PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mehmedalija Drvo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Milani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Drvo
vs
Milani

182 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mehmedalija Drvo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marco Milani!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drvo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Drvo looks to land a combination. Milani sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Drvo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Milani is trying to break free.
Milani can't get the takedown.

Drvo works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Milani wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Drvo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Milani is keeping the position for now.

Milani looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Drvo trying to control but Milani is working from the bottom.

Milani working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Drvo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Drvo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drvo stops Milani from standing up.
Milani looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drvo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Drvo tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Drvo is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Drvo wants to control but Milani is keeping him busy.
Milani taking punishment in the form of punches.
Drvo cracks Milani with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Drvo wants to control but Milani is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drvo wants to stand but Milani is controlling his arm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milani gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Drvo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Milani keeps working.
Drvo is controlling the pace.

Milani actively working from the bottom here.
Drvo tries to pass to full mount but Milani defends it.
Milani is looking for a sweep. Drvo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Milani is staying active underneath Drvo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milani punching from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Drvo.
Milani shoots in but Drvo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Milani fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mehmedalija Drvo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Milani.
Drvo throws a leg kick that misses.
Drvo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Milani paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Drvo misses with the combination.

Drvo forces Milani back against the cage and clinches.

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.
Drvo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Milani struggles to land a body shot inside as Drvo controls his hands.
Drvo tries to pull guard but Milani won't allow it.
Milani misses with some punches.
Milani can't break the clinch.

Milani breaks the clinch.
Drvo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Drvo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Drvo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Milani scores with a takedown into Drvo's guard.
Drvo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Milani trying to control the position from guard on top but Drvo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mehmedalija Drvo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Drvo throws a series of strikes that have Milani backpedaling.
Mehmedalija Drvo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Milani bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Milani is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Drvo has escaped the position, nice work there.
Milani lands a decent elbow from side control.
Milani is looking to take a break and control but Drvo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Drvo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Milani trying to control the position but Drvo is working away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Drvo is trying to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Milani blocks the strikes from Drvo.
Milani lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Drvo down.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Drvo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Milani circles away from the clinch attempt.
Drvo tries to clinch but Milani is having none of it.
Milani throws a body kick the misses
and Drvo counters with a one-two to the body.
Milani avoids a punch combination nicely.
Milani throws an overhand right that lands on Drvo's shoulder, as Drvo tries to avoid the shot.
Drvo misses with a wild combination.

Milani drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drvo regains half guard.
Drvo is looking to escape.
Drvo is looking to control Milani's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Drvo avoid being mounted?

Drvo is defending against the submission attempts here by Milani.
Milani trying to control from half guard but Drvo is working away.

Milani is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Drvo is just riding it out for now. Milani eventually gives up the hold.

Drvo makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milani misses with a takedown
and Drvo counters with a three punch combo that has Milani backing up. Milani nods at Drvo to acknowledge the strikes.
Milani blocks a leg kick.
Milani fails to land the takedown.
Drvo swats away the attempt to clinch by Milani.
Milani slips a jab and a cross from Drvo.

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.

Milani fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Drvo sprawls well initially but Milani persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Milani is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Drvo is just riding it out for now. Milani eventually gives up the hold.

Milani wants to work for an arm triangle but Drvo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Milani is working for a kimura but Drvo is defending it quite comfortably.
Milani is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Milani wants to stand up but Drvo is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Milani showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Drvo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Drvo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Milani tries to avoid it but Drvo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Milani to the ground. Milani escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Milani tries to clinch up.
Milani with a poor takedown
and Drvo counters with a nice leg kick.
Drvo fails to land with a series of punches.
Drvo looks to land a combination. Milani sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Milani misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Drvo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Drvo misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drvo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Drvo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Milani!
Milani regains half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Milani looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Milani is looking for a sweep. Drvo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Drvo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Drvo trying to control the action but Milani is working from the bottom.
Milani trying to control but Drvo postures up.
Milani keeping hold of Drvo's head, controlling as best he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Milani is looking for a sweep. Drvo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Drvo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Milani does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Drvo throws and low kick but Milani moves out of range easily.

Milani scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Drvo is not content to let Milani control the position.
Drvo regains half guard there - taking advantage of Milani's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Drvo trying to control but Milani postures up.
Milani is looking to take a break and control but Drvo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Marco Milani has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drvo is trying to control but can't.
Milani missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Drvo is doing well to control the position and prevent Milani from advancing to side control.

Milani is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Drvo is just riding it out for now. Milani eventually gives up the hold.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Drvo misses with the combination.
Milani tries to clinch but Drvo moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Milani tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Drvo swivels and escapes.
Drvo clinches but Milani breaks the clinch

so Milani counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Drvo keeping moving, preventing Milani from controlling successfully.
Drvo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Milani drops back looking for a leg! Drvo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Drvo manages to kick Milani off! Milani jumps back into Drvo's guard.
Milani wants to control from the top but Drvo keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Milani comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Milani has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Milani!