PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marco Milani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Dai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Milani's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Silicone Curitiba. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Milani
vs
Dai

190 cm
25
186 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

175 cm
23
185 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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 - 8 - 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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Dai!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dai.
Dai fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Milani tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Milani misses with a wild body shot.
Dai shoots in for a takedown but Milani shows good takedown defense.
Marco Milani has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Dai.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Milani.
Milani fails in his attempt to clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dai.
Dai shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Milani sprawls well. Milani wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dai gets slowly back to his feet.

Milani darts in and clinches Dai up against the cage.
Dai avoids a wild elbow strike from Milani.
Milani lands a damaging elbow.
Dai is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Milani gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Dai has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Milani after a bit of a struggle.

Dai turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dai scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Milani to see if he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Milani is looking for a sweep.
Dai working the ground and pound.
The ground and pound from Dai seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Milani avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Dai.
Dai has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Milani tries to bench press Dai off him but Dai keeps the position.
Dai tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Dai has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Dai prevents Milani from getting the reversal.
Dai lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milani tries to hold on but Dai postures up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Milani really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Dai unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Milani wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Dai celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Dai!