PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Korgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Miller
vs
Korgan

185 cm
24
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

201 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jason Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Karl Korgan!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Korgan moves into the clinch.
Korgan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Korgan landing knees to the body.

Miller pulls guard.
Korgan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Korgan throwing strikes but missing.
Korgan throws and elbow that misses. Miller uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Korgan's guard. Nice move by Miller!
Korgan keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully.
Miller is fighting to break Korgan's control of his arms but Korgan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Miller wants to stand but Korgan has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Miller won't allow Korgan to sweep him here.
Korgan is controlling Miller's posture.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Korgan can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jason Miller just wasn't active enough.

Korgan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Miller avoiding damage as Korgan throws knees to the body.
Korgan missing with knees to the body.
Korgan crunches a lovely knee into Miller's ribcage.
Miller wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Korgan landing knees to the body.
Miller is breathing heavily.
Korgan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Miller is defending well for now.
Miller throws a knee to the head but misses.
Korgan trying to land knees to the body.
Miller managing to block the knees to the body from Korgan.

Miller jumps guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Korgan throws a strike but Miller rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Miller loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Korgan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Miller is one step ahead there.
Korgan is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Korgan's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korgan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Miller might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Miller being controlled here momentarily.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Karl Korgan was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Korgan tries to clinch up but Miller circles away and keeps his distance.
Karl Korgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Korgan doesn't manage to clinch there - Miller circles away.

Korgan moves into the clinch successfully.
Korgan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Korgan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Korgan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Miller lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Korgan working Miller over with knees to the body.
Miller fails to pull guard.
Korgan has Miller pushed against the cage.
Korgan lands an elbow inside that Miller shrugs off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller blocks the elbow strike.
Korgan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Miller blocks an elbow strike from Korgan.
Korgan scores a nice knee to the body.
Korgan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Korgan missing with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Korgan.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Korgan obliges.
Miller dodges an elbow strike from Korgan.
Korgan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Korgan lands a good knee to the midsection. Miller won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Korgan obliges.
Miller avoiding damage as Korgan throws knees to the body.
Miller takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Korgan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Korgan landing knees to the body.
Korgan crunches a lovely knee into Miller's ribcage.
Korgan tries to land knees in the clinch but Miller avoids the damage to the body.
Miller takes a knee to the side of the body.
Korgan lands a knee to the body.
Miller managing to block the knees to the body from Korgan.
Korgan avoiding damage.
Korgan tries to land knees in the clinch but Miller avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korgan lands a good knee to the midsection. Miller won't want to take too many of those.
Korgan trying to land knees to the body.
Korgan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Miller avoiding damage as Korgan throws knees to the body.
Korgan missing with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Korgan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Miller's brow.
Miller missing with knees to the body.
Korgan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Miller lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Miller jumps guard but Korgan stands there with Miller around his waist. Miller gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Korgan lands a knee to the body.
Korgan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Miller in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Korgan working Miller over with knees to the body.
Miller takes a knee to the side of the body.

Miller pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Miller avoids the body shot from Korgan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Korgan takes the fight into the clinch.
Korgan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Korgan lands a knee to the body.
Miller takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karl Korgan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Korgan instigates a clinch.
Miller is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Korgan tries to land knees in the clinch but Miller avoids the damage to the body.
Korgan stalls.
Miller wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Korgan missing with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Korgan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Miller's brow.
Miller tries to land knees in the clinch but Korgan avoids the damage to the body.
Korgan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Miller avoids it.
Korgan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Korgan tries to land knees in the clinch but Miller avoids the damage to the body.
Korgan throws an elbow that misses.
Korgan misses with an elbow over the top.
Karl Korgan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Korgan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller drops down looking for an ankle pick but Korgan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jason Miller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Korgan has taken the fight to the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Korgan.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are getting on Korgan's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Miller looking to slow down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Korgan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Miller jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Korgan walks away with a smile on his face. Miller gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Korgan tries to clinch up.
Korgan tries to clinch up but Miller circles away and keeps his distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Korgan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Korgan moves into the clinch.
Miller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Korgan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Korgan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Miller lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Miller dodges an elbow strike from Korgan.
Korgan lands a nice knee to the body.
Korgan scores a nice knee to the body.
Korgan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Miller missing with knees to the body.
Korgan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Korgan landing knees to the body.
Korgan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Miller avoids it.
Miller tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korgan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Miller.
Korgan landing knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Korgan obliges.
Korgan scores a nice knee to the body.
Miller avoids the elbow strike from Korgan, against the cage.
Miller jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Korgan walks away with a smile on his face. Miller gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Korgan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Miller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Korgan tries to clinch but Miller moves out of range.

