PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Status (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Millar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Status
vs
Millar

160 cm
27
180 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

195 cm
27
175 lbs
2 - 4 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Status!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Millar!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Millar fails to land with a series of punches.
Status thows a leg kick but Millar checks it

and Millar counters by moving into the clinch.
Status lands a right hand that snaps the head of Millar backwards.
Status drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Status lands a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Status's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Status passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Status tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Millar sneaks back into half guard.
Millar flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Status works his foot free and advances to mount.
Status with the ground and pound from mount.
Status with a couple of short strikes.
Millar is working to get back to half guard.
Status lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Status landing punches.

Millar is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Status looking to control but Millar is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Millar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Status. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Status working for a guillotine from mount but Millar is in no mood to give up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Status has control of Millar's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Millar regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Millar tries to hold on but Status pushes him away.
Millar is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Millar wants to control but Status is having none of it.
Millar is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Status fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Status working Millar over with strikes here.
Status looking to control but Millar is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millar is trying to escape the mount.
Status working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Status lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Millar taking shots to the head.
Millar is still in real trouble! Can Status finish him?
Status postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Millar looks a forlorn figure.
A big strike lands for Status! That's really hurt Millar and he's turned his back - Status keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Status jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Status!