PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Millar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lerry Sancio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sancio has chosen Faint as his entrance music. Lerry Sancio has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mike Millar's chin.

Millar
vs
Sancio

195 cm
25
175 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

175 cm
21
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Millar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lerry Sancio!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Millar manages to break the clinch.
Sancio closes this distance looking for a takedown but Millar circles away.
Millar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sancio is fending him off so far but Millar persists. Nope, Sancio circles away and we're back to standing.
Sancio is looking to clinch.
Sancio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Millar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mike Millar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Millar closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sancio quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Millar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Millar is pressing down on Sancio's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sancio is holding on for now.

Millar is looking for a kimura here.
Millar is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Millar uses his free foot to push down on Sancio's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Sancio.
Sancio is looking to get to half guard.
Millar sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Millar trying to control but Sancio is having none of it.
Sancio wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Millar biding his time, controlling Sancio.
Sancio is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sancio trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.

Millar working for the choke.
Millar really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Sancio.
Sancio wants to control his opponent's hands but Millar gets his hands free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Millar landing with strikes.
Millar has the hooks in. Sancio is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Millar controls the action.
Millar not allowing Sancio to control his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Millar throwing damaging strikes from the back! Sancio could be in trouble here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Millar dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Sancio throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Millar.
Millar shoots in looking for a takedown. Sancio tries to sprawl out of it but Millar keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sancio manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Millar avoids the head kick by Sancio.
Millar really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Millar doesn't manage to clinch there - Sancio circles away.
Sancio moves in looking to clinch but Millar pushes him off.
Millar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Millar fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Millar takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sancio scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sancio throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Millar.
Millar fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sancio avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Millar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sancio throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Millar's waist but Millar gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sancio off to one side.

Millar moves into range and clinches up with Sancio.
Millar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sancio's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Sancio's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Millar ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Millar no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Sancio trying to control the position from guard on top but Millar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Millar working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sancio doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sancio manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sancio wants to stand but Millar is controlling his posture from full guard.
Sancio content to stall in guard here.
Sancio trying to control the position from guard on top but Millar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sancio wants to get up but he can't break Millar's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Lerry Sancio was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Sancio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sancio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Millar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sancio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sancio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Millar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Millar fails with the takedown.
Sancio thows a body shot but no joy.

Millar closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Millar lands in his opponent's guard.
Sancio controls Millar momentarily but Millar frees himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Millar wants to pass the guard but Sancio is keeping the position.
Sancio looking for a sweep. Not yet Sancio, not yet.
Sancio working a defensive guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sancio is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lerry Sancio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Millar closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sancio did well to prevent Millar getting side control.
Sancio is trying to control but can't.
Sancio tries to get to full guard but Millar has control of the leg.

Millar is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sancio gets back to full guard.

Millar decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Millar closes the distance and clinches up with Sancio, looking for a takedown. Millar pushes Sancio against the cage but Sancio circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Millar has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sancio can't break the clinch.
Sancio stops a takedown attempt from Millar.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Millar wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Millar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Millar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sancio's efforts to push away.
Millar has Sancio pressed against the cage, preventing Sancio from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sancio is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Millar tries to work over Sancio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sancio looking to slow down the pace here.
Sancio prevents a takedown attempt there.
Millar jumps guard but Sancio turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sancio lands a good knee to the midsection. Millar won't want to take too many of those.
Sancio tries to circle away but Millar has him pinned against the cage.
Sancio wants to break free but Millar has control.
Sancio tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sancio is trying to break free.
Sancio is looking to break free of the clinch but Millar has double underhooks.
Sancio is trying to push Millar away but Millar has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Millar prevents Sancio from breaking the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Millar has hold of one of Sancio's legs. Sancio is fighting the takedown attempt but Millar gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Sancio keeping moving, preventing Millar from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Mike Millar just wasn't active enough.
Sancio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Millar swats away the attempt to clinch by Sancio.
Sancio lands a nice shot to the body.
Sancio stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Millar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sancio manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sancio swats away the attempt to clinch by Millar.
Good exchange - Sancio coming out on top.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Millar shoots in looking for a takedown. Sancio tries to sprawl out of it but Millar keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sancio manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Millar has his takedown stuffed
and Sancio counters with a two punch combo.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mike Millar.
I think Millar has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Mike Millar!