PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between George Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Darmody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller comes to the cage accompanied by X Gon' Give It To Ya - DMX. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as James Darmody enters the cage!

Miller
vs
Darmody

165 cm
25
140 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

190 cm
26
141 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Darmody!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darmody looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Darmody throws a nice looking combination but Miller bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Darmody digs a good body shot into Miller's ribs.
Darmody throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Darmody stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Darmody wants it to stay on the feet.
Miller fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Miller swings for the body but Darmody moves out of range.
Darmody has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Miller is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Darmody throws a right and a left that both miss.
Miller throwing a counter right hand but Darmody manages to avoid it.
Darmody scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Miller closes the distance and clinches.
Stalling in the clinch from Miller.
Miller dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Miller effectively controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darmody tries to break free but Miller pushes him back against the cage.

Miller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Darmody digs a good hook to Miller's body.
Darmody changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Miller has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Miller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Darmody.
Miller throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Darmody scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Miller doesn't seem bothered though.
Darmody misses with a few strikes there.
It looked like Miller was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Darmody misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Miller tries to clinch but Darmody moves out of range.
Darmody lands a right hook to the body.
Darmody is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Darmody.
Darmody misses with a double jab.
A quick step to the side and Miller tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Miller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Miller moves in looking to clinch but Darmody pushes him off.
Darmody appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Darmody is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Miller rather than just go for the knockout.
Miller throws a sloppy head kick and Darmody moves out of range easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darmody scores with a nice head shot.
Darmody looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Darmody digs a good body shot into Miller's ribs.

Miller closes the distance and clinches.

Miller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Miller throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Miller takes one on the button.
Darmody misses with a few strikes there.
Darmody throws a shot from downtown. Miller moves away and avoids it.
Darmody looks winded!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Miller on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Miller moves into the clinch.

Miller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Darmody has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A jab lands there for Darmody.
Darmody misses with the combination.
Miller lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.

Miller drives through and clinches with Darmody against the cage.
Darmody tries to break the clinch but Miller is controlling the position.

Miller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Miller, as that shot connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Miller closes the distance and clinches.

Miller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Darmody misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miller.
Darmody will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darmody bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Miller takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Darmody lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Miller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Miller shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Darmody's guard.
Darmody is looking to stand up but Miller isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Darmody dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Miller on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Darmody throws a body shot but no joy.
As Darmody tries to get set, Miller tries to push him back and clinch up but Darmody manages to avoid the attempt.

Miller instigates a clinch.

Darmody pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Darmody will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Darmody throws a shot to the body.
Miller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It seemed like Darmody was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darmody looks to land a left hand but Miller moved out of range nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Miller misses the target.
Miller lands with a nice combination. Darmody backs away looking to recover.
Darmody dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Darmody misses with a hook to the body
and Miller counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darmody looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Darmody is breathing heavily.
Miller tries to clinch up
and Darmody counters with a three punch combo that has Miller backing up. Miller nods at Darmody to acknowledge the strikes.
Darmody has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Darmody with a body punch. A glancing blow.
James Darmody seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Miller throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Darmody is rocked!
Darmody stuns Miller with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Darmody is still on wobbly legs! Can Miller finish him?

Miller has managed to clinch.
Darmody seems to have recovered his senses.

Miller breaks from the clinch.
Miller tries to clinch but Darmody is having none of it.
Darmody misses with a body shot.
Darmody pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Miller tries to clinch but Darmody is having none of it.
A swing and a miss from Darmody.
A nice combination there by Darmody.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Darmody misses.
Darmody circles away from the clinch attempt.
Miller avoids the body shot from Darmody.
Miller tries to clinch but Darmody moves out of range.
Miller tries to clinch there but Darmody circles away.
Miller takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A shot to the body from Darmody misses
and Miller counters with a left and a right that stings Darmody.
Darmody stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Darmody wants it to stay on the feet.
Miller misses with a few strikes there.
Miller moves in looking to clinch but Darmody pushes him off.
Darmody misses with a body shot.
Darmody connects with a single shot there.
Darmody dodges the punch combination from Miller.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darmody throws a shot from downtown. Miller moves away and avoids it.
Miller shoots in looking for a takedown. Darmody tries to sprawl out of it but Miller keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Darmody manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A combination from Darmody does no damage.
Darmody dodges the punch combination from Miller.
Despite the aggression on Darmody's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Darmody throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Miller on the side of the head.
Darmody lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Good shot there by Darmody.
Darmody lands with a good body shot.
Miller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Darmody throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darmody throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Miller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Darmody fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Miller seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Darmody looks to score with a jab to the body but Miller is just out of range.
Darmody misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for Miller, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Darmody swats away the attempt to clinch by Miller.
Miller tries to clinch there but Darmody circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miller tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Darmody manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Miller throws a sloppy head kick and Darmody moves out of range easily.
Darmody throws a poor cross that misses
and Miller counters with a nice kick to the body.
Miller slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Darmody avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Darmody showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Darmody scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Miller doesn't seem bothered though.
Darmody ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miller moves away.
Darmody throws a series of punches but Miller avoids them all with ease.
Miller is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Darmody.

Miller gets a clinch.
Miller lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Miller lands an elbow inside that Darmody shrugs off.
Miller stalling the fight.
Miller lands a nice knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Miller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Darmody throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Darmody takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Darmody with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller wants to clinch.
Darmody misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miller.
James Darmody seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darmody throws a body punch but Miller moves out of range.
Miller tries to clinch but Darmody moves away
letting Darmody counter with a right hand.
Miller is looking to clinch.
Miller takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Darmody scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Darmody cracks Miller with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A slapping body kick lands there for Miller.
Miller defending well as Darmody loads up on a big left hand.
A combination from Darmody does no damage.
No joy there for Miller, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Miller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Darmody is looking for the big counter here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Darmody defends it nicely.
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!
Darmody keeps the fight on the outside.
James Darmody is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Miller looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Darmody throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Miller throws a head kick but Darmody moves out of range.
Darmody throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
James Darmody is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Miller wants to clinch.
A slow jab from Darmody misses its intended target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Miller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darmody throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Miller moves into range and clinches up with Darmody.
Stalling in the clinch from Miller.
George Miller has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Miller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Darmody misses with a hook. Miller ducked under it nicely.
Darmody swinging wildly here.
Miller appears to be looking for a big counter.
Darmody swats away the attempt to clinch by Miller.
Darmody throws a hook but Miller avoids it easily.
Miller went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Miller misses with a double jab
and Darmody counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller moves forwards but Darmody connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Miller attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Miller moves into range and clinches up with Darmody.
Darmody tries to circle away but Miller has him pinned against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Miller.
Miller throws an elbow but it misses.
Darmody is struggling to control the position.
Darmody is looking to control Miller's arms but Miller gets an underhook and turns him. Now Darmody has his back to the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Darmody comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Darmody winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Darmody!
James Darmody was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.