PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jeffrey Miller (ranked 2169 p4p, 230 weight class) and Atte Savitaipale (ranked 717 p4p, 73 weight class). Miller's entrance music is Killers. A fine choice. Savitaipale is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Roger Whittaker - Finnish Whistler. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Miller
vs
Savitaipale

173 cm
35
156 lbs
26 - 24 - 4

177 cm
25
160 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

KOMBAT KLOTHING

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 24 - 4, fighting out of New York, Jeffrey Miller!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Atte Savitaipale!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller lands a nice looking body shot.
Miller connects with a solid leg kick.

Miller instigates a clinch.
Savitaipale taking a breather.
Miller stalls.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Miller.
Miller lands with a right to the head.
Miller lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Miller.
Miller working aggressively here.
Savitaipale misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Miller creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Miller blocks an uppercut.
Miller lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees in the clinch landing for Miller.
Miller lands a knee to the head.
Miller lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Savitaipale backwards.
Savitaipale looking to stall.
A right hand to the body from Miller.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Miller tries to land knees in the clinch but Savitaipale avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Miller creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Miller missing with knees to the body.
Savitaipale trying to land knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Miller.
Savitaipale tries to work over Miller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Miller with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Miller.
Savitaipale tries to circle away but Miller has him pinned against the cage.
Savitaipale digs a right hand underneath Miller's ribcage. Miller let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Miller scores with a hook to the body.
Savitaipale jumps guard but Miller stands there with Savitaipale around his waist. Savitaipale gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Miller lands a nice knee to the body.
Savitaipale tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Miller just stands there and leans against the cage.
Savitaipale takes an elbow to the temple.
Savitaipale is looking to control Miller's arms but Miller gets an underhook and turns him. Now Savitaipale has his back to the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A left hand lands to the body for Miller.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miller missing with knees to the body.
Miller scores with a hook to the body.
Miller softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Miller throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Savitaipales head.
Miller comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Miller crunches a lovely knee into Savitaipale's ribcage.
Savitaipale looks winded!
Miller lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Miller is leaning against Savitaipale and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Miller.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Miller lands with a left to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Miller.
Miller working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller lands a left hand.
A short right from Miller on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Miller.
Miller putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Savitaipale in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Savitaipale tries to stall but Miller uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Miller throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Savitaipales head.
Miller lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Savitaipale backwards.
Miller lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Savitaipale tries to work over Miller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Savitaipale jumps guard but Miller turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jeffrey Miller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Atte Savitaipale.
Miller scores with a hook to the body.
Miller is working Savitaipale over against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Miller creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Savitaipale doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Miller lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Savitaipale tries a body shot but Miller blocks it.
Savitaipale is trying to maintain a safe position but Miller gets an underhook and turns Savitaipale into the cage.
Miller lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Miller.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savitaipale takes an elbow to the forehead.
Miller lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Miller throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Miller lands with a short shot to the head.
Miller makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Savitaipale is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Miller creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Savitaipale misses with the head strike.
Miller digs a right hand into Savitaipale's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Savitaipale's gas tank.
A short uppercut from Miller.
Miller scores with a hook to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Miller.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Savitaipale can't find room to land a body shot as Miller controls the action.
Miller lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Miller gets through Savitaipale's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Miller lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Miller lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ouch! a nice leg kick from Miller, right into the meat.
Savitaipale bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Savitaipale is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Jeffrey Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller throws the left hand but Savitaipale avoids the punch easily.
Savitaipale drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Miller defends it well.

Miller moves into the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Savitaipale looking to stall.
A right hand to the body from Savitaipale.
Miller controlling the action here for a moment.
Miller lands an elbow inside.
Miller slowing the pace effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller blocks a body shot from Savitaipale.
Savitaipale tries to break free but Miller pushes him back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Miller.
A short uppercut from Miller.
Savitaipale throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Miller lands a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savitaipale wants to stall.
Miller lands a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Miller.
Miller putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Savitaipale in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Miller lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Savitaipale is breathing heavily.
Miller lands with a left to the head.
Miller with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Miller working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Miller.
Miller landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Savitaipale looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Miller slowing the pace effectively.
Miller landing knees to the head.
Miller displaying some good clinch control by pressing Savitaipale up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Miller for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savitaipale takes a knee right on the jaw!

