PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonah King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller comes to the cage accompanied by Godsmack - Voodoo. King has chosen Highway to Hell by ACDC as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jonah King has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Miller
vs
King

225 cm
22
300 lbs
6 - 6 - 1

185 cm
25
316 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Rivers Edge Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Shane Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonah King!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Russell Pearce and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miller manages to avoid it.
Horrible takedown by Miller or perhaps it was just good defense by King which made him look bad.
Miller shoots in for a takedown but King shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Miller is just out of range.
King throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Miller wants to clinch.
King throws a lazy right hand but Miller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Miller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
King thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from King misses.
Miller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Miller closes this distance looking for a takedown but King circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miller changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. King tries to avoid it but Miller manages to keep hold of a leg and drag King to the ground. King escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
King stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and King wants it to stay on the feet.
Miller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch but King swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Miller avoids the body shot from King.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
King misses with a straight left.
King misses with a straight left.
King misses the jab.
Jonah King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller moves out of range of the strikes.
King is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

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.
King swings for the body but Miller moves out of range.
Miller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed right hand from King misses the target.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but King paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Miller takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
King scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Miller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from King.
Miller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Miller shoots in and drives through. King sprawls well.
King misses with a looping left.
King throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Miller tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and King wants it to stay on the feet.
King throws a jab when Miller was well out of range.
King keeps the fight on the outside.
Miller moves in looking to clinch but King pushes him off.
King throws a hook but Miller blocks it.
Miller looks for a takedown but King sprawls well.
King lands a jab.
Miller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from King.
King throws the left hand but Miller avoids the punch easily.
King with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller shoots for a double leg takedown but King sprawls well. He's pushed Miller's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Miller. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
King throws a jab when Miller was well out of range.
Miller tries to clinch up but King circles away and keeps his distance.
Miller dives in and grabs King's left leg, looking for a takedown. King pushes down on Miller's head and hops out.
Miller ducks under a wild hook from King.
Miller blocks a jab.
Miller shoots in for a takedown but King shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Miller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
King throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Miller fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but King avoids it really well and circles away.
King throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonah King dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

King looks to score with a jab to the body but Miller is just out of range.
Miller doesn't manage to clinch there - King circles away.
A big right from King misses.
King swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Miller.
Jonah King seems to be getting the better of the standup.
King looks to land a right hand but Miller moved out of range.
King misses with a straight right.
King throws a hook but Miller avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut there from King.
King throws a shot from downtown. Miller moves away and avoids it.
King misses with a looping left.
King throws a hook but Miller blocks it.
King throws the left hand but Miller avoids the punch easily.
Miller slips under a jab from King.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller is looking to clinch.
Miller ducks under a wild hook from King.

Miller is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in King's half guard.
Miller trying to mount his opponent but King defends it.
Miller wants to stand up but King manages to regain full guard.
Miller trying to stand up but can't free himself from King's guard.
Miller will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
King is adopting a defensive guard.
Miller won't allow King to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King controlling the position.
King is trying to control the position but Miller postures up.

Miller gets to his feet - King follows without any prompting.
King swings for the body but Miller moves out of range.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch but King swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
King lands with an overhand left.
Miller tries to clinch up.
King throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
King misses with an uppercut. Miller saw that one coming.
Miller wants to clinch up but King keeps it at a distance.
Miller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from King.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King throws a right hand that Miller ducks under and follows up with a left that Miller also avoids with ease.
King stuffs the takedown attempt from Miller. Miller gets slowly back to his feet.
Miller staying out of range there.
Miller tries to clinch but King is having none of it.
Miller takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Miller is defended easily by King.
King throws a jab but it's blocked by Miller.
Miller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circling - King throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
King jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Miller staying out of range there.
Miller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from King.
Miller closes this distance looking for a takedown but King circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jonah King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
King stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and King wants it to stay on the feet.
King looks to throw the jab but Miller is out of range.
King is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Miller.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonah King showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

King jabbing away but nothing is landing.
King thows a body shot but no joy.
King lands a jab to the nose.
Miller moves in looking to clinch but King pushes him off.
Miller changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. King tries to avoid it but Miller manages to keep hold of a leg and drag King to the ground. King escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
King misses with an uppercut.

Miller closes the distance and clinches.
King stops a takedown attempt from Miller.
King has Miller pressed against the cage.
King throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

King pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
King stalks Miller and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Miller's face. Miller staggers backwards, shaken.
The fighters circling - King throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miller was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
King misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A slow jab from King misses its intended target.
Miller slips a jab from King.
Miller fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miller shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. King defends it nicely.
King misses the shot to the body.
King misses with a hook. Miller ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
King missing with a left hand there. Miller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
King misses with a looping right.
King swings for the body but Miller moves out of range.
King throws a big shot that misses.
King cracks Miller with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A jab from King misses.
King lands a glancing blow to the side of Miller's head.
Miller is looking to clinch.
Miller wants to clinch.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miller moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Miller.
Miller dives in and grabs King's left leg, looking for a takedown. King pushes down on Miller's head and hops out.
King is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Miller.
King looks to land a right hand but Miller moved out of range.
Miller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from King.
Miller moves out of range of the strikes.
Miller shoots in but no luck this time.
King waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Miller.
Miller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from King.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miller moves away.
Miller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as King throws out the jab.
Shane Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
King scores with the left hand. Miller knows he should have avoided that one.
King throws a hook but Miller blocks it.
King throws a hook but Miller blocks it.
Jonah King is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fight stays on the outside here - Miller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
King walks into a stiff left hand from Miller.
King misses with a wild body shot.
Miller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
King might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Some wild striking there from King.
Miller fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but King avoids it really well and circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jonah King comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got King winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 26:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonah King!