PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Grimm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Millit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grimm comes to the cage accompanied by Holy Diver-Dio. Millit comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Cool Kids - I'm Mikey kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ben Grimm could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mike Millit's chin.

Grimm
vs
Millit

195 cm
22
275 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

200 cm
23
275 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Grimm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Millit!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Dean Styles and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Millit throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Millit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Grimm dives in and scores a takedown into Millit's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Grimm stopping the sweep attempt from Millit.
Grimm is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Grimm wanted to stand there but Millit had control of the position.

Millit is working an open guard so Grimm takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Grimm misses with a takedown attempt - Millit sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Millit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grimm.
Millit pushes Grimm away with a front kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grimm swings widly with a right hand
and Millit counters with a three punch combo that has Grimm backing up. Grimm nods at Millit to acknowledge the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Millit uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Grimm has time to react.
Grimm with a jab.
Millit looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Millit clobbers Grimm with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Millit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grimm.
Millit swinging wildly here.
Millit looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Grimm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Millit shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Millit dips to his left and cracks Grimm with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice sprawl there from Millit as Grimm shoots in.
Millit stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Millit wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Grimm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grimm doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ben Grimm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grimm is breathing heavily.
Grimm displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Millit slips a jab and a cross from Grimm.
Millit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grimm.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Millit - that will leave a mark!
Millit misses with a double jab.
Grimm shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Good exchange - Millit coming out on top.
Millit fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Grimm looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Millit throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Millit!
Millit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Millit scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A thudding body kick lands there by Millit!
Millit scores with a crisp jab that stopped Grimm in his tracks.
Grimm avoids the head kick by Millit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grimm swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Millit feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Grimm's calf.
Millit looks for the body kick but Grimm saw that one coming.
Millit is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Grimm.
Millit fails with the takedown.
Millit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Millit avoids the body shot from Grimm.
Millit misses with a jab, cross combination.
Millit tries to bum rush Grimm with a series of wild strikes but Grimm uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Grimm scores with a hook.
Grimm uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Millit.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Millit misses with a body kick.
Grimm throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Millit stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Grimm shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Millit counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grimm. Millit does a little dance to reset his feet.
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!
Good leg kick by Millit there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Millit is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Grimm had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Grimm chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Millit can pounce on him.
Millit throws a sloppy head kick and Grimm moves out of range easily.
Millit throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice shot lands for Millit.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grimm missing with a left hand there. Millit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grimm misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice takedown defense from Millit. No joy for Grimm on that attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Millit dominated that round.
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.

Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Millit.
Grimm thows a body shot but no joy.
Millit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grimm checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mike Millit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Millit is looking to clinch.
Millit tries to clinch but Grimm moves out of range.
Grimm misses with the combination.
Grimm misses with a series of wild punches.
Grimm has a takedown stuffed.
Grimm misses with the combination.
Millit misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimm misses with a jab, cross combination.
Grimm takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Millit throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Millit tries to land a leg kick but Grimm saw it coming and moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Millit. Those never looked like landing.
Grimm takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grimm throws a right hand that misses
and Millit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Millit misses with a wild combination.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Millit, right into the meat.
Grimm moves out of range of the body kick from Millit.
Grimm takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Grimm misses with a straight right.
Millit scores with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Millit fails to land with a series of punches.
Grimm blocks a low kick nicely.
Grimm walks into a straight right hand from Millit.
Millit goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Millit lands a leg kick that knocks Grimm off balance momentarily.
Danga de danga de dang - Millit scores with a four punch combination!
Millit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grimm.
Grimm looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Millit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Grimm. That did some damage!
Millit looks to land a body kick but Grimm moved away.
Millit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grimm takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millit paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Millit tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Grimm manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grimm avoids a kick to the body.
Grimm thuds his right hand into Millit's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Millit throws the kick towards the body but Grimm avoids it.
A punch combination from Grimm misses.
Grimm slips under a jab.
Millit misses with a few strikes there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Grimm.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Grimm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grimm. Millit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Millit connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Millit throws a low kick, looking for Grimm's leg but Grimm calmly moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Millit slips under a jab.
Millit tries to work over Grimm's front leg with a kick but Grimm checks it.

Millit closes the distance and clinches.

Millit breaks the clinch.
Millit throws a head kick that Grimm semi-blocks.
Grimm is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Millit finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Grimm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Millit moves away.
Millit throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Millit throws a shot from downtown. Grimm moves away and avoids it.
Millit fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big left from Grimm misses.
Grimm throws the left hand but Millit avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Millit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Grimm shoots in and drives through. Millit sprawls well.
Millit lands with a nice body kick.
Millit thuds his right hand into Grimm's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Grimm throws a shot from downtown. Millit moves away and avoids it.
Grimm fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ben Grimm is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grimm is trying hard to land a takedown here. Millit sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Millit scores with a hook to the body. Grimm takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Millit looks for the body kick but Grimm saw that one coming.
Millit thuds a left hand into Grimm's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Millit is looking to land body kicks.
Millit looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
An inside leg kick from Millit misses.
Millit lands a nice shot that snaps Grimm's head back.
Grimm misses with a lunging right hand
and Millit counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Millit pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Grimm back to the cage. Millit follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Millit misses with a head kick.
Millit connects with an inside leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Millit.
Nice shot by Millit.
Grimm checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Some wild striking there from Grimm.
Grimm avoids the head kick by Millit.
Millit throws a wild body kick that Grimm sees coming a mile off.
Millit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Millit staying out of range there.
Grimm throws a right and a left that Millit avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Millit defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Grimm.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Grimm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grimm misses with a double jab
and Millit makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Millit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Millit fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No joy there for Millit, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice cross by Millit.
Grimm takes a kick to the side of the head.
Millit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Millit misses with a jab, cross combination.
Grimm misses with a few strikes there.
Grimm shoots in looking for a takedown but Millit manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Grimm's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Grimm on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millit works over Grimm's head and body with a nice combination.
Mike Millit is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Millit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grimm slips a jab and a cross from Millit.
Grimm thows a body shot but no joy.
Grimm thows a body shot but no joy.
Millit scores with a hook to the body. Grimm takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Millit goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Millit goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Grimm throws a right hand that Millit ducks under and follows up with a left that Millit also avoids with ease.
Grimm looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Grimm steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Millit. That one must have hurt.
Millit moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Millit throws a solid leg kick but Grimm takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Millit.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Millit swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Grimm.
Grimm shoots in but no luck this time.
Millit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grimm.
A jab from Grimm misses.
Grimm throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Millit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Millit cracks Grimm with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
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!
Millit swinging wildly here.
Grimm looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Millit is fending him off so far but Grimm persists. Nope, Millit circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Millit scoring well with a low kick there.
Millit dips to his left and cracks Grimm with an uppercut!
Ben Grimm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grimm throws a poor cross that misses
and Millit counters with an inside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Millit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Millit 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Millit!