PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Ciro (ranked 7249 p4p, 4771 weight class) and Curtis Milicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Curtis Milicz has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jay Ciro's chin.

Ciro
vs
Milicz

196 cm
19
222
2 - 5 - 0

191 cm
20
205
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Ciro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Curtis Milicz!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Chad Campbell and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ciro takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ciro tries to counter with a takedown but Milicz is quick to defend against it.
Jay Ciro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ciro keeps the fight on the outside.
Ciro throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Ciro clinches up against the cage.
Ciro scores with a shoulder strike.
Milicz can't break the clinch.
Milicz is trying to break free.
Milicz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ciro has him pressed against the cage.
Ciro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Milicz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ciro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Milicz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Milicz looking to slow down the pace here.

Milicz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Ciro.
Milicz slips a jab and a cross from Ciro.
Milicz checks a low kick from Ciro.
Ciro tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Milicz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Milicz misses with a punch on the inside.
Milicz lands a knee to the head.

Milicz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ciro jabs Milicz to the body, keeping him at a distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Milicz breaks from the clinch.
Milicz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ciro.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ciro clinches up with Milicz and pushes him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Milicz prevents Ciro from breaking the clinch.
Milicz has had enough of the clinch but Ciro keeps him there for the moment.
Ciro prevents Milicz from breaking the clinch.
Milicz stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Milicz tries a knee to the head but Ciro blocks it.
Milicz tries to break the clinch but Ciro is controlling the position.
Ciro prevents Milicz from breaking the clinch.
Ciro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Milicz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Milicz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ciro walks away with a smile on his face. Milicz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ciro lands a nice hook to Milicz's body. Milicz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Milicz looks winded!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ciro has Milicz up against the cage in a clinch.

Milicz breaks from the clinch.
Milicz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Milicz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ciro.
Ciro throws a head kick but Milicz moves out of range.
Jay Ciro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ciro's jab looks to have found its range, popping Milicz under the eye.
Ciro works Milicz's body with a nice hook.
Ciro fails to land with a series of punches.

Ciro lands a left and a right that send Milicz crashing to the mat, dazed. Ciro thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Curtis Milicz has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Milicz walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Milicz limp body while Ciro jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jay Ciro!