PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Blackbeard The Pirate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Millard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

The Pirate
vs
Millard

174 cm
34
148 lbs
26 - 9 - 0

169 cm
33
160 lbs
25 - 14 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

AnonymouS

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Blackbeard The Pirate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Bruce Millard!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Millard slips under a jab.
Millard misses with a kick to the body.
The Pirate appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Millard avoids the head kick by The Pirate.
The Pirate looks to land a combination but Millard avoids it well.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The Pirate gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Millard.
The Pirate avoiding damage.
Millard blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Millard tries for a takedown. No joy.

Millard jumps guard and drags The Pirate to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

The Pirate gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
The Pirate throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Millard.
Millard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The Pirate cracks the inside of Millard's front leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from The Pirate.
The Pirate lands a jab to Millard's midsection.
Millard thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on The Pirate if he has to take too many more of those.
Millard takes a swing at The Pirate's ribcage but misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The Pirate misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Millard managing to block the knees to the body from The Pirate.
The Pirate with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Millard managing to block the knees to the body from The Pirate.
The Pirate misses with some punches.
Millard swings wildly with an uppercut but The Pirate uses good head movement to avoid it.

Millard manages to break the clinch.
The Pirate lands an overhand right.
A bone on bone clash there as The Pirate blocks the leg kick.
The Pirate has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Millard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The Pirate half committed to a counter leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for The Pirate, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Millard shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The Pirate throws a counter high kick but Millard was just alert enough to avoid it.
Blackbeard The Pirate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Millard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab lands there for The Pirate.
The Pirate paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The Pirate takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Millard throws a chopping leg kick but The Pirate manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The Pirate connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Millard looks to score with a jab to the body but The Pirate is just out of range.
The Pirate fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Millard checks it well.
The Pirate feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Millard's calf.
Blackbeard The Pirate is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Pirate shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The Pirate swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Pirate throws a push kick but Millard slaps the foot to one side.
Millard ducks under a wild hook from The Pirate.
Millard lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The Pirate connects with a solid leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millard throws a predictable looking body shot
and The Pirate makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The Pirate tries to work over Millard's front leg with a kick but Millard checks it.
The Pirate lands with a nice combination. Millard backs away looking to recover.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Pirate. Millard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Millard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by The Pirate. The Pirate obviously looking to wear him down.
Millard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Pirate manages to avoid it.
Millard motions for The Pirate to come forward. Millard throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Millard is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down The Pirate rather than just go for the knockout.
The Pirate checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The Pirate plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Millard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Millard takes a swing at The Pirate's ribcage but misses.
The Pirate feinted there with a counter leg kick.
The Pirate works the jab nicely.
Millard dives in and grabs The Pirate's left leg, looking for a takedown. The Pirate pushes down on Millard's head and hops out.
A big left from Millard misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Millard thows a left - swing and a miss!
The Pirate connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Millard lands a head kick. The Pirate smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Pirate ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Millard fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Millard's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The Pirate fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The Pirate throws a head kick that misses.
Millard tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Millard takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Millard forces The Pirate back against the cage and clinches.
The Pirate misses with a punch to the body.
The Pirate stalling.
Millard misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Millard has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics The Pirate uses from the top position.
Millard is controlling The Pirate's posture.
The Pirate showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The Pirate advances position into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blackbeard The Pirate 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.

The Pirate throws a half hearted mid kick.
Millard misses with a low kick.
Blackbeard The Pirate is winning the standup battle so far.
Millard tries to clinch there but The Pirate circles away.
It looked like The Pirate was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Millard is looking to score with low kicks.
The Pirate takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The Pirate throws a sloppy head kick and Millard moves out of range easily.
The Pirate connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Millard's hands.
Millard throws a head kick that misses.
Millard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Millard looks to land a right hand but The Pirate moved out of range.
Millard cracks The Pirate with a good jab.
A cross from The Pirate lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Millard digs a good body shot into The Pirate's ribs.
The Pirate misses with a hook
and Millard counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Millard fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Pirate throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Pirate fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The Pirate is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Millard can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Millard throws a chopping leg kick but The Pirate manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The Pirate appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Millard fails to land the takedown.
Millard throws a sloppy body shot
and The Pirate counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Millard is looking to clinch but The Pirate is avoiding it.
Millard gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The Pirate keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Millard fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The Pirate is looking to slow Millard down with leg kicks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from The Pirate, right into the meat.
The Pirate misses with a hook. Millard ducked under it nicely.

