PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Mill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby McBarz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McBarz has chosen Pharrell - How does it feel? as his entrance music. Mike Mill is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Mill
vs
McBarz

180 cm
28
180 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

183 cm
21
180 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Mill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby McBarz!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mill on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McBarz lands a nice shot to the body.
McBarz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
McBarz throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Mill on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mill takes a swing at McBarz's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from McBarz. Mill does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mill walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
McBarz staying out of range there.
Mill throws a hook to the side of McBarz's head but McBarz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McBarz lands with a nice combination. Mill backs away looking to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McBarz connects with a nice looking jab.
Mill throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McBarz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from McBarz misses.
McBarz's coach down at The Factory was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on McBarz's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
McBarz's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and McBarz duly obliges.
McBarz misses with a double jab.
McBarz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bobby McBarz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McBarz lands a two punch combo.
Mill swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McBarz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mill lands a jab to McBarz's midsection.
McBarz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mill.
Mill tries to clinch there but McBarz circles away.
McBarz misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mill thows a left - swing and a miss!
McBarz scores with a three punch combo!
McBarz pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mill back to the cage. McBarz follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A telegraphed right hand from Mill misses the target.
A punch combination from McBarz misses.
McBarz shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mill eats them both and turns towards McBarz to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
McBarz lands a right hook to the body.
Mill showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McBarz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McBarz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mill.
McBarz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McBarz misses with a few strikes there.
It looked like Mill wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McBarz cracks Mill with an open hand slap.
Mill fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McBarz manages to avoid it.
McBarz is looking for the big counter here.
McBarz throws a series of punches but Mill moves out of range.
Mill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McBarz.
Mill swings for the body but McBarz moves out of range.
Mill throws a body punch but McBarz moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBarz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mill moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mill seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
McBarz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McBarz shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mill eats them both and turns towards McBarz to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
McBarz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McBarz swings for the body but Mill moves out of range.
McBarz throws a looping overhand right but Mill ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Mill wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McBarz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mill rather than just go for the knockout.
Mill moves out of range of the strikes.
Mill tries to counter by clinching up but McBarz breaks away and moves out of range.
McBarz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mill. McBarz does a little dance to reset his feet.
McBarz throws a series of punches but Mill avoids them all with ease.
McBarz throws a series of punches but Mill moves out of range.
Mill is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
McBarz looks to land a combination but Mill avoids it well.
McBarz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mill.
Mill misses with an uppercut. McBarz saw that one coming.
McBarz tests Mill's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McBarz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mill slips a straight right by McBarz.
Mill throwing a counter right hand but McBarz manages to avoid it.
Mill misses with a wild body shot.
McBarz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBarz cracks Mill with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A right-left combo lands from McBarz.
Mill throws a hook but McBarz avoids it easily.
Mill throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McBarz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
McBarz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mill keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McBarz is working the combinations to good effect here.
McBarz throws a right and a left that Mill avoids nicely.
McBarz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mill doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McBarz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McBarz ducks under a wild hook from Mill.
Mill misses with an uppercut.
McBarz looks to land a left hand but Mill moved out of range nicely.
Mill takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mill throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mill takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice defenses there by McBarz.
Mill tries to clinch but McBarz moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBarz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
McBarz throws a jab when Mill was well out of range.
McBarz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mill misses the shot to the body.
McBarz lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
McBarz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by McBarz.
A jab from McBarz finds it's way through Mill's defenses.
Mill tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McBarz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McBarz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Mill counters by moving into the clinch.
Mill tries to throw a body punch but McBarz avoids it by throwing Mill back against the cage.
McBarz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

It looks like Bobby McBarz has been cut.
Mill can't find room to land a body shot as McBarz controls the action.
Mill goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McBarz is trying to force a seperation but Mill has the dominant position.
A head punch on the inside from Mill fails to land.
Mill has a couple of punches blocked by McBarz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby McBarz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby McBarz's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

McBarz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McBarz scores with a one two! Mill had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McBarz, as that shot connected.
McBarz scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
McBarz tries to bum rush Mill with a series of wild strikes but Mill uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McBarz swinging wildly here.
Mill slips a straight right by McBarz.
Mill throws a jab but it's blocked by McBarz.
McBarz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mill circles away quickly and effectively.
Mill throws a body punch but McBarz moves out of range.
The fighters circling - McBarz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McBarz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A shot to the liver by McBarz. Beautiful body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mill tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McBarz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McBarz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
McBarz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mill moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mill is looking to counter punch.
Mill looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
McBarz keeps the fight on the outside.
Mill tries to close the distance and clinch up but McBarz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jab from McBarz.
Mill slips a jab and a cross from McBarz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McBarz scores with a sloppy right hand. Mill should have avoided that one.
Mill misses with a hook. McBarz ducked under it nicely.
McBarz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mill walks into a stiff left hand from McBarz.
McBarz throws a hook but Mill avoids it easily.
Mill tries to clinch up.
McBarz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mill has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Good standup being displayed there by McBarz as he connects with a hook.
McBarz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mill misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McBarz swinging wildly here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
McBarz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mill momentarily.
McBarz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mill cracks a nice hook into McBarz's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mill tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McBarz was well out of range. Poor timing from Mill.
McBarz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mill throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McBarz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McBarz cracks Mill with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mill looks to land a right hand but McBarz moved out of range.
Bobby McBarz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mill is on the wrong end of a nice combination from McBarz.
McBarz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McBarz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mill tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McBarz was well out of range. Poor timing from Mill.
McBarz misses the jab.
Mill throwing a counter right hand but McBarz manages to avoid it.
Mill throws a body punch but McBarz moves out of range.
Mill showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McBarz.
McBarz just misses with a punch to the body.
McBarz throws a right and a left that Mill avoids nicely.
McBarz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mill.
McBarz swings for the body but Mill moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Mill. That snapped McBarz's head back.

