PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris Millennium (ranked 3136 p4p, 319 weight class) and Jack Wilder (ranked 4807 p4p, 435 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Millennium
vs
Wilder

175 cm
31
170 lbs
6 - 6 - 2

170 cm
24
167 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Arcticus University: London

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Millennium!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Wilder!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Millennium misses with a head kick.
Wilder stuffs the takedown.
Millennium moves away from the strike by Wilder.
Wilder throws a jab when Millennium was well out of range.
Wilder catches Millennium with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Millennium tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Millennium tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wilder manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wilder stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wilder wants it to stay on the feet.

Millennium clinches up against the cage.

Millennium breaks from the clinch.
Jack Wilder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilder misses with a hook.
Wilder looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilder misses with a looping right.
As Wilder looks to move away, Millennium throws a big counter combo but Wilder just gets out of the way.
Millennium tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wilder paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Millennium slips a jab from Wilder.

Millennium has closed the distance and engaged Wilder in a clinch.
Wilder scores with a shot to the side of Millennium's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilder pushes Millennium back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wilder tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wilder misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wilder creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wilder tries to circle away but Millennium has him pinned against the cage.
Wilder working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Millennium blocks an uppercut.
Wilder wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Wilder breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Millennium lands a high kick!
Wilder looks to land a left hand but Millennium moved out of range nicely.
Millennium throwing a counter right hand but Wilder manages to avoid it.
Wilder catches Millennium with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Millennium looks to throw a body kick
and Wilder counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Millennium staying out of range there.
Millennium tries to clinch but Wilder moves out of range.
Wilder thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Millennium feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Millennium engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Wilder isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Millennium stacks Wilder 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 Millennium!
Wilder is looking for a sweep.
Wilder is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Millennium has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilder is not content to let Millennium control the position.
Wilder is looking to reverse the position.
Wilder is still trying to improve position.
Millennium wants to control but Wilder is keeping him busy.
Wilder tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Millennium wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Millennium wants to control but Wilder is keeping him busy.
Millennium throws a strike aimed at the side of Wilder's head but Wilder avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A lull in the action here as Millennium stalls from top position.
Millennium wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wilder keeps working.
Wilder is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Millennium tries for a takedown but Wilder circles away easily
and Millennium takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Millennium. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Millennium closes the distance but Wilder moves to the side
and Wilder counters with a nice uppercut.

Millennium is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Wilder's half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Wilder pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Millennium throws a big counter combination but Wilder scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Wilder connects with an inside leg kick.
Millennium shoots in but Wilder avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Millennium steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wilder.
Wilder misses with a hook. Millennium ducked under it nicely.
Millennium seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Millennium tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wilder paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chris Millennium is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Millennium ducks under a wild hook from Wilder.
Wilder lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jack Wilder seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wilder paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilder swings for the body but Millennium moves out of range.
Millennium feinted with a counter takedown.
Millennium misses with a series of wild punches.
Wilder misses the shot to the body.
Wilder throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Millennium tries to bum rush Wilder with a series of wild strikes but Wilder uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice takedown defense from Wilder. No joy for Millennium on that attempt.
Wilder swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wilder pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wilder looks to land a right hand but Millennium moved out of range.
Wilder misses with a leg kick

and Millennium counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Millennium.
Wilder looking for a sweep. Not yet Wilder, not yet.

Wilder looking for a guillotine here but Millennium defends easily.
Wilder wants to sweep here but Millennium controlling him for the moment.
Wilder wants to stand up but Millennium is controlling him.
Wilder has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilder working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Millennium.

Wilder is working an open guard so Millennium takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A nice combination there by Millennium.
Millennium dives in and grabs Wilder's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wilder pushes down on Millennium's head and hops out.
Wilder tries a quick counter leg kick but Millennium is wise to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Millennium. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilder lands with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by Millennium.
Millennium appears to be looking for a big counter.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Millennium.
A big left from Wilder misses.
Wilder misses with a looping right.
Millennium tries a head kick but it misses.
Millennium tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wilder swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilder misses with a wild combination.
A big left from Wilder misses.
Millennium tries to counter with a takedown but Wilder is quick to defend against it.
Millennium tries to clinch but Wilder is having none of it.
Millennium gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wilder misses with a wild combination.
Millennium fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wilder throws a body punch but Millennium moves out of range.
Jack Wilder is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wilder lands with a straight right. Millennium didn't see that one coming.
Wilder scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Millennium looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilder is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Millennium is trying to work for a kimura but Wilder is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilder is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Millennium's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Millennium's back!
Millennium looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.

Wilder has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Millennium has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Millennium wants to control his opponent's hands but Wilder gets his hands free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Wilder showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Wilder swings for the body but Millennium moves out of range.
Millennium throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wilder throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Millennium on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Millennium tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wilder swivels and escapes.
Millennium staying out of range there.

Millennium clinches with his opponent.
Wilder digs a right hand underneath Millennium's ribcage. Millennium let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wilder lands a left hand that snaps the head of Millennium backwards.
Wilder has a couple of punches blocked by Millennium.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Millennium.
Wilder gets through Millennium's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wilder misses with a short punch on the inside.

Millennium's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wilder slaps away a takedown attempt from Millennium, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilder loads up on a big right hand but Millennium slips the punch.
Wilder avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Millennium crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Wilder - the referee stops the clock and Millennium gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Wilder. Millennium manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wilder scores with a shot to the body.
Millennium staying out of range there.
Wilder scores with a body shot.
Wilder throws a jab but it's blocked by Millennium.
Wilder throws a series of strikes that have Millennium backpedaling.
Millennium shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wilder as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Millennium. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilder throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Millennium to counter with a crisp jab.
Wilder slaps away a takedown attempt from Millennium, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Millennium feints and as Wilder raises his hands in defense, Millennium changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Chris Millennium overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilder looking for a sweep. Not yet Wilder, not yet.

Wilder has his foot on Millennium's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Millennium works his way back into a safe position though.
Wilder trying to control the position.

Wilder throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Millennium escapes and throws Wilder's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Millennium working away.
Wilder might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Millennium haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Wilder is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilder is not content to let Millennium control the position.
Wilder trying to control but Millennium flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Wilder rolls, trying to escape but Millennium keeps control of the position.

Millennium looking to break Wilder's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Wilder remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Millennium will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Wilder is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Wilder is really stuck here.
Millennium not allowing Wilder to control his hands.
Wilder is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wilder fending off the submission attempt from Millennium.
Will Millennium go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Wilder is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Millennium off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Millennium doesn't have the hooks in and Wilder manages to turn into his guard.
Millennium is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Wilder pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Millennium is keeping the position for now.
Chris Millennium has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wilder is looking to stand up but Millennium won't let him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Wilder comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wilder winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Wilder!