PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Mills (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges St Paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mills comes to the cage accompanied by Feel so Numb by Rob Zombie. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Mills
vs
St Paul

180 cm
18
182 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
22
183 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, David Mills!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Georges St Paul!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

St Paul darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Mills is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mills is refusing to be controlled, as St Paul sits in half guard.
St Paul is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Mills reverses the position - he's now on top in St Paul's guard.

St Paul uses the cage to get back to his feet.
St Paul looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

St Paul gets the takedown into side control.

St Paul tries for a kimura but Mills is defending well.
Mills is looking for a sweep.
Mills tries to control the position but he's not in luck - St Paul easily slips into full mount!
St Paul controlling from mount.
Mills is squirming around, avoiding St Paul's attempts to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Paul controlling from the full mount.
Mills tries to reverse the position but St Paul maintains control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Paul sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
St Paul looking to finish with strikes here!
St Paul sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Paul looking to control but Mills is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
St Paul punishing his opponent with strikes.

St Paul looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Mills is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Paul raining down hammerfists from mount.
Mills is looking to improve his position but St Paul isn't that keen on the idea.
St Paul content just to control the position here.
A nice elbow there by St Paul.
St Paul wants to control the pace but Mills is squirming around nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mills blocking the ground and pound.
Mills wants to control but St Paul is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

St Paul fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mills sprawls well initially but St Paul persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Mills is looking to escape.
Mills blocking the ground and pound attempt from St Paul.
St Paul seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mills does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mills wants to control but St Paul is keeping busy.
St Paul content to control rather than advance.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Georges St Paul was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Mills fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and St Paul has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mills stuffs the takedown.

St Paul throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Mills tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. St Paul is in Mills's guard.
St Paul is breathing heavily.
St Paul wants to control from the top but Mills keeps moving.
St Paul looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as St Paul accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
St Paul not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Mills working a defensive guard here.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Georges St Paul was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Nice sprawl there from Mills as St Paul shoots in.
Mills misses with a head kick.

St Paul scores a takedown into full mount!
Mills is in all sorts of trouble here.
St Paul lands with some strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Paul fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Mills is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
St Paul prevents Mills from getting the reversal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Georges St Paul has got the better of the ground game so far.

St Paul has hold of Mills's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Mills manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
St Paul raining down hammerfists from mount.

St Paul goes for an armbar but Mills turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Mills.
St Paul wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Mills manages to pass to side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mills seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but St Paul does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
St Paul tries to get to full guard but Mills has control of the leg.
Mills trying to control from half guard but St Paul is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Paul wants to get back to full guard.
Mills trying to pass the guard but St Paul defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Georges St Paul showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Mills lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mills throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mills throws a head kick that misses.

St Paul shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Mills knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for St Paul on the ground.
St Paul controlling his opponent.
St Paul scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mills?

St Paul looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
St Paul takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Paul avoids the attempt from Mills to control.
St Paul with good strikes from the mount here!

St Paul swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Mills is now in St Paul's guard. A big mistake from St Paul there, giving up the dominant position!
St Paul is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now St Paul is on top in guard.
St Paul tries to free his leg and advance position but Mills is retaining full guard.
St Paul with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mills looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but St Paul puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
St Paul throwing shots but Mills is blocking nicely.
Mills moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
St Paul connects with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Paul slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
St Paul trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mills keeping moving, preventing St Paul from controlling successfully.
David Mills has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mills looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Georges St Paul hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
St Paul dives in and grabs Mills's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mills pushes down on St Paul's head and hops out.
Mills lands a head kick. St Paul smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mills fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and St Paul has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mills tries a head kick but it misses.

St Paul scores with a takedown into Mills's guard.
St Paul trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Mills working for a triangle but St Paul defends it easily.
St Paul trying to control but Mills is working from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Mills is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Georges St Paul comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got St Paul winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Georges St Paul!