PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeffery Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rickety Cricket (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Miller
vs
Cricket

170 cm
20
162 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

175 cm
18
156 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeffery Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rickety Cricket!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller wants to clinch.
Miller misses with a few strikes there.

Miller pushes Cricket up against the cage in a clinch.
Miller manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cricket stops a takedown attempt from Miller.
Cricket tries to throw a body punch but Miller avoids it by throwing Cricket back against the cage.
Miller lands a nice uppercut.
Cricket misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cricket doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cricket wants to break free but Miller has control.
Miller lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cricket.
Miller lands a body shot.
Miller pushes Cricket back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Miller lands a nice uppercut.
The referee calls for Miller to work.
Miller cracks Cricket with a nice body shot.

Cricket manages to pull guard.
Cricket looking to control but Miller passes into half guard.

Miller stands up from half guard.
Miller lands a left and a right that sends Cricket crashing to the canvas! Miller dives into mount looking to finish!

It looks like Rickety Cricket has been cut.
Cricket looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cricket tries to improve his position but instead Miller has taken his back!
Cricket trying to control the hands but Miller won't let him.
Cricket is trying to break free.
Miller trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Cricket doesn't escape.
Cricket staying busy and making it hard for Miller to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Miller biding his time, controlling Cricket.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cricket is keeping busy.
Cricket manages to reverse the position and now he's in Miller's guard. Nice work there by Cricket.
Cricket throws and elbow that misses. Miller uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cricket's guard. Nice move by Miller!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cricket working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Miller has passed into half guard!
Cricket has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Miller is working away from the top position though.

Miller decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Cricket looks to clinch

and Miller counters by moving into the clinch.
Miller blocking some punches.
A body shot lands from Cricket.
Miller is pressed up against the cage. Cricket has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Miller down to the mat. Miller avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Miller clinches with his opponent.
Cricket can't get the takedown.
Miller working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Miller lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cricket or not.
Miller lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cricket or not.
Miller has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cricket is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cricket gets underhooks to prevent Miller's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeffery Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short body shot lands from Miller as the two fighters clinch.
Miller drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cricket pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cricket looks to clinch
and Miller counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jeffery Miller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cricket clinches but Miller breaks the clinch

and Miller counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Miller scores with a shoulder strike.
Miller has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cricket avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cricket is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Miller is keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cricket misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Miller.
Cricket lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Miller.
Miller makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeffery Miller dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rickety Cricket's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Cricket tries to clinch up
and Miller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch but Cricket swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Miller clinches.
Cricket changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Miller fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Miller tries to clinch up.
Cricket slips a jab and a cross from Miller.
Cricket tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Miller moves into the clinch.
Cricket misses with a knee strike.
Miller working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cricket trying to control the position but instead, Miller has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cricket into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller lands with a left to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cricket looking to throw knees to the head but Miller is blocking nicely.
Cricket is looking to control Miller's arms but Miller gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cricket has his back to the cage.
Nice body punch from Miller.
Cricket tries to score a body lock takedown but Miller shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Miller is working Cricket over against the cage.
Miller tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Miller has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cricket avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Miller cracks Cricket with a nice body shot.
Miller can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeffery Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cricket lands a nice shot to the body.
Miller blocking some punches.
Cricket lands a right hand.

Cricket has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Miller is trying to keep an underhook but Cricket manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Cricket prevents Miller from standing back up.
Cricket throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cricket stops Miller from getting back to his feet.
Cricket missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cricket tries to pass the half guard into mount. Miller knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Miller kicks Cricket off and gets back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Miller is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cricket looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jeffery Miller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Miller moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cricket tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Miller moves into the clinch.
Miller stalling in the clinch but Cricket improves position.
Miller letting Cricket take a breather here.
Nice body punch from Cricket.
Miller drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cricket as Miller tries to tie him up.
Cricket lands an elbow just above Miller 's eye.
Cricket is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Miller is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cricket goes for a takedown attempt but Miller pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Miller closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cricket misses with the head strike.
Miller lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cricket misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Cricket fails to land.
Miller lands a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Miller as the two fighters clinch.
Cricket tries to work over Miller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Miller on the inside.
Cricket gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Miller.
Miller trying to stall but Cricket improves his position.
Miller tries a body shot but Cricket blocks it.
Cricket is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Miller pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Miller lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cricket backwards.
Miller lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cricket gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Miller.
Cricket tries for a takedown but Miller manages to get underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller lands a shoulder strike.
Miller prevents a takedown attempt there.
Miller slowing the pace effectively.
Cricket has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Miller is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Good body shot from Miller.
Miller lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cricket tries for a takedown but Miller manages to get underhooks.
Miller lands a shot to the body.
Cricket misses with a punch to the body.
Jeffery Miller has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Miller drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Miller prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cricket lands a nice shot to the body.
Miller scores with a hook to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Miller as Cricket tries to tie him up.
Cricket can't find room to land a body shot as Miller controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Miller.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeffery Miller dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rickety Cricket's cut.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Miller moves into the clinch successfully.
Cricket misses with some punches.
Cricket is pressed up against the cage. Miller has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cricket down to the mat. Cricket avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Miller tries to clinch up but Cricket circles away and keeps his distance.

Miller closes the distance and clinches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Miller.
A short body shot lands from Miller as the two fighters clinch.
Cricket taking a breather.
Miller lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cricket landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Cricket has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Miller regains guard immediately.
Cricket working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cricket throws a strike but Miller rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Cricket is looking for a triangle but Miller pushes his legs off easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Miller gets to his feet - Cricket follows without any prompting.
Cricket wants to clinch

and Miller counters by clinching up.
Miller lands a shoulder strike.
Miller lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cricket.
Miller is pressed up against the cage. Cricket has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Miller down to the mat. Miller avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Miller tries to clinch but Cricket is having none of it.
Cricket clinches but Miller breaks the clinch

and Miller counters by clinching up.
Cricket tries to break the clinch but Miller is controlling the position.
Miller tries to score a body lock takedown but Cricket shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Miller.
Cricket tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Miller's elbow.
Cricket misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Miller.
Good body shot from Cricket.
Miller lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cricket missing with knees to the body.
Miller prevents a takedown attempt there.
Miller is working Cricket over against the cage.
Cricket tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Miller smiles and moves away.
Jeffery Miller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rickety Cricket.
Miller is looking to clinch but Cricket is avoiding it.
Miller lands a jab to the nose.
Miller wants to clinch up but Cricket keeps it at a distance.
Cricket darts in trying to clinch

and Miller holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cricket is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Cricket swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Miller.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Miller prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right from Miller on the inside.
Miller prevents a takedown attempt there.
Miller lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cricket is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Miller prevents the takedown attempt.
Miller lands with a light punch inside.
Miller prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cricket is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Miller is keeping busy.
Miller working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Miller.
Nice body punch from Miller - that landed with a thud.
Cricket wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Miller softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cricket stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Miller lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cricket backwards.
Cricket misses with a body punch.
Cricket trying to control the position but instead, Miller has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cricket into the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Miller.
Rickety Cricket has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miller lands an uppercut.
Cricket taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Miller - that landed with a thud.
Miller lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cricket misses with a punch to the body.
Miller throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cricket misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cricket struggles to land a body shot inside as Miller controls his hands.
Cricket misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cricket gets underhooks to prevent Miller's takedown attempt.
Cricket misses with a hook from the clinch.
Miller drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cricket gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Miller tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cricket just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jeffery Miller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Miller lands a nice uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Miller.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeffery Miller showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Miller has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27

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