PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kazuki Yasuda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamey Mills (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Yasuda
vs
Mills

178 cm
30
180 lbs
23 - 8 - 0

170 cm
36
170 lbs
29 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kazuki Yasuda!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jamey Mills!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yasuda cracks Mills with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Yasuda looks to score with a jab to the body but Mills is just out of range.
A leg kick checked by Mills.
Yasuda works the jab nicely.
Yasuda throws a body kick that misses.
Mills throws out a powerful jab.
Yasuda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mills lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yasuda at a distance.
Yasuda throws a hook to the side of Mills's head but Mills sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yasuda throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mills throws a poor cross that misses

and Yasuda holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Mills fails to land.
Yasuda is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mills is keeping busy.
Mills lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mills tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Yasuda lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yasuda is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mills is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yasuda working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Mills.
A head punch on the inside from Yasuda fails to land.
Mills wants to take the fight to the mat but Yasuda manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Mills is looking to take this one to the mat.
Mills pushes off an throws an elbow but Yasuda leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mills has a couple of punches blocked by Yasuda.
Yasuda tries a body shot but Mills blocks it.
Mills misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mills throws a punch but it's blocked by Yasuda.
Mills trying to land knees to the body.
Yasuda prevents a body shot from Mills.
Mills misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mills with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yasuda lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mills backwards.
Yasuda misses with a knee strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mills.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Yasuda misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mills is leaning against Yasuda and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mills misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mills just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yasuda's brow.
Yasuda throws a head punch that misses.
Mills lands a shot to the body.
Mills goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mills misses with some punches.
Yasuda lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mills lands a nice shot to the body.
Yasuda tries to stall but Mills uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Yasuda throws an elbow but misses.
Mills has a couple of punches blocked by Yasuda.
Mills tries a knee to the head but Yasuda blocks it.
A short uppercut from Mills.
Mills is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Yasuda pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kazuki Yasuda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamey Mills.
Yasuda is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Yasuda is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Yasuda throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mills misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Yasuda.
Mills wants a takedown but no success here.
Yasuda tries to stall but Mills uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Yasuda pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mills blocks an elbow strike from Yasuda.
Mills tries a body shot but Yasuda blocks it.
Mills pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yasuda takes a shot to the head.
Yasuda tries to land a knee to the head but Mills blocks with his arms.
Yasuda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mills's elbow.
Mills lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yasuda tries to work over Mills's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yasuda.
Mills throws a punch but it's blocked by Yasuda.

Mills gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yasuda is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mills misses with a head shot. Yasuda uses the momentum to regain guard.
Mills has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Yasuda keeping moving, preventing Mills from controlling successfully.
Mills wants to pass the guard but Yasuda is keeping the position.
Mills cracks Yasuda with a solid left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mills working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Yasuda's head.
Yasuda preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mills postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamey Mills dominated that round.
That's time! Yasuda's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Yasuda takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice uppercut there from Mills.
Yasuda throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Yasuda looks to throw the jab but Mills is out of range.

Mills bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Mills working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Mills scores with a couple of short elbows.
Mills working the head and body with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mills lands some shots froms side control.
Mills throws an elbow but Yasuda slips to the side and avoids it well.
Yasuda is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yasuda avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Mills.
Yasuda wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Yasuda sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Mills is chipping away with strikes.
Mills throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Yasuda works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from Mills.
Mills scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mills is pressing down on Yasuda's thigh, looking to free his foot. Yasuda is holding on for now.
Mills throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mills looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Mills is looking for a kimura here.
Mills working Yasuda over with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mills misses with a head shot. Yasuda uses the momentum to regain guard.
Mills trying to control but Yasuda is working from the bottom.
Mills throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mills wants to control from the top but Yasuda keeps moving.
Mills postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jamey Mills has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mills working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mills working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Yasuda trying to keep a closed guard but Mills is proving a slippery customer.
Mills wants to pass the guard but Yasuda is keeping the position.
Mills wants to control from the top but Yasuda keeps moving.
Mills chips away with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mills wants to control from the top but Yasuda keeps moving.
Mills with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mills throwing strikes from guard but Yasuda blocks nicely.
Yasuda working a defensive guard but Mills manages to pass into side control anyway.
Yasuda takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Mills fails to land a wild elbow strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mills throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Mills in side control, throwing shots but Yasuda defends.

