PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Adam McQuaid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Mills (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

McQuaid
vs
Mills

180 cm
27
152 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

175 cm
29
142 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

V-Mask Clothing (10%)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adam McQuaid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Rob Mills!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Franklyn Lucas and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

McQuaid closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mills quickly recovers to half guard.
Mills is holding on to half guard well.
Mills trying to control from the bottom.
Mills slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McQuaid slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

McQuaid stands up and beckons Mills to his feet.
McQuaid fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mills avoids it really well and circles away.
Mills looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mills is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McQuaid dives in and grabs Mills's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mills pushes down on McQuaid's head and hops out.
McQuaid tries for a takedown but Mills sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mills throws a counter combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam McQuaid. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McQuaid blocks a head kick by Mills.
McQuaid changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
McQuaid shoots in for a takedown but Mills shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Mills shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mills showed some decent athleticism there.
McQuaid wants to improve his position but Mills is controlling well.

McQuaid actively working from the bottom here.
McQuaid regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mills is stalling in the full guard.

McQuaid working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Mills has passed into half guard!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McQuaid wants to control the action here but instead Mills manages to pass to full mount!
McQuaid tries to lock up and control but Mills gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mills has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of McQuaid's face.
McQuaid tries to control Mills's body but Mills pushes him off. McQuaid squirms to his side and now Mills has his back!

McQuaid defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Mills's arms.
I would not like to be McQuaid right now.
Mills loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can McQuaid hold on?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McQuaid is in bad spot here.
Mills trying to control momentarily.
McQuaid trying to control the hands but Mills won't let him.
Will Mills go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Mills is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. McQuaid is defending well though. Mills let's go of the attempt for now.
McQuaid is in bad spot here.
McQuaid trying to control the action but Mills just sinks the hooks in.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mills is hanging on to McQuaid's back as he tries to escape.
Mills gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
McQuaid trying to control the hands but Mills won't let him.
Mills landing with strikes.
Mills has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of McQuaid's body.
McQuaid trying to control the position but Mills manages to sink in the hooks.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mills controlling the position well here. McQuaid rolled but Mills kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rob Mills dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

No joy there for Mills, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McQuaid blocks the body kick.

McQuaid darts in and clinches Mills up against the cage.
Mills is looking to control McQuaid's arms but McQuaid gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mills has his back to the cage.
Mills tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

McQuaid breaks from the clinch.
Mills checks the leg kick nicely there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from McQuaid.
Mills has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mills is looking to clinch but McQuaid is avoiding it.
McQuaid shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mills sprawls well. Mills wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. McQuaid gets slowly back to his feet.
Mills tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mills dives in and scores a takedown into McQuaid's guard.
McQuaid is trying to control the position but Mills postures up.

McQuaid is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

McQuaid had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mills defends it easily.
Mills postures up and lands a big shot to McQuaid's brow.
McQuaid controls Mills momentarily but Mills frees himself.
Mills is looking to stand up but McQuaid won't let him.

McQuaid is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mills defends well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

McQuaid looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Mills passes into half guard.
McQuaid is not content to let Mills control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Mills 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.

Mills is looking for a kimura here.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
McQuaid is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mills shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
McQuaid trying to control from the bottom.

McQuaid is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mills pulls his head out easily.

McQuaid is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mills pulls his head out easily.
Mills controlling the pace.
Mills is pressing down on McQuaid's thigh, looking to free his foot. McQuaid is holding on for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mills winds up and cracks McQuaid with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mills is controlling the pace.
McQuaid wants to control but Mills is keeping busy.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mills stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mills wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam McQuaid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McQuaid fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
McQuaid fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rob Mills showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

McQuaid tries to close the distance and clinch but Mills swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Adam McQuaid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

McQuaid closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Mills manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Mills tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McQuaid paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Mills looking to score a takedown here. McQuaid is defending well but Mills drives through and ends up in McQuaid's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mills's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mills controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

McQuaid isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Mills stacks McQuaid on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Mills!
Mills working away.
Mills wants to stand but McQuaid is controlling his arm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McQuaid is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Mills's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Mills controlling the pace.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Mills is looking to take a break and control but McQuaid is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
McQuaid fails with the takedown.
No luck for McQuaid with that takedown attempt.
McQuaid moves to clinch but Mills breaks away

and Mills counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mills.

McQuaid has his foot on Mills's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mills works his way back into a safe position though.
Mills sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mills wants to control from the top but McQuaid keeps moving.

McQuaid has an active guard here but Mills has managed to pass into half guard.
Mills lands strikes from half guard.
Mills controlling the action here.
Mills tries to stand but his hand is stuck under McQuaid.

Mills is working for a kimura but McQuaid is defending it quite comfortably.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McQuaid scores with a one two! Mills had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
McQuaid shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mills sprawls well. Mills wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. McQuaid gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam McQuaid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McQuaid has a takedown stuffed.
McQuaid shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mills sprawls well. Mills wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. McQuaid gets slowly back to his feet.
As McQuaid backs off Mills throws a huge counter combo but McQuaid manages to avoid it all.

Mills shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

McQuaid is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mills working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Oh McQuaid is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mills sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Mills scores with a big shot! McQuaid's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save McQuaid! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rob Mills!