PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Miller
vs
Michaels

175 cm
26
160 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

177 cm
26
166 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ivan Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shawn Michaels!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller throws a lazy uppercut
and Miller takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Miller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miller swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Michaels counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Left hook, right uppercut from Michaels.
Miller connects with a single shot there.
Miller misses with a combination
and Michaels makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Miller tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Michaels counters with an inside leg kick.
Michaels takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
No joy there for Michaels, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick misses from Michaels.
Michaels takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Miller misses with a left hand

and Michaels counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Miller's guard now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Miller pushes Michaels off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

Miller gets tackled into the cage by Michaels. Michaels maintains the clinch.
Michaels on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Miller tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Michaels is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Miller has Michaels pressed against the cage, preventing Michaels from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Miller misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Michaels.
Michaels on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Miller with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Michaels is trying to break the clinch but Miller has him pressed against the cage.

Michaels breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Miller throws an off balance right hand
and Michaels counters with a nice uppercut.
Michaels moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Miller punishes Michaels's body with a nice straight punch.
Michaels scores with a three punch combo!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a left and a right that both miss
and Michaels counters with a nice leg kick.
Miller throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ivan Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Michaels.
Miller looks to clinch
and Michaels counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Miller throws a predictable looking body shot
and Michaels counters with a nice low kick that buckles Miller's knee momentarily.
Miller tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Michaels counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Miller is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ivan Miller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Miller throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Michaels counters with a left and a right that stings Miller.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller swings widly with a right hand
and Michaels counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Michaels lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Michaels walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Miller needs to keep his hands up - Michaels had a free shot at his head there.
Miller scores with a jab. Michaels acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Michaels throws a front kick that sends Miller stumbling back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a right and a left that both miss.
Miller moves to clinch but Michaels breaks away
and Michaels counters with a series of strikes. Miller will be more careful next time no doubt.
Miller misses with a hook
and Michaels counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Good exchange - Michaels coming out on top.
Miller throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Michaels counters with a leg kick.
Miller takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Miller looks to clinch
letting Michaels counter with a right hand.
Miller throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Michaels counters with a nice kick to the body.
Miller is breathing heavily.
Michaels looks to land a combination. Miller sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Michaels misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miller.
A jab from Miller finds it's way through Michaels's defenses.
Michaels is working the combinations to good effect here.
Michaels lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Miller circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Michaels counters with a straight right hand.
Miller is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Miller throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Michaels counters with a series of strikes. Miller will be more careful next time no doubt.

Miller is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miller with a jab.
Miller misses with a double jab
and Michaels counters with a good low kick that Miller was not able to check.
Miller closes the distance but Michaels moves to the side
and Michaels counters with a head kick.
Michaels throws a head kick that Miller semi-blocks.
Michaels is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Miller had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Michaels throws a front kick aimed at Miller's knee but Miller avoids it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miller tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Michaels counters with a left and a right that stings Miller.
Miller tries to clinch but Michaels moves away
and Michaels counters with a nice leg kick.
Michaels scores with a push kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shawn Michaels dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Miller misses with a double jab
and Michaels counters with a good low kick that Miller was not able to check.
Miller tries to clinch
and Michaels counters with a nice low kick that buckles Miller's knee momentarily.
Michaels throws a nice looking combination but Miller bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Michaels lands a leg kick that knocks Miller off balance momentarily.
Miller moves to clinch but Michaels breaks away
and Michaels counters with a nice kick to the body.
Miller rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Michaels counter with a right hand.
Miller tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Michaels counters with a nice low kick that buckles Miller's knee momentarily.
Miller tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Michaels counters with a three punch combo that has Miller backing up. Miller nods at Michaels to acknowledge the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Michaels.
Michaels goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Miller swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Michaels counters with a nice kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Michaels fails to land with a series of punches.
Michaels throws a nice outside leg kick.
Good exchange - Michaels coming out on top.
Miller will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Miller throws a lazy uppercut

and Michaels counters with a head kick that drops Miller to the mat! Miller scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Oh Miller is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shawn Michaels seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Miller misses with a right hand
and Michaels makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Miller is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Michaels stuns Miller with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Miller seems to have got his legs back now.

