PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marco Milani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Valcone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Milani comes to the cage accompanied by Silicone Curitiba. Marco Milani has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Milani
vs
Valcone

190 cm
24
186 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

174 cm
26
175 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marco Milani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shane Valcone!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milani swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Milani doesn't manage to clinch there - Valcone circles away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Milani checks a leg kick.
Milani tries to close the distance and clinch but Valcone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Valcone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Valcone swats away the attempt to clinch by Milani.
Milani tries to close the distance and clinch up but Valcone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Valcone throws a nice looking combination but Milani bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Milani tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Valcone throws a nice looking combination but Milani bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Valcone circles away from the clinch attempt
and Valcone counters with a two punch combo.
Valcone keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Milani tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Valcone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Milani is looking to clinch.
Valcone throws out a loose jab but Milani uses good head movement to avoid it.
Milani tries to clinch up but Valcone circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Milani looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Milani tries to clinch but Valcone moves out of range.
Valcone throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Milani on the side of the head.
Marco Milani is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Milani tries to clinch but Valcone moves out of range.
Valcone finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Valcone dodges the punch combination from Milani.
Milani closes the distance looking to clinch

and Valcone counters with a takedown into side control.

Milani is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Check out the look on Valcone's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Oh Milani is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valcone scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Milani is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Valcone can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shane Valcone!