PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tiger Mask (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamey Mills (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mask's entrance music is Tiger arrives and the arena goes bonkers!. A fine choice. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Mask
vs
Mills

170 cm
32
176 lbs
22 - 8 - 0

170 cm
34
170 lbs
26 - 13 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tiger Mask!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jamey Mills!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mask dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mask throws the left hand but Mills avoids the punch easily.
Mask misses with a body shot.
Mask bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mills shoots in but Mask avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mask, as that shot connected.
Mills throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mask's waist but Mask gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mills off to one side.
Mills shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mask misses with a body kick.
Mills avoids a kick to the body.
Mask throws a head kick but Mills moves out of range.
Tiger Mask is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mask tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mills thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mask throws an overhand right that lands on Mills's shoulder, as Mills tries to avoid the shot.
Mask lands a slapping body shot.
Mills avoids the body shot from Mask.
Mask fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mask throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mills.
Mills looks to score with a jab to the body but Mask is just out of range.
Mask scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mills in his tracks.
Mask lands the left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mask uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mills.
Mask throws a body kick that misses.
Mask uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mills.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mask swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Mills changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mask looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Mills wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mask keeps working.
Mask tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Mask's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mask tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mills is putting a hurting on Mask here, landing some big shots from side control.
Mills sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Mask is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Mills wants to control but Mask is keeping him busy.
Mask tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mills wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mills wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mask keeps working.
Mills working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mills prevents Mask from escaping the position.
Mask is trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mills working the strikes but Mask uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Mask keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mask is looking for a sweep. Mills is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mask is not content to let Mills control the position.
Mills throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mills keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Mills thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mask has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mills is working away from the top position though.
Mills lands with a punch from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice strikes from Mills there.
Mills not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tiger Mask will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A looping hook to the body misses from Mask. Mills does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mills throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mask on the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Mask.
Mask misses with a jab to the body
and Mills counters with a left to the body.
An inside leg kick from Mask misses.
A big right from Mills misses.
Mills scores with a nice right hand.
Tiger Mask seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mills lands a body shot.
Mask throws a leg kick but Mills sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mills takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mask fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mills is out of range.
Mask throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Mask as Mills shoots in.
Mills misses with a left hand
and Mask counters with a thumping low kick.
Mills misses with a looping left.
Mask misses with a low kick as Mills jumps back.
Mask scores with a head kick. Mills tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mask dips to his left and cracks Mills with an uppercut!
Mask throws a sloppy head kick and Mills moves out of range easily.
Mask moves away from the strike by Mills.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mills shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mask manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mills tries to free his leg and advance position but Mask is retaining full guard.
Mills controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mask looking for a sweep. Not yet Mask, not yet.
Mills trying to control the position from guard on top but Mask is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Mask escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mills gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Mask is looking for a triangle but Mills pushes his legs off easily.
Mask working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mills postures up in Mask's guard and throws a big left but Mask blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mills trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mills postures up.
Mills is looking to work some ground and pound but Mask has wrist control.
Mask is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mills connects with a couple of short punches.
Mills trying to control the position from guard on top but Mask is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mills is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mask trying to keep a closed guard but Mills is proving a slippery customer.
Mask is really struggling to control Mills but he's trying to hold on to the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Tiger Mask wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Mask scores with a body shot.
Mills wants to clinch up but Mask keeps it at a distance.
Mask connects with an inside leg kick.
That kick from Mask tenderised Mills's leg. Mills is trying to keep his angry face on.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mask throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mills counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mask connects with a solid leg kick.
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 Tiger Mask will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Mills shoots for a takedown but Mask saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mask looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mills throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mask.
Mills misses with a straight left.
A jab from Mask does it's job there.
Mask scoring well with a low kick there.
Mills's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mask lands a nice hook to Mills's body. Mills takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mills throws the left hand but Mask avoids the punch easily.
Mills throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mask sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mask throws a sloppy head kick and Mills moves out of range easily.
Mask throws a leg kick which misses Mills's front leg but catches the back leg as Mills tries to avoid it.
Mills has a takedown stuffed.
Mills misses with a shot to the body
and Mask counters with a nice leg kick.
A lazy left from Mask finds it's target.
Mills uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mask.
A clash of legs there as Mills blocks the low kick.
A head kick from Mask lands but Mills takes it in his stride.
Mask lands a nice hook to Mills's body. Mills takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mills throws a jab but it's blocked by Mask.
Tiger Mask is winning the standup battle so far.
Mills tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mask paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Mask.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mills lands with a good body shot.
Mask tries a head kick but it misses.
Mask tries a head kick but it misses.
Mask throws a body punch but Mills moves out of range.
Mask walks into a left hand.
Mask throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mask misses the shot to the body.
Mills on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mills looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tiger Mask has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamey Mills.
Mask connects with a body shot.
Mask throws a front kick aimed at Mills's knee but Mills avoids it well.
Mask throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mills.

