PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Keanu Wahine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colin Millen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wahine
vs
Millen

178 cm
26
175 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

175 cm
20
170 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Experienced

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Keanu Wahine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Colin Millen!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Millen throws a quick inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Millen.
Millen thows a body kick. Wahine tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Millen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A shot to the liver by Millen. Beautiful body shot.
Wahine misses with a double jab.
Wahine is breathing heavily.

Millen instigates a clinch.
Millen digs a right hand into Wahine's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wahine's gas tank.
Millen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wahine's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Millen stalling the fight.
Wahine takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Keanu Wahine has been cut.
Millen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wahine.
Wahine tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wahine is trying to break free.
Millen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Millen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wahine backwards.
Millen landing knees to the head.
Millen lands a left hand.
Millen has Wahine pressed against the cage.
Millen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wahine is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Millen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Millen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wahine is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wahine tries to break free but Millen pushes him back against the cage.
Millen lands an elbow inside.
A bit of stalling here from Millen.
Millen lands with a left to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Millen.
Millen lands a nice elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wahine on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Millen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Millen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Millen.
Millen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wahine blocks a body shot from Millen.
Millen lands with a short shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Millen is stalling here.
Millen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Millen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wahine backwards.
Wahine managing to block the knees to the body from Millen.
Millen tries to throw a body punch but Wahine avoids it by throwing Millen back against the cage.
Millen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wahine's defenses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Millen lands a damaging elbow.
Millen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Colin Millen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Keanu Wahine's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Millen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wahine takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wahine fails with the takedown
and Millen finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Wahine shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Millen counters with an outside leg kick.

Millen has closed the distance and engaged Wahine in a clinch.
Millen missing with knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Millen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Millen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Millen stalls.
Wahine jumps guard but Millen stands there with Wahine around his waist. Wahine gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keanu Wahine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The referee is keeping an eye on Millen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Colin Millen.
Wahine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Millen scores with a hook to the body. Wahine takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wahine has his takedown stuffed
and Millen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wahine has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Millen.
Wahine has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Millen.
Wahine has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Millen.
Keanu Wahine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Millen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wahine. That did some damage!
Millen connects with a looping right hand.
Millen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Millen connects with a solid leg kick.
Colin Millen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wahine takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Millen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wahine takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Millen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wahine is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wahine takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wahine tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Millen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Millen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Millen connects with a solid leg kick.
Wahine takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Millen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Millen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Millen cracks Wahine with a right hand to the side of the head.
Millen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Millen, right into the meat.
Millen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Millen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Millen lands a front kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Millen, right into the meat.
Millen punishes Wahine's body with a nice straight punch.
Millen throws a shot to the body.
Keanu Wahine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wahine gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Millen counters with a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Millen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Colin Millen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Keanu Wahine's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Millen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Millen.
Both fighters circling a little - Millen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nice body kick from Millen.
A nice leg kick lands there from Millen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Millen. Wahine shrugs it off though.
Wahine chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Millen can pounce on him.
Millen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wahine looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Millen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wahine has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wahine is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Millen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wahine. That did some damage!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Millen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wahine's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Millen cracks the inside of Wahine's front leg.
Millen lands with an overhand left.
Millen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Wahine if he has to take too many more of those.
An inside leg kick lands from Millen.
Millen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Colin Millen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Millen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Millen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wahine stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Millen.
Millen connects with a leg kick. Wahine looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
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!
A chopping leg kick lands by Millen.
Millen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Colin Millen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Millen cracks the inside of Wahine's front leg.
Millen is looking to slow Wahine down with leg kicks.
Millen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Millen sizes up Wahine with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wahine steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Millen. That one must have hurt.
Millen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Millen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wahine jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Millen walks away with a smile on his face. Wahine gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wahine takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A head kick from Millen lands but Wahine takes it in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wahine tries for a takedown but Millen circles away easily
and Millen counters with a thumping low kick.
Millen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wahine is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Millen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Millen throws a head kick that Wahine semi-blocks.
Millen cracks the inside of Wahine's front leg.
Millen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Millen connects with a leg kick. Wahine looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Millen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Millen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Millen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wahine on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Millen. Millen obviously looking to wear him down.
Millen is looking to slow Wahine down with leg kicks.
Millen connects with a solid leg kick.
Millen throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wahine gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Millen counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keanu Wahine. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Millen instigates a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Millen.
Keanu Wahine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Millen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Colin Millen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Millen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Colin Millen!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Colin Millen!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Colin Millen!

Colin Millen wins by unanimous decision!
Colin Millen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.