Mills is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Yasuda is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamey Mills showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Yasuda tries to land a leg kick but Mills saw it coming and moves away.
Mills checks a leg kick.
Mills throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An inside leg kick lands from Yasuda.
Mills fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Yasuda misses with a low kick as Mills jumps back.
Yasuda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yasuda lands a jab.
Mills bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yasuda's head backwards.
Mills throws the left hand but Yasuda avoids the punch easily.
Mills misses with a straight left.
Yasuda throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mills throws the left hand but Yasuda avoids the punch easily.
Mills misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yasuda fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mills is out of range.
Yasuda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mills moves away.
Mills steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yasuda.
Mills defending well as Yasuda loads up on a big left hand.
Mills fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mills throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yasuda sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mills looks to land a right hand but Yasuda moved out of range.
Yasuda misses with a straight right.
Mills throws a hook but Yasuda blocks it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yasuda.
Mills lands with a nice body punch.
Mills throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Mills misses.
Donk. Mills catches Yasuda right on the button with a cross.
Mills lands with an uppercut that bounces Yasuda off the cage and back into range.
Mills thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mills throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yasuda lands a nice looking body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mills swings widly with a right hand
and Yasuda counters with a straight right hand.
Yasuda with a nice cross.
Mills throws a hook but Yasuda blocks it.
Yasuda is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mills shoots for a double leg takedown but Yasuda sprawls well. He's pushed Mills's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Yasuda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yasuda goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Yasuda misses with a kick to the body.
Mills throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yasuda sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yasuda tries a low kick but Mills avoids it.
Yasuda pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mills throws a hook but Yasuda blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yasuda throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mills counters with a two punch combo.
Mills blocks a leg kick.
Mills digs a good hook to Yasuda's body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yasuda.
Yasuda walks into a jab.
Yasuda throws a leg kick but Mills sees it coming and moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Yasuda there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yasuda showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mills.
Mills works Yasuda's body with a nice hook.
Mills slips a straight right by Yasuda.
Kazuki Yasuda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mills throws a jab but it's blocked by Yasuda.
Yasuda misses with a low kick.
Yasuda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mills throws out the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Mills finds it's way through Yasuda's defenses.
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!
Yasuda gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mills.
Yasuda bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yasuda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mills throws out the jab.
Mills misses with a hook.
Yasuda takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yasuda.
Yasuda tries a head kick but it misses.
Yasuda uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mills.
Mills waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yasuda.
Mills chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yasuda can pounce on him.
Mills misses with a hook
and Yasuda counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yasuda takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Yasuda moves out of range as Mills strikes.
Yasuda throws a wild body kick that Mills sees coming a mile off.
Yasuda scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Jamey Mills just about did enough to take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Mills checks the leg kick.
Mills loads up on a big right hand but Yasuda slips the punch.
Mills takes a swing at Yasuda's ribcage but misses.
Mills scores with a hook.
Mills scores with a jab. Yasuda acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mills throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yasuda on the side of the head.
Yasuda bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mills might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Yasuda looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mills misses with a left hand
and Yasuda counters with a low kick, right behind Mills 's knee.
Mills waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yasuda.
Yasuda is looking to clinch but Mills is avoiding it.
Mills misses with an uppercut
letting Yasuda counter with a right hand.
Yasuda looks to score with a jab to the body but Mills is just out of range.
Mills misses with an uppercut. Yasuda saw that one coming.
Mills lands a really nice looking cross but Yasuda seems unphased.
Yasuda moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yasuda throws out a leg kick but Mills moves out of range and Yasuda only half commits.
Mills misses with a wild body shot.
Yasuda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mills moves away.
Jamey Mills seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yasuda throws a solid leg kick but Mills takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yasuda.

Mills gets the takedown into side control.
The ground and pound from Mills seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Mills creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Mills working the strikes but Yasuda uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Mills thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Yasuda's head.
Mills throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Yasuda to regain full guard.
Yasuda managing to control the position.
Mills throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mills with a nice head shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mills throws a big elbow that misses.
Mills engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Mills has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mills with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mills throwing strikes but missing.
Yasuda keeping moving, preventing Mills from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mills throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mills throws a strike but Yasuda rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mills bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yasuda's guard.
Yasuda keeping moving, preventing Mills from controlling successfully.
Mills throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yasuda works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mills preventing the sweep.
Yasuda working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mills.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda keeping moving, preventing Mills from controlling successfully.
Mills landing some decent shots from guard.
Mills trying to control the position from guard on top but Yasuda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mills keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Yasuda's head.
Yasuda utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mills postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mills trying to control the position from guard on top but Yasuda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mills loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamey Mills dominated that fourth 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Mills sizes up Yasuda with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mills throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mills looks to score with a jab to the body but Yasuda is just out of range.
Mills lands a really nice looking cross but Yasuda seems unphased.
Yasuda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mills manages to avoid it.
Yasuda moves out of range of the strikes.
Mills misses with a looping left.
Yasuda throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yasuda throws a leg kick which misses Mills's front leg but catches the back leg as Mills tries to avoid it.

Mills bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Mills tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Mills with the ground and pound but Yasuda regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Mills working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yasuda wants to control but Mills is keeping busy.
Mills missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Yasuda is trying to control but Mills manages to pass to mount!
Yasuda is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mills postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Yasuda looks a forlorn figure.
Mills looking to finish Yasuda with some ground and pound. This is bad for Yasuda!
Yasuda blocking the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Mills.

Yasuda is rocked!
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!
Mills unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Yasuda wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Mills celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jamey Mills!
Jamey Mills is the new welterweight champion!
Jamey Mills thanked the fans post fight for their support.