PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rage Kootz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colin Millen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Millen has chosen Da Strike! as his entrance music. Colin Millen acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Kootz
vs
Millen

183 cm
24
185 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

175 cm
25
170 lbs
15 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Fast

Prestige Nutrition (160!)

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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rage Kootz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Colin Millen!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Millen is looking to chop away at Kootz's legs.
Millen throws a chopping leg kick but Kootz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A slapping body kick lands there for Millen.
Millen leaves Kootz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kootz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Millen throws a leg kick but Kootz moved away.
Kootz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Millen throws out the jab.
Kootz fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rage Kootz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Millen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kootz was well out of range. Poor timing from Millen.
Kootz tries to clinch but Millen moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Kootz or perhaps it was just good defense by Millen which made him look bad.
Kootz plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Millen just misses with a punch to the body.
Kootz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Millen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Millen misses with a low kick.
Millen throws a front kick aimed at Kootz's knee but Kootz avoids it well.
Kootz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Colin Millen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Millen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kootz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kootz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Millen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kootz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Kootz looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Millen is looking to control Kootz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Millen avoid being mounted?

Millen looking for submissions off his back.
Kootz is keen to just control but Millen is a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kootz prevents Millen from improving his position.

Kootz decides to stand and escape the position.
Millen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kootz's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kootz throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kootz tries to clinch but Millen is having none of it.
Kootz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kootz jabs Millen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice sprawl there from Millen as Kootz shoots in.
Kootz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Millen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kootz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Millen counters with a good, hard body kick but Kootz shrugs it off.
Millen misses with a shot to the body
and Kootz counters with a nice body shot.
Kootz walks forward, straight into a front kick from Millen.
Millen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kootz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kootz is breathing heavily.
Kootz slips under a jab.
Millen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kootz's calf.

Millen tries to keep at a distance but Kootz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Millen swings wildly with an uppercut but Kootz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kootz has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Millen after a bit of a struggle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Millen misses with a knee strike.
Kootz jumps guard but Millen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Millen is looking to control Kootz's arms but Kootz gets an underhook and turns him. Now Millen has his back to the cage.
Kootz is trying to pull guard but Millen has him pressed against the cage.
Millen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kootz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Millen smiles and moves away.
Kootz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Millen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kootz. That did some damage!
Millen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kootz was well out of range. Poor timing from Millen.
Kootz digs a good body shot into Millen's ribs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Millen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Colin Millen will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Millen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Colin Millen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kootz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Millen swats away the attempt to clinch by Kootz.
Millen misses with a hook to the body
and Kootz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Millen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kootz.
Millen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kootz throws a head kick but Millen moves out of range.

Kootz takes the fight into the clinch.
Kootz tries to score a body lock takedown but Millen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kootz avoiding damage as Millen throws knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Millen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Millen tries to land knees in the clinch but Kootz avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Millen.

It looks like Rage Kootz has been cut.
Kootz tries to pull guard but Millen won't allow it.
Kootz fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rage Kootz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kootz has Millen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Millen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Millen's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Millen gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Kootz regains guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Millen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kootz keeping moving, preventing Millen from controlling successfully.

Kootz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Millen is aware though and is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Millen throws an elbow that misses. Kootz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Millen's guard. Nice move by Kootz!
Kootz wants to control from the top but Millen keeps moving.
Kootz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kootz is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Millen looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kootz passes into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kootz slows the pace down in half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kootz prevents Millen from improving his position.
Kootz is trying to control. Millen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Millen is looking to improve his position.

Millen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Millen is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Millen is not content to let Kootz control the position.

Kootz escapes and gets back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A lazy body kick from Millen
and Kootz counters with a left and a right that stings Millen.
Millen misses with a straight left.
An inside leg kick from Millen misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rage Kootz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rage Kootz's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Nice takedown defense from Millen. No joy for Kootz on that attempt.
Millen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kootz moves away.
Millen scores with a punch to the head.
Kootz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Millen circles away quickly and effectively.
Millen misses with a low kick.
Kootz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Millen sprawls well. Millen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kootz gets slowly back to his feet.
Millen tests Kootz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Millen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Millen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kootz.
Kootz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kootz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Millen. Millen obviously looking to wear him down.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kootz stopping the sweep attempt from Millen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kootz is looking to work some ground and pound but Millen has wrist control.

Millen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kootz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Millen trying to keep a closed guard but Kootz is proving a slippery customer.
Rage Kootz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kootz trying to control the position from guard on top but Millen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Millen looking to control but Kootz passes into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kootz trying to control the action but Millen is working from the bottom.
Millen is looking to improve his position.
Kootz is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Kootz wants to stand up but Millen is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kootz keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Millen looking for submissions off his back.
Kootz trying to mount his opponent but Millen defends it.
Millen trying to hold on to Kootz's head to control him but Kootz postures up.
Millen tries to get to full guard but Kootz has control of the leg.
Kootz tries to pass to full mount but Millen defends it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Millen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kootz is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Kootz wants to pass to mount but Millen is defending the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kootz is thwarting Millen's attempts to control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Colin Millen.
I think Millen 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 Don Winkell scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Colin Millen!

The fight ends as a draw!