PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lorenzo Garcilazo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeek Mills (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lorenzo Garcilazo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Garcilazo
vs
Mills

165 cm
18
165 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

179 cm
21
163 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lorenzo Garcilazo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zeek Mills!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Garcilazo rushes Mills and presses him up against the cage.
Mills wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mills is trying to pull guard but Garcilazo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mills has Garcilazo pressed against the cage, preventing Garcilazo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Garcilazo could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Garcilazo is trying to force a seperation but Mills has the dominant position.
Mills fails to pull guard.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Garcilazo prevents Mills from breaking the clinch.
Garcilazo tries to break free but Mills pushes him back against the cage.
Mills looking to stall.
Mills is trying to break the clinch but Garcilazo has him pressed against the cage.

Garcilazo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mills.
Lorenzo Garcilazo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zeek Mills.
Mills fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Garcilazo scores with a sloppy right hand. Mills should have avoided that one.
Garcilazo misses with a double jab.
A punch lands to the side of Mills 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills throws a head kick but Garcilazo moves out of range.
Garcilazo lands a body shot.
A combination from Garcilazo does no damage.
Mills tries to clinch but Garcilazo moves out of range.
Mills shoots for a double leg takedown but Garcilazo sprawls well. He's pushed Mills's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Garcilazo tries to clinch up but Mills circles away and keeps his distance.
Garcilazo misses with a double jab.
Garcilazo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Garcilazo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mills manages to avoid it.
Mills motions for Garcilazo to come forward. Mills throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lorenzo Garcilazo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mills closes this distance looking for a takedown but Garcilazo circles away.
Garcilazo dips to his left and cracks Mills with an uppercut!

Mills tries to keep at a distance but Garcilazo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Garcilazo cracks Mills with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcilazo is trying to break the clinch but Mills has him pressed against the cage.
Mills is trying to pull guard but Garcilazo has him pressed against the cage.
Mills has Garcilazo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Garcilazo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A short uppercut from Garcilazo.
Garcilazo tries to break free but Mills pushes him back against the cage.
Garcilazo lands a hook that snaps the head of Mills backwards.
Mills is looking for a takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcilazo tries to break the clinch but Mills is controlling the position.
Mills is trying to pull guard but Garcilazo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mills keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Garcilazo's efforts to push away.
Garcilazo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garcilazo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mills has him pressed against the cage.
A short left from Garcilazo.
Garcilazo stops a takedown attempt from Mills.
Garcilazo is trying to break the clinch but Mills has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mills is trying to maintain a safe position but Garcilazo gets an underhook and turns Mills into the cage.
Garcilazo taking a breather.
Garcilazo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Garcilazo tries to throw a body punch but Mills avoids it by throwing Garcilazo back against the cage.
Mills leaning against his opponent.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mills is looking to control Garcilazo's arms but Garcilazo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mills has his back to the cage.
Mills is trying to pull guard but Garcilazo has him pressed against the cage.
Garcilazo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Garcilazo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mills is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Garcilazo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A right hand to the body from Garcilazo.
Garcilazo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garcilazo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcilazo managing to block the knees to the body from Mills.
Garcilazo misses with a body punch.
Garcilazo is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Mills tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garcilazo is trying to break the clinch but Mills is controlling him.
Garcilazo lands a left hand.
Garcilazo is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mills is trying to maintain a safe position but Garcilazo gets an underhook and turns Mills into the cage.
Mills wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Garcilazo has him pressed against the cage.
Mills jumps guard but Garcilazo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Garcilazo breaks the clinch.
Mills misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garcilazo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Garcilazo darts in and clinches Mills up against the cage.
Garcilazo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lorenzo Garcilazo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Garcilazo clinches up with Mills and pushes him back against the cage.
Garcilazo has had enough of the clinch but Mills keeps him there for the moment.
Mills goes for a takedown attempt but Garcilazo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Garcilazo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Garcilazo stuffs the takedown attempt from Mills. Mills gets slowly back to his feet.
Mills looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lorenzo Garcilazo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zeek Mills.
Mills keeps the fight on the outside.
Garcilazo scores with a jab. Mills acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Mills rushes Garcilazo and presses him up against the cage.
Garcilazo lands a left hand.

Garcilazo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Garcilazo closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcilazo working hard to break the clinch.
Garcilazo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mills has him pressed against the cage.
Mills keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Garcilazo's efforts to push away.

