PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Milson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Pusher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Milson
vs
Pusher

200 cm
24
218 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

200 cm
20
205 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

[MMABR]Terror Trition[†CoE†]

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Milson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thomas Pusher!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Pusher.
Milson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pusher tries to clinch up but Milson circles away and keeps his distance.
Pusher connects with a solid leg kick.
Milson throws a leg kick but Pusher sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pusher smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pusher tries to clinch up.
Milson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Thomas Pusher has been cut.
Pusher cracks Milson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pusher darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Thomas Pusher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pusher clobbers Milson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pusher lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Milson misses with a body kick.
Milson misses with an uppercut.
Crunch! Milson slams his shin into Pusher's torso.
Pusher looks gassed!
Milson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pusher.
Milson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pusher moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pusher slips a jab and a cross from Milson.
Milson scores with a jab. Pusher acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Milson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pusher's calf.
Milson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Milson misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pusher misses with a straight right.
Milson throws a head kick that misses.
Milson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Milson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pusher's calf.
A chopping leg kick lands by Milson.
Milson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Milson throws a head kick that half lands.
Pusher looks to score with a jab to the body but Milson is just out of range.
Milson walks into a jab.
Milson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pusher throws out a loose jab but Milson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Milson throws a sloppy head kick and Pusher moves out of range easily.
Milson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Milson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice defenses there by Pusher.
Pusher lands with an overhand left.
Milson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pusher is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Milson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A punch lands to the side of Milson 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pusher throws a head kick that misses.
Pusher lands a slapping body shot.
Pusher thuds a left hand into Milson's body.
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!

Pusher gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pusher is trying to force a seperation but Milson has the dominant position.
Milson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pusher has had enough of the clinch but Milson keeps him there for the moment.
Milson is trying to break the clinch but Pusher is controlling him.
Milson leaning his opponent against the cage.

Pusher breaks from the clinch.
Pusher takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Pusher stuns Milson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pusher tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pusher connects with a right hand. Milson shakes it off.
Pusher connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pusher scores with a jab. Milson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Milson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pusher bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Milson's head.
Milson lands a jab to Pusher's midsection.
Nice body punch from Pusher.
Pusher throws a sloppy head kick and Milson moves out of range easily.
Pusher scores with a jab to the head.
Pusher lands a jab to the head.
Milson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd cheers as Pusher lands an impressive looking overhand right. Milson doesn't seem phased though.
Milson avoids the head kick by Pusher.
Pusher throws a head kick but Milson moves out of range.
Pusher throws a looping overhand right but Milson ducks down to avoid it.
Pusher has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Milson.
Pusher avoids the head kick by Milson.
Milson throws a wild body kick that Pusher sees coming a mile off.
Pusher moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Milson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pusher misses with a head kick.
Pusher throws a sloppy head kick and Milson moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pusher.
Milson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Milson moves forwards but Pusher connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pusher scores with a hook to the body. Milson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pusher connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pusher lands with a right hand.
Pusher lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Pusher clinches up with Milson and pushes him back against the cage.
Milson wants to get back to striking at distance but Pusher won't allow it.
Milson has Pusher pressed against the cage, preventing Pusher from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Milson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pusher wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Milson has him pressed against the cage.
Milson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pusher is trying to force a seperation but Milson has the dominant position.

Milson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Milson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pusher moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Milson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Milson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Pusher's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Milson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Pusher wants to clinch up but Milson keeps it at a distance.
Pusher dodges the punch combination from Milson.
Milson throws the kick towards the body but Pusher avoids it.
Pusher throws a head kick that misses.
Pusher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Milson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Pusher takes the fight into the clinch.

Milson breaks from the clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Pusher blocks the leg kick.
Milson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pusher scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Milson doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice straight punches there by Pusher. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pusher.
Milson throws a hook but Pusher avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Pusher.
Pusher tries a head kick but it misses.
Pusher lands a head shot.
Milson is looking to slow Pusher down with leg kicks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Milson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pusher digs a good body shot into Milson's ribs.

Pusher gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Milson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pusher is looking to break free of the clinch but Milson has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Pusher's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Pusher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pusher lands a jab to the head.
Pusher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Milson manages to avoid it.
Pusher wants to clinch up but Milson keeps it at a distance.
Milson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mike Milson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Milson misses with a low kick as Pusher jumps back.
Milson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pusher lands a nice hook to Milson's body. Milson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pusher tries a head kick but it misses.
Pusher's corner calls for a 1-2. Pusher obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pusher changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Milson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pusher scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pusher lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pusher uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pusher throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Milson avoids the head kick by Pusher.
Thomas Pusher seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pusher tries to clinch up but Milson circles away and keeps his distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pusher darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Pusher has Milson up against the cage in a clinch.

