PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dowla Mills (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Orton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Dowla Mills has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Mills
vs
Orton

180 cm
18
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dowla Mills!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Randy Orton!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mills thows a left - swing and a miss!
Orton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mills paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mills throws a one two combo.
Orton wants to clinch up but Mills keeps it at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Mills.
Mills misses with a body shot.

Orton takes the fight into the clinch.

Orton works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Orton thows a big elbow that misses.
Mills is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Orton is controlling him.
Orton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Orton with a nice head shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Orton is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Orton prevents Mills from getting back to his feet.
Orton working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mills wants to stand up but Orton is controlling him.

Orton is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mills utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Orton prevents Mills from getting back to his feet.
Orton stays in close to Mills's body and controls the position.
Orton throwing strikes from guard but Mills blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Orton trying to control but Mills is working from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mills throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Orton.
Mills throws a nice looking combination but Orton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Orton walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Orton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mills misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orton tries to clinch but Mills is having none of it.
Mills throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mills misses with a two punch combination.
Mills misses with the combination.
Mills just misses with a punch to the body.
Mills misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Orton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dowla Mills seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orton tries to clinch but Mills is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Randy Orton will probably get the nod.
That's time! Mills's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Orton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Orton tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mills just stands there and leans against the cage.
Orton keeps control of Mills as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The referee calls for Orton to work.

Orton has Mills pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Orton pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Mills tumbling to the mat - Orton dives into Mills's guard.
Orton works over Mills with some ground and pound from guard.
Orton trying to control the position from guard on top but Mills is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mills wants to stand and escape but Orton is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton looking to pass the guard.
Orton's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Orton looking to sit in guard and control but Mills gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Orton is breathing heavily.
Orton tries to strike from the bottom.
Orton trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mills wants to stand but Orton has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Orton has taken the fight to the clinch.

Orton pulls Mills into guard.
Orton looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Mills is looking to stand up but Orton won't let him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mills trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

Orton has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Mills off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Mills scores with a punch to the head.
Orton wants to clinch.
Orton dodges the punch combination from Mills.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mills tries to bum rush Orton with a series of wild strikes but Orton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Orton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mills misses the shot to the body.
Mills lands a nice shot to the body.
Orton takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Randy Orton has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mills lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Orton at a distance.
Mills looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Orton takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mills is looking to wear down Orton with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mills swinging wilding here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dowla Mills dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Randy Orton's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Mills lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Orton takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Orton walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mills lands a big uppercut and Orton crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Orton looks OK. Mills waves Orton back to his feet!

Orton is rocked!
Mills looks to land a combination but Orton avoids it well.
Orton is still on wobbly legs! Can Mills finish him?
Mills will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Orton seems to have recovered his senses.
Mills misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Orton.
Orton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Orton wants to clinch up but Mills keeps it at a distance.
Dowla Mills is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton tries to clinch but Mills is having none of it.
Mills lands a with a good body shot.
Nice jab there from Mills.
Mills lands a nice hook to Orton's body. Orton takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A jab from Mills finds it's way through Orton's defenses.
Mills swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mills scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mills thows a body shot but no joy.
Mills lands a left and a right that sends Orton crashing to the canvas! Mills dives into mount looking to finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orton is trying to escape the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orton is squirming around, avoiding Mills's attempts to control the action.
Mills is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Orton is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Orton tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mills stands up from mount. Strange move.
Mills lands with a nice combination. Orton backs away looking to recover.
Mills drops Orton with a left right combo! Mills follows him down to the ground into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Orton tries to bench press Mills off him but Mills keeps the position.
Mills tries to stand but Orton is controlling his head.
Mills knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Orton on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mills has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Mills lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Orton circles away quickly and effectively.
Mills lands with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mills throws a right and a left that both miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Orton wants to clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mills.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dowla Mills showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mills 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dowla Mills!