Miller gets tackled into the cage by Korgan. Korgan maintains the clinch.
Miller managing to block the knees to the body from Korgan.
Korgan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Korgan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Miller.

Miller gets control of Korgan's arms and successfully pulls guard. Miller will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Miller wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Miller working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Korgan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Korgan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Miller wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Korgan is working Miller over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Korgan scoring with some ground and pound.
Korgan is in close to Miller's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Korgan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Korgan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Korgan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Miller. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Korgan slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Miller looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Korgan connects with a couple of short punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korgan trying to control the position from guard on top but Miller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miller avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Korgan wants to pass the guard but Miller is keeping the position.
Korgan cracks Miller with a solid left hand.
Korgan scoring with punches to the head and body.
Korgan postures up and lands a big shot to Miller's brow.
Miller keeping moving, preventing Korgan from controlling successfully.
Korgan lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karl Korgan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Miller's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Korgan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Miller looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Korgan is pressed up against the cage. Miller has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Korgan down to the mat. Korgan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Korgan moves into the clinch.
Korgan stalling.
Korgan tries to land knees in the clinch but Miller avoids the damage to the body.
Miller is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Korgan is defending well for now.
Korgan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Korgan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Korgan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Korgan lands a good knee to the midsection. Miller won't want to take too many of those.
Korgan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Korgan pushes off an throws an elbow but Miller leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Miller misses with a knee strike.
Korgan tries to land knees in the clinch but Miller avoids the damage to the body.
Korgan trying to land knees to the body.
Korgan working Miller over with knees to the body.
Korgan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Korgan.
Miller dodges an elbow strike from Korgan.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Korgan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Miller lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Korgan missing with knees to the body.
Korgan lands a good knee to the midsection. Miller won't want to take too many of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Korgan.
Miller tries to break the clinch but Korgan is controlling the position.
Miller is trying to force a seperation but Korgan has the dominant position.
Korgan working Miller over with knees to the body.
Korgan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Miller tries to pull guard but Korgan holds him up against the cage and eventually Miller drops back down to his feet.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Korgan obliges.

Miller manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Miller looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Korgan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Korgan wants to control from the top but Miller keeps moving.
Miller wants to get back to his feet but Korgan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

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.
Miller keeping moving, preventing Korgan from controlling successfully.
Korgan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Korgan stands up over Miller, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Miller keeping moving, preventing Korgan from controlling successfully.
Korgan scoring with some ground and pound.
Korgan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
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 three minutes gone in the round.
Korgan landing some decent shots from guard.
Miller working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Korgan.
Korgan stands up over Miller, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Korgan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Korgan trying to control the position from guard on top but Miller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Korgan scoring with punches to the head and body.
Korgan throwing strikes from guard but Miller blocks nicely.
Korgan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

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.
Korgan thows a big elbow that misses.
Korgan landing some decent shots from guard.
Korgan wants to control from the top but Miller keeps moving.
Miller is looking to stand up but Korgan isn't so interested in that idea.
Korgan thows a big elbow that misses.
Korgan working some strikes from top position.
Miller keeping moving, preventing Korgan from controlling successfully.
Jason Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Korgan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Miller's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Karl Korgan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Korgan 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl Korgan!