PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lance Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronald Mills (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mills has chosen FROM AUTUMN TO ASHES - Deth Kult Social Club as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Storm
vs
Mills

180 cm
23
190 lbs
5 - 4 - 1

183 cm
24
188 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

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 5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lance Storm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ronald Mills!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Steve Montenegro and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Storm misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Storm swats away the attempt to clinch by Mills.
Storm throws a head kick that misses.
Mills tries to close the distance and clinch up but Storm swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mills tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Storm paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Storm throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Storm clinches.
Storm throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mills misses with a knee strike.
Mills tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Storm lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mills.
Mills takes a knee right on the jaw!
Storm looking to throw knees to the head but Mills is blocking nicely.
Storm unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mills looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Storm using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mills has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

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

Storm has managed to clinch.
Storm throws a knee to the head but misses.
Storm throws a knee to the head but misses.
Storm tries to land a knee to the head but Mills blocks with his arms.
Storm scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Storm with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Storm's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mills tries to clinch up but Storm circles away and keeps his distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mills misses with an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Storm lands a knee to the head.
Storm lands a knee to the head.
Storm landing knees to the body.
Storm working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mills looking to throw knees to the head but Storm is blocking nicely.
Storm with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mills misses with an elbow over the top.

Storm escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mills tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Storm paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Storm clinches up with Mills and pushes him back against the cage.
Mills misses with a knee to the head.
Mills tries to land a knee to the head but Storm blocks with his arms.
Storm is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Storm lands a body punch in the clinch.
Storm misses with a knee strike.
Mills missing with knees to the body.
Storm is looking to control Mills's arms but Mills gets an underhook and turns him. Now Storm has his back to the cage.

Storm breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mills throws a head kick that half lands.
Storm avoids the head kick by Mills.
Mills tries to clinch but Storm is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Storm closes the distance and clinches.
Storm using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mills has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice elbow from Mills.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mills obliges.
Storm tries to land a knee to the head but Mills blocks with his arms.
Mills throws an elbow that misses.
Storm with a knee to the head.
Mills lands an elbow just above Storm 's eye.
Mills scores with a knee to the head.

Storm breaks the clinch.
Storm throws a half hearted mid kick.
Storm is looking to clinch.
Storm pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Storm avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Storm rushes Mills and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mills lands a knee to the head.
Storm lands a left hand.

Storm's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Storm avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mills fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Storm clinches up with Mills and pushes him back against the cage.
Mills creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mills takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mills working Storm over with knees to the body.
Storm digs a right hand into Mills's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mills's gas tank.
Storm crunches a lovely knee into Mills's ribcage.
Storm lands a nice knee to the body.
Mills lands a knee to the head.
Storm lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The is referee keeping an eye on Storm - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mills with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mills being controlled against the cage.
Mills throws an elbow but it misses.
Storm using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mills has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Storm misses with a knee to the head.

Storm's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mills tries to close the distance and clinch but Storm swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mills lands a head kick!

Storm moves into range and clinches up with Mills.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm with a knee to the head.
Storm tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mills landing knees to the head.
Mills looking to throw knees to the head but Storm is blocking nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Storm creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mills utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mills tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mills tries to land a knee to the head but Storm blocks with his arms.
Storm tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Storm connects with a knee to the head.
Mills landing knees to the head.
Mills tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mills takes a knee to the side of the body.

Storm manages to break the clinch.
Storm throws a lazy head kick
and Mills counters with a head kick.
Storm throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Storm avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mills takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Storm avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lance Storm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Storm closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mills wants to clinch but Storm slips to the side
and Storm makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Mills really felt that one!

Storm closes the distance and clinches.
Storm throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mills blocks it with crossed arms.
Mills tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Storm using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mills has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Storm working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Storm escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mills tries a head kick but it misses.
Mills showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Storm.
Storm throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mills on the side of the head.
Storm swats away the attempt to clinch by Mills.
Mills scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mills doesn't manage to clinch there - Storm circles away.
Some wild striking there from Storm.

Mills moves into range and clinches up with Storm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Storm has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Storm lands a right hand.
Storm misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mills.
Storm tries to land knees in the clinch but Mills avoids the damage to the body.
Mills scores a nice knee to the body.
Mills throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mills with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Storm throws a knee to the head but misses.
Storm using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mills has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mills looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Storm unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mills tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mills is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mills managing to block the knees to the body from Storm.
Mills misses with a knee to the head.
Lance Storm has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Storm with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Storm misses with a knee to the head.
Storm blocks an elbow strike.
Storm throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mills on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mills tries a knee to the head but Storm blocks it.
Storm tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mills trying to land knees to the body.
Mills throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Storm with a knee to the head.

Storm breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mills wants to clinch but Storm slips to the side

and Storm counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Storm tries to land a knee to the head but Mills blocks with his arms.
Mills using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mills throws an elbow that misses.
Storm lands with a short shot to the head.
Mills connects with a knee to the head.
Storm with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mills misses with a knee to the head.
Storm blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mills throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mills throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Storm blocks it with crossed arms.
Mills landing knees to the body.

