PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Mills (ranked 1517 p4p, 195 weight class) and Nivolumab Opdivo (ranked 2477 p4p, 278 weight class). Mills comes to the cage accompanied by Dexter theme song. Opdivo has chosen Bristol-Myers Squibb corporate anthem as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Mills
vs
Opdivo

180 cm
24
175 lbs
7 - 3 - 1

180 cm
24
182 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Jack Mills!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nivolumab Opdivo!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mills dips to his left and cracks Opdivo with an uppercut!
Opdivo throws a body shot but no joy.
Mills defending well as Opdivo loads up on a big left hand.
Opdivo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mills manages to avoid it.
Mills avoids the body shot from Opdivo.
Mills lands with a nice body punch.
Opdivo throws an off balance right hand

and Mills counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mills.
Mills comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mills lands an elbow inside.
Opdivo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mills backwards.
Mills misses with a body punch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mills.
Mills lands an elbow that stopped Opdivo in his tracks for a moment.
Opdivo working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mills throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Opdivo takes an elbow to the temple.
Mills stalling.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mills - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mills gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Opdivo can't find room to land a body shot as Mills controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Opdivo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Opdivo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Opdivo fails to land.
Opdivo tries to throw a body punch but Mills avoids it by throwing Opdivo back against the cage.
Mills lands a body punch.
Mills lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Opdivo.
Opdivo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mills or not.
Opdivo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Opdivo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Mills seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Opdivo can turn it around.
Mills creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Opdivo's defenses.
Mills lands an elbow inside that Opdivo shrugs off.
Opdivo misses with the head strike.
Opdivo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mills has Opdivo pressed against the cage, preventing Opdivo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Opdivo being controlled against the cage.
Opdivo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Millss head.
Mills tries a body shot but Opdivo blocks it.
I was talking to Mills's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Opdivo dodges an elbow strike from Mills.
Mills blocks a body shot from Opdivo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mills lands a damaging elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Opdivo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Opdivo misses with some punches.
Opdivo prevents a body shot from Mills.
Opdivo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Opdivo tries to work over Mills's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Opdivo misses with a body punch.
Opdivo takes an elbow to the temple.
Mills prevents Opdivo from breaking the clinch.
Mills lands an elbow inside that Opdivo shrugs off.
A head punch on the inside from Opdivo fails to land.
Mills slows down the pace here.
Mills comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mills lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mills struggles to land a body shot inside as Opdivo controls his hands.
Mills stalling.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Opdivo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mills blocks a body shot from Opdivo.
Opdivo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Opdivo misses with some punches.
Mills lands an elbow inside that Opdivo shrugs off.
Mills prevents a body shot from Opdivo.
Opdivo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Opdivo gets through Mills's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Opdivo working hard to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Opdivo.
A right hand to the body from Opdivo.
Mills gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mills comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mills.
Mills lands a nice shot to the body.
Mills stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Opdivo lands a shot to the body.
Mills manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Opdivo prevents a body shot from Mills.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mills throws an elbow that misses.
Mills is struggling to control the position.
Mills tries to work over Opdivo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Opdivo tries a body shot but Mills blocks it.
Mills has Opdivo pressed against the cage.
Good body shot from Opdivo.
Mills is breathing heavily.
A short left from Opdivo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Opdivo.
Mills doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Opdivo lands a left hand.
Opdivo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Opdivo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mills.
Mills is trying to stall.
Opdivo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jack Mills will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Mills on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Opdivo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mills moves away.
Mills tries to counter by clinching up but Opdivo breaks away and moves out of range.

Opdivo rushes Mills and presses him up against the cage.
Opdivo lands a body punch.
Jack Mills has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mills creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Opdivo misses with some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Opdivo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Opdivo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Opdivo misses with a body punch.
Opdivo working aggressively here.
Opdivo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Opdivo misses with a body punch.
Opdivo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Opdivo digs a right hand into Mills's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mills's gas tank.
Opdivo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mills throws an elbow that misses.
Opdivo blocks the elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills is leaning against Opdivo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Opdivo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Opdivo misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Opdivo misses the target.
Opdivo misses with a shot to the body

and Mills counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nice elbow from Mills.
Mills lands an elbow that stopped Opdivo in his tracks for a moment.
Mills blocks an uppercut.
Mills misses with an elbow over the top.
Opdivo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Opdivo tries to throw a body punch but Mills avoids it by throwing Opdivo back against the cage.

