PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Correia Azevedo (ranked 1760 p4p, 191 weight class) and Tyler Mills (ranked 2332 p4p, 249 weight class). Tyler Mills has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Correia Azevedo
vs
Mills

167 cm
26
148 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

168 cm
26
150 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Luiz Correia Azevedo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tyler Mills!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mills displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Azevedo.

Mills shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mills showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Azevedo moves into full guard.
Mills trying to control the position from guard on top but Azevedo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Azevedo has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mills forces his way into half guard.
Mills trying to pass the guard but Azevedo defending well.
Azevedo is looking for a sweep. Mills is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Azevedo looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are battling for position here. Azevedo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Azevedo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mills has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at The Island Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Mills sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Azevedo is trying to keep Mills in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mills content to stall in guard here.

Azevedo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Azevedo tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Azevedo looking for a guillotine here but Mills defends easily.
Mills slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Mills slaps away a takedown attempt from Azevedo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Horrible takedown attempt by Mills or perhaps it was just good defense by Azevedo, which made it look bad.

Azevedo looking to score a takedown here. Mills is defending well but Azevedo drives through and ends up in Mills's guard.
Azevedo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mills swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mills is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Azevedo has his hands clasped together but Mills extends and breaks Azevedo's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Mills.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tyler Mills!
Tyler Mills decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.