PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Bryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikel Millar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bryan might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Gangnam Style. Millar has chosen Gangnam Style as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bryan
vs
Millar

195 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daniel Bryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mikel Millar!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Millar shoots in but Bryan avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Bryan closes the distance and clinches.

Bryan ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bryan no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bryan controls Millar momentarily but Millar frees himself.
Bryan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Millar is one step ahead there.

Bryan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Millar gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Bryan pushes Millar off and scrambles back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryan tries to clinch up.
Bryan throws a head kick that Millar semi-blocks.
Millar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bryan misses with a takedown

and Millar holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Bryan successfully pulls guard.
Bryan trying to keep a closed guard but Millar is proving a slippery customer.

Millar decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bryan, up you get!
Bryan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Millar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Bryan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Millar sprawls well initially but Bryan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bryan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Millar keeps working.
Millar moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bryan won't allow Millar to sweep him here.

Millar working for a triangle but Bryan defends it easily.
Millar keeping moving, preventing Bryan from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bryan gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Millar shoots for a double leg takedown but Bryan sprawls well. He's pushed Millar's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Daniel Bryan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikel Millar.

Bryan shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Millar is trying to defend but Bryan finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Millar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bryan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Millar tries to kick Bryan off but Bryan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Bryan seems content to control.
Millar has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bryan is working away from the top position though.
Millar regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Bryan.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Millar wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Bryan is now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Millar is trying to control but Bryan passes into side control!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bryan is looking to take a break and control but Millar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bryan is really struggling to control Millar but he's trying to hold on to the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Bryan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Millar drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bryan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Millar looking to sit in guard and control but Bryan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Millar working a defensive guard here.
Bryan trying to control the position from guard on top but Millar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bryan is looking to stand up but Millar won't let him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Millar is on top in guard.
Bryan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Millar is one step ahead there.
Daniel Bryan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Millar controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bryan controls Millar momentarily but Millar frees himself.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Millar seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bryan throws a right and a left that Millar avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Millar. No joy for Bryan on that attempt.
Millar misses with a wild combination.
Bryan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bryan keeps the fight on the outside.
Bryan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Millar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bryan.

Millar moves into the clinch.

Millar gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryan trying to keep a closed guard but Millar is proving a slippery customer.
Millar controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bryan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Millar stays in close to Bryan's body and controls the position.
Bryan trying to keep a closed guard but Millar is proving a slippery customer.

Daniel Bryan has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Horrible takedown by Bryan or perhaps it was just good defense by Millar which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Bryan. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Millar closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bryan to the mat! Bryan manages to get full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Millar decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bryan, up you get!
Bryan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Millar fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Millar fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Millar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bryan is trying to control the position but Millar postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bryan looking for a sweep. Not yet Bryan, not yet.
Bryan keeping moving, preventing Millar from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikel Millar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Millar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Millar wants to clinch.
Bryan tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Millar counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bryan wants to control but Millar is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bryan is looking to get back to is feet but Millar passes into side control.
Millar lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bryan down.
Millar is chipping away with strikes.
Millar with the ground and pound but Bryan regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Millar controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryan tries to roll over but Millar keeps him under control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bryan landing rabbit punches to the side of Millar's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.

Millar is looking for a kimura here.
Millar is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryan regains full guard. Nicely done.
Millar lands a couple of elbows.
Millar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bryan controls Millar momentarily but Millar frees himself.
Millar postures up and lands a big shot to Bryan's brow.
Millar trying to control but Bryan is working from the bottom.
Millar prevents Bryan from getting back to his feet.
Millar slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bryan shoots in but Millar avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Millar rushes Bryan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Millar is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Bryan gets a trip takedown into half guard.

Bryan decides to stand and escape the position.
Bryan fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Millar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bryan as he jumps to the side.

Millar shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bryan's guard.
Millar trying to control the position from guard on top but Bryan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Bryan is working an open guard so Millar takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Bryan tries to close the distance and clinch but Millar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Millar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bryan is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Millar is defending well.

Millar turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Millar manages to end up in side control.
Millar creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mikel Millar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Millar has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikel Millar!
A very excited looking Mikel Millar made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.