PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Donnovan Milliner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drizzt Do Urden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Do Urden comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Scream kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Drizzt Do Urden will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Milliner
vs
Do Urden

170 cm
26
145 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

168 cm
24
135 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Empire Threads

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Donnovan Milliner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Drizzt Do Urden!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milliner is trying hard to land a takedown here. Do Urden sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Milliner shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Do Urden lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Do Urden closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Milliner is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Do Urden pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donnovan Milliner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Do Urden lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Do Urden scores with a knee to the head.
Do Urden using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Milliner being controlled against the cage.
Do Urden landing knees to the head.
Do Urden lands a body punch.
Milliner drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Do Urden is pushing Milliner up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Do Urden lands a nice knee to the body.
Do Urden unloads a knee to the mid-section. Milliner lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Milliner gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Do Urden wants to stand and escape but Milliner is having none of it.
Do Urden manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Do Urden stands up from mount. Strange move.
Milliner shoots and misses
and Do Urden counters with a left to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Milliner fails with the takedown.
Milliner is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milliner fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Do Urden clinches with his opponent.
Do Urden connects with a knee to the head.
Do Urden lands an elbow just above Milliner 's eye.
Do Urden works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Do Urden is working Milliner over against the cage.
Milliner wants a takedown.
Do Urden lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Do Urden.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Do Urden obliges.
Do Urden lands an elbow inside.
Do Urden scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Do Urden.
Do Urden landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do Urden lands with a right to the head.
Do Urden stalls.
Milliner is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Milliner takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees to the body from Do Urden.
Milliner takes a knee right on the jaw!
Do Urden using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Do Urden utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Do Urden lands an elbow inside that Milliner shrugs off.
Knees to the body from Do Urden.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do Urden connects with a nasty looking knee right to Milliner's face.
The referee calls for Do Urden to work.
Milliner is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Do Urden lands an elbow that stopped Milliner in his tracks for a moment.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Do Urden creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Milliner drops down looking for an ankle pick but Do Urden pulls his leg out and moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Do Urden lands an overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drizzt Do Urden dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Do Urden fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Milliner, pushing him back against the cage.
Do Urden has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Do Urden works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Do Urden lands a knee to the body.
Do Urden stalling against the cage.
Milliner takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Do Urden working Milliner over with knees to the body.
Do Urden throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Do Urden lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Do Urden creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Milliner's defenses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Do Urden lands a knee to the head.
Do Urden lands a nice elbow.
Do Urden lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Do Urden is pushing Milliner up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Do Urden lands a good knee to the midsection. Milliner won't want to take too many of those.
Drizzt Do Urden seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Do Urden putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Milliner in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Do Urden has Milliner pressed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Drizzt Do Urden.
Milliner takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Do Urden throws a head kick that Milliner semi-blocks.
Do Urden lands a head kick. Milliner smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Milliner fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Do Urden has taken the fight to the clinch.
Milliner being controlled against the cage.
Milliner is looking for a takedown.
Do Urden taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Do Urden obliges.
Milliner has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Do Urden avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donnovan Milliner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Milliner being controlled against the cage.
Do Urden working Milliner over with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Do Urden.
Do Urden stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Do Urden working Milliner over with knees to the body.
Do Urden is struggling to control the position.
Milliner takes an elbow to the temple.
Milliner can't get the takedown.
Do Urden lands a body shot.
Do Urden slowing the pace effectively.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Drizzt Do Urden.
Do Urden throws a combination. Milliner tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Do Urden has managed to clinch.
Do Urden scores a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Do Urden unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Do Urden landing knees to the body.
Do Urden with a knee to the head.
Do Urden scores with a knee to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Do Urden - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Do Urden unloads a knee to the mid-section. Milliner lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Do Urden connects with a knee to the head.
Do Urden connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drizzt Do Urden showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Do Urden fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Milliner, pushing him back against the cage.
Do Urden working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Do Urden lands a damaging elbow.
Do Urden lands a shot to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Do Urden obliges.
Do Urden landing knees to the head.

Milliner is rocked!
Do Urden landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Oh Milliner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Do Urden working Milliner over with knees to the body.
Milliner seems to have got his legs back now.
Do Urden landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Milliner takes an elbow to the forehead.
Do Urden connects with a nasty looking knee right to Milliner's face.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Do Urden gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Do Urden.
Do Urden with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Do Urden lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Do Urden displaying some good clinch control by pressing Milliner up against the cage.
Milliner is looking for a takedown.
Do Urden lands a good knee to the midsection. Milliner won't want to take too many of those.
Do Urden is struggling to control the position.
Do Urden working Milliner over with knees to the body.
Do Urden lands an elbow inside that Milliner shrugs off.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Do Urden creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Do Urden avoiding damage.
Milliner takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do Urden unloads a knee to the mid-section. Milliner lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Do Urden scores a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Milliner drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Do Urden gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Knees to the body from Do Urden.
Do Urden lands with a left to the head.
Milliner letting Do Urden take a breather here.
Do Urden using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Milliner is trying to drag Do Urden to the mat but Do Urden just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donnovan Milliner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Do Urden is stalling here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do Urden utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Do Urden lands a nice knee to the body.
Do Urden crunches a lovely knee into Milliner's ribcage.
Do Urden lands a nice elbow.
Do Urden connects with a nasty looking knee right to Milliner's face.
Do Urden is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Do Urden scores a nice knee to the body.
Do Urden is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Do Urden scores with a nice short uppercut.
Do Urden has Milliner pressed against the cage.
Drizzt Do Urden is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Do Urden.
Do Urden lands an elbow just above Milliner 's eye.
Do Urden stalls.
Do Urden is defending well against a takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Drizzt Do Urden comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Do Urden 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 25:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 25:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drizzt Do Urden!
An out of breath and clearly excited Drizzt Do Urden thanked Empire Threads for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).