PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kid Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Soza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller's entrance music is Walk This Land. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Soza's choice of entrance music: Sponge Bob Theme Song. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Miller
vs
Soza

180 cm
21
154 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

173 cm
24
155 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kid Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bob Soza!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller lands a front kick.
No luck for Miller with that takedown attempt.
Miller checks a low kick from Soza.
Some bone on bone action there as Miller checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A head kick misses from Soza.
No luck for Miller with that takedown attempt.
Miller dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Soza. That did some damage!
Miller is looking to slow Soza down with leg kicks.
Miller throws a leg kick
letting Soza counter with a right hand.
Soza pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Miller feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Soza's calf.
Miller shoots in for a double leg but Soza sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kid Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Miller shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller throws a big right hand that misses.
Soza preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Miller throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Soza works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Soza keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully.
Miller scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Soza keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully.
Soza is looking to stand up but Miller isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Miller wants to control from the top but Soza keeps moving.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Miller forces Soza back against the cage and clinches.
Soza pushes off an throws an elbow but Miller leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Soza wants to get back to striking at distance but Miller won't allow it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Miller.
Miller goes for a takedown attempt but Soza pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Miller.
Miller scores with a shot to the body.
Miller chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Soza has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Miller finds it's way round the side to connect with Soza's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Miller.
Miller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Soza moves away.
Soza takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Miller shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Miller fails with the takedown.
Miller lands with a cross.
Miller throws a wild body kick that Soza sees coming a mile off.
Soza moves out of range of the strikes.
Soza stuffs the takedown attempt from Miller. Miller gets slowly back to his feet.
Soza takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soza misses with a body shot.
Soza walks forward, straight into a front kick from Miller.
Miller moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Miller lands with a kick to the temple. Soza shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Bob Soza has been cut.
Soza blocks a low kick nicely.
Horrible takedown by Miller or perhaps it was just good defense by Soza which made him look bad.
Miller misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miller shoots in and drives through. Soza sprawls well.
Miller tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kid Miller dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bob Soza's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Soza misses with a low kick as Miller jumps back.
Miller shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Miller lands with a thumping leg kick.
Soza blocks a jab.
Miller throws a hook but Soza blocks it.
Soza on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Soza throws out a leg kick but Miller moves out of range and Soza only half commits.
Soza takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kid Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller is looking to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Miller or perhaps it was just good defense by Soza which made him look bad.
Miller misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kid Miller is winning the standup battle so far.
Miller throws a lazy body kick
and Soza makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller doesn't manage to clinch there - Soza circles away.
Bob Soza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Miller misses with a takedown
and Soza makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kid Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Soza takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Miller fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Soza swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A nice inside leg kick there by Miller. That's going to slow Soza down.
Miller falls off balance throwing a combination
and Soza makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Miller throws a nice looking combination but Soza bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Soza keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Miller scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Miller trying to control the action but Soza is working from the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Miller.
Miller landing strikes.
Soza takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Miller sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Soza is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Miller 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws an elbow but Soza slips to the side and avoids it well.
Miller lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Soza down.
Miller landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Miller is putting a hurting on Soza here, landing some big shots from side control.
Miller throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Miller throws a strike aimed at the side of Soza's head but Soza avoids it well.
Miller is working Soza over with some ground and pound from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Miller tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Miller has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soza wants to get back to his feet.
Miller postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Miller looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Soza is avoiding damage well.
Miller throwing shots but missing, from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kid Miller dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bob Soza's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Miller checks a leg kick nicely.
Miller clinches but Soza breaks the clinch
letting Soza counter with a right hand.
Nice sprawl there from Soza as Miller shoots in.
Miller is trying hard to land a takedown here. Soza sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Miller walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Soza checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Soza paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Miller avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Soza scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller shoots in and drives through. Soza sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kid Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miller misses with a head kick.
Bob Soza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Miller closes the distance and clinches up with Soza, looking for a takedown. Miller pushes Soza against the cage but Soza circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Miller takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Soza.
Miller throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Miller looks to throw a body kick
and Soza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Miller throws a leg kick
and Soza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Soza throws a series of punches but Miller moves out of range.
Miller misses with a low kick as Soza jumps back.
Miller keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Miller fails to land the takedown.
Soza throws a sloppy head kick and Miller moves out of range easily.
Good leg kick by Soza there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Soza fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Miller misses with a body kick.
Miller misses the jab.
Miller thows a leg kick but Soza checks it
and Soza counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Miller fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Soza attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
No luck for Miller with that takedown attempt.
A head kick by Miller misses
and Soza counters with a slapping leg kick.
Miller fails with the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Soza loads up on a big right hand but Miller slips the punch.
Miller thows a leg kick but Soza checks it
and Soza counters with a head kick.
Miller closes the distance but Soza moves to the side
and Soza counters with a three punch combo that has Miller backing up. Miller nods at Soza to acknowledge the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soza throws a low kick, looking for Miller's leg but Miller calmly moves out of range.
Soza swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Miller.
Soza staying out of range there.
Soza throws a solid leg kick but Miller takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Soza.
A lazy body kick from Miller
and Soza counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Soza's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Miller tries to clinch up
and Soza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Soza swats away the attempt to clinch by Miller.
Soza tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
No luck for Miller with that takedown attempt.
Miller looks for a takedown but Soza sprawls well.
Kid Miller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Soza tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick from Soza lands but Miller takes it in his stride.
Soza thows a leg kick but Miller checks it
and Miller counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Miller.
Soza lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Miller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bob Soza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miller thows a leg kick but Soza checks it
and Soza counters with an outside leg kick.
Miller lands a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Soza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kid Miller!