Milson breaks from the clinch.

Pusher moves into the clinch successfully.
Milson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Milson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pusher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Milson looking to throw knees to the head but Pusher is blocking nicely.
Pusher wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Milson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pusher tries to circle away but Milson has him pinned against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milson throws an elbow but it misses.
Pusher managing to block the knees to the body from Milson.
Pusher tries to break the clinch but Milson is controlling the position.
Pusher wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Milson has him pressed against the cage.
Milson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pusher avoids the elbow strike from Milson, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Milson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pusher avoids it.
Milson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pusher wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Milson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pusher wants to get back to striking at distance but Milson won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Milson with a knee to the head.
Milson keeps control of Pusher as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pusher wants to break free but Milson has control.
Milson looking to throw knees to the head but Pusher is blocking nicely.
Milson trying to control the position but instead, Pusher has worked for underhooks and has pushed Milson into the cage.
Milson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pusher wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Milson has him pressed against the cage.
Pusher wants to break free but Milson has control.
Milson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pusher is keeping busy.

Milson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Pusher drives through and clinches with Milson against the cage.
Milson lands an elbow inside.
Pusher is trying to break the clinch but Milson is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Pusher showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Thomas Pusher's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Milson misses with the combination.
Milson throws a push kick but Pusher slaps the foot to one side.
Pusher checks a leg kick.
Milson misses with a leg kick.
Milson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pusher works Milson's body with a nice hook.
Jab by Pusher.
Milson looks to land a left hand but Pusher moved out of range nicely.
Pusher fails in his attempt to clinch.
Milson scores with a nice right hand.
Milson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A slapping body kick lands there for Milson.
A head kick by Pusher misses
and Milson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pusher's knee momentarily.
Pusher scores with a jab. Milson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pusher throws a shot to the body.
Milson delivers a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pusher throws a sloppy head kick and Milson moves out of range easily.
Pusher throws a nice head kick!

Pusher gets a clinch.
Pusher has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Milson tries to land a knee to the head but Pusher blocks with his arms.
Pusher has had enough of the clinch but Milson keeps him there for the moment.
Pusher avoids the elbow strike from Milson, against the cage.

Pusher escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pusher fails in his attempt to clinch.
Good work by Pusher as he checks the leg kick.
Milson misses with a low kick.
Pusher fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Milson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pusher connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pusher checks a leg kick nicely.
Pusher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pusher throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Milson on the side of the head.
Pusher jabs at Milson's body.
A head kick misses from Pusher.
Pusher swinging wildly here.
Pusher moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pusher throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pusher looks to land a right hand but Milson moved out of range.
Pusher chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Milson can pounce on him.
Milson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pusher connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice shot lands for Pusher.
Pusher scores with a shot to the body.
Milson walks into a straight right hand from Pusher.
Pusher with a jab.
Milson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pusher throws a head kick but Milson moves out of range.
Milson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pusher stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pusher lands a nice shot to the body.
Pusher connects with a looping right hand.
Pusher clinches but Milson breaks the clinch
and Milson counters with a low kick, right behind Pusher 's knee.
Pusher misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pusher scores with a shot to the body.
Pusher dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Milson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Milson takes one to the chin there.
Pusher misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pusher scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Milson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pusher.
Pusher's corner calls for a 1-2. Pusher obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pusher throws a head kick that misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Pusher as he connects with a hook.
Pusher throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Milson.
Pusher moves out of range of the leg kick from Milson.
Pusher moves out of range as Milson throws a body kick.
A big left from Pusher misses.
Pusher misses with a wild body shot.
Milson misses with a head kick.
Milson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pusher lands a high kick!
A jab lands there for Pusher.
Pusher throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Milson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pusher lands with a straight right. Milson didn't see that one coming.
Pusher throws a lazy head kick
and Milson counters with a leg kick.
Milson throws a front kick aimed at Pusher's knee but Pusher avoids it well.
Pusher is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Pusher clinches.
Pusher dodges an elbow strike from Milson.

Pusher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Milson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pusher.
Milson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pusher.
Nice shot by Pusher.
Pusher avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pusher.
Pusher connects with a jab.
Milson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pusher moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Pusher comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pusher has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Pusher!