PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Artur Milano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ragnar Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Milano comes to the cage accompanied by Sandaless - Głową w mur. This should be fireworks!

Milano
vs
Rage

192 cm
22
217 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

182 cm
24
215 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Artur Milano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ragnar Rage!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Alyssa Summers and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milano throws a right and a left that Rage avoids nicely.
Milano shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rage eats them both and turns towards Milano to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Rage throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Milano's waist but Milano gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rage off to one side.
Milano lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rage backs up against the cage.
Rage showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Milano.
We've been told by Milano's head coaches at Sanitarium that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Milano lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Milano swats away the attempt to clinch by Rage.
Rage darts in looking for a takedown but Milano gets double underhooks and turns Rage into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rage closes the distance looking to clinch
and Milano counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Milano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rage tries to clinch
and Milano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rage tries to close the distance and clinch but Milano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Milano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Milano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Milano moves away from the strike by Rage.
Rage fails with a takedown attempt.
Milano looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Artur Milano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ragnar Rage.
Rage tries for a takedown but Milano circles away easily
and Milano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Milano misses with a leg kick.
Milano misses with a series of wild punches.

Rage pushes Milano up against the cage in a clinch.
Rage tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rage is looking for a takedown.
Rage goes for a takedown in the clinch but Milano prevents it.
Rage misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rage drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Milano gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rage looks winded!
Milano dodges an elbow strike from Rage.
Milano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rage wants a takedown but no success here.
Milano is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Rage is working for takedown but Milano is calmly controlling the position for now.
Milano is looking to break free of the clinch but Rage has double underhooks.
Rage wants to take the fight to the mat but Milano manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Milano is trying to break the clinch but Rage has him pressed against the cage.
Milano tries to break the clinch but Rage is controlling the position.
Rage misses with a hook from the clinch.

Milano manages to break the clinch.
Milano lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ragnar Rage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Milano pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Left hook, right uppercut from Milano.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milano scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rage moves out of range of the body kick from Milano.
Rage misses with a takedown
and Milano counters with a nice uppercut.
Rage takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Milano displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Milano cracks Rage with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Milano has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Rage to stand back up!

Rage is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Milano tests Rage's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rage is still on wobbly legs! Can Milano finish him?
Rage shoots in for a takedown but Milano shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Milano clinches.
Milano is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

Milano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rage seems to have recovered his senses.
Milano tries to land a leg kick but Rage saw it coming and moves away.
Rage dodges the punch combination from Milano.
Milano lands a jab to the head.
Milano throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rage shoots and misses
and Rage takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Milano lands a high kick!
A left and a right from Milano both land. Nice combination.
Rage misses with a takedown
and Milano counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Milano is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

Milano drops Rage with a beautiful combination! Rage stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Milano is looking for the KO!
Rage takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Artur Milano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Milano scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rage wants to clinch but Milano slips to the side
and Milano makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Milano closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Milano lands with a good body shot.
Rage takes a shot right to the bread basket.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Milano clinches up with Rage and pushes him back against the cage.

Milano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Milano throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Artur Milano dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Milano misses with a wild combination.
Rage takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Milano is working the combinations to good effect here.
Milano slaps away a takedown attempt from Rage, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Milano misses with a body kick.
Rage with a poor takedown
and Milano counters with a nice uppercut.
Rage looks for a takedown but Milano sprawls well.
Artur Milano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ragnar Rage.
Milano works over Rage's head and body with a nice combination.
Rage is trying desperately to land a takedown but Milano is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Rage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Milano lands with a nice combination. Rage backs away looking to recover.
Milano pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rage is breathing heavily.
Milano feints a jab promting Rage to slip. Milano then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rage slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Milano defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Milano with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Milano's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Milano duly obliges.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Milano!
Rage rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Milano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Milano bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rage's head.

Milano drops Rage with a beautiful combination! Rage stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Milano is looking for the KO!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Milano gets in close and tags Rage with a short punch that almost sends Rage to the mat! Oh Rage is in big trouble! He turns his back on Milano, trying to create some distance but Milano rushes him, striking wildly and Rage goes down! The referee tackles Milano into the cage to end the fight! Milano is one violent man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Artur Milano!
Artur Milano thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Ragnar Rage stepped up to the mic, saying 'Ya know... i've had a lot of downs since I started in this sport... But we always get back up. I promise that I will learn from this, train hard and get back up... i'm sorry to the fans i have let down and hope you will give me a chance to redeem myself.'.