PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Solar Flair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colin Millen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Solar Flair has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Flair
vs
Millen

176 cm
28
171 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

175 cm
20
170 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Solar Flair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Colin Millen!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Millen slips a straight right by Flair.
Flair throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Millen finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Colin Millen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flair defending well as Millen loads up on a big left hand.
Millen throws a head kick that Flair semi-blocks.

Millen clinches with his opponent.
Millen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Flair's efforts to push away.
Millen is struggling to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Millen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Millen is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Flair is defending well.
Millen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Millen lands a knee to the body.
Millen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Flair has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Millen missing with knees to the body.
Millen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Millen trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Millen lands a nice shot to the body.
Flair on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Flair on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Millen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Millen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Flair is defending well for now.
Millen trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Millen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Millen throws a head punch that misses.
Millen pushes Flair back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millen misses with a knee to the head.
Flair tries to break the clinch but Millen is controlling the position.
Millen looking to stall.
Flair has had enough of the clinch but Millen keeps him there for the moment.
Flair tries to break free but Millen pushes him back against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Flair breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Millen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good work by Flair as he checks the leg kick.
Millen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Millen tries to score with a low kick but Flair moves his leg out of the way.
Millen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Colin Millen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A right-left combo lands from Flair.
Flair scores with a punch to the head.
Millen throws a leg kick which misses Flair's front leg but catches the back leg as Flair tries to avoid it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Millen throws a leg kick that misses.
Millen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Flair counters with a left and a right that stings Millen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Millen is looking to slow Flair down with leg kicks.
Millen shoots for a double leg takedown but Flair sprawls well. He's pushed Millen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Millen lands a nice shot to the body.
Flair takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Millen throws a body punch but Flair moves out of range.
Millen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Millen connects with an inside leg kick.
Millen tries to clinch but Flair is having none of it.
Millen throws a head kick but Flair moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Millen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Millen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Millen digs a good hook to Flair's body.
Flair avoids the head kick by Millen.

Millen has managed to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Millen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Millen prevents Flair from breaking the clinch.
Flair can't break the clinch.
Millen stalling against the cage.
Flair managing to block the knees to the body from Millen.
A short body shot lands from Millen as the two fighters clinch.
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 fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Millen throws a body kick that misses.
Millen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Millen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Millen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flair throws a lazy uppercut
and Millen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Millen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Millen misses with a takedown attempt - Flair sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Millen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A leg kick checked by Flair.
Millen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Millen throws a head kick that Flair semi-blocks.
Millen slips under a jab.

Millen has closed the distance and engaged Flair in a clinch.
Millen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Flair in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Flair blocks the elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flair wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Flair is trying to break free.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Millen.
Millen lands an elbow just above Flair 's eye.

It looks like Solar Flair has been cut.
Flair is trying to push Millen away but Millen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Flair on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Millen prevents Flair from breaking the clinch.
Millen misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flair blocks a body shot from Millen.
Flair blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Millen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Flair blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Solar Flair has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Flair wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Flair takes an elbow to the temple.
Flair misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Millen.
Millen managing to block the knees to the body from Flair.

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 Don Winkell scores the fight for Colin Millen!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Colin Millen!

Colin Millen wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Colin Millen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.