PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keith Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ayrton Pena Milani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Miller
vs
Pena Milani

203 cm
27
284 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

193 cm
24
285 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Keith Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ayrton Pena Milani!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pena Milani fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Miller, pushing him back against the ropes.
Pena Milani blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pena Milani stalling in the clinch.
Miller tries to work over Pena Milani's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Miller managing to block the knees to the body from Pena Milani.
Miller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pena Milani lands an elbow that stopped Miller in his tracks for a moment.
Pena Milani wants to stall.
Miller misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Miller fails to land.
Pena Milani leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Miller lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pena Milani backwards.
Pena Milani lands an elbow just above Miller 's eye.

Pena Milani escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pena Milani lands a head kick!

Pena Milani tries to keep at a distance but Miller has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Miller as the two fighters clinch.
Miller lands a left hand.
Miller lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pena Milani stalling against the ropes.
Pena Milani looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pena Milani creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pena Milani lands a nice elbow.
Pena Milani throws an elbow that misses.
Pena Milani throws an elbow that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pena Milani blocks a body shot from Miller.
Pena Milani stalling against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Keith Miller has been cut.
Pena Milani blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pena Milani blocking some punches.
Pena Milani is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Miller is keeping busy.
Pena Milani blocks an uppercut.
Miller avoids the elbow strike from Pena Milani, against the ropes.
Pena Milani lands a nice elbow.
Pena Milani lands a nice elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Pena Milani creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Pena Milani breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pena Milani feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Miller's calf.
Pena Milani tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pena Milani throws a front kick that sends Miller stumbling back into the ropes.

Pena Milani tries to keep at a distance but Miller has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pena Milani lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pena Milani comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pena Milani lands a damaging elbow.
Miller is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pena Milani pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Pena Milani tries a body shot but Miller blocks it.
Pena Milani lands a nice elbow.

Miller is rocked!

Keith Miller's cut is getting worse.
A nice left hand lands by Miller.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Pena Milani lands an elbow inside that Miller shrugs off.
Oh Miller is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pena Milani landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Miller seems to have got his legs back now.
Miller is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pena Milani lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Miller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pena Milani's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Pena Milani breaks from the clinch.

Pena Milani has closed the distance and engaged Miller in a clinch.
The referee calls for Pena Milani to work.
Pena Milani lands an elbow that stopped Miller in his tracks for a moment.
Pena Milani using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Miller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Pena Milani breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Pena Milani instigates a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pena Milani lands an elbow inside that Miller shrugs off.

Keith Miller's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pena Milani.
Pena Milani lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ayrton Pena Milani dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Keith Miller's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Pena Milani throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Keith Miller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crunch! Pena Milani slams his shin into Miller's torso.

Pena Milani rushes Miller and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clinched against the ropes, Pena Milani lands a big elbow that drops Miller! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Miller is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ayrton Pena Milani!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Ayrton Pena Milani waved his t-shirt featuring CEC Nutrition Q159 (*$75*)'s logo in front of the cameras.