PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dean Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Millar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Thomas
vs
Millar

185 cm
23
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

195 cm
25
175 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dean Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Millar!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Millar avoids the head kick by Thomas.
Thomas keeps Millar at a distance using the push kick.
Thomas scoring well with a low kick there.
Millar avoids the head kick by Thomas.
Millar is looking to clinch.
Millar is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Thomas misses with a head kick.
Millar looks to land a combination but Thomas avoids it well.

Millar rushes Thomas and presses him up against the cage.
Thomas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Millar has him pressed against the cage.
Millar misses with some punches.
Millar is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Millar can't break the clinch.
Millar has Thomas pressed against the cage, preventing Thomas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Millar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thomas is defending well for now.

Thomas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thomas pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thomas throws a wild body kick that Millar sees coming a mile off.
Millar throws a half hearted mid kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Thomas!

Thomas lands a big head kick that sends Millar tumbling to the mat! Thomas takes a step backwards and waves Millar back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Mike Millar has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thomas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thomas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Millar looks winded!
Millar fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Thomas avoids it really well and circles away.
Thomas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thomas is looking to slow Millar down with leg kicks.
Thomas scores with a kick to the midsection.
Thomas lands a big head kick that sends Millar to the canvas! Thomas follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dean Thomas!