PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dowla Mills (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilya Kovalchuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Mills
vs
Kovalchuk

180 cm
19
200 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

184 cm
19
189 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dowla Mills!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ilya Kovalchuk!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mills swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mills loads up on a big right hand but Kovalchuk slips the punch.
Mills misses with a wild combination.
Kovalchuk fails with the takedown.
Mills lands a head shot.
Kovalchuk gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mills.
Kovalchuk ducks under a wild hook from Mills.
A punch combination from Mills misses.

Kovalchuk drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Kovalchuk is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mills has escaped the position, nice work there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mills takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills defending against the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kovalchuk wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mills keeps working.
Kovalchuk working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Kovalchuk in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Kovalchuk working the head and body with strikes.
Sloppy strikes there by Kovalchuk.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kovalchuk wants to control but Mills is keeping him busy.
Check out the look on Kovalchuk's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovalchuk lands a nice forearm strike.
Kovalchuk controls the position from side control.
Mills is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Kovalchuk scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Mills to see if he's OK.
Mills is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kovalchuk working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Mills knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kovalchuk on the ground.
Kovalchuk lands a nice forearm strike.
Kovalchuk working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Kovalchuk has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kovalchuk in side control lands a decent elbow.
Mills pushes Kovalchuk away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kovalchuk gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Mills takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kovalchuk wants to control but Mills is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mills is being controlled here.

Kovalchuk thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mills is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kovalchuk asserts his dominance and retains side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ilya Kovalchuk dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

No joy there for Mills, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kovalchuk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mills.
Kovalchuk shoots in looking for a takedown. Mills tries to sprawl out of it but Kovalchuk keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mills manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dowla Mills seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kovalchuk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mills.
Kovalchuk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mills throws out the jab.
Kovalchuk looks to land a combination but Mills avoids it well.
Mills fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mills lands with a nice body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mills throws a combination that misses
and Kovalchuk counters with a nice uppercut.
Mills rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kovalchuk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mills tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kovalchuk was well out of range. Poor timing from Mills.
Kovalchuk misses with a looping left.
Mills throws the left hand but Kovalchuk avoids the punch easily.
Mills defending well as Kovalchuk loads up on a big left hand.
Dowla Mills is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Mills misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Mills. That snapped Kovalchuk's head back.
Mills lands with a nice body punch.
Mills throws a right and a left that Kovalchuk avoids nicely.
Mills throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kovalchuk cracks Mills with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mills throws a series of strikes that have Kovalchuk backpedaling.
Mills misses with a body shot.
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.
Danga de danga de dang - Kovalchuk scores with a four punch combination!
Kovalchuk on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kovalchuk blocks a jab.
Kovalchuk tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mills swivels and escapes.
Mills throws an overhand right that lands on Kovalchuk's shoulder, as Kovalchuk tries to avoid the shot.
Mills falls off balance throwing a combination

and Kovalchuk counters with a takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Mills takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovalchuk landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kovalchuk works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Kovalchuk works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Kovalchuk in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Kovalchuk connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Mills some visible discomfort.
Kovalchuk trying to control the position but Mills is working away.
Kovalchuk working the body and head with strikes.
Kovalchuk landing strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovalchuk working the head and body with strikes.
Kovalchuk cracks Mills with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Kovalchuk scoring with punches and elbows.
Kovalchuk is chipping away with strikes.

Kovalchuk has an Americana. Mills didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Kovalchuk is delighted and gyrates infront of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Kovalchuk hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Ilya Kovalchuk!