PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Bollomard (ranked 1837 p4p, 2919 weight class) and Paul Mills (ranked 236 p4p, 327 weight class). Bollomard comes to the cage accompanied by LE RODEUR (SPES INVICTA Remix). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bollomard
vs
Mills

175 cm
21
167
3 - 0 - 0

178 cm
22
155
3 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

New Standard
HELLBENT

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jacques Bollomard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Mills!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Eddie Farnsworth and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bollomard fails with the takedown.

Mills clinches.
Mills tries for a takedown but Bollomard manages to get underhooks.

Bollomard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mills takes a swing at Bollomard's ribcage but misses.
Mills moves in looking to clinch but Bollomard pushes him off.
Bollomard connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mills momentarily.
Mills tries to clinch up.
Bollomard avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mills shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mills looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mills wants to clinch.
Bollomard half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bollomard throws a jab when Mills was well out of range.

Mills darts in and clinches Bollomard up against the cage.
Bollomard is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Mills looking for a takedown.
Jacques Bollomard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Mills.
Mills tries to score a body lock takedown but Bollomard shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bollomard holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mills being controlled against the cage.
Bollomard gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Mills wants to take the fight to the mat but Bollomard manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Mills tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bollomard smiles and moves away.
Mills tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bollomard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Mills has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bollomard has Mills pressed against the cage.
Mills tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bollomard prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bollomard is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bollomard gets underhooks to prevent Mills's takedown attempt.
Bollomard tries to work over Mills's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mills letting Bollomard take a breather here.
Bollomard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mills's elbow.
Mills has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bollomard seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Mills can turn it around.
Mills goes for a takedown attempt but Bollomard pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mills throws a leg kick

and Bollomard counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bollomard is nestled in close to Mills, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bollomard moves into full mount! Mills won't be happy about that!
Mills is trying desperately to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mills swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Bollomard with a couple of short strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mills is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bollomard lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mills is working to get back to half guard.
Bollomard lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Bollomard is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Mills to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Mills shrugs it off.
Mills is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mills keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bollomard looking to control but Mills is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bollomard jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Mills manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bollomard advances nicely into full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mills is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mills tries to buck Bollomard off but he can't manage it.
Mills working to try and regain half guard.
Mills is bucking up trying to escape but Bollomard cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

It looks like Paul Mills has been cut.
BOOM! Bollomard connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Mills tries to hold on but Bollomard pushes him away.
Bollomard pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Mills is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Bollomard trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Bollomard is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mills can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Mills tries to hold on but Bollomard pushes him away.
Mills really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jacques Bollomard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Mills's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Mills closes the distance looking to clinch

so Bollomard counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bollomard works over Mills with some ground and pound from guard.
Bollomard makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bollomard sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mills's guard.
Bollomard 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.
Bollomard is controlling the pace.
Jacques Bollomard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bollomard drops an elbow to the side of Mills's head.
Mills is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bollomard's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bollomard's back!
Mills controlling well, preventing Bollomard from escaping the position.
Mills trying to control.
Bollomard tries to roll but Mills sticks to his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bollomard. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mills tries to keep control of the position but Bollomard is staying busy.
Mills is trying to stick to Bollomard's back but Bollomard is turning into Mills. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Mills's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Bollomard.
Mills trying to control the position.
Bollomard scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bollomard landing some decent shots from guard.
Bollomard working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bollomard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bollomard looking to sit in guard and control but Mills gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Bollomard working for a triangle but Mills defends it easily.
Bollomard wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mills wants to stand but Bollomard has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Bollomard is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Mills has his hands clasped together but Bollomard extends and breaks Mills's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Bollomard.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jacques Bollomard!
An out of breath Jacques Bollomard thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.