PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alpa Chino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Mills Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Chino
vs
Mills Jr

184 cm
23
209 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

185 cm
23
225 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Museum of Monsters & Madmen

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alpa Chino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carl Mills Jr!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chino swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mills Jr throws a lazy right hand but Chino sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mills Jr manages to avoid it.
Chino is looking to clinch but Mills Jr is avoiding it.
Chino throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Chino throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mills Jr.
Mills Jr missing with a left hand there. Chino was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mills Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Chino tries to work over Mills Jr's front leg with a kick but Mills Jr checks it.
Mills Jr has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Mills Jr scores with a jab.
Mills Jr misses with a low kick.
Mills Jr throws a looping overhand right but Chino ducks down to avoid it.
Mills Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chino throws a right and a left that Mills Jr avoids nicely.
Chino throws out a leg kick but Mills Jr moves out of range and Chino only half commits.
Chino throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chino tries a head kick but it misses.
Mills Jr looks for the body kick but Chino saw that one coming.
Chino misses with a few strikes there.
Chino is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills Jr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chino.
Mills Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chino misses with a looping left.
Mills Jr avoids the head kick by Chino.
Mills Jr avoids the head kick by Chino.
Mills Jr scores with a head kick. Chino tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A good leg kick by Chino.
Chino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mills Jr.
Chino tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mills Jr has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mills Jr there as he acknowledges the shot.
Chino takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Chino drives through and clinches with Mills Jr against the cage.
Mills Jr lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chino tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mills Jr's elbow.
Mills Jr misses with some punches.
Mills Jr wants to break the clinch but can't.
I was talking to Chino's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Chino blocking some punches.
Mills Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mills Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chino backwards.
Chino doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mills Jr blocks an uppercut.
Chino lands with a short shot to the head.
Mills Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.

Mills Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big right from Mills Jr misses.
Chino throws a leg kick
and Mills Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Mills Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mills Jr. Chino does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mills Jr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
As Mills Jr tries to get set, Chino tries to push him back and clinch up but Mills Jr manages to avoid the attempt.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mills Jr crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Chino - the referee stops the clock and Mills Jr gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Chino. Mills Jr manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mills Jr swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Chino takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Chino misses with a kick to the body.
Mills Jr scores with a hook.
Mills Jr 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.
Mills Jr throws a jab when Chino was well out of range.
Chino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice side step and Mills Jr releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Mills Jr.
Chino blocks a jab.
Chino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chino misses the body punch
and Mills Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mills Jr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mills Jr throws a leg kick but Chino sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Carl Mills Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chino tries to clinch up but Mills Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Chino digs a good hook to Mills Jr's body.
Chino fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mills Jr is out of range.
Chino lands with a shot to the body.
Mills Jr misses with a straight left.
Mills Jr tries to land a front kick but Chino steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mills Jr throws a shot from downtown. Chino moves away and avoids it.
Chino seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Chino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chino takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mills Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chino tries to close the distance and clinch but Mills Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick misses from Mills Jr.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Mills Jr blocks the leg kick.
Chino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mills Jr.
Mills Jr misses with a looping left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chino lands a jab.

Mills Jr tries to keep at a distance but Chino has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chino lands with a short shot to the head.
Chino lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mills Jr backwards.
A shot in the inside from Mills Jr.
Chino lands an uppercut.
Mills Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mills Jr blocks a body shot from Chino.
Chino can't find room to land a body shot as Mills Jr controls the action.
Chino throws a punch but it's blocked by Mills Jr.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chino tries to work over Mills Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chino pushes Mills Jr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chino working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Chino fails to land.
Mills Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Alpa Chino will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Mills Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mills Jr scores with a nice strike.
Chino is looking to clinch but Mills Jr is avoiding it.
Chino misses with a looping right.
Mills Jr scores with a nice right hand.
Chino is looking to wear down Mills Jr with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Chino takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Chino drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mills Jr moves out of range of the body kick.
Chino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chino slips under a jab from Mills Jr.
Mills Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mills Jr scores with a jab to the head.
Chino looks to land a right hand but Mills Jr moved out of range.
Chino with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mills Jr to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chino throws a body punch but Mills Jr moves out of range.
Chino lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mills Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chino was well out of range. Poor timing from Mills Jr.
Mills Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chino fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills Jr scores with a three punch combo!
Danga de danga de dang - Chino scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Carl Mills Jr has been cut.
Chino looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Chino clinches.
Chino misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chino fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mills Jr misses with the head strike.
Mills Jr is looking to control Chino's arms but Chino gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mills Jr has his back to the cage.
Chino keeps control of Mills Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Chino - that landed with a thud.
Chino misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mills Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chino blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chino swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chino blocks an uppercut.
Chino throws a head punch that misses.
Mills Jr is looking to control Chino's arms but Chino gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mills Jr has his back to the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mills Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mills Jr throws a lazy right hand but Chino sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As Mills Jr tries to get set, Chino tries to push him back and clinch up but Mills Jr manages to avoid the attempt.
Chino looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chino blocks the body kick.
Mills Jr's jab looks to have found its range, popping Chino under the eye.
Mills Jr blocks a head kick by Chino.
Mills Jr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mills Jr.
Mills Jr jabs Chino right on the nose. Chino blinks but takes it well.
Chino swings for the body but Mills Jr moves out of range.
Chino fails with a takedown attempt.
It seemed like Mills Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mills Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chino.
Carl Mills Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mills Jr takes a swing at Chino's ribcage but misses.
Chino takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The fighters circling - Mills Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chino on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mills Jr. Mills Jr obviously looking to wear him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chino, right into the meat.
Mills Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chino.
Mills Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Chino is just out of range.