Mills closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Check out the look on Mills's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Mills scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Mills crashes against the mat.
Mask tries to escape but Mills is in control.
Mills wants to control but Mask is keeping him busy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mask is looking to reverse the position.
The ground and pound from Mills seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Mills postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Mask can't do much from the bottom here.
Mills cracks Mask with a big right hand but Mask just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mills misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Mask manages to get back to half guard.

Mask kicks off Mills and gets to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiger Mask clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Mask tried to score with a low kick but Mills checks it.
Mills throws a shot to the body.
Mills gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mask throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mills shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mask pinned against the cage. Mask gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mask misses the shot to the body.
Mills lands the left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Mask.
Mask swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mask with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mask throws a body punch but Mills moves out of range.
Mills avoids the head kick by Mask.
Mills misses with a looping right.
Mills misses with a body shot.
Mask slips a jab from Mills.
Mills shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mask but Mask pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mask slips a straight right by Mills.
Mills misses with a body punch
and Mask counters with a straight right hand.
Mills takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mills closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mask circles away.
Tiger Mask has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamey Mills.
Mask fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mills on the side of the head.
Mask lands a slapping body shot.
Mills is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Mask throws an off balance right hand

and Mills counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mills.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mask looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mask has Mills pulled in close to control his posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mills loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mask is on top in guard.
Mask won't allow Mills to sweep him here.
Mills trying to control the position here.
Mask wants to control from the top but Mills keeps moving.
Mask cracks Mills with a solid left hand.
Mills working a defensive guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Mask advances to half guard.
Mills trying to control from the bottom.
Mask controlling the action here.
Mills is trying to get back to full guard.
Mills is trying to control but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mask is nestled in close to Mills, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mask sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mills defending well though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Mask is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mills defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Tiger Mask will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Mask swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mills shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mask as he avoids it easily.
Mask tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mask scores with a kick to the body.
Mask connects with a leg kick. Mills looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mills misses with a right hand
and Mask counters with a good low kick that Mills was not able to check.
Mask attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mask moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mask lands with a good body shot.
Mask jabs Mills to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mills throws a hook but Mask avoids it easily.
Mask throws a front kick that sends Mills stumbling back into the cage.
A jab from Mills misses.
Mask with a jab.
Mask avoids the body shot from Mills.
A jab from Mask does it's job there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mask tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mills on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mask tries a head kick but it misses.
Mills is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mask sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mills misses the jab.
Mask is looking to wear down Mills with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mills slips a straight right by Mask.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mask throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mask circles away from the clinch attempt.
A jab from Mills misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mask feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Millss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tiger Mask is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mills stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mask.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mills is defended easily by Mask.
Tiger Mask has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamey Mills.
Mills is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Mask thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mills if he has to take too many more of those.
Mills takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mask cracks Mills with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mask displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mills looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mask is fending him off so far but Mills persists. Nope, Mask circles away and we're back to standing.
Mills loads up on a big right hand but Mask slips the punch.
Mask cracks Mills with a good jab.
Mask throws out a loose jab but Mills uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mask throws a sloppy head kick and Mills moves out of range easily.
Mills takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mills takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jamey Mills has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mask takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tiger Mask showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mask, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 50:45
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 50:45
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tiger Mask!
Tiger Mask retains his welterweight title!
A very excited looking Tiger Mask 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.