Savitaipale is rocked!
Savitaipale blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Savitaipale is still on wobbly legs! Can Miller finish him?
Miller is pushing Savitaipale up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Savitaipale seems to have recovered his senses.
Miller scores with a shot to the side of Savitaipale's head.
Savitaipale misses with a punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Savitaipale looking to stall.
Savitaipale seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Miller landing knees to the head.
Savitaipale misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Savitaipale tries to work over Miller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Savitaipale jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Miller walks away with a smile on his face. Savitaipale gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Savitaipale ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Miller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Savitaipale can do to turn this around?
Miller scores with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller digs a good hook to Savitaipale's body.
Miller with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Miller lands a slapping body shot.
Miller scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Savitaipale moves away from the strike by Miller.
Miller getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Savitaipale takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Savitaipale lands a body shot.
Miller looks for the body kick but Savitaipale saw that one coming.
Savitaipale takes one to the chin there.
Miller lands with a straight right. Savitaipale didn't see that one coming.
The fighters circle momentarily. Miller darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller jabs Savitaipale right on the nose. Savitaipale blinks but takes it well.
The fighters circling - Miller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller swings for the body but Savitaipale moves out of range.
Savitaipale drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Miller defends it well.
Miller lands a jab to the nose.
Miller loads up on a big right hand but Savitaipale slips the punch.
Miller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Savitaipale.
Miller fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Savitaipale avoids the head kick by Miller.
Savitaipale now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Miller looks to score with a jab to the body but Savitaipale is just out of range.
Miller throws a head kick that misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Miller darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Miller clinches up against the cage.
Miller blocks a body shot from Savitaipale.
Miller lands with a light punch inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Miller leaning against his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeffrey Miller dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Miller moves into range and clinches up with Savitaipale.
Savitaipale tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Miller smiles and moves away.
Crunch! Miller slams his shin into Savitaipale's torso.
A jab from Savitaipale does it's job there.
Savitaipale scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice shot lands for Miller.
Savitaipale avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Savitaipale with the counter takedown but Miller avoids it easily.
Savitaipale takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller throws a hook but Savitaipale blocks it.
Savitaipale tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Miller lands with a thumping leg kick.

Miller rushes Savitaipale and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Savitaipale struggles to land a body shot inside as Miller controls his hands.
Savitaipale wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Miller as Savitaipale tries to tie him up.
Savitaipale working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Miller.
Miller lands a body shot in the clinch.
Savitaipale drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Miller gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Savitaipale tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Miller smiles and moves away.
Jeffrey Miller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Atte Savitaipale.
Miller lets loose with a powerful body kick. Savitaipale will feel that in the morning.
Savitaipale moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Miller connects with a right hand. Savitaipale shakes it off.
Miller with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Miller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller misses with a hook. Savitaipale ducked under it nicely.
Miller lands a jab to Savitaipale's midsection.
Miller lands with a good body shot.
Savitaipale walks into a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Miller moves in looking to clinch but Savitaipale pushes him off.
Miller connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Miller sizes up Savitaipale with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Miller works Savitaipale's body with a nice hook.
Miller looks to score with a jab to the body but Savitaipale is just out of range.
Savitaipale feints the counter takedown.
Savitaipale ducks under a wild hook from Miller.
Savitaipale tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Miller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Savitaipale moves away.
Savitaipale tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Miller lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Savitaipale's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A telegraphed right hand from Miller misses the target.
Miller lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Miller connects with a single shot there.
Savitaipale takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice jab there from Miller.
A solid leg kick lands there for Miller.
Miller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Miller throws a body punch but Savitaipale moves out of range.
And Savitaipale tries to counter it with a takedown but Miller pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A nice combination there by Miller.
Miller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Savitaipale on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miller lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jeffrey Miller is winning the standup battle so far.
Miller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Savitaipale swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Miller throws a hook to the side of Savitaipale's head but Savitaipale sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Miller fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Miller connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Savitaipale just misses with a punch to the body.
Miller lands with a good body shot.
Miller moves into range and connects with a jab.
Miller throws a hook to the side of Savitaipale's head but Savitaipale sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Savitaipale looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice uppercut lands for Miller. That snapped Savitaipale's head back.
Miller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Miller.
Savitaipale with the counter takedown but Miller avoids it easily.
Savitaipale throws out a powerful jab.
Miller misses the body punch

