PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dave Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gray Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franklin has chosen Deadly Avenger - We Took Pelham as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Miller
vs
Franklin

179 cm
24
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
21
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gray Franklin!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller closes the distance and clinches up with Franklin, looking for a takedown. Miller pushes Franklin against the cage but Franklin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Franklin tries to clinch up.

Miller closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Franklin to the mat! Franklin manages to get full guard.
Miller distracts Franklin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Miller avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Franklin looking for a sweep. Not yet Franklin, not yet.
Miller works over Franklin with some ground and pound from guard.
Miller scoring with punches to the head and body.
Miller postures up in Franklin's guard and throws a big left but Franklin blocks it.
Franklin wants to sweep here but Miller controlling him for the moment.
Miller throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Franklin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Miller scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Miller not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Miller working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller scoring with some ground and pound.
Miller with a nice head shot there.
Miller working some strikes from top position.
Miller lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Miller cracks Franklin with a solid left hand.
Miller with a nice head shot there.

Franklin is rocked!
Miller keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Franklin's head.
Franklin is still in real trouble! Can Miller finish him?
Franklin looks gassed!
Miller content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Franklin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Miller defends well.
Miller distracts Franklin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Miller throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Franklin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Franklin seems to have recovered his senses.
Miller stands up over Franklin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller is working Franklin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller wants to control from the top but Franklin keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Miller is working Franklin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Miller is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Miller makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Miller working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Miller trying to control the position from guard on top but Franklin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miller connects with a couple of short punches.
Miller with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Miller lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
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.
Miller passes Franklin's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Miller passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Franklin!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Franklin hang on?
Franklin wants to hold on but Miller pushes him away.
Miller raining down hammerfists from mount.
Miller landing strikes from the mount.
Miller tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Miller looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Franklin can do anything to dispel that myth.
Miller with the ground and pound from mount.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Miller! Franklin is hurt baaadly! Miller is firing away with more strikes - Franklin is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dave Miller!