Opdivo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Opdivo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mills counters with a nice body shot.
Mills jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mills just misses with a punch to the body.
Opdivo throws a series of punches but Mills avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Opdivo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mills.

Opdivo closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Opdivo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Opdivo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mills rather than just go for the knockout.
A big right from Opdivo misses.
Opdivo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mills.
Opdivo throws a body punch but Mills moves out of range.
Opdivo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mills blocks a jab.
Mills scores with a body shot.
Opdivo misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Mills misses the target.
Opdivo misses with a body shot.
Mills seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Nivolumab Opdivo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Opdivo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Opdivo misses the shot to the body.
Mills tries to counter by clinching up but Opdivo breaks away and moves out of range.
Opdivo misses with a body punch

and Mills moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Opdivo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Opdivo takes an elbow to the temple.
Mills throws an elbow that misses.
Mills throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Opdivo.
Mills misses with a punch to the body.
Opdivo swings wildly with an uppercut but Mills uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stalling in the clinch from Mills.
Mills misses with an elbow over the top.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mills doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mills stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mills throws an elbow that misses.
Opdivo misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Opdivo fails to land.
Opdivo throws a head punch that misses.
Opdivo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mills backwards.
Mills lands an elbow inside.
Mills lands an elbow inside that Opdivo shrugs off.
Opdivo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mills tries to stall but Opdivo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Opdivo lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A frustrated look appears on Opdivo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mills leaning against his opponent.
Stalling in the clinch from Mills.
Mills seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Mills lands a nice elbow.
Mills gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Opdivo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Opdivo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Opdivo misses with a body punch.
Opdivo prevents a body shot from Mills.
Opdivo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Nivolumab Opdivo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Opdivo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mills.
Mills tries to counter by clinching up but Opdivo breaks away and moves out of range.

Opdivo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mills, pushing him back against the cage.
Mills throws an elbow but it misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mills.
Opdivo tries to work over Mills's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Opdivo dodges an elbow strike from Mills.
Mills comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Opdivo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mills is working Opdivo over against the cage.
Mills blocks an uppercut.
Mills gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mills misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Opdivo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Opdivo.
Opdivo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mills's elbow.
Stalling in the clinch from Mills.
Mills comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mills just misses with a elbow thrown towards Opdivo's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Opdivo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Opdivo avoids a wild elbow strike from Mills.
Opdivo dodges an elbow strike from Mills.
Opdivo letting Mills take a breather here.
Good body shot from Mills.
A right hand to the body from Opdivo.
Opdivo blocks an elbow strike.

Opdivo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A looping hook to the body misses from Opdivo. Mills does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mills wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Opdivo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Opdivo misses with a right hand
and Mills cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mills uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Opdivo.
Mills keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Opdivo.
Opdivo throws a poor cross that misses

and Mills counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mills manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Opdivo takes an elbow to the temple.
Opdivo lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Opdivo misses with some punches.
A hook to the body from Mills.
Opdivo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mills lands a nice elbow.
Opdivo tries a body shot but Mills blocks it.
Opdivo blocks an elbow strike from Mills.
Mills lands a body shot.
Mills tries to work over Opdivo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Opdivo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Opdivo throws a body shot but no joy.
Opdivo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mills.
Despite the aggression on Opdivo's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Opdivo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mills was well out of range. Poor timing from Opdivo.
Mills seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Opdivo misses the body punch
and Mills counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Opdivo throws out a loose jab but Mills uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mills wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Opdivo with a nice cross.
Opdivo looks to throw the jab but Mills is out of range.
Mills is looking to counter the offense by Opdivo and move into the clinch.
Mills fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Opdivo manages to avoid it.
Opdivo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mills looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Opdivo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from Opdivo. Those never looked like landing.
Opdivo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mills doesn't seem bothered though.
Mills ducks right into an uppercut from Opdivo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Opdivo misses with a hook. Mills ducked under it nicely.
Opdivo misses with a hook.
Opdivo keeps the fight on the outside.
Opdivo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

Mills has Opdivo up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Opdivo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mills misses with an elbow strike.
Opdivo gets through Mills's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mills's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mills lands an elbow inside.
Opdivo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mills's elbow.
Mills tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Opdivo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nivolumab Opdivo.
I think Opdivo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jack Mills!
Jack Mills made sure to mention his sponsor, Sully's Bar & Grill in his post fight interview.