PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Thommy Maxwell (ranked 4555 p4p, 379 weight class) and Emerson Millhouse (ranked 25101 p4p, 508 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Maxwell
vs
Millhouse

182 cm
24
149 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

165 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thommy Maxwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emerson Millhouse!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Millhouse dives in and grabs Maxwell's left leg, looking for a takedown. Maxwell pushes down on Millhouse's head and hops out.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Millhouse.
Maxwell tries to bum rush Millhouse with a series of wild strikes but Millhouse uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maxwell throws a right and a left that Millhouse avoids nicely.
Maxwell fails to land with a series of punches.
Millhouse has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Maxwell finds it's way round the side to connect with Millhouse's head.
Millhouse tries to clinch there but Maxwell circles away.
Maxwell cracks Millhouse with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Maxwell. Those never looked like landing.
Millhouse avoids the head kick by Maxwell.
Maxwell circles away from the clinch attempt
and Maxwell counters with a series of strikes. Millhouse will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maxwell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Millhouse counters with a nice leg kick.
Maxwell fails to land with a series of punches.
Maxwell looks to land a combination. Millhouse sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxwell misses with a few strikes there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Maxwell.
Despite the aggression on Millhouse's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Maxwell is breathing heavily.

Maxwell gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Millhouse gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Millhouse decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Maxwell is looking to get back to is feet but Millhouse passes into side control.
Millhouse trying to control the action but Maxwell is working from the bottom.
Maxwell stops Millhouse from passing to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Millhouse is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Maxwell knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Millhouse fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Millhouse scoring with punches and elbows.
Maxwell definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Maxwell regains half guard there - taking advantage of Millhouse's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.

Maxwell manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Millhouse keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell tries to land a knee to the head but Millhouse blocks with his arms.
Maxwell wants to get back to striking at distance but Millhouse won't allow it.

Millhouse breaks the clinch.
Maxwell lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Maxwell tries to close the distance and clinch but Millhouse swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maxwell darts in looking for a takedown but Millhouse gets double underhooks and turns Maxwell into the cage.
Maxwell blocks a jab.
Maxwell seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Millhouse looks to land a combination but Maxwell avoids it well.
Nice takedown defense from Maxwell. No joy for Millhouse on that attempt.
It looked like Maxwell was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Thommy Maxwell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emerson Millhouse.
Millhouse cracks Maxwell with a good jab.
Millhouse shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Millhouse tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maxwell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Millhouse misses with a head kick.
Millhouse tries for a takedown but Maxwell sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Maxwell is defended easily by Millhouse.
Thommy Maxwell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maxwell moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Millhouse wants to clinch.
It looked like Maxwell was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Maxwell stuffs the takedown.
Maxwell looks to land a combination. Millhouse sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thommy Maxwell dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Maxwell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Millhouse.
Maxwell lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Maxwell.
Maxwell stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Maxwell wants it to stay on the feet.
Maxwell works over Millhouse's head and body with a nice combination.
Millhouse dives in for a single leg takedown but Maxwell sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Maxwell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Millhouse moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Maxwell lands a jab-cross combination.
Maxwell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maxwell blocks a head kick by Millhouse.
Millhouse cracks Maxwell with a good jab.
Millhouse gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Maxwell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thommy Maxwell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emerson Millhouse.
Maxwell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Millhouse circles away quickly and effectively.
Maxwell throws a series of punches but Millhouse avoids them all with ease.
Millhouse shoots in but Maxwell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Millhouse is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxwell throws a low kick but Millhouse moves out of range easily.
Millhouse wants to clinch
and Maxwell counters with a left and a right that stings Millhouse.
Maxwell lands a jab to the head.
Maxwell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maxwell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Millhouse shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Maxwell is trying to defend but Millhouse finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Maxwell kicks off Millhouse and gets to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Maxwell rushes Millhouse and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Millhouse has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Maxwell is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Maxwell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Millhouse tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maxwell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maxwell throws a wild body kick that Millhouse sees coming a mile off.
Thommy Maxwell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Millhouse slips a jab and a cross from Maxwell.
Millhouse thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Maxwell if he has to take too many more of those.
Millhouse goes for a double leg but Maxwell avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Maxwell continues to drive forward.
Maxwell swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Millhouse avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thommy Maxwell is winning the standup battle so far.

Millhouse shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Maxwell manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Maxwell has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Millhouse has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millhouse is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Maxwell is defending well.
Millhouse is trying to pull guard but Maxwell has him pressed against the cage.
Millhouse is working for takedown but Maxwell is calmly controlling the position for now.
Maxwell wants to get back to striking at distance but Millhouse won't allow it.

Millhouse's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maxwell throws a series of punches but Millhouse moves out of range.
Millhouse keeps Maxwell at a distance using the push kick.
Maxwell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Maxwell looks to score with a jab to the body but Millhouse is just out of range.
Millhouse is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Millhouse dives in and grabs Maxwell's left leg, looking for a takedown. Maxwell pushes down on Millhouse's head and hops out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell misses with a series of wild punches.
Millhouse shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Maxwell but Maxwell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sloppy strikes from Maxwell. Those never looked like landing.
Maxwell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Millhouse.
Millhouse throws a sloppy head kick and Maxwell moves out of range easily.
Maxwell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Millhouse paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maxwell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Millhouse counters with a head kick. That will keep Maxwell thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Millhouse looking to score a takedown here. Maxwell is defending well but Millhouse drives through and ends up in Maxwell's guard.
Maxwell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Millhouse can do to turn this around?
Maxwell wants to stand but Millhouse is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thommy Maxwell dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Millhouse tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maxwell appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Maxwell throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Maxwell really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Maxwell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Millhouse misses with a head kick.
Millhouse fails with a takedown attempt.
Maxwell went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Danga de danga de dang - Maxwell scores with a four punch combination!
Maxwell lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Millhouse backs up against the cage.
Maxwell stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Maxwell wants it to stay on the feet.
Maxwell tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Millhouse swivels and escapes.
Maxwell displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Millhouse.
Thommy Maxwell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emerson Millhouse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No joy there for Maxwell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Millhouse shapes to counter with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxwell misses with a wild combination.

Millhouse looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Millhouse wants to control from the top but Maxwell keeps moving.
Millhouse's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Millhouse wants to control from the top but Maxwell keeps moving.
Maxwell is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Millhouse won't allow Maxwell to get back to his feet.
Millhouse trying to control but Maxwell is working from the bottom.
Millhouse throwing strikes from guard but Maxwell blocks nicely.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Maxwell misses with the combination.
Maxwell tries to land a front kick but Millhouse steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Maxwell takes the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millhouse is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Maxwell to keep the fight standing.
Millhouse wants a takedown.

Millhouse escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maxwell misses with the combination.
Maxwell closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A punch combination from Maxwell misses.
Millhouse lands a right hook to the body.
Millhouse stuffs the takedown.
Millhouse tries to close the distance and clinch but Maxwell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Maxwell. No joy for Millhouse on that attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Millhouse tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Millhouse darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Millhouse decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Millhouse's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Millhouse duly obliges.
Maxwell shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Millhouse but Millhouse pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Millhouse is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Maxwell walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Emerson Millhouse has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thommy Maxwell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Maxwell misses with the combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thommy Maxwell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Maxwell, 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thommy Maxwell!