PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Mills (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Karellin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimmy Mills had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Mills
vs
Karellin

182 cm
25
221 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

205 cm
25
215 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Crippler's Corner

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jimmy Mills!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alexander Karellin!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karellin misses with a few strikes there.
Karellin doesn't manage to clinch there - Mills circles away.
Karellin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Karellin just misses with a punch to the body.
Karellin misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Mills.
Mills slips a jab from Karellin.
Mills fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mills lands with a hook. Karellin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

It looks like Alexander Karellin has been cut.
Karellin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mills.
Karellin scores with a nice right hand.
Karellin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mills counters with a left and a right that stings Karellin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch combination from Mills misses.
Mills throws a left and a right that both miss
and Karellin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mills thinking.
Nice defenses there by Mills.
Karellin throws a hook but Mills blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karellin misses with a body shot.
Mills throws a right and a left that Karellin avoids nicely.
Karellin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mills.
Karellin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Karellin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Karellin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Karellin tries to clinch up but Mills circles away and keeps his distance.
Karellin throws a series of punches but Mills avoids them all with ease.
A good leg kick by Mills.
Nice body punch from Mills.
Karellin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mills has time to react.
A shot to the body from Karellin misses
and Mills counters with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karellin tries to clinch up
and Mills counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mills throws a combination that misses
and Mills takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karellin takes one to the side of the head.
Mills paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Karellin just misses with a punch to the body.
Karellin throws a sloppy body shot
and Mills connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Karellin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mills paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Karellin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Karellin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karellin loads up on a big right hand but Mills slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karellin lands a two punch combo.
Karellin throws a shot from downtown. Mills moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Karellin.
Alexander Karellin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karellin with a nice cross.
Karellin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mills connects with a good right hand that stumbles Karellin. Karellin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mills showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Karellin.
Mills circles away from the clinch attempt
and Karellin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Karellin staying out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karellin misses with a double jab
and Mills counters with a series of strikes. Karellin will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mills connects with a crisp jab.
Karellin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mills counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A punch combination from Karellin misses.
Mills avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mills bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Karellin looks gassed!
A big right from Karellin misses.
Karellin throws a hook to the side of Mills's head but Mills sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters circling - Mills throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Karellin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Karellin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Mills dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Karellin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Karellin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mills throws a shot to the body.
Karellin connects with a crisp jab.
Karellin lands a nice shot to the body.
Karellin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mills moves out of range of the strikes.

Mills clinches with his opponent.
Karellin stalls.
Karellin swings wildly with an uppercut but Mills uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karellin is looking to break free of the clinch but Mills has double underhooks.
Mills blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Karellin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Karellin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mills counters with a straight right hand.
Jimmy Mills is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karellin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Some wild striking there from Mills.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karellin. Mills does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mills uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karellin.
Karellin misses with a hook. Mills ducked under it nicely.
Karellin digs a good hook to Mills's body.
Mills connects with a body shot.
Karellin is breathing heavily.
Mills connects with a single shot there.
A big left from Karellin misses.
Karellin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Mills to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mills takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Karellin just misses with a punch to the body.
Mills throws a right hand that Karellin ducks under and follows up with a left that Karellin also avoids with ease.
Karellin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mills counters with a nice kick to the body.
Mills fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Karellin on the side of the head.
Karellin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mills moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mills throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Mills.
Mills ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Karellin is looking to clinch.
Mills swings for the body but Karellin moves out of range.
Mills misses the body punch
and Karellin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A shot to the body from Karellin misses
and Mills counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mills displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karellin throws out the jab.
Mills keeps the fight on the outside.
Karellin scores with a hook.
Karellin wants to clinch.
Karellin misses with a shot to the body
and Mills counters with an inside leg kick.
Mills connects with a right hand. Karellin shakes it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mills moves into range and connects with a jab.
Karellin wants to clinch up but Mills keeps it at a distance.
Karellin throws a nice looking combination but Mills bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mills keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karellin looks to land a combination. Mills sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mills scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mills throws a head kick but Karellin moves out of range.
Mills misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab by Mills.
Mills misses with a shot to the body
and Karellin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jimmy Mills will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alexander Karellin's cut.
That's time! Mills's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Mills loads up on a big right hand but Karellin slips the punch.
Karellin ducks under a wild hook from Mills.
Karellin throws a body punch but Mills moves out of range.
Mills takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mills connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A combination from Mills does no damage.
Karellin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mills manages to avoid it.
Karellin doesn't manage to clinch there - Mills circles away.
Karellin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mills at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Karellin clinches but Mills breaks the clinch
and Mills counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Karellin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mills swings for the body but Karellin moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karellin misses with a looping right.
Mills steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karellin.
Karellin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mills doesn't seem bothered though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Karellin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Karellin misses with a jab to the body
and Mills counters with a leg kick.
Mills takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Karellin tries to clinch up but Mills circles away and keeps his distance.
Karellin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mills steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karellin.
Karellin lands with a hook. Mills tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A slow jab from Karellin misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Karellin misses the target.
Karellin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karellin throws an overhand right that lands on Mills's shoulder, as Mills tries to avoid the shot.
Karellin fails with an attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Karellin misses the target.
Jimmy Mills is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mills takes a swing at Karellin's ribcage but misses.
Mills misses with a hook.
Karellin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Karellin throws an overhand right that lands on Mills's shoulder, as Mills tries to avoid the shot.
Karellin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karellin throws a lazy right hand but Mills sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Karellin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mills at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karellin avoids the body shot from Mills.
Karellin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mills.
A slow jab from Mills misses its intended target.
Karellin lands a two punch combo.
Jimmy Mills is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A right-left combo lands from Karellin.

It looks like Jimmy Mills has been cut.
Karellin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mills manages to avoid it.
Karellin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mills makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mills doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Karellin looks to score with a jab to the body but Mills is just out of range.
Alexander Karellin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karellin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Karellin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Karellin misses with a double jab.
Mills throws a leg kick but Karellin checks it.
Karellin lands with a nice body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Karellin misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karellin. Mills does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mills throws a jab but it's blocked by Karellin.
Karellin misses with a wild combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karellin throws a head kick that misses.
Karellin looks to score with a jab to the body but Mills is just out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Karellin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mills 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Mills!