PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yannick Bossway (ranked 4749 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Mills (ranked 5541 p4p, 0 weight class). Mills has chosen Good Luck as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bossway
vs
Mills

195 cm
26
196 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

188 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yannick Bossway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bryan Mills!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Skip Squint and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bossway misses with a double jab.
Mills drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bossway swinging wildly here.
Mills is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A combination from Mills does no damage.
Bossway gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mills counters with a straight right hand.
Mills throws a leg kick but Bossway moved away.
Mills swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mills fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bossway looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bossway plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good standup being displayed there by Mills as he connects with a hook.

Mills tries to keep at a distance but Bossway has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mills lands a nice uppercut.
Bossway is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mills to keep the fight standing.
A short uppercut from Mills.
Mills working aggressively here.
Bossway scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mills has had enough of the clinch but Bossway keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bossway.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bossway.
Bossway blocking some punches.
Bossway stalls.
Bossway blocks a body shot from Mills.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bossway manages to break the clinch.
Bossway moves out of range of the strikes.
Bossway steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mills.
Mills jabs at Bossway's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bossway shoots in looking for a takedown. Mills tries to sprawl out of it but Bossway keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mills manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yannick Bossway. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bossway slips a jab from Mills.
Bossway shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mills as he avoids it easily.
Bossway misses with a hook. Mills ducked under it nicely.
A head kick misses from Mills.
Bossway avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Bossway misses its target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mills throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bossway tries for a takedown but Mills circles away easily
and Mills counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mills lands a jab to the head.

Bossway moves into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Mills.
Mills trying to land knees to the body.
Bossway prevents a body shot from Mills.
Bossway dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bossway slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Bossway for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Mills avoids a wild elbow strike from Bossway.
Mills misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bossway.
Bossway blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bossway holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bossway fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mills.

Mills escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bossway tries to clinch but Mills moves out of range.
Jab from Mills.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mills throws a head kick but Bossway moves out of range.
Mills thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bossway tries for a takedown but Mills circles away easily
and Mills counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bossway is breathing heavily.
Mills takes a swing at Bossway's ribcage but misses.
Mills looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mills throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryan Mills dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Mills changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mills circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mills throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bossway is looking to counter the offense by Mills and move into the clinch.
Mills leaves Bossway with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bossway doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mills counters with a right hand to the body.
Mills scores with a shot to the body.
Mills has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mills fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

It looks like Yannick Bossway has been cut.

Bossway closes the distance and clinches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mills lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mills misses with the head strike.
Mills lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills struggles to land a body shot inside as Bossway controls his hands.
Mills tries to circle away but Bossway has him pinned against the cage.
Mills lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bossway backwards.
Mills tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mills throws a punch but it's blocked by Bossway.
Mills misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bossway.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mills creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mills lands with a right to the head.
Mills lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mills lands with a light punch inside.

Mills's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bossway takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mills jabs at Bossway's body.
Mills is looking to land body kicks.
It looked like Bossway was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Mills thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mills misses with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mills lands a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Mills.
Bossway tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Mills manages to circle out of the way.
Mills tests Bossway's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mills scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bossway in his tracks.
Bossway doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mills throws a big shot that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mills jabs Bossway to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bossway ducks right into an uppercut from Mills.
Bryan Mills is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mills misses with a body kick.
Mills lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bossway ducks right into an uppercut from Mills.
Bossway avoids the body shot from Mills.
Bossway misses with a body shot.
Mills checks a low kick from Bossway.
Mills follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Mills misses with a body kick.
Bossway takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Mills cracks Bossway with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Bossway looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Mills finish him?

Bossway is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mills waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bossway.

Mills closes the distance and clinches.
Mills misses with a punch on the inside.
Bossway blocks a punch to the side of the head.
I was talking to Bossway's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bossway misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mills.
Mills scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bryan Mills seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mills tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bossway's elbow.
Bossway has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mills is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yannick Bossway. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right from Mills on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bossway.

Bossway's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yannick Bossway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bossway defending well as Mills loads up on a big left hand.
Bossway tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mills throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryan Mills showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yannick Bossway's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Mills fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice sprawl there from Mills as Bossway shoots in.
Bossway fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mills avoids it really well and circles away.
Yannick Bossway is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mills changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mills scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mills works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mills missing with a left hand there. Bossway was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills works Bossway's body with a nice hook.
Mills throws a shot from downtown. Bossway moves away and avoids it.
Mills scores with a body shot.
Mills lands a jab to the head.
Bossway on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bryan Mills seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mills tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bossway moves away from the strike by Mills.
Bossway seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Bossway walks into a straight right hand from Mills.
Mills avoids the head kick by Bossway.
It seemed like Mills was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mills throws a good cross that connects.
Oh Bossway is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bossway moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bossway takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bossway seems to have got his legs back now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Mills closes the distance and clinches.
Bossway blocking some punches.
Bossway has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mills is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yannick Bossway. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short body shot lands from Mills as the two fighters clinch.
Mills tries to land knees in the clinch but Bossway avoids the damage to the body.
Mills lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mills lands a shoulder strike.
Mills lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bossway as Mills tries to tie him up.
Mills looking to slow down the pace here.
Still in the clinch, Mills scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mills lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mills lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bossway blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Mills.
Mills lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bossway takes a shot to the head.
Mills lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mills swings wildly with an uppercut but Bossway uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mills lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Mills breaks the clinch.
Bossway gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Mills points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Bossway wakes up just in time to hear Mills thank his coaches in the post fight interview.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bryan Mills!
A very excited looking Bryan Mills 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.