PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colin Millen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Millen has chosen Da Strike! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. On his way into the cage it seems that Nick Diaz has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Nick Diaz seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Diaz
vs
Millen

184 cm
29
175 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

175 cm
24
170 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Colin Millen!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz cracks Millen with a good jab.

Millen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Millen stalls.
Diaz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Millen lands a nice elbow.
Diaz tries to pull guard but Millen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Millen stalling.
Diaz takes an elbow to the temple.
Millen blocks a body shot from Diaz.
Millen lands a body shot.
Diaz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Diaz throws a head punch that misses.
Millen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Diaz is trying to force a seperation but Millen has the dominant position.
Diaz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Diaz tries to throw a body punch but Millen avoids it by throwing Diaz back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Millen.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Millen misses with a knee to the head.
Millen with a knee to the head.
Diaz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Diaz is trying to pull guard but Millen has him pressed against the cage.
Millen scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Millen - that landed with a thud.
Diaz swings wildly with an uppercut but Millen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Millen lands a knee to the body.
Millen lands an elbow inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Millen.
Millen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Diaz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Millen lands a damaging elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Millen lands a good knee to the midsection. Diaz won't want to take too many of those.
Diaz tries to work over Millen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diaz.
Nice elbow from Millen.
Millen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Millen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Millen as Diaz tries to tie him up.
Millen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Millen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Millen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Diaz misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diaz's defenses.
Millen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Diaz or not.
Diaz tries to pull guard but Millen holds him up against the cage and eventually Diaz drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Diaz working hard to break the clinch.
Millen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diaz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Millen prevents a body shot from Diaz.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Millen obliges.
Millen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Diaz trying to stall but Millen improves his position.
Diaz misses with the head strike.
Millen lands a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to break the clinch but Millen is controlling the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Diaz takes a shot to the head.
Diaz letting Millen take a breather here.
Millen crunches a lovely knee into Diaz's ribcage.
Millen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Diaz gets through Millen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Diaz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Millen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Diaz is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Millen to keep the fight standing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Millen lands a body punch.
A bit of stalling here from Millen.
Diaz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Millen working Diaz over with knees to the body.
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 round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Some wild striking there from Diaz.
Colin Millen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz 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 clinches up with Diaz and pushes him back against the cage.
Millen effectively controlling the action here.
Diaz jumps guard but Millen stands there with Diaz around his waist. Diaz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Millen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diaz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Millen stalling the fight.
Millen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Millen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diaz's defenses.
Diaz is trying to maintain a safe position but Millen gets an underhook and turns Diaz into the cage.
Diaz has a couple of punches blocked by Millen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Millen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Millen scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Millen lands a body punch.
Millen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Millen to work.
Millen lands a nice knee to the body.
Millen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Millen lands a good knee to the midsection. Diaz won't want to take too many of those.
Millen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Millen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Millen lands an elbow just above Diaz 's eye.
A body shot lands from Millen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Millen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Diaz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Good body shot from Millen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Millen crunches a lovely knee into Diaz's ribcage.
Millen lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Millen obliges.
Millen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Millen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Diaz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Diaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Millen is struggling to control the position.
Millen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Millen presses Diaz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Millen lands a nice knee to the body.
Millen digs a right hand underneath Diaz's ribcage. Diaz let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millen is stalling here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Millen.
Diaz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Millen obliges.
Millen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Millen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diaz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Millen scores with a shot to the side of Diaz's head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Millen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A nice right hand lands inside from Millen.
A knee to the head by Millen.
Colin Millen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Diaz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Diaz tries to pull guard but Millen won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Millen working Diaz over with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Millen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Millen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Millen.
Millen scores with a shot to the side of Diaz's head.
Diaz wants to stall.
Millen landing knees to the head.
Millen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Diaz is rocked!
Millen lands an elbow inside that Diaz shrugs off.
Oh Diaz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Millen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diaz's defenses.
Millen is stalling here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Millen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knees to the body from Millen.
Millen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Millen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Millen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Millen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diaz's defenses.
Millen lands a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Millen.
Millen creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Diaz with a big uppercut! Diaz tries to clinch up but Millen pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Diaz to the mat! Diaz covers up and Millen unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Colin Millen!
A victorious Colin Millen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.