PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tomas Bendayho (ranked 2846 p4p, 368 weight class) and Jack Mills (ranked 817 p4p, 113 weight class). Mills has chosen Dexter theme song as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bendayho
vs
Mills

185 cm
23
175 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

180 cm
23
175 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tomas Bendayho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Mills!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mills with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bendayho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mills is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A shot to the body from Mills misses
and Mills takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Bendayho throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mills sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mills is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Mills steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bendayho.
A swing and a miss from Bendayho.
Mills wants to counter the offense by Bendayho and move into the clinch position.
We've been informed that Mills has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Bendayho misses with a straight right.
Mills staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mills misses with a straight left.
Mills displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bendayho throws out the jab.
Mills tries to clinch but Bendayho is having none of it.
Bendayho is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bendayho smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bendayho misses with a hook to the body
letting Mills counter with a right hand.
Bendayho throws a hook but Mills blocks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Bendayho misses the target.
Bendayho has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bendayho there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've been told by Bendayho's head coaches at Victory X that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

Mills has managed to clinch.
Mills lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mills.
Mills throws an elbow but it misses.
Bendayho struggles to land a body shot inside as Mills controls his hands.
Bendayho lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mills backwards.
Mills lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mills is struggling to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bendayho lands a right hand.
Bendayho tries a body shot but Mills blocks it.
Bendayho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bendayho misses with some punches.
Mills lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bendayho avoids a wild elbow strike from Mills.
Bendayho lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Mills.
Bendayho takes an elbow to the temple.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bendayho.
Bendayho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bendayho working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mills blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bendayho blocks the elbow strike.
Mills lands an elbow just above Bendayho 's eye.
Bendayho has a couple of punches blocked by Mills.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bendayho prevents a body shot from Mills.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mills.
Bendayho working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mills is trying to maintain a safe position but Bendayho gets an underhook and turns Mills into the cage.
Bendayho misses with a punch to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Bendayho.
Bendayho lands with a left to the head.
Mills lands an elbow that stopped Bendayho in his tracks for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bendayho.
Bendayho lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mills backwards.
Bendayho prevents a body shot from Mills.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mills.
Bendayho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bendayho working aggressively here.
Mills is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bendayho is keeping busy.
Mills stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bendayho makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bendayho tries to throw a body punch but Mills avoids it by throwing Bendayho back against the cage.
Mills blocks a body shot from Bendayho.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mills blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mills lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
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!
Bendayho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bendayho misses with a body punch.
Mills pushes off an throws an elbow but Bendayho leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bendayho blocks the elbow strike.
Bendayho takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mills blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bendayho blocks the elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bendayho.
Bendayho prevents a body shot from Mills.
Mills gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mills is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mills lands an elbow inside.
Mills lands an elbow inside.
Bendayho throws a head punch that misses.
Bendayho has a couple of punches blocked by Mills.
Mills lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bendayho avoids the elbow strike from Mills, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jack Mills will probably get the nod.
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.

A looping hook to the body misses from Bendayho. Mills does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Mills.
Nice body punch from Mills.
Bendayho throws out a loose jab but Mills uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mills misses with a body shot.
Mills tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bendayho was well out of range. Poor timing from Mills.
Bendayho swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mills looks to score with a jab to the body but Bendayho is just out of range.

