PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Niko Mcmillan (ranked 4773 p4p, 24998 weight class) and Lonnie Fisher (ranked 479 p4p, 531 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Mcmillan
vs
Fisher

187 cm
18
190
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
180
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Hype Nutrition

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Niko Mcmillan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lonnie Fisher!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcmillan misses with a hook. Fisher ducked under it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Fisher on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Niko Mcmillan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fisher scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mcmillan doesn't seem bothered though.
The fighters circling - Fisher throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mcmillan swings for the body but Fisher moves out of range.
A low kick from Fisher is predictable there
and Mcmillan counters with a stiff right hand.
Fisher walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mcmillan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mcmillan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mcmillan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fisher's head.
Fisher staying out of range there.
Fisher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mcmillan.
Mcmillan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mcmillan scores with a sloppy right hand. Fisher should have avoided that one.
Sloppy strikes from Mcmillan. Those never looked like landing.
Mcmillan misses with a lunging right hand
and Fisher cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Niko Mcmillan has been cut.
Mcmillan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fisher was well out of range. Poor timing from Mcmillan.
Fisher is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mcmillan with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left lands for Mcmillan.
Mcmillan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcmillan lands with a nice body punch.
A shot to the body from Mcmillan misses
and Fisher counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mcmillan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mcmillan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fisher slips under a jab.
Mcmillan throws a jab but it's blocked by Fisher.
Mcmillan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mcmillan throws an overhand right that lands on Fisher's shoulder, as Fisher tries to avoid the shot.
Fisher throws a counter combo.
Fisher with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mcmillan to score with a decent uppercut.
Fisher misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fisher slips a jab from Mcmillan.
Mcmillan scores with a jab. Fisher acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fisher walks into a stiff left hand from Mcmillan.
Mcmillan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fisher.
Fisher loads up on a big right hand but Mcmillan slips the punch.
Fisher doesn't manage to clinch there - Mcmillan circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcmillan throws a body shot but no joy.
Fisher looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fisher ducks under a wild hook from Mcmillan.
Fisher swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Niko Mcmillan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fisher blocks a jab.
Fisher slips under a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fisher! But no joy.
Mcmillan misses with a right hand

and Fisher counters with a beautiful punch that sends Mcmillan to the canvas!

Mcmillan is rocked!
Fisher trying to control the position from guard on top but Mcmillan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oh Mcmillan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fisher is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Mcmillan controlling the position.
Fisher is looking to work some ground and pound but Mcmillan has wrist control.
Mcmillan seems to have got his legs back now.
Fisher stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mcmillan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fisher throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcmillan is pulling down on Fisher's head. It's preventing any offense from Fisher, at least for the moment.
Fisher trying to control the position from guard on top but Mcmillan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mcmillan pulls Fisher in to control the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fisher trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mcmillan throws a sloppy body shot
and Fisher counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mcmillan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fisher.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mcmillan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mcmillan throws a jab when Fisher was well out of range.
Fisher avoids the body shot from Mcmillan.
Fisher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mcmillan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fisher wants to counter with a clinch but Mcmillan pushes him away.
Mcmillan scores with the left hand. Fisher knows he should have avoided that one.
Mcmillan misses with an uppercut
and Fisher counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mcmillan slips a straight right by Fisher.
Mcmillan throws out a loose jab but Fisher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mcmillan clobbers Fisher with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mcmillan misses with a body shot.
Mcmillan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fishers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Niko Mcmillan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Niko Mcmillan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Mcmillan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fisher tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fisher ducks under a wild hook from Mcmillan.
Mcmillan loads up on a big right hand but Fisher slips the punch.
Fisher is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mcmillan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fisher just misses with a punch to the body.
Fisher misses with a few strikes there.
Good shot there by Mcmillan.
Mcmillan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mcmillan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mcmillan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fisher walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mcmillan scores with a nice head shot.
Mcmillan misses the jab.
Fisher takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fisher ducks under a wild hook from Mcmillan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcmillan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fisher takes a swing at Mcmillan's ribcage but misses.
Fisher has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mcmillan finds it's way round the side to connect with Fisher's head.
Fisher moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Fisher walks into a straight right hand from Mcmillan.
Mcmillan throws a big shot that misses.
Fisher looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mcmillan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mcmillan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fisher.
A telegraphed right hand from Mcmillan misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Mcmillan misses the target.
Fisher slips under a jab from Mcmillan.
Fisher on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mcmillan misses with an uppercut. Fisher saw that one coming.
Fisher throws a lazy right hand but Mcmillan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mcmillan.
Mcmillan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mcmillan takes one to the chin there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fisher ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mcmillan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mcmillan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mcmillan lands with an overhand left.
Fisher moves away from the strike by Mcmillan.
Fisher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mcmillan was well out of range. Poor timing from Fisher.
Fisher moves out of range as Mcmillan strikes.
Mcmillan misses with the combination.
Mcmillan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mcmillan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fisher can do to turn this around?
Fisher slips under a jab from Mcmillan.
Mcmillan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher avoids the body shot from Mcmillan.
Mcmillan throws a lazy right hand but Fisher sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fisher is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Mcmillan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fisher under the eye.
Mcmillan throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mcmillan. Fisher does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Mcmillan misses.
Fisher lands a lovely overhand right.
Fisher lands a jab.
Fisher shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mcmillan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fisher slips under a jab from Mcmillan.
Fisher throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mcmillan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mcmillan throws a good cross that connects.
A swing and a miss from Mcmillan.
Fisher steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Mcmillan.
Mcmillan throws a lazy uppercut
and Fisher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcmillan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fisher sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mcmillan misses with a hook. Fisher ducked under it nicely.
Mcmillan throws a looping overhand right but Fisher ducks down to avoid it.
Fisher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mcmillan was well out of range. Poor timing from Fisher.
Mcmillan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mcmillan throws a poor cross that misses
and Fisher scores with a counter punch that sends Mcmillan to the canvas! Fisher smells blood - he's punishing Mcmillan with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Mcmillan has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lonnie Fisher!