PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Mills (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxwell Booker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Mills
vs
Booker

168 cm
25
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

168 cm
25
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Determined

Hope MMA: Island Nutritions

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tyler Mills!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Maxwell Booker!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Booker with a poor takedown
and Mills counters with a nice uppercut.
Mills misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Booker.
Mills misses with a takedown

and Booker counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mills preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mills is adopting a defensive guard.
Mills trying to keep a closed guard but Booker is proving a slippery customer.
Booker with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Booker drops back looking for a leg! Mills is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mills manages to kick Booker off! Booker jumps back into Mills's guard.
Booker with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mills has his foot on Booker's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Booker works his way back into a safe position though.
Booker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mills working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Booker.
Booker distracts Mills with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Booker tries to free his leg and advance position but Mills is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Booker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mills definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Mills is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Booker avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Booker scoring with some ground and pound.
Booker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Booker must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Booker landing some decent shots from guard.
Booker postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Booker distracts Mills with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Mills working for a triangle but Booker defends it easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mills trying to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Booker stands up over Mills, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Booker is looking to work some ground and pound but Mills has wrist control.
Booker lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Mills looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mills is breathing heavily.
Booker landing with the ground and pound.
Booker landing some decent shots from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Booker content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Mills is rocked!
Booker stays in close to Mills's body and controls the position.
Booker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mills swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Booker working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Oh Mills is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Booker tries to free his leg and advance position but Mills is retaining full guard.
Mills seems to have got his legs back now.
Mills keeping moving, preventing Booker from controlling successfully.

Mills looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Booker working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mills's head.
Booker distracts Mills with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Booker with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Booker lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Mills is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Booker is in close to Mills's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Booker scoring with punches to the head and body.
Booker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Booker postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Mills covers up, he's hurt! Booker keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Booker and the ref steps in to end the fight! Booker can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maxwell Booker!
A very excited looking Maxwell Booker 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.