PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dye Tryin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Millan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Tryin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to On the way home. 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.

Tryin
vs
Millan

175 cm
21
179 lbs
3 - 4 - 1

180 cm
19
177 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp

[MMABR]Terror Trition[†CoE†]

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 3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Dye Tryin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kevin Millan!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Millan.
Millan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tryin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Millan misses with a hook. Tryin ducked under it nicely.
Millan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tryin misses with a hook.
Millan misses with a wild body shot.
Millan walks into a jab.
Millan misses with a body shot.
Millan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tryin is looking to clinch but Millan is avoiding it.
Millan misses with a wild combination.
Millan misses with a wild body shot.
Tryin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Millan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Tryin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Millan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tryin tries to clinch there but Millan circles away.
Tryin misses with a hook to the body
and Millan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tryin misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tryin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Millan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tryin lands a jab to the head.
Millan looks to score with a jab to the body but Tryin is just out of range.
Millan lands a lovely overhand right.
Tryin is looking to score with low kicks.
Millan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Millan throws a body punch but Tryin moves out of range.
Tryin throws out a leg kick but Millan moves out of range and Tryin only half commits.
Millan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Tryin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Millan is working for takedown but Tryin is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tryin lands an elbow inside that Millan shrugs off.
Millan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tryin gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Millan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Millan tries for a takedown but Tryin manages to get underhooks.
Dye Tryin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Millan.
Tryin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Millan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tryin working Millan over with knees to the body.
Tryin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tryin lands an elbow inside that Millan shrugs off.
Millan tries to break free but Tryin pushes him back against the cage.
Tryin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tryin tries to land knees in the clinch but Millan avoids the damage to the body.
Tryin missing with knees to the body.
Tryin missing with knees to the body.
Millan blocks an elbow strike from Tryin.
Tryin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Millan avoids the elbow strike from Tryin, against the cage.
Tryin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tryin obliges.
Tryin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Millan is defending well for now.
Tryin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Millan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tryin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Millan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tryin misses with a knee to the head.
Tryin is breathing heavily.
Tryin misses with an elbow over the top.
Millan managing to block the knees to the body from Tryin.
Millan avoids a wild elbow strike from Tryin.
Tryin tries to land knees in the clinch but Millan avoids the damage to the body.
Millan managing to block the knees to the body from Tryin.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Millan.
Tryin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Millan avoids it.
Millan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tryin prevents it.
Millan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tryin gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tryin tries to land knees in the clinch but Millan avoids the damage to the body.
Tryin trying to land knees to the body.
Millan avoiding damage as Tryin throws knees to the body.
Millan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tryin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Millan is working for takedown but Tryin is calmly controlling the position for now.
Millan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tryin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tryin tries to land knees in the clinch but Millan avoids the damage to the body.

Tryin is fighting off a takedown attempt but Millan is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Tryin to the mat. Tryin regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Millan passes Tryin's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Nice strikes from Millan there.
Millan trying to control the pace.
Millan thows a huge punch but Tryin dodges it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Millan misses with a head shot. Tryin uses the momentum to regain guard.
Millan throwing strikes but missing.
Tryin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Millan's guard.
Tryin trying to control the position from guard on top but Millan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Millan trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Millan lands a right hook to the body.
Millan swings for the body but Tryin moves out of range.
Millan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tryin rather than just go for the knockout.
Tryin wants to clinch up but Millan keeps it at a distance.
Millan scores with a jab.
Tryin misses with an uppercut. Millan saw that one coming.
Tryin misses with the combination.
Millan thows a leg kick but Tryin checks it
and Tryin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nice jab there from Millan.
Millan thuds his right hand into Tryin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Millan misses with a hook. Tryin ducked under it nicely.
Tryin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Millan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Millan throws a right and a left that Tryin avoids nicely.
Tryin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tryin wants it to stay on the feet.
Millan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tryin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Millan throws a right and a left that Tryin avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Millan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tryin.
Tryin scores with a decent looking hook.
Tryin misses with a combination
and Millan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tryin tries to close the distance and clinch but Millan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Millan misses with a body shot.
Tryin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Millan shoots for a takedown but Tryin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Millan throws a good cross that connects.
Millan just misses with a punch to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tryin, as that shot connected.
Millan moves out of range as Tryin strikes.
Tryin tries to clinch but Millan is having none of it.
Tryin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tryin ducks under a wild hook from Millan.
Tryin misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Millan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tryin.
Tryin connects with a looping right hand.
Tryin misses with an uppercut.
Millan throws a jab when Tryin was well out of range.
Dye Tryin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tryin throws a lazy right hand but Millan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Tryin blocks the leg kick.
Millan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tryin scores with a kick to the midsection.
Millan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Millan scores with a nice strike.
Millan swinging wildly here.
Tryin doesn't manage to clinch there - Millan circles away.
Millan misses with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tryin stuffs the takedown.
Dye Tryin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Millan.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tryin.
A big right from Tryin misses.
Tryin moves in looking to clinch but Millan pushes him off.
Tryin looks to land a left hand but Millan moved out of range nicely.
Millan circles away from the clinch attempt.

Millan closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Millan is breathing heavily.
Millan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tryin defending well though.
Millan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Millan is pressing down on Tryin's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tryin is holding on for now.
Millan is looking to stall here but Tryin recovers full guard.
Millan won't allow Tryin to sweep him here.
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.
Tryin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tryin has Millan pulled in close to control his posture.
Tryin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tryin throws a hook but Millan blocks it.
Tryin throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Tryin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Millan.
Tryin fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kevin Millan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Tryin ducks under a wild hook from Millan.
Tryin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Millan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Millan misses with a takedown attempt
and Tryin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A jab from Tryin misses.
Millan moves out of range as Tryin strikes.
Tryin looks to score with a jab to the body but Millan is just out of range.
Millan moves out of range of the strikes.
Millan misses with a few strikes there.
Tryin scores with a push kick.
Millan checks a leg kick.
Tryin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Millan misses with a wild combination.
Tryin tries to clinch up.
Tryin lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tryin.
Tryin misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tryin tries to clinch up but Millan circles away and keeps his distance.
Millan defending well as Tryin loads up on a big left hand.
Tryin loads up on a big right hand but Millan slips the punch.
Tryin wants to clinch up but Millan keeps it at a distance.
Dye Tryin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tryin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tryin lands with a right hand.
Millan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Tryin gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Millan to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Millan wants to control from the top but Tryin keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Millan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tryin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tryin keeping moving, preventing Millan from controlling successfully.
Tryin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tryin wants to sweep here but Millan controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tryin throws a hook but Millan avoids it easily.
Millan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tryin.
Nice uppercut there from Tryin.
Dye Tryin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Millan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Millan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tryin closes the distance but Millan moves to the side
and Millan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Millan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tryin to score with a decent uppercut.
Tryin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Millan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tryin tests Millan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tryin tries to clinch but Millan is having none of it.
Millan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tryin.
Some wild striking there from Millan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tryin tries to clinch but Millan moves out of range.
Tryin fails to land with a series of punches.
Dye Tryin is winning the standup battle so far.
Millan cracks Tryin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Millan lands a nice shot that snaps Tryin's head back.
Millan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Millan throws a hook to the side of Tryin's head but Tryin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tryin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tryin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Millan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tryin darts in trying to clinch

and Millan counters with a shoot takedown. Tryin fights it but they end up in guard.
Millan throwing strikes but missing.
Millan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Millan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Millan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Millan!