PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Methyrr Dall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Milne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dall comes to the cage accompanied by Outlaws. Methyrr Dall has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dall
vs
Milne

213 cm
26
266 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

192 cm
26
265 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Methyrr Dall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Milne!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Milne shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dall manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Milne must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Milne wants to control from the top but Dall keeps moving.
Milne working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dall bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Milne's guard.

Dall drops back looking for a leg! Milne is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Milne manages to kick Dall off! Dall jumps back into Milne's guard.
Milne working a defensive guard but Dall passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dall works his foot free and advances to mount.
Milne is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dall jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Milne manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Milne is working to avoid the ground and pound but Dall connects with a decent elbow.

Dall tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dall has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Milne manages to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milne is looking to improve his position.

Dall is looking for a kimura here.
Milne wants to improve his position but Dall is controlling well.

Milne is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dall pulls his head out easily.
Milne pushes Dall off looking to stand but Dall dives back in and keeps control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dall seems to be working for a kimura but Milne defends the submission attempt.
Milne controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Dall is looking to take a break and control but Milne is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Milne trying to control here.

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.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dall scores with a leg kick.
Milne moves out of range of the body kick.
Milne tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Milne shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Milne is looking to take a break and control but Dall is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Milne perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
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 Methyrr Dall will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Milne closes the distance and clinches.
Dall manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Milne has hold of one of Dall's legs. Dall is fighting the takedown attempt but Milne gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Dall seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Milne is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dall looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

Dall is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Milne defends well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Milne trying to control but Dall is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Milne with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Milne looking to sit in guard and control but Dall gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Dall postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Milne looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dall is one step ahead there.

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

Dall tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Milne wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall can't do much from the bottom here.

Milne has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Milne darts in and clinches Dall up against the cage.
Dall has had enough of the clinch but Milne keeps him there for the moment.
Milne presses Dall against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Milne breaks the clinch.
Milne listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

It looks like Methyrr Dall has been cut.
Milne wants to land a leg kick but Dall is out of range.
Dall moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milne tries to clinch there but Dall circles away.
Dall tried to score with a low kick but Milne checks it.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Dall enables Milne to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Dall manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Dall is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Milne is aware though and is defending well.
Milne has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Milne wants to control from the top but Dall keeps moving.
Milne engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Milne wants to stand but Dall has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Milne controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dall has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Milne can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dall keeping moving, preventing Milne from controlling successfully.

Dall is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Milne advances to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Milne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Methyrr Dall's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Dall rushes Milne and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dall can't find room to land a body shot as Milne controls the action.
Dall lands a right hand that snaps the head of Milne backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dall.
Dall misses with a hook from the clinch.

Milne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dall misses with a head kick.
And Milne tries to counter it with a takedown but Dall pushes his down on his head and steps out.

Milne closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Milne lands in his opponent's guard.
Dall will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Milne stays in close to Dall's body and controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Milne stands up from Dall's guard - Milne perhaps looking for a knockout.
Harry Milne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall misses with a body kick.
Dall circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dall thows a body kick. Milne tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Dall showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Milne.
Methyrr Dall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Milne scores with a spinning back kick!
Milne staying out of range there.
Dall misses with a low kick.

Milne shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dall is trying to defend but Milne finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Milne is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Dall!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milne is landing with some decent strikes but Dall is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Dall tries to reverse the position but Milne maintains control.
Harry Milne has got the better of the ground game so far.
Milne is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dall can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
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!
Dall tries to hold on but Milne postures up.
Dall is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Milne is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Milne prevents Dall from getting the reversal.
Milne lands with some strikes.
Dall bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Milne keeping moving, preventing Dall from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dall accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dall pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Milne is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Dall drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Milne manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Dall has Milne in his guard.

Dall looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Milne gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Dall delivers a nice body kick.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Dall enables Milne to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Dall manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Dall looking for a guillotine here but Milne defends easily.
Milne trying to control the position from guard on top but Dall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Milne avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Milne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Milne 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Milne!
A very excited looking Harry Milne made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.