PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Ciro (ranked 4425 p4p, 7218 weight class) and Edward Mills (ranked 514 p4p, 646 weight class). Jay Ciro has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Ciro
vs
Mills

196 cm
19
221
4 - 5 - 0

182 cm
17
202
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Money Inc. (160Q with Proof ) 150$
Altitude Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Ciro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Edward Mills!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, John Kavanagh and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Ciro. Those never looked like landing.
Mills on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

It looks like Edward Mills has been cut.
Mills connects with a body shot.
Mills checks a low kick from Ciro.
Mills connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mills lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ciro circles away quickly and effectively.
Ciro throws a lazy right hand but Mills sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mills paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mills lands a right hook to the body.
Ciro with a hook.
Mills tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ciro was well out of range. Poor timing from Mills.
Ciro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ciro throws a right and a left that Mills avoids nicely.
Mills throws a jab but it's blocked by Ciro.
Ciro went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Mills punishes Ciro's body with a nice straight punch.
Mills tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ciro moves out of range as Mills strikes.
Mills fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills's corner calls for a 1-2. Mills obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mills slips a straight right by Ciro.
Ciro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mills moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mills misses with a jab, cross combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ciro.
Ciro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mills waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ciro.
Mills lands with a shot to the body.
Mills is looking to clinch but Ciro is avoiding it.
Ciro takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ciro takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ciro on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mills scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ciro doesn't seem bothered though.
Ciro throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mills lands with a straight right. Ciro didn't see that one coming.
Mills misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mills thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ciro walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ciro tests Mills's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Edward Mills seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mills tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ciro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ciro throwing a counter right hand but Mills manages to avoid it.
Ciro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mills takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mills jabs at Ciro's body.
Jab by Mills.
Mills misses the shot to the body.
Ciro takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mills.
Mills takes a swing at Ciro's ribcage but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mills fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ciro fails to land with a series of punches.
Ciro is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ciro throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ciro misses with a two punch combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Edward Mills comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mills has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 9:10
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 9:10
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 9:10

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edward Mills!
During a confident post fight interview, Edward Mills thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.