The Pirate gets tackled into the cage by Millard. Millard maintains the clinch.
Millard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Millard.
A short left from The Pirate.
The Pirate misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Pirate lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Millard tries to work over The Pirate's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Pirate can't find room to land a body shot as Millard controls the action.
The Pirate tries a body shot but Millard blocks it.
The Pirate leaning against his opponent.
The Pirate can't find room to land a body shot as Millard controls the action.
The Pirate tries to throw a body punch but Millard avoids it by throwing The Pirate back against the cage.
Millard misses with a punch on the inside.
Millard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Millard misses with a short punch on the inside.
The Pirate gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Millard.
The Pirate can't find room to land a body shot as Millard controls the action.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Millard tries to work over The Pirate's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millard scores with a nice hook to the head.
The Pirate goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Millard has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. The Pirate seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Millard can turn it around.
The referee is keeping an eye on The Pirate - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Millard has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. The Pirate is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Blackbeard The Pirate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Millard.
The Pirate tries to land knees in the clinch but Millard avoids the damage to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for The Pirate.
The Pirate fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Millard stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A shot in the inside from The Pirate.
The Pirate is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The Pirate misses with a hook from the clinch.
Millard blocks a body shot from The Pirate.
A right hand to the body from Millard.
Millard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for The Pirate.
Millard misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Millard.
Millard tries to throw a body punch but The Pirate avoids it by throwing Millard back against the cage.
Blackbeard The Pirate has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The Pirate works on Millard's body with a couple of short punches.
The Pirate misses with a hook to the ribs.
The Pirate tries to work over Millard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from The Pirate.
The Pirate lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
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!
Millard is trying to pull guard but The Pirate turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
The Pirate slows down the pace here.
A short right from Millard on the inside.
The Pirate misses with the head strike.
Millard lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blackbeard The Pirate dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

The Pirate lands with a thumping leg kick.
Millard checks a leg kick.
The Pirate misses the shot to the body.
The Pirate moves out of range as Millard throws a body kick.
The Pirate throws a head kick that misses.
The Pirate moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The Pirate throws a leg kick but Millard sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Millard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Pirate was well out of range. Poor timing from Millard.
Millard throws a wild body kick that The Pirate sees coming a mile off.
The Pirate circles away from the clinch attempt
and The Pirate counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Millard thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Millard pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The Pirate appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

Millard shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Millard showed some decent athleticism there.
The Pirate keeping hold of Millard's head, controlling as best he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Pirate is looking for a sweep. Millard is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The Pirate wants to get back to his feet.
The Pirate slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Millard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Millard trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The Pirate avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bruce Millard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Pirate lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Millard controls The Pirate momentarily but The Pirate frees himself.
The Pirate has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Millard throws his legs up looking for a submission but The Pirate uses it to pass to side control.
Millard regains half guard.
The Pirate not doing much here.
Millard is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millard keeps trying to improve his position.
The Pirate wants to take a breather but Millard is having none of it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The Pirate looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The Pirate chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The Pirate lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by The Pirate. That's going to slow Millard down.
The Pirate takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The Pirate throws the left hand but Millard avoids the punch easily.
The Pirate throws an overhand right that lands on Millard's shoulder, as Millard tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Pirate scores with a jab.
Millard has a takedown stuffed.
Millard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Millard walks into a jab.
The Pirate throws an off balance right hand
and Millard counters with a nice leg kick.
The Pirate attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The Pirate misses with a leg kick.
No luck for Millard with that takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from The Pirate.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Millard needs to keep his hands up - The Pirate had a free shot at his head there.
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!
Good standup being displayed there by The Pirate as he connects with a hook.
Millard swinging wildly here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Blackbeard The Pirate showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for The Pirate, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Blackbeard The Pirate!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Blackbeard The Pirate!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Blackbeard The Pirate!

Blackbeard The Pirate wins by unanimous decision!
Blackbeard The Pirate was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.