PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Willie Bader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Miller's choice of entrance music: Power. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bader
vs
Miller

176 cm
30
147 lbs
17 - 4 - 0

175 cm
30
140 lbs
23 - 14 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Willie Bader!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brandon Miller!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller misses the shot to the body.
Bader chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Miller scores with a hook to the body. Bader takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Miller throws a body punch but Bader moves out of range.
Miller misses the shot to the body.
Miller has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bader.
Miller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Willie Bader seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Bader lands.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bader.
Miller on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Miller keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bader has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Kebab House in the buildup to the fight.
Bader throws a low kick but it's checked well by Miller.
Miller thows a body shot but no joy.
Miller throws a nice looking combination but Bader bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice jab there from Bader.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bader uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Miller.
Miller throws a nice looking combination but Bader bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bader throws a leg kick but Miller moved away.
Bader tries to clinch but Miller moves out of range.
Bader throws a looping overhand right but Miller ducks down to avoid it.
Miller misses with a wild body shot.
Miller is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bader rather than just go for the knockout.
Bader keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Miller checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bader moves in looking to clinch but Miller pushes him off.
Bader tries to work over Miller's front leg with a kick but Miller checks it.
Miller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bader.

Miller has Bader up against the cage in a clinch.
Miller landing knees to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Bader fails to land.
Miller tries to work over Bader's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Miller lands with a left to the head.
Bader struggles to land a body shot inside as Miller controls his hands.
Bader swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Miller lands a nice knee to the body.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Miller misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bader creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
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!
Bader tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Miller's elbow.
Bader misses with a punch to the body.
Bader struggles to land a body shot inside as Miller controls his hands.
Bader blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bader tries to throw a body punch but Miller avoids it by throwing Bader back against the cage.
Miller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bader creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bader lands a left hand that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
Bader lands a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Miller lands a nice knee to the body.
Bader takes a shot to the head.
Bader tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Bader manages to break the clinch.
Bader lands with an overhand left.
A big right from Miller misses.
Bader scores with a hook to the body. Miller takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bader. Miller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Miller throws a shot to the body.
Bader throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Miller on the side of the head.
Miller looks to score with a jab to the body but Bader is just out of range.
Bader is looking to chop away at Miller's legs.
Miller jabs Bader to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Miller doesn't manage to clinch there - Bader circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bader scores with a push kick.
Miller takes a swing at Bader's ribcage but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bader.
Bader lands with a shot to the body.
Bader catches Miller with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Miller scores with a jab to the body.
Bader will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bader throws a body punch but Miller moves out of range.
Bader throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller swings for the body but Bader moves out of range.
Miller connects with a body shot that sends Bader's belly button to the back.
Bader lands the left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Willie Bader dominated that round.
That's time! Bader's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Miller doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bader lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Willie Bader is winning the standup battle so far.
Miller sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Miller cracks a nice hook into Bader's ribs.
Bader thows a body shot but no joy.
Bader turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Miller lands with a good body shot.
Miller stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bader.
Miller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bader misses with the body kick
and Bader takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bader fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Miller is out of range.
Miller staying out of range there.
Miller swings for the body but Bader moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bader with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Miller fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Miller blocks the body kick.
Bader waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Miller.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bader paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miller. Bader does a little dance to reset his feet.
Miller keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bader.
Bader moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Miller misses with a jab to the body
and Bader counters with an inside leg kick.
Bader lands with a nice body punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bader, right into the meat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller misses with the combination.
Bader throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Miller keeps the fight on the outside.
Miller thows a body shot but no joy.
Bader fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jab from Miller.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bader buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Miller's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
An inside leg kick from Bader misses.
Miller lands a right hook to the body.
Bader tries to clinch up.
Bader misses the body punch
enabling Miller to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bader thows a body shot but no joy.
A clash of legs there as Miller blocks the low kick.
Bader gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Miller counters with a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Bader.
Miller fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bader defending well as Miller loads up on a big left hand.
Bader lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bader misses with a low kick.
Bader looks to score with a jab to the body but Miller is just out of range.
Bader throws a leg kick
and Miller counters with a nice body shot.
Miller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bader was well out of range. Poor timing from Miller.
Bader tries to clinch but Miller is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bader fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Miller has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Miller scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Miller throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bader stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bader thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Miller if he has to take too many more of those.
Good work by Miller as he checks the leg kick.
Bader tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Miller is able to avoid easily.
Bader tries to clinch there but Miller circles away.
Miller keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bader tries a head kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bader counters with a leg kick.
Bader lands a right hook to the body.
Bader misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Willie Bader dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bader with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Miller to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice shot by Bader.
Bader throws a leg kick that misses.
Bader moves into range and connects with a jab.
A jab lands there for Bader.
Bader lets loose with a powerful body kick. Miller will feel that in the morning.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bader.
Miller lands a body shot.
Bader slips a straight right by Miller.
Both fighters circling a little - Bader finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bader scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bader misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Miller throws a jab but it's blocked by Bader.
Bader cracks Miller with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Miller stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bader.
Bader is looking to land body kicks.
Bader does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bader misses with a lunging right hand
and Miller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Miller doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Miller thuds a left hand into Bader's body.
Bader scoring well with a low kick there.
Miller just misses with a punch to the body.
Bader scores with a push kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bader throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bader takes a swing at Miller's ribcage but misses.
Miller takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bader connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Miller looks to score with a jab to the body but Bader is just out of range.
Bader tries to clinch but Miller moves away
enabling Miller to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bader pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bader scores with a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Bader.
Miller lands a nice shot to the body.
Bader tries a head kick but it misses.
Bader motions for Miller to come forward. Bader throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bader swings for the body but Miller moves out of range.
Miller checks a low kick from Bader.
Miller connects with a body shot that sends Bader's belly button to the back.
Miller tries to clinch but Bader is having none of it.
Miller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bader moves away.
Bader moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bader takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bader misses with a body kick.
Bader looks to score with a jab to the body but Miller is just out of range.
Good work by Miller as he checks the leg kick.
Miller misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Miller closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Miller keeps control of Bader as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Miller stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bader as Miller tries to tie him up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Miller.
Miller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Miller misses with a knee strike.
Bader goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bader swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bader stalls.
Miller working aggressively here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller lands a body shot.
Miller throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Willie Bader clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bader throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Miller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bader paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Miller throws a body punch but Bader moves out of range.
Bader walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Miller checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A good leg kick by Bader.
Miller takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A left lands for Bader.
Miller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bader moves away.
Bader scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Miller doesn't seem bothered though.
Miller has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bader.
Bader tries to clinch up.
Bader pushes Miller away with a front kick.
Bader misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bader looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Miller scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bader swings widly with a right hand
and Miller counters with a nice body shot.
Miller looks to land a combination. Bader sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Miller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Miller scores with a body shot.
Bader punishes Miller's body with a nice straight punch.