and Savitaipale counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Miller manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeffrey Miller clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Savitaipale throws a good cross that connects.
Savitaipale has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Miller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Savitaipale changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Miller scores with a jab. Savitaipale acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Miller pushes Savitaipale away with a front kick.
Miller tries to clinch up.
Miller misses with a few strikes there.
Miller throws a looping overhand right but Savitaipale ducks down to avoid it.
Miller looks to land a combination but Savitaipale avoids it well.
Savitaipale with the counter takedown but Miller avoids it easily.
Savitaipale stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Miller.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller connects with a single shot there.
Miller feints and then cracks Savitaipale's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Savitaipale down.
A big left from Miller misses.
Savitaipale fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miller manages to avoid it.
Miller appears to be looking for a big counter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Savitaipale throws a hook to the side of Miller's head but Miller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savitaipale misses with an uppercut.
Miller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Savitaipale.
Miller takes a swing at Savitaipale's ribcage but misses.
Savitaipale moves out of range of the body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Miller. That's going to slow Savitaipale down.
Savitaipale looks to score with a jab to the body but Miller is just out of range.
Miller fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Savitaipale.
Miller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Savitaipale moves away.
Miller scores with a jab to the jaw.
Miller connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Miller has managed to clinch.
Savitaipale blocks an elbow strike from Miller.
Savitaipale jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Miller walks away with a smile on his face. Savitaipale gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Savitaipale keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Miller.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Miller. Savitaipale shrugs it off though.
Miller scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Savitaipale.
Savitaipale swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jeffrey Miller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Savitaipale throws a shot from downtown. Miller moves away and avoids it.
Miller is looking to slow Savitaipale down with leg kicks.
A big right from Savitaipale misses.
Miller lands a jab to the nose.
A shot to the liver by Savitaipale. Beautiful body shot.

Miller closes the distance and clinches.
Savitaipale taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller tries a body shot but Savitaipale blocks it.
A short right from Miller on the inside.
Savitaipale's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Savitaipale managing to block the knees to the body from Miller.
Miller comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Miller working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Savitaipale is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Miller is keeping busy.
Savitaipale is trying to stall.
Miller lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Savitaipale trying to stall but Miller improves his position.
Savitaipale is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Miller is defending well for now.
Miller lands a body shot.
Miller lands a left hand.
Savitaipale looking for a takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Miller.
Savitaipale is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A short right from Miller.
Miller landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Savitaipale tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Savitaipale is trying to force a seperation but Miller has the dominant position.
Miller lands a body punch.
A knee to the head by Miller.
Miller scores with a hook to the body.
A shot in the inside from Miller.
Miller stalling the fight.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Miller creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Miller.
Miller is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Savitaipale wants to stall.
Miller working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeffrey Miller had his way with Atte Savitaipale in 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. This is the final round!

Savitaipale uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Miller.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miller. Savitaipale does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Miller. Those never looked like landing.
Miller lands a slapping body shot.
Miller thuds a left hand into Savitaipale's body.
Savitaipale is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Miller.
Miller with a nice cross.
An inside leg kick from Miller misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Miller as he connects with a hook.
Savitaipale has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Miller.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savitaipale slips a jab from Miller.
Savitaipale tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miller was well out of range. Poor timing from Savitaipale.
Miller dips to his left and cracks Savitaipale with an uppercut!
Miller throws a lazy uppercut
and Savitaipale counters with a left to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savitaipale has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Miller finds it's way round the side to connect with Savitaipale's head.
Miller fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Miller throws a shot to the body.
Miller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Savitaipale feints the counter takedown.
Miller scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Miller swinging wildly here.

Miller clinches up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Savitaipale as Miller tries to tie him up.
Miller is trying to stall.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Miller.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Savitaipale.
Miller with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Miller lands with a right to the head.
Savitaipale misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Miller on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miller blocks an uppercut.
Miller scores with a knee to the head.
Miller avoiding damage.

Savitaipale's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Miller throws a leg kick

and Savitaipale counters with a takedown into side control.
Savitaipale staying calm.
Savitaipale landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savitaipale working the ground and pound but Miller is defending the strikes.
Savitaipale tries to score with some ground and pound. Miller controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Miller is trying to get back to his feet.
Miller being controlled for a moment.
Savitaipale trying to control the action but Miller is working from the bottom.
Savitaipale scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Miller to see if he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Savitaipale in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Savitaipale throws a strike aimed at the side of Miller's head but Miller avoids it well.
Savitaipale is looking to take a break and control but Miller is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Savitaipale misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Jeffrey Miller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Savitaipale landing strikes.
Savitaipale is looking to take a break and control but Miller is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Savitaipale staying calm.
Atte Savitaipale has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miller is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Savitaipale is controlling him well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeffrey Miller showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Miller, 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 50:43
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 50:44
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 50:44

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeffrey Miller!
Jeffrey Miller is the new featherweight champion!
Post fight, an emotional Jeffrey Miller said 'Kapaldi if u want rematch,call me...'.
In defeat, Atte Savitaipale stepped up to the mic, saying 'Better man won..Respect to him!Gonna choke him back stage..'.