PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edison Mills (ranked 25813 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sage Northcutt (ranked 9493 p4p, 0 weight class). Sage Northcutt has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Edison Mills's chin.

Mills
vs
Northcutt

150 cm
20
177 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

185 cm
19
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Edison Mills!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sage Northcutt!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mills pushes Northcutt up against the cage in a clinch.

Mills lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Northcutt is trying to stand up here but Mills is controlling him well.
Northcutt wants to sweep but Mills has passed to side control!
Mills really is a fat lump.
Mills slows the pace down.
Northcutt is trying to work for a sweep but Mills has mounted him!
Mills sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mills working Northcutt over with strikes here.
Mills sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills breaks from Northcutt's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Northcutt wants to control but Mills is having none of it.
Mills lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Northcutt is desperately trying to improve his position but Mills has a good base and remains in mount.
Mills sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Northcutt wants to try and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mills lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mills takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Northcutt taking shots to the head.
Mills controlling from mount.
Mills is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Northcutt can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Mills controlling the position easily from mount.
Northcutt tries to reverse the position but Mills maintains control.
Mills tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Northcutt is bucking up trying to escape but Mills cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Mills content just to control the position here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Northcutt can't escape the position.
Mills controlling the pace for now.
Mills's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Northcutt tries to lock up and control but Mills gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mills unloading with bombs!
Northcutt can't escape the position.
Mills content just to control the position here.
Northcutt tries to lock up and control but Mills gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Northcutt is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Northcutt is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Northcutt wants to control but Mills is having none of it.
Northcutt in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edison Mills dominated that round.
That's time! Mills's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Mills darts in and clinches Northcutt up against the cage.

Mills gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Mills is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mills has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Northcutt moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Northcutt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Northcutt trying to keep a closed guard but Mills is proving a slippery customer.
Mills is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Northcutt can do to turn this around?
Mills is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Northcutt is trying to control but Mills manages to pass to mount!
Northcutt really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mills fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Mills with a couple of short strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mills sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Northcutt tries to hold on but Mills pushes him away.
Mills controlling the pace for now.
Northcutt taking shots to the head.
Mills lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Northcutt hang on?
Mills avoids the attempt from Northcutt to control.
Edison Mills overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mills looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Northcutt that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Mills putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Mills looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Northcutt swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Northcutt tries to reverse the position but Mills maintains control.
Mills lands a big shot there that rocks Northcutt but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Northcutt is trying to escape the mount.
Mills landing punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mills with the ground and pound from mount.
Mills controlling from the full mount.
Northcutt is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mills takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edison Mills dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Northcutt tries to clinch there but Mills circles away.

Mills dives in and scores a takedown into Northcutt's guard.
Mills not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Northcutt wants to stand and escape but Mills is having none of it.
Northcutt looking to control.
Northcutt looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mills is one step ahead there.
Mills showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mills won't allow Northcutt to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Northcutt closes the distance but Mills moves to the side

and Mills counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mills stays in close to Northcutt's body and controls the position.
Northcutt is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mills postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Northcutt wants to stand but Mills is controlling the position.
Mills engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Northcutt fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mills on the side of the head.
Northcutt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mills manages to avoid it.
Mills moves away from the strike by Northcutt.
Edison Mills is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice sprawl there from Northcutt as Mills shoots in.
Northcutt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mills takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mills manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Northcutt on his heels. He'll look to pass Northcutt's guard now, I'm sure.
Northcutt looking to control but Mills passes into half guard.
Northcutt has hold of Mills's hands but Mills slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Northcutt on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Northcutt is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Northcutt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mills lands a nice short elbow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Northcutt is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Mills jumps into side control!
Sage Northcutt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Edison Mills is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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!
Northcutt misses with an elbow from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Edison Mills showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mills, 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27

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