PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kim Tysse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Mills (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tysse comes to the cage accompanied by Pantera, By demons be driven. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tysse
vs
Mills

168 cm
19
187 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

183 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kim Tysse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joseph Mills!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, David Schapiro and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mills instigates a clinch.

Tysse breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mills misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tysse fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tysse misses with a head kick.
Mills avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mills is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tysse really is a fat lump.
Mills slips a jab and a cross from Tysse.
Tysse takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mills tries to clinch but Tysse is having none of it.
Mills fails with the takedown.

Mills moves into the clinch successfully.

Mills's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tysse shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mills as he avoids it easily.
Tysse throws a right and a left that Mills avoids nicely.
Good leg kick by Mills there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tysse stuffs the takedown attempt from Mills. Mills gets slowly back to his feet.
Tysse misses with an attempted mid kick.

Mills has Tysse up against the cage in a clinch.
Mills stops a takedown attempt from Tysse.
Tysse is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mills is defending well for now.
Tysse is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mills pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kim Tysse. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mills stops a takedown attempt from Tysse.
Mills prevents Tysse from breaking the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tysse pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Mills takes the fight into the clinch.

Mills manages to break the clinch.

Mills has managed to clinch.

Tysse breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kim Tysse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tysse misses with a wild combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab by Mills.
Mills lands a leg kick that knocks Tysse off balance momentarily.
Tysse throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tysse fails with a takedown attempt.
Tysse takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Kim Tysse has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tysse lands a nice hook to Mills's body. Mills takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mills closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tysse circles away.
Mills throws a sloppy head kick and Tysse moves out of range easily.
Nice takedown defense from Tysse. No joy for Mills on that attempt.
Mills looks gassed!

Tysse closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tysse lands in his opponent's guard.

Mills is working an open guard so Tysse takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Mills will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Mills gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Tysse stands and steps away. Mills gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Tysse shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mills manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Tysse slips nicely into half guard.
Mills tries to get to full guard but Tysse has control of the leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tysse frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Tysse fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kim Tysse dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kim Tysse's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Some wild striking there from Tysse.
Mills slips a jab and a cross from Tysse.

Tysse closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Tysse trying to control the position but Mills is working away.
Mills is trying to get back to half guard.
Tysse wants to control but Mills is keeping him busy.
Mills defending against the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Tysse presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Tysse looking to finish Mills with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mills!
Mills is breathing heavily.
Tysse landing strikes from the mount and Mills is in trouble!

Tysse looking for a guillotine from mount but Mills is having none of it.
Tysse has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tysse is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mills can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tysse is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mills can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Mills has given up his back here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tysse is persistently looking for the submission but Mills is defending it well.

Tysse is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Mills has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.

Tysse has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
You can see the frustration on Mills's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mills is keeping busy.

Tysse is working hard for the rear naked choke here.

Tysse is looking for the choke from the back position but Mills is controlling his hands well.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Tysse controlling the positon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mills covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Tysse is looking to control Mills but Mills is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Mills holding both Tysse 's hands and preventing any damage.
Tysse is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Tysse's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kim Tysse dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kim Tysse's cut.
That's time! Tysse's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Mills throws a head kick that misses.
Mills throws a sloppy head kick and Tysse moves out of range easily.
Mills leaves Tysse with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Tysse drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Tysse pushing down on Mills's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Tysse is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tysse passes to full mount!
Mills takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tysse throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Mills is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tysse lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mills hang on?
Tysse cracks Mills with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Tysse putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
BOOM! Tysse connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Tysse looking to control but Mills is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tysse cracks Mills with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mills is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Tysse raining down shots from the mount!
Tysse punishing his opponent with strikes.
Tysse looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Mills is rocked!
Tysse scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mills?
Mills is still in real trouble! Can Tysse finish him?
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Tysse! Mills is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kim Tysse!
Kim Tysse took some time post fight to say the following; 'Thanks to everyone that supported me and helped me make the choise to move to New York and find out how far I can go in the sport. And to those who support me here. I am just getting started. '.