Mills pushes Bendayho up against the cage in a clinch.
Mills blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bendayho lands a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bendayho lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mills lands a nice elbow.
Mills slows down the pace here.
Bendayho takes an elbow to the temple.
Mills can't find room to land a body shot as Bendayho controls the action.
Mills avoiding damage.
Mills lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mills presses Bendayho against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mills blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Mills 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.
Bendayho works on Mills's body with a couple of short punches.
Bendayho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bendayho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bendayho lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mills pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mills just leaning against Bendayho, taking a breather.
Jack Mills seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bendayho throws a head punch that misses.
Mills blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bendayho.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bendayho.
Bendayho lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mills backwards.
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!
Mills trying to stall but Bendayho improves his position.
Mills blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mills misses with an elbow strike.
Bendayho lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mills backwards.
Mills blocks an uppercut.
Bendayho lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bendayho lands with a left to the head.
Bendayho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mills lands a damaging elbow.
Mills is leaning against Bendayho and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bendayho lands with a right to the head.
Mills lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bendayho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bendayho misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bendayho.
Bendayho letting Mills take a breather here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bendayho tries to work over Mills's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bendayho tries a body shot but Mills blocks it.
Mills lands an elbow inside.
Bendayho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mills's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bendayho creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bendayho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bendayho misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bendayho lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mills backwards.
Mills slowing the pace effectively.
Mills pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mills prevents a body shot from Bendayho.
Mills struggles to land a body shot inside as Bendayho controls his hands.
Bendayho working aggressively here.
Bendayho working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bendayho misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mills just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bendayho's brow.
Mills lands a damaging elbow.
Bendayho blocks an elbow strike from Mills.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bendayho.
Bendayho scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mills'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.
Bendayho misses with a body punch.
Mills misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bendayho has a couple of punches blocked by Mills.
Mills lands a body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bendayho.
Bendayho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mills throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mills tries to throw a body punch but Bendayho avoids it by throwing Mills back against the cage.
Mills blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mills blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bendayho struggles to land a body shot inside as Mills controls his hands.
Mills works on Bendayho's body with a couple of short punches.
Mills lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomas Bendayho dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Mills defending well as Bendayho loads up on a big left hand.
Mills ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bendayho moves away.
Bendayho misses with a straight left.
Mills scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bendayho doesn't seem bothered though.
Mills avoids the body shot from Bendayho.
Mills steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bendayho.
Mills steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bendayho.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mills swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bendayho swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mills misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bendayho.
Nice uppercut there from Mills.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills throws a sloppy body shot
and Mills takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mills scores with a punch to the head.
Mills swings for the body but Bendayho moves out of range.
Bendayho throwing a counter right hand but Mills manages to avoid it.
Mills scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mills moves out of range as Bendayho strikes.
Mills tries to counter with a clinch but Bendayho shakes him off and moves away.
Bendayho scores with a jab.
Bendayho throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mills sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mills scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bendayho throws a body punch but Mills moves out of range.
Mills tries to counter with a clinch but Bendayho shakes him off and moves away.
Mills blocks a jab.
Mills connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mills misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bendayho.
Mills wants to clinch up but Bendayho keeps it at a distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Bendayho misses the target.
Mills ducks under a wild hook from Bendayho.

Bendayho gets tackled into the cage by Mills. Mills maintains the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mills blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mills blocks a body shot from Bendayho.
Bendayho tries to work over Mills's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Bendayho fails to land.
Bendayho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bendayho softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mills taking a breather.
Bendayho can't find room to land a body shot as Mills controls the action.
Bendayho takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mills throws an elbow but misses.
Bendayho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mills throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bendayho swings wildly with an uppercut but Mills uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bendayho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mills misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bendayho lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bendayho misses with a punch to the body.
Bendayho lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mills lands an elbow inside that Bendayho shrugs off.
Bendayho tries to throw a body punch but Mills avoids it by throwing Bendayho back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bendayho.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mills scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mills can't find room to land a body shot as Bendayho controls the action.
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!
Mills lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bendayho misses with a body punch.
Mills throws an elbow that misses.
Bendayho softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bendayho lands a body shot.
Bendayho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bendayho works on Mills's body with a couple of short punches.
Bendayho lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mills backwards.
Bendayho takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right from Bendayho on the inside.
Bendayho tries to work over Mills's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bendayho avoids the elbow strike from Mills, against the cage.
Bendayho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bendayho working aggressively here.
Mills lands a nice elbow.
Mills lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jack Mills.
I think Mills 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:29

The fight is ruled a draw!