PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Colin Millen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tragen Hyabusa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tragen Hyabusa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Millen
vs
Hyabusa

175 cm
21
170 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

183 cm
22
170 lbs
5 - 4 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Colin Millen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tragen Hyabusa!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Millen lands a front kick.

Hyabusa shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Millen wants to get back to full guard.

Hyabusa is working for a kimura but Millen is defending it quite comfortably.
Millen is concentrating on defense, preventing Hyabusa from advancing position.
Hyabusa tries to pass to full mount but Millen defends it.

Hyabusa is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Millen moves into full guard.
Hyabusa looking to sit in guard and control but Millen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Millen wants to control from the top but Hyabusa keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Millen throwing strikes from guard but Hyabusa blocks nicely.
Hyabusa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Millen trying to control but Hyabusa is working from the bottom.
Hyabusa has Millen pulled in close to control his posture.
Millen throwing strikes from guard but Hyabusa blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hyabusa working for submissions but it's allowed Millen to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Millen wants to control but Hyabusa is keeping him busy.
Hyabusa wants to control the action here but instead Millen manages to pass to full mount!
Millen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Millen prevents Hyabusa from getting the reversal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Millen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hyabusa is looking to escape.
Hyabusa is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hyabusa is squirming around, avoiding Millen's attempts to control the action.
Millen landing punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Millen lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Colin Millen dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Millen misses with an attempted mid kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hyabusa.
Millen throws the kick towards the body but Hyabusa avoids it.
Hyabusa with a poor takedown
and Millen counters with a nice body kick.

Millen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Hyabusa tries to hold on but Millen postures up.
Millen wants to control the pace but Hyabusa is squirming around nicely.
Hyabusa is looking to improve his position but Millen isn't that keen on the idea.
Hyabusa is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Colin Millen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyabusa wants to control but Millen is having none of it.
Hyabusa tries to reverse the position but Millen maintains control.
Millen tries to control but Hyabusa wriggling away.
Hyabusa is bucking up trying to escape but Millen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Millen avoids the attempt from Hyabusa to control.
Millen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Millen wants to control the pace but Hyabusa is squirming around nicely.
Millen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Millen trying to control but Hyabusa is having none of it.
Hyabusa tries to lock up and control but Millen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Millen prevents Hyabusa from getting the reversal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Millen lands a big shot there that rocks Hyabusa but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hyabusa wants to control but Millen is having none of it.
Millen tries to control but Hyabusa wriggling away.
A nice elbow there by Millen.
Hyabusa regains half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Millen decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Hyabusa shoots in looking for a takedown but Millen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hyabusa's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Hyabusa closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hyabusa lands in his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hyabusa would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hyabusa looking to sit in guard and control but Millen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Millen trying to control the position from guard on top but Hyabusa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Colin Millen dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Millen closes the distance and pushes Hyabusa back into the cage.
Hyabusa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Millen.
Hyabusa misses with a knee to the head.
Millen tries to pull guard but Hyabusa forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Millen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Millen is trying to maintain a safe position but Hyabusa gets an underhook and turns Millen into the cage.
Hyabusa prevents a body shot from Millen.
Millen stalling in the clinch but Hyabusa improves position.
Millen prevents Hyabusa from breaking the clinch.

Hyabusa breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyabusa moves in looking to clinch but Millen pushes him off.
Millen throws a poor cross that misses
and Hyabusa counters with a nice body kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hyabusa crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Millen - the referee stops the clock and Hyabusa gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Millen. Hyabusa manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hyabusa avoids the body shot from Millen.
Hyabusa scores with a one two! Millen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Millen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hyabusa was well out of range. Poor timing from Millen.
Hyabusa checks a leg kick nicely.
Hyabusa avoids a kick to the body.
Hyabusa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Millen misses with a body shot.

Hyabusa shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Millen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Millen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Millen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hyabusa wanted to stand there but Millen had control of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Millen has his foot on Hyabusa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hyabusa works his way back into a safe position though.
Millen can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hyabusa controls the pace.

Millen working for a triangle but Hyabusa defends it easily.
Hyabusa looking to sit in guard and control but Millen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Millen trying to control the position from guard on top but Hyabusa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hyabusa trying to keep a closed guard but Millen is proving a slippery customer.

And that's the end of the fight!
Colin Millen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Millen 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight for Colin Millen!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Colin Millen!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Colin Millen!

Colin Millen wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Colin Millen, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.