PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Ark (ranked 5226 p4p, 539 weight class) and Bryan Mills (ranked 5353 p4p, 0 weight class). Mills is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Good Luck. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Ark
vs
Mills

185 cm
22
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

188 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jacob Ark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bryan Mills!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Russell Pearce and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mills checks a leg kick nicely.
A cross from Ark lands.
Ark displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mills throws out the jab.

Ark forces Mills back against the cage and clinches.
Mills misses with the head strike.
Ark lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mills tries to stall but Ark uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mills misses with some punches.
Mills tries a body shot but Ark blocks it.
Ark blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mills lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mills pushes Ark back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ark blocking some punches.

Ark's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ark throws a push kick but Mills slaps the foot to one side.
Mills throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ark sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mills takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ark ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ark seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Mills tests Ark's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ark tries to close the distance and clinch but Mills swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mills swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ark ducks under a wild hook from Mills.
Mills listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

It looks like Jacob Ark has been cut.
Ark showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mills.
Mills throws a lazy right hand but Ark sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mills swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mills takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mills throws out a loose jab but Ark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ark slips a jab from Mills.
Ark throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jacob Ark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mills lands with an uppercut that bounces Ark off the cage and back into range.
Ark uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mills.
Mills jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ark takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ark is breathing heavily.
Mills is looking to clinch but Ark is avoiding it.
It looked like Ark was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mills.
Mills throws a lazy right hand but Ark sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ark swinging wildly here.
Mills wants to clinch up but Ark keeps it at a distance.
Ark looks to land a left hand but Mills moved out of range nicely.
Mills has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ark's corner calls for a 1-2. Ark obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mills missing with a left hand there. Ark was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ark tries to counter with a takedown but Mills is quick to defend against it.
Mills throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A clash of legs there as Mills blocks the low kick.
Ark lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ark's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mills connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ark scrambles back to his feet.
Mills misses with an uppercut
and Mills takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mills ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ark moves away.
Ark misses with the combination.
Mills moves away from the strike by Ark.
Mills is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ark with a body shot.
Mills swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ark counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mills comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Mills lands a big head kick that sends Ark tumbling to the mat! Mills takes a step backwards and waves Ark back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Ark is rocked!
Ark glances at the clock... BAM! Mills nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Ark crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Ark is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bryan Mills!
Our winner, Bryan Mills, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.