PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Herman Mills (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Boyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Mills
vs
Boyd

213 cm
19
278 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
20
238 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Herman Mills!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Boyd!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Boyd drives through with a takedown into guard.
Boyd showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Boyd is fighting to break Mills's control of his arms but Mills is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Boyd's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Boyd's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Alex Boyd.
Mills circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mills counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Boyd scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Boyd perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Mills wants to get back to his feet.
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!
Mills is trying is best to control the position here.
Mills slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mills is trying to keep Boyd in close.
Boyd stands up out of Mills's guard for a moment - Mills manages to land a nice upkick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyd controls from within his opponent's guard.
Boyd won't allow Mills to sweep him here.
Boyd sitting in guard, not really doing much.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Alex Boyd.
Mills swats away the attempt to clinch by Boyd.
Boyd fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mills avoids it really well and circles away.
Boyd shoots for a takedown but Mills saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mills shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Boyd is trying to defend but Mills finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Mills not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Boyd wants to improve his position but Mills is controlling well.

Mills is trying to work for a kimura but Boyd is defending well.
Mills thows a huge punch but Boyd dodges it nicely.
Mills prevents Boyd from standing back up.
Boyd keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mills missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mills missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Boyd is defending against the submission attempts here by Mills.
Mills will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Mills is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Boyd sees it coming and defends easily.
Mills prevents Boyd from standing back up.
Boyd looks winded!

Mills is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Boyd has managed to free his arm - good work.
Boyd blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mills.
Mills not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Boyd tries to kick Mills off but Mills keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mills is working for a kimura but Boyd is defending it quite comfortably.
Boyd controlling the position for now.
Mills missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Boyd looks like he's trying to stand up.

Mills is working for a kimura but Boyd is defending it quite comfortably.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Boyd can do anything to dispel that myth.
Boyd tries to kick Mills off but Mills keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mills winds up and cracks Boyd with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Alex Boyd will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mills goes for a double leg but Boyd avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Boyd continues to drive forward.
Boyd should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Mills gets control of Boyd's arms and successfully pulls guard. Mills will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Mills has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Boyd engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Boyd being controlled here momentarily.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Mills wants to get back to his feet but Boyd is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Boyd controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Herman Mills.
Mills shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Boyd defends it nicely.
Boyd displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mills.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Herman Mills. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Boyd changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mills looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Mills wants to control but Boyd postures up.
Boyd tries to move to mount but Mills blocks the move with his legs.
Boyd moves into full mount!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boyd can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mills is looking to escape.
Boyd controlling from the full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Boyd.
Boyd tries to control but Mills wriggling away.
Mills wants to control but Boyd is having none of it.
Boyd controlling the pace for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mills's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Mills is trying desperately to improve position.
Boyd trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mills tries to lock up and control but Boyd gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Boyd takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mills is squirming around, avoiding Boyd's attempts to control the action.
Mills is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Mills is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Boyd controlling the position easily from mount.
Boyd avoids the attempt from Mills to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Boyd closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Mills trying to hold on to Boyd's head to control him but Boyd postures up.
Boyd trying to pass the guard but Mills defending well.
Mills missing with punches from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boyd moves nicely into side control.
Boyd working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boyd just content to control the position.

Boyd wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mills, who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Boyd showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Mills fails with the takedown
and Boyd counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Boyd stuffs the takedown.
Alex Boyd is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mills fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Herman Mills. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Boyd gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Boyd tries for a takedown but Mills manages to get underhooks.
Mills misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills jumps guard but Boyd turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Boyd has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mills avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Boyd drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Boyd goes for a takedown attempt but Mills pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Boyd takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Boyd darts in and clinches Mills up against the cage.

Mills manages to pull guard.
Boyd wants to control from the top but Mills keeps moving.
Boyd 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.
Mills wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

We're going to have a standup here because Herman Mills wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Mills misses with a takedown attempt

and Boyd counters by moving into the clinch.
Mills tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Boyd smiles and moves away.
Boyd will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Mills rushes Boyd and presses him up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mills pulls guard.
Boyd 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.
Mills tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boyd controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Alex Boyd was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Boyd scores with a sloppy right hand. Mills should have avoided that one.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Boyd. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boyd stuffs the takedown attempt from Mills. Mills gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boyd fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mills avoids it really well and circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alex Boyd.
Well Boyd has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Boyd!