Chino clinches up against the cage.
Chino lands a shoulder strike.
Chino softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Good body shot from Mills Jr.
Chino tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mills Jr's elbow.
Chino lands a nice uppercut.
Chino lands a nice shot to the body.
Alpa Chino has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Chino blocking some punches.
Chino tries a body shot but Mills Jr blocks it.
Mills Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Chino scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chino lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chino throws a punch but it's blocked by Mills Jr.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Mills Jr in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A head punch on the inside from Mills Jr fails to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chino misses with a body punch.
Chino digs a right hand into Mills Jr's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mills Jr's gas tank.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chino lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mills Jr digs a right hand into Chino's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chino's gas tank.
Mills Jr wants to break free but Chino has control.
Mills Jr leaning against his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mills Jr.
Chino doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chino scores with a shoulder strike.
Mills Jr blocking some punches.
Mills Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chino.
Chino prevents a body shot from Mills Jr.
Mills Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chino misses with the head strike.
Mills Jr stalls.
Chino throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mills Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mills Jr gets through Chino's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Carl Mills Jr will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Carl Mills Jr's cut.
That's time! Chino's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Mills Jr throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Chino connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mills Jr takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chino lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mills Jr at a distance.
Chino scores with a jab to the head.
Mills Jr thuds a left hand into Chino's body.
Mills Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mills Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chino has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mills Jr throws out a leg kick but Chino moves out of range and Mills Jr only half commits.
Mills Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chino was well out of range. Poor timing from Mills Jr.
Mills Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mills Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Chino looks to score with a jab to the body but Mills Jr is just out of range.
Mills Jr slips under a jab.
Mills Jr catches Chino with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chino pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It seemed like Mills Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chino takes one on the button.
Chino smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Chino!
Chino slips a jab and a cross from Mills Jr.
Mills Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice uppercut lands for Chino. That snapped Mills Jr's head back.
Good work by Chino as he checks the leg kick.
Mills Jr blocks a head kick by Chino.
Mills Jr throws a body punch but Chino moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Mills Jr.
Mills Jr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A jab from Mills Jr misses.
Chino misses with a wild combination.
Mills Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.
A cross from Mills Jr lands.
Mills Jr wants to slow Chino down by chopping away at his legs.
Chino moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A head kick misses from Chino.
Mills Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chino looks to land a combination but Mills Jr avoids it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chino pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mills Jr circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mills Jr counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chino thinking.
Nice uppercut there from Mills Jr.
Mills Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chino keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Chino tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Mills Jr manages to circle out of the way.
A nice combination there by Mills Jr.
Mills Jr avoids the head kick by Chino.
Mills Jr clobbers Chino with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Chino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mills Jr.
Chino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mills Jr.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chino.
Mills Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chino lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chino lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mills Jr will feel that in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mills Jr with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chino.
Mills Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mills Jr cracks Chino with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mills Jr defending well as Chino loads up on a big left hand.
Mills Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chino.
A jab from Mills Jr misses.
Chino checks the leg kick nicely there.
Chino tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Mills Jr manages to circle out of the way.
Chino scores with a body shot.
Chino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mills Jr moves away.
Mills Jr moves out of range of the body kick.
Chino misses with a series of wild punches.
Mills Jr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chino looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mills Jr misses with a leg kick

and Chino counters by moving into the clinch.
Mills Jr trying to stall but Chino improves his position.
Mills Jr is trying to stall.
Mills Jr is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Mills Jr.
Mills Jr blocks an uppercut.
Chino misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chino swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Chino - that landed with a thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mills Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mills Jr lands a shoulder strike.
Chino blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chino misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mills Jr.
Mills Jr is trying to maintain a safe position but Chino gets an underhook and turns Mills Jr into the cage.
Mills Jr blocks an uppercut.
Mills Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mills Jr is trying to maintain a safe position but Chino gets an underhook and turns Mills Jr into the cage.
Chino struggles to land a body shot inside as Mills Jr controls his hands.
Chino lands a nice uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Carl Mills Jr.
I think Mills Jr 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carl Mills Jr!
Carl Mills Jr seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.