PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Waldo Mcmillan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Kota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kota is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Airplanes - B.o.B ft Hayley Williams. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Mcmillan
vs
Kota

198 cm
24
193 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

183 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Can Moonwalk

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Waldo Mcmillan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Charles Kota!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcmillan shoots in for a double leg but Kota sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mcmillan looks for a takedown but Kota sprawls well.

Kota fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mcmillan sprawls well initially but Kota persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Kota wants to work for an arm triangle but Mcmillan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kota wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mcmillan keeps working.
Mcmillan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kota scores with a couple of nice shots.

Kota is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mcmillan is just riding it out for now. Kota eventually gives up the hold.

Kota looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mcmillan is defending against the submission attempts here by Kota.

Kota is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mcmillan defends it well.
Mcmillan is looking to control Kota's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mcmillan avoid being mounted?

Kota is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kota throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mcmillan is looking to escape.
Kota is thwarting Mcmillan's attempts to control the position.
Kota tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mcmillan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Mcmillan is defending against the submission attempts here by Kota.
Kota is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Mcmillan!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kota jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Mcmillan manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Kota tries to advance to mount but Mcmillan denies him.
Mcmillan manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kota's best efforts.
Kota passes to full mount!

Kota has control of Mcmillan's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Mcmillan regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Mcmillan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kota sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kota looking to secure an arm triangle but Mcmillan defends it well.
Mcmillan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Kota jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Mcmillan manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Mcmillan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kota scoring with punches from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Kota looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Kota thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Kota dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kota fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mcmillan sprawls well initially but Kota persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kota looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Kota is looking for a kimura but Mcmillan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kota to get the leverage.

Kota wants to work for an arm triangle but Mcmillan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kota is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mcmillan manages to get to full guard.
Kota throwing strikes from guard but Mcmillan blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcmillan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kota is one step ahead there.
Charles Kota has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kota works over Mcmillan with some ground and pound from guard.
Kota slips nicely into half guard.

Kota is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mcmillan wants to get back to his feet.

Kota is working for a submission of some sort.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcmillan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mcmillan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kota trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Kota drops back looking for a leg! Mcmillan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mcmillan manages to kick Kota off! Kota jumps back into Mcmillan's guard.
Kota wants to control from the top but Mcmillan keeps moving.
Mcmillan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kota is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kota is pushing down on Mcmillan's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mcmillan is fighting to maintain full guard but Kota has managed to sneak the leg through.

Kota looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Kota is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mcmillan defends it well.

Kota seems to be working for a kimura but Mcmillan defends the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kota is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Kota has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mcmillan's face.
Mcmillan in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Mcmillan is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mcmillan wants to hold on but Kota pushes him away.
Oh Mcmillan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Mcmillan defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Kota.
Mcmillan seems to have got his legs back now.
Mcmillan takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Kota's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles Kota!
After winning the bout, Charles Kota thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.