PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Felix Basilan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Millichip (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Basilan
vs
Millichip

182 cm
18
179 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Good kicks
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Felix Basilan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Millichip!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Basilan shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Millichip napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Basilan is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Millichip will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Millichip is trying to control Basilan's posture but Basilan avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Basilan avoids the strikes from the bottom by Millichip.
Millichip bucks up and tries to throw Basilan off but instead Basilan has got his back!
Millichip tries to escape the position.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Basilan has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Millichip is trying to break free.
Good control from Basilan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millichip rolls, trying to escape but Basilan keeps control of the position.
Basilan is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
You can see the frustration on Millichip's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Basilan is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Basilan moves into the clinch.
Millichip trying to control the position but instead, Basilan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Millichip into the ropes.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Basilan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Millichip tries for a takedown. No joy.
Basilan holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Millichip is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Basilan is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Basilan has had enough of the clinch but Millichip keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Basilan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Millichip drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Basilan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Millichip fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Felix Basilan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Millichip.
Millichip pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Millichip looking for a takedown.
The referee is keeping an eye on Basilan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Basilan gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Millichip tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Basilan just stands there and leans against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Basilan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Millichip up against the ropes.
Basilan is trying to break the clinch but Millichip has him pressed against the ropes.
Basilan slowing the pace effectively.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Felix Basilan.
Basilan moves in looking to clinch but Millichip pushes him off.

Basilan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Millichip looking to control but Basilan passes into half guard.
Millichip throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Basilan manages to pass to side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Millichip's face as Basilan controls the position.
Basilan's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Millichip trying his best to control but Basilan has mounted him.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Basilan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Millichip is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felix Basilan dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Millichip gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Basilan counters with a shoot takedown. Millichip fights it but they end up in guard.
Basilan pushes down on Millichip's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Millichip is trying to get back to full guard.
Basilan passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Millichip!
Millichip keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Basilan looking to control and managing it successfully.
Millichip wants to hold on but Basilan pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Basilan controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millichip has given up his back here.
Basilan is riding his opponent, not letting Millichip buck him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Millichip holding both Basilan 's hands and preventing any damage.
Felix Basilan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Millichip trying to control the position but Basilan manages to sink in the hooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Basilan controls the action.
Michael Millichip has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Millichip rolls, trying to escape but Basilan keeps control of the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Felix Basilan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Basilan 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felix Basilan!