PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Byron Bledsoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franck Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bledsoe comes to the cage accompanied by 'Fat Children' by Jarvis Cocker. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Bledsoe
vs
Miller

178 cm
22
139 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

177 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Red Hand Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Byron Bledsoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Franck Miller!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Miller.
Bledsoe tries to close the distance and clinch but Miller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Miller throws a series of punches but Bledsoe moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Miller. Those never looked like landing.
Bledsoe darts in trying to clinch
and Miller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Miller misses with a jab, cross combination.

Bledsoe has Miller 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bledsoe takes a shot to the head.
Bledsoe letting Miller take a breather here.
Miller receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Bledsoe really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A hook to the body from Miller.
Miller lands a body shot in the clinch.
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 working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Bledsoe fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Miller.
Miller lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Miller stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bledsoe drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bledsoe effectively controlling the action here.

Miller manages to break the clinch.
Miller is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Miller misses with a wild combination.
Miller is looking to score with low kicks.
Miller rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bledsoe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Miller throws a nice looking combination but Bledsoe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a combination that misses
and Bledsoe counters with a two punch combo.
Miller throws a right hand that Bledsoe ducks under and follows up with a left that Bledsoe also avoids with ease.
A combination from Miller does no damage.
Miller paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Miller misses with the combination.
Bledsoe dodges the punch combination from Miller.
Bledsoe slips a jab and a cross from Miller.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bledsoe counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bledsoe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bledsoe looks to land a combination but Miller avoids it well.
Miller tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bledsoe is able to avoid easily.
Miller misses with a double jab.
Miller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bledsoe lands with a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bledsoe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Franck Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Bledsoe has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Franck Miller dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Miller misses with a few strikes there.
Bledsoe slips a jab and a cross from Miller.
Miller throws a jab when Bledsoe was well out of range.
A big right from Miller misses.
Miller misses with a straight left.
Miller avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bledsoe tries to clinch but Miller is having none of it.
Miller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice uppercut lands for Miller. That snapped Bledsoe's head back.
Miller looks to score with a jab to the body but Bledsoe is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bledsoe jabs Miller right on the nose. Miller blinks but takes it well.
Miller misses with a jab, cross combination.
Miller looks to land a combination. Bledsoe sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Miller throws a series of punches but Bledsoe moves out of range.
Bledsoe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Miller throws a right and a left that both miss.
Miller throws a right hand that Bledsoe ducks under and follows up with a left that Bledsoe also avoids with ease.
Miller looks for the body kick but Bledsoe saw that one coming.
Bledsoe moves in looking to clinch but Miller pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bledsoe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Miller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Miller scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Franck Miller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bledsoe misses with a body shot.
Miller fails to land with a series of punches.
Miller misses with a few strikes there.
Miller is breathing heavily.
Miller throws a nice looking combination but Bledsoe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Miller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Miller throws a push kick but Bledsoe slaps the foot to one side.
Miller misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bledsoe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bledsoe moves in looking to clinch but Miller pushes him off.
Bledsoe doesn't manage to clinch there - Miller circles away.
Miller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bledsoe moves out of range of the strikes.

Bledsoe throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Miller tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bledsoe is in Miller's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bledsoe passes into half guard.
Bledsoe is looking to advance position but Miller won't allow it.

Bledsoe is working for a kimura but Miller is defending it quite comfortably.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bledsoe slows the pace down in half guard.
Miller is looking to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Bledsoe is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Miller doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bledsoe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Franck Miller will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Miller misses with a combination

and Bledsoe counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bledsoe.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bledsoe stopping the sweep attempt from Miller.
Bledsoe postures up.
Miller can't keep his opponent in guard - Bledsoe advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Bledsoe is working for a submission of some sort.
Well, if Bledsoe is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Miller can do anything to dispel that myth.
Miller trying to control here.

Byron Bledsoe has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A nice combination there by Miller.
Byron Bledsoe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller clobbers Bledsoe with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bledsoe doesn't manage to clinch there - Miller circles away.
Bledsoe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Miller manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Miller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Franck Miller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bledsoe misses the shot to the body.
Bledsoe jabs Miller right on the nose. Miller blinks but takes it well.
Bledsoe tries to clinch there but Miller circles away.
Bledsoe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Miller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Miller misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller misses with a combination
and Bledsoe makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Miller throws a low kick but Bledsoe avoids it.
Miller misses with a two punch combination.
Miller takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bledsoe slaps away a takedown attempt from Miller, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Miller misses with a double jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bledsoe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Miller fails with the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bledsoe tries to clinch up.
Bledsoe connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bledsoe throws a series of punches but Miller moves out of range.
Miller misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miller throws a half hearted mid kick.
Miller throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Franck Miller is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bledsoe bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Byron Bledsoe showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Miller has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Franck Miller!