PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Las Mambo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gil Mills (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Mambo
vs
Mills

185 cm
34
194 lbs
23 - 18 - 0

170 cm
29
190 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 23 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Las Mambo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gil Mills!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mambo misses with a series of wild punches.
Mills tries to bum rush Mambo with a series of wild strikes but Mambo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mambo tries to clinch there but Mills circles away.
Mambo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mambo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mambo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mills manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Mambo.
Mambo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mills manages to avoid it.
Mills swings widly with a right hand
and Mambo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mills will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mambo thinks about countering with a body kick.

Mambo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Mambo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mambo wants to control but Mills is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills looking for a sweep but Mambo has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Mills can't escape the position.
Mambo landing strikes from the mount.

Mambo working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Mills is trying to escape the mount.
Mambo working the ground and pound effectively.
Mills slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mills gets back to full guard.
Mambo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mambo advances to half guard.
Mills tries to get to full guard but Mambo has control of the leg.
Mambo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Mambo trying to mount his opponent but Mills defends it.

Mambo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mills is just riding it out for now. Mambo eventually gives up the hold.
Mambo is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Mills!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mambo looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Mills slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

Mills looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Mambo is looking for a kimura here.
Mills slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mambo stopping the sweep attempt from Mills.
Mills looking to control.
Mills is pulling down on Mambo's head. It's preventing any offense from Mambo, at least for the moment.

Mambo drops back, looking for a kneebar! Mills looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Mills looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Mills!

Mambo is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Las Mambo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Mills throws a wild body kick that Mambo sees coming a mile off.
Mills blocks a head kick by Mambo.
Mambo shoots in and drives through. Mills sprawls well.
A little jabbing left from Mills on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mambo wants to clinch
and Mills counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mambo seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Las Mambo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mambo is looking to clinch but Mills is avoiding it.
Mambo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mills but Mills pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mambo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mambo tries to clinch but Mills moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot lands for Mills.
Mills throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mambo.
Mambo blocks a head kick by Mills.
Mambo misses with a takedown attempt
and Mills connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Las Mambo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mambo scores with a nice head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mambo throws an off balance right hand
and Mills counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mills moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Mambo is rocked!
Mills throws a head kick but Mambo moves out of range.
Mills ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mills works Mambo's body with a nice hook.
Mills pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mambo moves in looking to clinch but Mills pushes him off.

Mills connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Mambo to the floor! Mills dives in looking for the finish!
Oh Mambo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Mills is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Mills is trying to work for a kimura but Mambo is defending well.
Mambo is controlling Mills's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Mambo seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mambo wants to get back to full guard.
Mills wants to pass to mount but Mambo is defending the position.

Mills is working for a kimura but Mambo is defending it quite comfortably.
Mills throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mambo taking some punishment here, with Mills in his half guard.
Las Mambo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mambo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mills is working away from the top position though.
Mambo is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mills is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Mills wants to work for an arm triangle but Mambo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mills is keen to just control but Mambo is a slippery customer.

Mills wants to work for an arm triangle but Mambo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mills is trying to control the action in half guard but Mambo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

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.
Mambo manages to get to full guard.
Mills trying to control but Mambo is working from the bottom.

Mambo working for a triangle but Mills defends it easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mills's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gil Mills showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Mills bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mambo's head backwards.
Mills misses with a body kick.
Mills circles away from the clinch attempt.
A combination from Mills does no damage.
Mambo moves out of range of the strikes.
Mambo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
It seemed like Mills was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mambo lands with a right hand.
A shot to the liver by Mills. Beautiful body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mills lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mills connects with a nice looking jab.
Mills scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mambo doesn't seem bothered though.
Mambo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mills tries to avoid it but Mambo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mills to the ground. Mills escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mills throws a counter combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mambo tries a head kick but it misses.
Las Mambo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mills ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mills throws a looping overhand right but Mambo ducks down to avoid it.
Mills delivers a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mambo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mills takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mambo goes for a double leg but Mills avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Mills continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Las Mambo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mills, right into the meat.
Mambo lands with a cross.
Mambo takes one to the side of the head.
Mills is looking to slow Mambo down with leg kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mills misses with a two punch combination.
As Mills tries to get set, Mambo tries to push him back and clinch up but Mills manages to avoid the attempt.
Mills has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Mambo clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mambo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mambo lands a right hand.
Mambo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mambo letting Mills take a breather here.
Mambo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mambo misses with a knee to the head.
Mambo takes a shot to the head.
Mills tries to work over Mambo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mills tries to throw a body punch but Mambo avoids it by throwing Mills back against the cage.
Mambo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mills avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mills throws a punch but it's blocked by Mambo.
Mambo tries to throw a body punch but Mills avoids it by throwing Mambo back against the cage.
Mambo tries to land knees in the clinch but Mills avoids the damage to the body.
Mills prevents a body shot from Mambo.
Mills digs a right hand underneath Mambo's ribcage. Mambo let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Mills.
A bit of stalling here from Mills.
Mills lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mambo.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mambo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mills's brow.
Mills slowing the pace effectively.
Mambo throws an elbow that misses.
Mambo lands an elbow inside that Mills shrugs off.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mills - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mills is struggling to control the position.
Mambo'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.
Mills working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mills lands a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mills.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mambo tries to pull guard but Mills won't allow it.
Mills stalling.
Mills tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mambo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mambo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mills stalling in the clinch.
Mambo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short right from Mills.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mills prevents the takedown attempt.
Mambo is working for takedown but Mills is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mambo landing knees to the head.
Mills lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mambo struggles to land a body shot inside as Mills controls his hands.
Mills lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Mambo to his knees! Mills keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gil Mills!
A relieved looking Gil Mills thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.