Storm breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mills moves in looking to clinch but Storm pushes him off.
Storm misses with a double jab
and Mills counters with a low kick, right behind Storm 's knee.
Storm tries a head kick but it misses.
A punch combination from Storm misses.
Mills throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Storm throws a lazy head kick

and Mills counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mills.
Storm using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mills has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Storm looking to throw knees to the head but Mills is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mills utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mills with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mills tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Storm tries a knee to the head but Mills blocks it.
Mills avoiding damage as Storm throws knees to the body.
Mills misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Storm.
Storm is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mills is keeping busy.
Mills tries a knee to the head but Storm blocks it.
Storm blocks the elbow strike.
Storm tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mills tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mills with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Storm takes an elbow to the temple.
Mills lands a knee to the head.
Mills with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mills.
Storm blocks an elbow strike from Mills.
Storm tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mills takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mills throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Storm landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mills misses with a knee to the head.
Mills takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mills blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Storm throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mills lands a nice elbow.
Storm is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mills unloads a knee to the mid-section. Storm lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Storm lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mills backwards.
Mills landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Storm crunches a lovely knee into Mills's ribcage.
Mills avoiding damage as Storm throws knees to the body.
Storm with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Storm managing to block the knees to the body from Mills.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mills just misses with a elbow thrown towards Storm's brow.
Storm blocks an elbow strike from Mills.
Storm misses with a knee to the head.
Mills with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Storm with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mills throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Storm avoiding damage as Mills throws knees to the body.
Storm using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mills has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Storm looking to throw knees to the head but Mills is blocking nicely.
Mills throws an elbow that misses.
Mills misses with a knee to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mills missing with knees to the body.
Storm takes an elbow to the temple.
Storm trying to land knees to the body.
Storm connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mills's face.
Mills tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mills obliges.
Storm tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ronald Mills will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Mills is looking to clinch.
Mills takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Storm lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mills circles away quickly and effectively.
Mills tries to clinch but Storm is having none of it.
Mills closes the distance looking to clinch

and Storm counters by moving into the clinch.
Mills with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Storm 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.
Mills connects with a knee to the head.
Mills pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Storm connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mills's face.
Storm tries to land a knee to the head but Mills blocks with his arms.
Storm gets through Mills's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mills looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Storm with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mills with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees to the body from Storm.

Storm breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mills takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mills keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills wants to clinch.

Storm has managed to clinch.
Mills tries to land a knee to the head but Storm blocks with his arms.
Storm presses Mills against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mills takes a knee right on the jaw!

Storm manages to break the clinch.
Storm throws a sloppy head kick
and Mills counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Storm is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Mills avoids the head kick by Storm.
Mills throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Storm.
Storm throws a head kick that misses
and Mills counters with a big head kick but Storm shrugs it off.
Storm throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mills.
Mills throws a head kick but Storm moves out of range.
Storm pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mills is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Mills.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Storm.
A head kick misses from Storm.
Mills tries to clinch there but Storm circles away.
A head kick misses from Mills.
Storm lands a head kick. Mills smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Storm has managed to clinch.
Mills misses with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mills.
Storm misses with a knee strike.
Storm throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mills blocks it with crossed arms.
Storm tries a knee to the head but Mills blocks it.
Storm trying to land knees to the body.
Storm misses with a knee strike.
Mills tries to land a knee to the head but Storm blocks with his arms.
Mills misses with an elbow strike.

Storm breaks from the clinch.
Storm throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mills.
A head kick by Storm misses
and Mills counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm scores with a head kick.
Mills tries to clinch but Storm moves away
and Storm counters with a nice body kick.
Storm moves in looking to clinch but Mills pushes him off.
Mills wants to clinch up but Storm keeps it at a distance.
Storm circles away from the clinch attempt.

Storm rushes Mills and presses him up against the cage.

Storm manages to break the clinch.
Mills doesn't manage to clinch there - Storm circles away.
Storm throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Storm misses with a head kick.
Ronald Mills has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fight stays on the outside here - Storm looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Storm throws a half hearted mid kick.
Storm throws a sloppy head kick
and Mills counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Storm tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mills tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Storm counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mills tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice body kick there by Storm.

Storm darts in and clinches Mills up against the cage.
Storm throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mills blocks it with crossed arms.
Mills misses with a knee strike.
Mills is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Storm is defending well for now.
Mills unloads a knee to the mid-section. Storm lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mills lands an elbow inside.
Storm landing knees to the head.
Mills tries to land a knee to the head but Storm blocks with his arms.
Storm throws a knee to the head but misses.
Storm with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Storm with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mills tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Storm misses with a knee to the head.
Storm makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mills lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Storm tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Storm misses with a knee to the head.
Mills tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Storm avoids it.
Storm trying to land knees to the body.
Storm misses with a knee strike.
Mills tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lance Storm showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Storm has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight for Lance Storm!
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Lance Storm!
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight for Lance Storm!

Lance Storm wins by unanimous decision!