PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Pelayo (ranked 1078 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Mills (ranked 1586 p4p, 0 weight class). Don Pelayo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Pelayo
vs
Mills

176 cm
27
183 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

168 cm
27
162 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Don Pelayo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lance Mills!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pelayo takes the fight into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Pelayo.
Mills tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pelayo's elbow.
Pelayo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Mills has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mills goes for a takedown attempt but Pelayo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mills moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Pelayo drives through and clinches with Mills against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pelayo.
Pelayo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mills.
Mills goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pelayo lands a nice uppercut.
Mills throws a punch but it's blocked by Pelayo.
Good body shot from Pelayo.
Mills tries to pull guard but Pelayo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Don Pelayo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lance Mills.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pelayo's elbow.
Mills is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pelayo to keep the fight standing.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mills.
Mills misses with some punches.
Pelayo lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Pelayo.
Pelayo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pelayo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pelayo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Pelayo.
Mills avoids the elbow strike from Pelayo, against the cage.
Pelayo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mills backwards.
Pelayo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mills swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mills is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mills wants a takedown.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pelayo throws an elbow but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pelayo misses with an elbow strike.
Mills stalling in the clinch but Pelayo improves position.
Pelayo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mills is trying to break the clinch but Pelayo has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pelayo gets through Mills's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pelayo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mills is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pelayo is keeping busy.
Pelayo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mills takes a shot to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pelayo.
Pelayo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Millss head.
Mills misses with some punches.
Pelayo prevents a body shot from Mills.
Pelayo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mills jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pelayo walks away with a smile on his face. Mills gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pelayo clobbers Mills with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pelayo connects with a nice looking jab.
Pelayo cracks Mills with a good jab.

Mills is rocked!
A cross from Pelayo lands.
Mills is still on wobbly legs! Can Pelayo finish him?
Mills gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Pelayo gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Mills is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Don Pelayo!
A very excited looking Don Pelayo 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.