|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitri Mitia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller comes to the cage accompanied by Drowning Pool - Step Up. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 190 cm
25
222 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
|
191 cm
23
216 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Good chin |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin |
|
| |
|
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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dave Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dmitri Mitia!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Miller gets underhooks to prevent Mitia's takedown attempt.
Mitia takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Dmitri Mitia has been cut.
Miller breaks from the clinch.
Miller throws a series of punches but Mitia moves out of range.
Mitia darts in trying to clinch
and Miller counters with a nice kick to the body.
Dmitri Mitia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Mitia.
Miller fails to land the takedown.
Miller shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Miller showed some decent athleticism there.
Miller decides to stand up.
Miller misses with a looping right.
Miller gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller breaks from the clinch.
Miller closes the distance and pushes Mitia back into the cage.
Miller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mitia wants to clinch
and Miller counters by moving into the clinch.
Mitia jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Miller walks away with a smile on his face. Mitia gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Miller pushes Mitia up against the cage in a clinch.
Miller's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Miller breaks from the clinch.
Miller rushes Mitia and presses him up against the cage.
Miller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mitia wants to clinch
and Miller counters with a left to the body.
Miller closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Miller lands a body punch.
Miller gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Mitia regains guard.
Miller throws a strike but Mitia rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Miller is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mitia is controlling him.
Miller is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitia drops back looking for a leg! Miller is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Miller manages to kick Mitia off! Mitia jumps back into Miller's guard.
Miller manages to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller darts in and clinches Mitia up against the cage.
Miller lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Mitia is trying to stand.
Miller stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Mitia tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Miller counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller decides to stand back up. Miller steps back and let's Mitia get back to his feet.
Mitia clinches but Miller breaks the clinch
and Miller counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mitia!
Miller thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Mitia holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Miller tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Miller unloads with some shots from mount but Mitia bucks and avoids them well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miller throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Miller tries to control but Mitia wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Mitia is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Mitia and Miller has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Mitia stops Miller from passing to mount.
Mitia wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Miller dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dmitri Mitia's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mitia clinches but Miller breaks the clinch
and Miller decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mitia's guard.
Miller stops Mitia from standing up.
Miller decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Mitia, up you get!
Mitia throws a series of punches but Miller avoids them all with ease.
Mitia clinches but Miller breaks the clinch
and Miller counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mitia!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Mitia is on top in guard.
Miller keeping moving, preventing Mitia from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Miller wants to get back to his feet but Mitia is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitia trying to control the position from guard on top but Miller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miller is looking to stand up but Mitia isn't so interested in that idea.
Mitia postures up.
Mitia stands and throws Miller's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Miller is trying to get back to half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Some wild striking there from Mitia.
Mitia fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Miller tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mitia swivels and escapes.
Mitia tries to clinch but Miller moves away
and Miller counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Miller is keen to just control but Mitia is a slippery customer.
Miller wants to stand but Mitia has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Mitia wants to get back to his feet.
Miller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mitia can do to turn this around?
Miller wants to advance to full mount but Mitia doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Mitia is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Miller passes Mitia's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller trying to mount his opponent but Mitia defends it.
Miller missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Miller prevents Mitia from standing back up.
Miller stands up and beckons Mitia to join him on the feet.
Mitia throws the kick towards the body but Miller avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mitia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mitia tries to clinch but Miller moves away
and Miller counters by moving into the clinch.
Miller manages to break the clinch.
Miller misses with a double jab
and Mitia counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitia darts in trying to clinch
and Miller moves into the clinch.
Miller prevents a takedown attempt there.
Miller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Miller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mitia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Miller.
Miller moves into the clinch.
Mitia has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Miller is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Dave Miller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dmitri Mitia.
Miller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mitia throws a nice looking combination but Miller bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mitia tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Miller decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mitia's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller stands up and waves to Mitia to follow him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miller throws a series of strikes that have Mitia backpedaling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Miller dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dmitri Mitia's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Mitia looks to clinch
and Miller counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Mitia's guard now.
Miller prevents Mitia from getting back to his feet.
Mitia keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully.
Mitia is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Miller is controlling him.
Miller decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Mitia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Miller.
Mitia tries to clinch up
and Miller counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitia throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Miller's waist but Miller gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mitia off to one side.
Miller swinging wilding here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mitia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mitia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mitia will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Miller looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice body punch from Mitia.
Miller checks a leg kick.
Mitia misses with a kick to the body.
Mitia closes the distance but Miller moves to the side
and Miller counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Miller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mitia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mitia tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Miller counters by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitia looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mitia tries to pull guard but Miller holds him up against the cage and eventually Mitia drops back down to his feet.
Dave Miller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dmitri Mitia.
Miller is stalling here.
Mitia can't find room to land a body shot as Miller controls the action.
A right handed body shot lands from Miller.
Miller lands a good knee to the midsection. Mitia won't want to take too many of those.
Miller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mitia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Miller moves into the clinch.
Miller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mitia fails with the takedown.
Miller throws a right and a left that Mitia avoids nicely.
Mitia shoots and misses
and Miller counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miller missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Miller postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Mitia to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller gets a takedown into half guard.
Miller stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Mitia to get to his feet.
Miller looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mitia motions for Miller to come forward. Mitia throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mitia clinches but Miller breaks the clinch
and Miller counters by moving into the clinch.
Miller has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mitia avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mitia looking for a takedown.
Miller misses with a punch to the body.
Miller tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mitia goes for a takedown attempt but Miller pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dmitri Mitia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitia tries to clinch but Miller moves away
and Miller counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mitia wants to clinch
and Miller counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Miller.
Miller breaks the clinch.
Mitia closes the distance looking to clinch
and Miller counters by moving into the clinch.
Mitia goes for a takedown in the clinch but Miller prevents it.
Miller lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Miller trying to pass the guard but Mitia defending well.
Dave Miller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Miller thows a huge punch but Mitia dodges it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller decides to stand and escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:25
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:25
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Miller!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
80% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
