PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between David Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Sandman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller's entrance music is On to the Next One. A fine choice. Sandman has chosen Enter Sandman as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Miller
vs
Sandman

172 cm
24
147 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

175 cm
25
152 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

.: AFFAKETIΘN :.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, David Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Shawn Sandman!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sandman looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sandman wants to pass the guard but Miller is keeping the position.
Miller manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sandman manages to get himself to full guard.
Sandman working a defensive guard here.
Miller wants to control from the top but Sandman keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Miller accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sandman controls Miller momentarily but Miller frees himself.
Miller throwing strikes but missing.
Miller won't allow Sandman to sweep him here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Miller accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sandman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Miller is one step ahead there.

Miller 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller stopping the sweep attempt from Sandman.
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.
Sandman looking to control but Miller passes into half guard.
Miller is trying to control. Sandman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Miller controlling the action here.
Miller missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Miller is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sandman has managed to free his arm - good work.
Miller seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sandman does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Miller is really struggling to control Sandman but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Sandman trying to control from the bottom.
Sandman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Miller trying to control the action but Sandman is working from the bottom.
Miller trying to mount his opponent but Sandman defends it.
Miller works his way into side control.
Miller trying to control the action but Sandman is working from the bottom.

Miller wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sandman, who protects the arm well.
Miller throws an elbow but Sandman slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller tries to advance to mount but Sandman denies him.
Miller creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miller creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Sandman sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Sandman is not content to let Miller control the position.
Miller postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Miller working away.
Sandman is trying to get back to half guard.
Miller has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Sandman is looking to improve his position but Miller isn't that keen on the idea.
Miller trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandman is trying to escape the mount.
Sandman is squirming around, avoiding Miller's attempts to control the action.

Miller looking for a guillotine from mount but Sandman is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miller tries to control but Sandman wriggling away.
Sandman is in all sorts of trouble here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Miller looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Miller looking to control but Sandman is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Miller breaks from Sandman's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Miller dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Miller.
Shawn Sandman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sandman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Miller takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sandman slips a straight right by Miller.
Sandman lands a jab-cross combination.
Miller fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Miller.
Sandman tries to buck Miller off but Miller is having none of it.
Miller wants to control but Sandman is keeping him busy.
Sandman tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Sandman's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sandman is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Miller is staying active.
Sandman is looking for a sweep.
Sandman regains half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandman tries to get to full guard but Miller has control of the leg.
Miller performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Sandman is looking to control Miller's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sandman avoid being mounted?
Miller wants to pass to mount but Sandman is defending the position.

Miller wants to work for an arm triangle but Sandman is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Miller tries to pass to full mount but Sandman defends it.
Sandman tries to roll over but Miller keeps him under control.
Sandman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Miller.

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 trying to control the action but Sandman is working from the bottom.
Miller performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Miller is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sandman works his way to full guard. Good work.
Miller wants to control from the top but Sandman keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Miller accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sandman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Miller is one step ahead there.
Miller trying to control the position from guard on top but Sandman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandman wants to sweep but no luck.
Miller slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Sandman looking for a sweep. Not yet Sandman, not yet.
Miller throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sandman is on top in guard.
Sandman postures up.
Sandman tries to free his leg and advance position but Miller is retaining full guard.
Miller looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
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.

That's four 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.
Sandman postures up.
Sandman tries to free his leg and advance position but Miller is retaining full guard.
Sandmanis looking to pass into half guard but Miller pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Miller is in guard.
Miller wants to control from the top but Sandman keeps moving.
Miller advances to half guard.
Miller throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sandman is trying to control but can't.
Sandman is trying to get back to full guard.
Sandman is staying active underneath Miller, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Miller passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Sandman!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Miller dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sandman lands with a nice body punch.
Sandman throws a combination. Miller tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sandman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Miller throws out the jab.
Miller doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sandman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Miller. Miller obviously looking to wear him down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sandman.
Miller has a takedown stuffed.
Sandman stuffs the takedown attempt from Miller. Miller gets slowly back to his feet.
Miller will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sandman lands with a right hand.
Miller on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sandman slaps away a takedown attempt from Miller, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Miller closes the distance and clinches up with Sandman, looking for a takedown. Miller pushes Sandman against the cage but Sandman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sandman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Miller.
A shot to the liver by Sandman. Beautiful body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sandman connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Miller fails with the takedown
and Sandman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandman digs a good hook to Miller's body.
Sandman lands a jab.
Sandman thuds a left hand into Miller's body.
Sandman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sandman connects with an inside leg kick.
Miller takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Miller takes one to the side of the head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sandman.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Miller shoots in and drives through. Sandman sprawls well.
Miller takes one to the chin there.
Sandman stuns Miller with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sandman lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Sandman darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Sandman content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Miller actively working from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandman lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sandman is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Sandman wants to take a breather but Miller is having none of it.
Miller is trying to control but can't.

Miller is defending against the submission attempts here by Sandman.
Sandman is trying to control the action in half guard but Miller is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sandman wants to free his trapped foot but Miller is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sandman is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller trying to control but Sandman postures up.
Miller tries to get to full guard but Sandman has control of the leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. Miller manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Miller looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sandman pushing down on Miller's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Sandman is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sandman landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

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.
Sandman is thwarting Miller's attempts to control the position.
Sandman working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Miller's thigh. Miller counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Miller manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sandman manages to get himself to full guard.
Sandman keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully.
Miller preventing the sweep.

Miller got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sandman has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Miller has managed to get both his arms back between Sandman's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shawn Sandman really 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.

Sandman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Miller.

Sandman shoots in and gets a takedown into Miller's guard.
Sandman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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.

Miller is looking for a triangle but Sandman pushes his legs off easily.

Sandman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sandman trying to control but Miller is working from the bottom.
Sandman controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sandman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Miller trying to control the position.
Sandman trying to control the position from guard on top but Miller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miller looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sandman is one step ahead there.
Sandman tries to free his leg and advance position but Miller is retaining full guard.
Miller tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Miller bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sandman's guard.
Sandman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Miller manages to get himself to full guard.
Miller tries to land a sweep but no joy.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sandman tries to get to full guard but Miller has control of the leg.
David Miller overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Sandman is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Miller has latched onto it... Big trouble! Miller pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Sandman is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Miller!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). David Miller!