PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Melvin Gustin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Mills (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Gustin
vs
Mills

192 cm
20
185 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
198 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Ganja's Warehouse (95% Laundering)

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Melvin Gustin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricky Mills!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jonathan Paton and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mills.
Mills lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mills slips a jab from Gustin.
Gustin misses with a looping left.
Gustin just misses with a punch to the body.
Mills fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gustin manages to avoid it.
Mills ducks under a wild hook from Gustin.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mills, right into the meat.
Good standup being displayed there by Gustin as he connects with a hook.
A cross from Gustin lands.
Gustin sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mills.
Gustin slips a straight right by Mills.
Gustin tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mills. That's going to slow Gustin down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mills tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gustin paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice body kick there by Gustin.
Mills has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gustin.
Gustin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mills doesn't seem bothered though.
Mills throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gustin tries to bum rush Mills with a series of wild strikes but Mills uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Gustin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mills, pushing him back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mills as Gustin tries to tie him up.
Mills creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mills putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gustin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gustin dodges an elbow strike from Mills.
Mills pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gustin avoids the elbow strike from Mills, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustin blocks an elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Gustin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mills pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mills misses with an elbow over the top.
Mills throws an elbow that misses.
Mills is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gustin is defending well for now.
Gustin blocks the elbow strike.
Gustin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mills throws an elbow but misses.
Gustin tries to stall but Mills uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mills throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gustin avoids the elbow strike from Mills, against the cage.
Mills's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mills blocking some punches.
Mills lands an elbow inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mills creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gustin's defenses.

It looks like Melvin Gustin has been cut.
Gustin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mills's elbow.
Gustin misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Gustin fails to land.

Gustin manages to break the clinch.
Ricky Mills seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gustin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
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 keeps Gustin at a distance using the push kick.
Mills lands a right hook to the body.
Mills motions for Gustin to come forward. Mills throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mills misses with a low kick as Gustin jumps back.
Gustin cracks Mills with a good jab.
Mills throws a solid leg kick but Gustin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mills.
Mills throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gustin's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gustin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mills fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gustin manages to avoid it.
Mills misses with a leg kick.

Gustin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mills misses with an elbow over the top.
Gustin working aggressively here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mills throws an elbow but misses.
Mills gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Gustin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gustin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mills thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mills buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gustin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mills misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ricky Mills will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Melvin Gustin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nice jab there from Gustin.
Gustin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gustin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gustin misses with a hook.
Mills throws a low kick, looking for Gustin's leg but Gustin calmly moves out of range.
Mills is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gustin rather than just go for the knockout.
Mills turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mills lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gustin is looking to score with low kicks.
Gustin throws a head kick but Mills moves out of range.
Mills throws a body punch but Gustin moves out of range.
Gustin with a nice cross.
Good leg kick by Mills there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gustin misses with a looping right.
Gustin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A big right from Gustin misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills misses with an uppercut
and Gustin counters with an inside leg kick.
Mills misses with a head kick.
Gustin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gustin connects with a body shot that sends Mills's belly button to the back.
Mills bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
An inside leg kick from Mills misses.
Mills feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gustins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Gustin closes the distance and clinches.
Gustin wants to stall.
Mills looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mills throws an elbow that misses.
Mills pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mills misses with an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gustin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mills tries to land knees in the clinch but Gustin avoids the damage to the body.
Gustin dodges an elbow strike from Mills.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mills throws an elbow but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gustin.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mills just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gustin's brow.
Mills lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gustin backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gustin is trying to stall.
Mills comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gustin blocks the elbow strike.
Gustin lands a right hand.
Mills gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gustin lands a left hand.
Mills is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mills throws an elbow but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mills lands a nice elbow.
Mills is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gustin is keeping busy.
Mills throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gustin misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mills.
Mills lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gustin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gustin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mills throws an elbow but it misses.
Gustin avoids a wild elbow strike from Mills.
Gustin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mills looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gustin stalling in the clinch but Mills improves position.
Gustin seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Mills is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustin avoids a wild elbow strike from Mills.
Mills throws an elbow that misses.
Gustin blocks an elbow strike from Mills.
Gustin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mills pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mills.

Gustin breaks from the clinch.
Gustin swings for the body but Mills moves out of range.
Gustin jabs at Mills's body.
Mills slips under a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A combination from Gustin does no damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A telegraphed right hand from Mills misses the target.
Gustin avoids the body shot from Mills.
Mills drops his hands momentarily and Gustin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Melvin Gustin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Melvin Gustin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Mills tries to clinch up.

Mills closes the distance and pushes Gustin back into the cage.
Mills wants to stall.
Mills tries to land knees in the clinch but Gustin avoids the damage to the body.
Gustin lands a body shot.
A short uppercut from Mills.
Gustin avoids the elbow strike from Mills, against the cage.
Mills misses with an elbow over the top.
Gustin stalling in the clinch but Mills improves position.
Mills looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gustin avoids a wild elbow strike from Mills.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gustin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Gustin avoids the elbow strike from Mills, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mills throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mills throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gustin working aggressively here.
Gustin throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mills.
Gustin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mills misses with an elbow over the top.
Mills prevents Gustin from breaking the clinch.
Mills pushes off an throws an elbow but Gustin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gustin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mills as Gustin tries to tie him up.
Mills gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mills swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ricky Mills seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mills lands a damaging elbow.

Melvin Gustin's cut is getting worse.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mills throws an elbow but misses.
Mills blocks an uppercut.
Gustin lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Gustin fails to land.
Gustin takes an elbow to the temple.
Mills lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gustin backwards.
Gustin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gustin has a couple of punches blocked by Mills.
Mills has a couple of punches blocked by Gustin.
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!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mills just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gustin's brow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mills.
Gustin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gustin is trying to stall.
Mills throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mills trying to land knees to the body.
Mills slowing the pace effectively.
Gustin lands with a left to the head.
Mills pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mills throws an elbow that misses.
Mills throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mills blocks an uppercut.
Gustin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gustin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gustin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gustin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mills's elbow.
Gustin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mills throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gustin misses with a punch on the inside.
Gustin lands with a short shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gustin.
Gustin blocks an elbow strike from Mills.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mills missing with knees to the body.
Gustin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Millss head.
Mills lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mills trying to stall but Gustin improves his position.
Mills misses with an elbow strike.
Gustin takes an elbow to the temple.

Melvin Gustin's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Gustin managing to block the knees to the body from Mills.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mills throws an elbow but misses.
Gustin takes an elbow to the temple.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short left from Gustin.
Gustin throws a punch but it's blocked by Mills.
Mills lands an elbow inside that Gustin shrugs off.

Jeez, Melvin Gustin's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Gustin throws a punch but it's blocked by Mills.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Melvin Gustin.
I think Gustin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Melvin Gustin!