PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rusty Bullworth Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bullworth Jr might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Copperhead Road by Steve Earle. Miller is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Proud Music. Dan Miller will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Bullworth Jr
vs
Miller

191 cm
21
257 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

187 cm
22
245 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

Fightworld Formula

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rusty Bullworth Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Miller!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Miller.

Bullworth Jr looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bullworth Jr is keen to just control but Miller is a slippery customer.
Bullworth Jr working Miller over with strikes.

Bullworth Jr is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Miller is trying to maintain the position but Bullworth Jr is very close to passing his half guard.
Bullworth Jr thows a huge punch but Miller dodges it nicely.
Miller has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bullworth Jr is working away from the top position though.
Bullworth Jr not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullworth Jr prevents Miller from improving his position.
Bullworth Jr working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Miller works his way to full guard. Good work.
Miller looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bullworth Jr 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.
Bullworth Jr looking to sit in guard and control but Miller gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Miller distracts Bullworth Jr with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Miller tries to free his leg and advance position but Bullworth Jr is retaining full guard.
Bullworth Jr can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Miller controls the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bullworth Jr not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Miller trying to control but Bullworth Jr is working from the bottom.
Miller must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bullworth Jr tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Miller slaps away a takedown attempt from Bullworth Jr, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Miller displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bullworth Jr.
Bullworth Jr is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bullworth Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dan Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bullworth Jr fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rusty Bullworth Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Miller gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Miller lands a nice shot to the body.
Miller stalls.
Miller pushes Bullworth Jr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bullworth Jr up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Miller scores with a nice short uppercut.

It looks like Rusty Bullworth Jr has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miller's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Miller stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Miller misses with a body punch.
Miller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bullworth Jr's elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller is stalling here.
Miller can't find room to land a body shot as Bullworth Jr controls the action.
A bit of stalling here from Miller.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Miller dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rusty Bullworth Jr's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bullworth Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Bullworth Jr shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Miller as he avoids it easily.
Miller looks to clinch

and Bullworth Jr counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Miller!
Miller wants to hold on but Bullworth Jr pushes him away.
Bullworth Jr landing strikes from the mount.
Bullworth Jr wants to control the pace but Miller is squirming around nicely.
Miller blocking the ground and pound.
Miller regains half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller tries to get to full guard but Bullworth Jr has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller trying to hold on to Bullworth Jr's head to control him but Bullworth Jr postures up.
Bullworth Jr 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.
Miller makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Miller.
Miller wants to sweep but no luck.
Bullworth Jr throws a strike but Miller rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Miller working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Miller in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Miller trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Miller stands and throws Bullworth Jr's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bullworth Jr managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Miller.
Miller cracks Bullworth Jr with a big right hand but Bullworth Jr just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Miller trying to control the action but Bullworth Jr is working from the bottom.
Rusty Bullworth Jr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Miller throws a strike aimed at the side of Bullworth Jr's head but Bullworth Jr avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller misses with the ground and pound.
Bullworth Jr tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Miller wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Miller landing strikes.
Miller controls the position.
Miller wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bullworth Jr keeps working.
Miller staying calm.
Miller cracks Bullworth Jr with a big right hand but Bullworth Jr just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller is looking to take a break and control but Bullworth Jr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bullworth Jr on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bullworth Jr tries to get out of the position.
Miller lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller is looking to take a break and control but Bullworth Jr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Miller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rusty Bullworth Jr's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bullworth Jr shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Miller as he jumps to the side.
Miller scores with a hook to the body. Bullworth Jr takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Miller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bullworth Jr shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Miller as he jumps to the side.
Miller punishes Bullworth Jr's body with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullworth Jr drops his hands for a split second and Miller immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Bullworth Jr face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Miller follows up with a right hand that knocks Bullworth Jr into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dan Miller!
Dan Miller is the new heavyweight champion!
An intense looking Dan Miller took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Very honored to be the HW champ. Bullworth was a decent fighter but its time for the Miller era.'.