PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Harry Llloyd (ranked 3617 p4p, 196 weight class) and Draeson Millhouse (ranked 2821 p4p, 158 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Llloyd
vs
Millhouse

165 cm
21
148 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

169 cm
25
135 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harry Llloyd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Draeson Millhouse!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Llloyd drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Millhouse prevents Llloyd from moving into mount.
Millhouse tries to buck Llloyd off but Llloyd is having none of it.
The strikes coming from Llloyd are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Millhouse tries to buck Llloyd off but Llloyd is having none of it.
Millhouse is still trying to improve position.
Llloyd controls the position from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Millhouse is looking for a sweep.
Millhouse is being controlled here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Llloyd tries to advance to mount but Millhouse denies him.
Millhouse lands a little strike from the bottom.

Llloyd looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Millhouse is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Llloyd working away.
Llloyd slows the pace down.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Llloyd cracks Millhouse with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Llloyd creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Millhouse is looking for a sweep.
Llloyd in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Llloyd content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Llloyd seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Millhouse for as long as he can get away with.

Llloyd working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Millhouse is trying to escape the position but Llloyd is controlling the position.
Millhouse is pushing Llloyd's head away, looking to escape. Llloyd manages to hold on to the position though.
Millhouse is trying to escape the position but Llloyd is controlling the position.
An elbow from Llloyd crashes against the mat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Llloyd working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Millhouse seems a little lost for a moment, as Llloyd dominates the positioning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Llloyd dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Llloyd shoots in and gets a takedown into Millhouse's guard.
Millhouse is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Llloyd dives into side control.

Millhouse wants to control but Llloyd postures up.
Millhouse is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Llloyd cracks Millhouse with a big elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Llloyd decides to stand back up. Llloyd steps back and let's Millhouse get back to his feet.

Llloyd closes the distance and clinches.

Llloyd successfully pulls guard.
Llloyd seems keen to control Millhouse's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Millhouse looking to pass the guard.
Millhouse really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Llloyd. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Millhouse is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Llloyd is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Llloyd has escaped and now he's on top!

Llloyd advances position into side control!
Llloyd happy to just control the position for now.
Millhouse is looking to reverse the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Llloyd landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Llloyd lands some shots froms side control.
Millhouse is being controlled here.
Millhouse is looking to reverse the position.
Millhouse can't do much from the bottom here.
Llloyd advances to mount.
Millhouse takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Llloyd controlling the position easily from mount.
Millhouse is desperately trying to improve his position but Llloyd has a good base and remains in mount.
Llloyd controlling the pace for now.
Llloyd'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.

Llloyd is working for a guillotine from mount but Millhouse frees his head quite easily.
Llloyd with good strikes from the mount here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Llloyd looking to control and managing it successfully.
Llloyd punching from mount but Millhouse doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Llloyd throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Harry Llloyd overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Llloyd tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Llloyd dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Llloyd drives through and clinches with Millhouse against the cage.
Llloyd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Millhouse can do to turn this around?

Llloyd breaks from the clinch.
Millhouse has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Llloyd.
Millhouse walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Llloyd changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Millhouse looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Llloyd controls the position.
Llloyd tries to score with some ground and pound. Millhouse controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Llloyd controls the position from side control.
Llloyd lands some shots froms side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Millhouse being controlled for a moment.
Llloyd throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Llloyd decides to stand back up. Llloyd steps back and let's Millhouse get back to his feet.
Millhouse will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Llloyd decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Llloyd performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Llloyd stands up from half guard.
Millhouse tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Llloyd was well out of range. Poor timing from Millhouse.

Llloyd shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Llloyd was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Llloyd stands up and beckons Millhouse to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Llloyd lands a head kick!
Millhouse tries to clinch but Llloyd is having none of it.
Millhouse tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Llloyd to counter with a crisp jab.
Llloyd swats away the attempt to clinch by Millhouse.
Llloyd tries to counter with a takedown but Millhouse is quick to defend against it.

Llloyd clinches with his opponent.

Llloyd has hold of one of Millhouse's legs. Millhouse is fighting the takedown attempt but Llloyd gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Millhouse trying to control the position.

Llloyd stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Llloyd walks forward, straight into a front kick from Millhouse.
Millhouse goes for a double leg but Llloyd avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Llloyd continues to drive forward.

Llloyd shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Millhouse takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Millhouse is trying to control the position but Llloyd postures up.
Llloyd seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Llloyd scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Llloyd showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Llloyd has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Llloyd!
An out of breath Harry Llloyd thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.