Mills breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Garcilazo throws a left and a right that both miss

and Mills counters with a shoot takedown. Garcilazo fights it but they end up in guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Mills won't allow Garcilazo to sweep him here.
Mills lands a couple of elbows.
Garcilazo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Garcilazo is trying to control the position but Mills postures up.
Garcilazo controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mills postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mills slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Garcilazo wants to control but Mills postures up.

Mills stands up and we're back to a striking position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcilazo circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Garcilazo counter with a right hand.
Garcilazo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Garcilazo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mills tries to clinch up but Garcilazo circles away and keeps his distance.
Mills moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lorenzo Garcilazo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcilazo lands a two punch combo.

Garcilazo closes the distance and clinches.
Garcilazo tries to break free but Mills pushes him back against the cage.
Garcilazo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mills trying to stall but Garcilazo improves his position.
Garcilazo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mills.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcilazo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mills has Garcilazo pressed against the cage, preventing Garcilazo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A right handed body shot lands from Garcilazo.

Garcilazo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Garcilazo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mills fails with a takedown attempt.

Mills gets tackled into the cage by Garcilazo. Garcilazo maintains the clinch.
Garcilazo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mills has him pressed against the cage.
Garcilazo stalling against the cage.
Mills wants to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Garcilazo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Garcilazo. No joy for Mills on that attempt.
Garcilazo lands with a good body shot.
Garcilazo scores with a body shot.
Jab, jab by Garcilazo - just one landing.
Mills takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Garcilazo misses with a double jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mills looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mills shoots in for a takedown but Garcilazo shows good takedown defense.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The crowd cheers as Garcilazo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mills doesn't seem phased though.
Garcilazo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mills paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mills tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garcilazo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
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 Lorenzo Garcilazo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Garcilazo connects with a body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Garcilazo. No joy for Mills on that attempt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Garcilazo.
Garcilazo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Garcilazo wants to clinch up but Mills keeps it at a distance.
Mills drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mills fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Garcilazo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Garcilazo throws a body punch but Mills moves out of range.
Garcilazo scores with a nice strike.
Garcilazo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mills throws a sloppy head kick and Garcilazo moves out of range easily.
Mills circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lorenzo Garcilazo is winning the standup battle so far.
Mills shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Garcilazo as he jumps to the side.
Lorenzo Garcilazo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zeek Mills.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcilazo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mills moves forwards but Garcilazo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Garcilazo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mills is defended easily by Garcilazo.
Mills takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Garcilazo forces Mills back against the cage and clinches.
Garcilazo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Garcilazo misses with a body punch.
Garcilazo is looking to break free of the clinch but Mills has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcilazo is trying to push Mills away but Mills has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Garcilazo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Garcilazo as Mills tries to tie him up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garcilazo.
Garcilazo is trying to break free.
Garcilazo is trying to force a seperation but Mills has the dominant position.
Garcilazo tries to circle away but Mills has him pinned against the cage.
Garcilazo is looking to control Mills's arms but Mills gets an underhook and turns him. Now Garcilazo has his back to the cage.
Garcilazo tries to circle away but Mills has him pinned against the cage.
Mills tries for a takedown but Garcilazo manages to get underhooks.
Garcilazo managing to block the knees to the body from Mills.
Garcilazo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Garcilazo wants to break free but Mills has control.
Garcilazo wants to break free but Mills has control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcilazo is trying to break the clinch but Mills is controlling him.
Garcilazo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mills keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Garcilazo's efforts to push away.
Mills tries to pull guard but Garcilazo won't allow it.
Garcilazo has had enough of the clinch but Mills keeps him there for the moment.
Garcilazo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Garcilazo is trying to break free.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mills as Garcilazo tries to tie him up.
Mills drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Garcilazo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mills has Garcilazo pressed against the cage, preventing Garcilazo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mills tries to pull guard but Garcilazo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mills has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Garcilazo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Garcilazo is trying to break free.
Mills working hard to break the clinch.
Garcilazo wants to break free but Mills has control.
Mills is trying to pull guard but Garcilazo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Garcilazo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mills looking to stall.
Garcilazo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Garcilazo lands a body shot.
Mills is trying to pull guard but Garcilazo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mills takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Garcilazo managing to block the knees to the body from Mills.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mills tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Garcilazo breaks from the clinch.
Zeek Mills has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mills shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Garcilazo instigates a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lorenzo Garcilazo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Garcilazo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lorenzo Garcilazo!
Lorenzo Garcilazo is the new lightweight champion!