|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gray Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colin Millen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maynard comes into the arena with Young Jezzy- Lose my mind blaring out of the sound system. Gray Maynard could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Colin Millen's chin.
 |
|
 |
| 172 cm
22
158 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
|
175 cm
22
170 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful |
|
| |
|
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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gray Maynard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Colin Millen!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maynard gets a double leg takedown into Millen's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Maynard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Maynard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Maynard got a little sloppy there for a moment and Millen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Maynard has managed to get both his arms back between Millen's legs - danger averted.
Millen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Maynard's guard.
Maynard keeping moving, preventing Millen from controlling successfully.
Millen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Maynard knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Millen on the ground.
Millen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Millen sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Maynard's guard.
Maynard is trying to stand up here but Millen is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Millen thows a huge punch but Maynard dodges it nicely.
Maynard scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Millen manages to mount him!
Millen unloads with some shots from mount but Maynard bucks and avoids them well.
Maynard is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Millen landing strikes from the mount.
Maynard is trying to escape the mount.
Millen looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Millen wants to control the pace but Maynard is squirming around nicely.
Millen sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Maynard on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Maynard tries to get out of the position.
Millen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard tries to lock up and control but Millen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Maynard blocking the ground and pound.
Maynard is trying to escape the mount.
Maynard tries to lock up and control but Millen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Maynard is working to get back to half guard.
Millen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Maynard looks a forlorn figure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Millen lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Millen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Millen scoring with strikes but Maynard is staying in there.
Maynard tries to lock up and control but Millen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maynard avoids a series of strikes thrown by Millen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Millen wants to control the pace but Maynard is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colin Millen dominated that round.
That's time! Maynard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Maynard has a takedown stuffed.
Millen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maynard. That did some damage!
Maynard wants to clinch up but Millen keeps it at a distance.
Maynard dodges the punch combination from Millen.
Maynard scores with a hook.
Maynard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Millen circles away quickly and effectively.
Millen lands a leg kick that knocks Maynard off balance momentarily.
Millen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Maynard moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Millen.
Knees in the clinch landing for Millen.
Millen blocking some punches.
Millen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Millen.
Millen scores a nice knee to the body.
Millen taking a breather.
Maynard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Millen trying to control the position but instead, Maynard has worked for underhooks and has pushed Millen into the cage.
Millen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Maynard's defenses.
Maynard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maynard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Millen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Maynard is keeping busy.
Maynard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Millen tries to land a knee to the head but Maynard blocks with his arms.
Millen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Maynard in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Millen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Millen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Millen blocking some punches.
Millen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millen lands with a light punch inside.
Millen blocks an uppercut.
Maynard lands with a short shot to the head.
Millen tries to work over Maynard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maynard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maynard working aggressively here.
Millen tries to land knees in the clinch but Maynard avoids the damage to the body.
Maynard throws a punch but it's blocked by Millen.
Maynard managing to block the knees to the body from Millen.
Millen misses with some punches.
Millen misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maynard lands a left hand.
Millen taking a breather.
Millen looking to throw knees to the head but Maynard is blocking nicely.
Millen lands an elbow just above Maynard 's eye.
It looks like Gray Maynard has been cut.
Maynard swings wildly with an uppercut but Millen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Millen scores a nice knee to the body.
Millen taking a breather.
Maynard takes an elbow to the forehead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Millen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Millen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colin Millen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gray Maynard's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Maynard has taken the fight to the clinch.
Maynard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Millen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Maynard in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Maynard misses with a punch on the inside.
Millen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Millen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Millen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Millen.
Maynard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Millen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Millen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Colin Millen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Maynard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maynard working aggressively here.
Millen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Millen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maynard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Maynard.
Maynard's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Maynard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Millen missing with knees to the body.
Millen taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard takes an elbow to the forehead.
Millen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Maynard up against the cage.
Millen scores a nice knee to the body.
Maynard takes a knee to the side of the body.
Millen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Millen crunches a lovely knee into Maynard's ribcage.
Colin Millen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Millen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millen lands a left hand.
Gray Maynard's cut is getting worse.
A right handed body shot lands from Millen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Millen.
Millen is stalling here.
Maynard misses with some punches.
Millen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Millen works on Maynard's body with a couple of short punches.
Millen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maynard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gray Maynard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Millen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maynard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Millen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Millen trying to control the position but instead, Maynard has worked for underhooks and has pushed Millen into the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Millen.
Maynard misses with some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knees in the clinch landing for Millen.
Millen tries to work over Maynard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Colin Millen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Millen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight for Colin Millen!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Colin Millen!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Colin Millen!
Colin Millen wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Colin Millen 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.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
56% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
