PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lance Mills (ranked 24849 p4p, 0 weight class) and Izzedin El Derabani (ranked 4584 p4p, 0 weight class). Izzedin El Derabani is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Mills
vs
El Derabani

168 cm
26
150 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

175 cm
25
157 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lance Mills!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Izzedin El Derabani!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
El Derabani dives in and grabs Mills's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mills pushes down on El Derabani's head and hops out.

Mills drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Mills trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

El Derabani throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mills slips nicely into half guard.
Mills has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Mills moves into full mount! El Derabani won't be happy about that!
Mills controlling the position easily from mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mills cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Mills sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Mills is going oldschool here, as he tries to force El Derabani to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so El Derabani shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills content just to control the position here.
The referee warns El Derabani that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mills controlling the pace for now.
Mills's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
El Derabani tries to hold on but Mills pushes him away.
El Derabani is working to get back to half guard.
Mills scoring with strikes but El Derabani is staying in there.
Mills controlling his opponent.
Mills working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Mills dominating with strikes here.
El Derabani is looking to get to half guard.
Mills landing strikes from the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mills controlling the pace for now.
El Derabani is in a horrible position here. Mills smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mills looking to control and managing it successfully.

Mills is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, El Derabani has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Mills controlling from the full mount.
Mills unloading with bombs!
Mills looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mills is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mills putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Mills is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. El Derabani can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Mills lands a heavy elbow.
Mills raining down hammerfists from mount.
Mills controlling the pace for now.
Mills has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Mills lands a couple of good shots and El Derabani has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Mills is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lance Mills dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mills missing with a left hand there. El Derabani was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
El Derabani wants to clinch.
Mills drops down looking for a counter takedown but El Derabani sprawls and moves away.
El Derabani wants to clinch up but Mills keeps it at a distance.
Lance Mills seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mills keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
El Derabani is looking to clinch.
The fighters circling - Mills throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
El Derabani throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mills's waist but Mills gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing El Derabani off to one side.
It looked like Mills wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A slow jab from Mills misses its intended target.
Izzedin El Derabani is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mills throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And El Derabani tries to counter it with a takedown but Mills pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mills throws a lazy right hand but El Derabani sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
El Derabani shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mills as he jumps to the side.
Lance Mills has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Izzedin El Derabani.
A big left from Mills misses.
Mills looks to score with a jab to the body but El Derabani is just out of range.
El Derabani looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
El Derabani misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mills is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by El Derabani.
Mills misses the shot to the body.

Mills looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for El Derabani!
Mills works to advance to full mount. El Derabani defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Mills has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mills lands a couple of good shots and El Derabani has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
A bit of a pause in the action here. Mills controlling the positon.
Lance Mills overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Mills is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but El Derabani won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Mills off his unconscious opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Lance Mills!