PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Placentino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Placentino comes to the cage accompanied by donGURALesko - Mogliśmy wszystko. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Placentino
vs
Miller

188 cm
26
261 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

187 cm
25
237 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Placentino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dan Miller!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Miller has managed to clinch.
Miller misses with the head strike.
Miller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Placentino lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Placentino wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Miller has him pressed against the cage.
Miller throws a punch but it's blocked by Placentino.

Placentino pulls Miller into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miller trying to control but Placentino is working from the bottom.
Miller throws a big right hand that misses.
Placentino wants to get back to his feet but Miller is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Miller wants to control from the top but Placentino keeps moving.
Placentino is trying to control the position but Miller postures up.
Miller is in close to Placentino's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Placentino trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Placentino looking for a sweep. Not yet Placentino, not yet.
Miller controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Steve Placentino has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Placentino throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Miller counters with a takedown into side control.
Placentino is looking for a sweep.
Placentino is working hard here to advance position.
Placentino takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Placentino is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Placentino avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Miller.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Placentino manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Miller not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Miller content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Placentino won't allow Miller to pass to mount.
Placentino is looking for a sweep. Miller is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Miller takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Miller slips a nice elbow through Placentino's hands, connecting with Placentino's forehead.
Miller thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Placentino's head.
Miller is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Placentino trying to control from the bottom.
Placentino wants to improve his position but Miller is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Placentino is staying active underneath Miller, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Miller content to control rather than advance.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Dan Miller wasn't active enough on the ground.
Miller swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab from Placentino misses.
Dan Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller misses with a shot to the body
and Placentino counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Miller closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Placentino quickly recovers to half guard.
Miller sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Placentino defending well though.
Miller wants to lay and pray for a moment but Placentino keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Miller lands a nice short elbow.
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!
Miller seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Miller is thwarting Placentino's attempts to control the position.
Placentino is staying active underneath Miller, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Miller not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Placentino wants to control but Miller is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Miller throws a strike but Placentino avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Miller looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miller wants to control from the top but Placentino keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

The fight stays on the outside here - Miller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Miller fails in his attempt to clinch.

Miller has Placentino up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Miller creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Miller is struggling to control the position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Placentino drops down looking for an ankle pick but Miller pulls his leg out and moves away.
Placentino throws a hook to the side of Miller's head but Miller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Placentino throws a poor cross that misses

and Miller counters by clinching up.
Placentino trying to control the position but instead, Miller has worked for underhooks and has pushed Placentino into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Placentino wants to get back to striking at distance but Miller won't allow it.
Miller lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Miller blocks a body shot from Placentino.
Placentino looking for a takedown.
Miller blocking some punches.
Miller tries for a takedown but Placentino manages to get underhooks.
Placentino is trying to break the clinch but Miller is controlling him.
Miller looking to stall.
Placentino blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Miller is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Placentino can't fight it off and eventually Miller manages to take the fight to the floor. Placentino looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Placentino looking for a guillotine here but Miller defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller stopping the sweep attempt from Placentino.

Miller got a little sloppy there for a moment and Placentino has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Miller has managed to get both his arms back between Placentino's legs - danger averted.

Miller avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Placentino is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Miller defends well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Placentino tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Miller tries to free his leg and advance position but Placentino is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Placentino keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully.
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.
Miller is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Miller wants to control from the top but Placentino keeps moving.
Miller controls from within his opponent's guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dan Miller.

Miller clinches with his opponent.
Miller works on Placentino's body with a couple of short punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Placentino creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Miller lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller lands a nice uppercut.
Miller is struggling to control the position.
Miller lands a left hand.
Miller scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Placentino being controlled against the cage.
Placentino pressing his opponent against the cage.
Miller content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Placentino blocks a punch to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Placentino is looking to break free of the clinch but Miller has double underhooks.
Miller is struggling to control the position.
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.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Placentino misses with a looping right.
Miller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Placentino.
Placentino slaps away a takedown attempt from Miller, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Placentino swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Miller wants to clinch
and Placentino counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Miller tries to clinch there but Placentino circles away.
Miller moves to clinch but Placentino breaks away
and Placentino counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Placentino scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Placentino keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Placentino circles away from the clinch attempt.
Placentino jabs Miller right on the nose. Miller blinks but takes it well.
Miller lands a leg kick that knocks Placentino off balance momentarily.
Dan Miller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Placentino gets tackled into the cage by Miller. Miller maintains the clinch.
Miller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Miller.
Miller throws a punch but it's blocked by Placentino.
Miller softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dan Miller seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Miller scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Placentino tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Miller just stands there and leans against the cage.
Come on Miller - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Miller lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Placentino backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller pushes Placentino back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Miller has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Miller throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Placentinos head.
A body shot lands from Miller.
Miller is leaning against Placentino and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Miller lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Miller.
Miller lands a nice shot to the body.
Good body shot from Miller.
Miller lands a hook to the side of the head.

Placentino is rocked!
Miller pushes Placentino against the cage. Miller is working some dirty boxing. Miller pushes off with a quick right hook! Placentino goes down! Placentino tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Miller moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Miller!
Dan Miller really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Dimestar Athletics & Laundry logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.