Bader moves into the clinch successfully.
Miller tries a knee to the head but Bader blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bader.
Bader pushes Miller back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bader blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Bader breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bader throws the kick towards the body but Miller avoids it.
Miller loads up on a big right hand but Bader slips the punch.
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!
Bader looks to throw the jab but Miller is out of range.
Bader uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Miller.
Bader throws a leg kick
and Miller counters with a left to the body.
Miller walks into a stiff left hand from Bader.
Bader turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bader thumps Miller with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Miller blocks the leg kick.
Bader looks for the body kick but Miller saw that one coming.
Bader fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miller manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller keeps the fight on the outside.
Bader tries to land a leg kick but Miller saw it coming and moves away.

Bader moves into the clinch.
Miller blocks an uppercut.
Miller unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bader lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bader misses with the head strike.
Bader tries to circle away but Miller has him pinned against the cage.
Bader misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Bader.
Bader misses with some punches.
Miller pushes Bader back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bader misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bader.
Miller lands a nice uppercut.
Miller can't find room to land a body shot as Bader controls the action.
Miller scores with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Bader manages to break the clinch.
Bader motions for Miller to come forward. Bader throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice cross by Bader.
Good work by Miller as he checks the leg kick.
Bader pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bader fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miller manages to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Miller.
An inside leg kick from Bader misses.
Bader connects with a nice looking jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bader gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Miller moves into the clinch.
Miller misses with a punch to the body.
Miller lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Willie Bader had his way with Brandon Miller in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Miller misses with a wild body shot.
Miller misses with a wild body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bader.
Bader scores with a kick to the body.
Bader throws a right and a left that Miller avoids nicely.
Bader scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bader throws a solid leg kick but Miller takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bader.
Bader takes a swing at Miller's ribcage but misses.
Miller takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bader waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Miller.
Miller checks a leg kick nicely.
Bader throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Bader as he connects with a hook.
Bader throws a hook to the side of Miller's head but Miller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Miller has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bader with a hook.
Miller checks a leg kick.
Miller misses with a wild body shot.
Bader fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Miller is out of range.
Bader moves out of range as Miller strikes.
Bader slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bader is looking to land body kicks.
Bader keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Miller swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bader counters with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bader clobbers Miller with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bader cracks Miller with an open hand slap.
Miller doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bader throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bader throws a hook to the side of Miller's head but Miller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Miller wants to clinch.
Miller looks to score with a jab to the body but Bader is just out of range.
Bader bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bader feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Miller's calf.
Miller just misses with a punch to the body.
Bader misses with a low kick.
Bader keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Miller throws a body punch but Bader moves out of range.
Bader thows a body shot but no joy.
Miller throws a body punch but Bader moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bader.
Miller looks to score with a jab to the body but Bader is just out of range.
Good exchange - Miller coming out on top.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch but Bader swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brandon Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bader lands a front kick.
Miller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bader with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Miller takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Miller checks a low kick from Bader.
Bader throws a push kick but Miller slaps the foot to one side.
Miller moves in looking to clinch but Bader pushes him off.
Bader jabs Miller to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bader fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bader is looking to slow Miller down with leg kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miller. Bader does a little dance to reset his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Willie Bader showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bader, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Willie Bader!
Willie Bader retains his bantamweight title!
A victorious Willie Bader thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.