcarthy lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mcarthy drops an elbow to the side of Miller's head.
Mcarthy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mcarthy 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.

Mcarthy is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Miller is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ryan Mcarthy!