McBarz gets tackled into the cage by Mill. Mill maintains the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mill misses with some punches.
Mill working aggressively here.
Mill throws a punch but it's blocked by McBarz.

McBarz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McBarz tries to bum rush Mill with a series of wild strikes but Mill uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mill tries to close the distance and clinch but McBarz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Mill closes the distance and clinches.
McBarz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mill working aggressively here.
McBarz tries to circle away but Mill has him pinned against the cage.
Mill misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mill struggles to land a body shot inside as McBarz controls his hands.
Mill misses with some punches.
Mill lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McBarz backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mill misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mill has a couple of punches blocked by McBarz.
Mill goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McBarz prevents a body shot from Mill.
Mill throws a punch but it's blocked by McBarz.
Mill lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McBarz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McBarz can't break the clinch.
Mill misses with some punches.
Mill tries to work over McBarz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mill misses with the head strike.
McBarz blocking some punches.
Mill struggles to land a body shot inside as McBarz controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mill doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby McBarz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bobby McBarz's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

McBarz throws a series of punches but Mill moves out of range.
McBarz lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mill backs up against the cage.
McBarz misses with a series of wild punches.
Mill walks into a jab.
Mill throws a looping overhand right but McBarz ducks down to avoid it.
Good work by McBarz as he checks the leg kick.
Some wild striking there from McBarz.
McBarz moves out of range of the strikes.
McBarz appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
McBarz throws a body shot but no joy.
Mill is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nice shot by McBarz.
Bobby McBarz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McBarz swings for the body but Mill moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Mill misses its target.
McBarz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mill looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McBarz lands a nice shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McBarz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McBarz tries to bum rush Mill with a series of wild strikes but Mill uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mill throws a body punch but McBarz moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McBarz blocks a jab.
Mill throws a big shot that misses.
Mill tries to close the distance and clinch up but McBarz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mill defending well as McBarz loads up on a big left hand.
McBarz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McBarz ducks under a wild hook from Mill.
McBarz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McBarz looks to land a left hand but Mill moved out of range nicely.
Mill misses with a body shot.
Mill misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McBarz.
Mill tries to clinch but McBarz is having none of it.
Mill is looking to clinch.
McBarz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McBarz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
McBarz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mill.
Mill misses the jab.
McBarz takes a swing at Mill's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Mill was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from McBarz.
Mill takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mill lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and McBarz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McBarz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBarz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mill circles away quickly and effectively.
McBarz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McBarz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As McBarz tries to get set, Mill tries to push him back and clinch up but McBarz manages to avoid the attempt.
McBarz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McBarz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mill was well out of range. Poor timing from McBarz.
Mill throws a body punch but McBarz moves out of range.
Mill thows a left - swing and a miss!
McBarz staying out of range there.
McBarz blocks a jab.
McBarz misses with the combination.
Mill misses with a wild body shot.
McBarz is looking for the big counter here.
No joy there for McBarz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McBarz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McBarz looks to land a combination but Mill avoids it well.
A big left from Mill misses.
McBarz lands with an overhand left.
McBarz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mill.
McBarz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBarz avoids the body shot from Mill.
McBarz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mill.
McBarz throws a right hand that Mill ducks under and follows up with a left that Mill also avoids with ease.
McBarz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mill.
McBarz throws a right and a left that both miss.
McBarz lands a nice looking body shot.
Bobby McBarz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
McBarz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mill.
Mill throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McBarz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mill avoids a punch combination nicely.
McBarz throws a series of punches but Mill avoids them all with ease.
Mill throws a body punch but McBarz moves out of range.
McBarz lands an overhand right.
Mill tries to close the distance and clinch but McBarz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A punch combination from McBarz misses.
Mill throws a looping overhand right but McBarz ducks down to avoid it.
Mill misses with a hook.
McBarz unleashes a big counter combination but Mill bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBarz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McBarz avoids the body shot from Mill.
McBarz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It looked like Mill was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from McBarz.
McBarz lands a nice looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McBarz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from McBarz. Mill does a little dance to reset his feet.
McBarz stuns Mill with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mill misses the shot to the body.
McBarz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mill's head backwards.
McBarz throws a combination. Mill tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mill staying out of range there.
Mill tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McBarz was well out of range. Poor timing from Mill.
Mike Mill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McBarz keeps the fight on the outside.
McBarz lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
McBarz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mill.
McBarz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mill.
Mill misses with a hook. McBarz ducked under it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McBarz looks to land a combination. Mill sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby McBarz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got McBarz winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby McBarz!
A very excited looking Bobby McBarz made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.