Miller gets caught flat footed, as Michaels shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Michaels decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Miller, up you get!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller looks to clinch
and Michaels counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Michaels lands with a good body shot.
Michaels lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Michaels throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Miller.
Michaels tries a head kick but it misses.
Miller misses with a double jab

and Michaels counters by moving into the clinch.

Michaels breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Michaels feints and then cracks Miller's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Miller down.
A jab from Miller finds it's way through Michaels's defenses.
Michaels lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Michaels!
Miller tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Michaels counters with an outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Michaels counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Michaels has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Michaels lands with a thumping leg kick.
Michaels scores with a nice body kick.
Miller throws a combination that misses
and Michaels counters with a nice kick to the body.
Miller tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Michaels lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Michaels throws a nice head kick!
Michaels is looking to slow Miller down with leg kicks.
Michaels throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Miller.
Michaels lands a jab to the nose.

Michaels feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Michaels seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Miller is working an open guard so Michaels takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Miller swings widly with a right hand
enabling Michaels to counter with a crisp jab.
Michaels swinging wildly here.
Michaels wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Michaels with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Miller closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Michaels to counter with a crisp jab.
Miller looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Michaels manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shawn Michaels showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Michaels lunges at Miller with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Miller's hand.

Miller has managed to clinch.
Michaels blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Miller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Michaels blocks it with crossed arms.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but Michaels blocks with his arms.
Miller landing knees to the head.

Michaels breaks from the clinch.
Michaels misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Miller swings widly with a right hand

and Michaels counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Michaels breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Miller takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Miller darts in trying to clinch
and Michaels counters with a nice body kick.
Michaels connects with a solid leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller throws a right hand that Michaels ducks under and follows up with a left that Michaels also avoids with ease.
Miller tries to clinch
and Michaels counters with a nice kick to the body.
Miller tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Michaels to counter with a crisp jab.
Miller rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Michaels counters with a head kick. That will keep Miller thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Michaels looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Miller misses with a right hand
and Michaels counters with a three punch combo that has Miller backing up. Miller nods at Michaels to acknowledge the strikes.
Ivan Miller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Miller misses with an uppercut
and Michaels cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Miller swings widly with a right hand
and Michaels finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Miller moves to clinch but Michaels breaks away
and Michaels counters with a three punch combo that has Miller backing up. Miller nods at Michaels to acknowledge the strikes.
Miller darts in trying to clinch

and Michaels counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Michaels.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller looking to control.

Michaels stands up from Miller's guard - Michaels perhaps looking for a knockout.
Michaels throws a nice inside leg kick.
Michaels looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Michaels thows a leg kick but Miller checks it
and Miller counters with a stiff right hand.
Miller lands a nice hook to Michaels's body. Michaels takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Michaels fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Miller has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Miller misses with a lunging right hand
and Michaels makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Miller really felt that one!
Michaels moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Michaels throws a sloppy head kick and Miller moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels lands a nice shot to the body.
Michaels lands a nice leg kick that just misses Miller's sensitive parts.
Miller falls off balance throwing a combination
and Michaels counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Michaels forces Miller back against the cage and clinches.
Miller using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Michaels has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Michaels escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Miller swings widly with a right hand
and Michaels counters with a head kick.
Michaels throws a head kick that Miller semi-blocks.
Michaels scores with a shot to the body.
Miller misses with a left hand
and Michaels counters with a good low kick that Miller was not able to check.
A nice leg kick lands there from Michaels.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels lands a jab to the nose.
Shawn Michaels is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Miller closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Michaels to counter with a crisp jab.
Miller avoids a kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Michaels.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Michaels tries a head kick but it misses.
Miller connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Miller slips a jab and a cross from Michaels.
Michaels misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ivan Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Michaels misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Michaels throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shawn Michaels comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Michaels has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 William Peck scores the fight 25:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Michaels!