PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Milito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve McNiff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Milito
vs
McNiff

193 cm
22
230 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

184 cm
19
235 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Diego Milito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve McNiff!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milito throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McNiff.
Milito throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Milito scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
No joy there for Milito, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McNiff has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Milito slaps away a takedown attempt from McNiff, before circling back to the center of the mat.
McNiff shoots in and drives through. Milito sprawls well.
Milito scores with a hook.
Milito bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McNiff's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Milito misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Milito does no damage.
Milito lunges at McNiff with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McNiff's hand.
Milito throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McNiff.
McNiff shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Milito pinned against the cage. Milito gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Diego Milito has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve McNiff.
Milito swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McNiff.
Milito looks to land a combination but McNiff avoids it well.
Milito lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Milito.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from McNiff is defended easily by Milito.
McNiff takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Milito stalks McNiff and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McNiff's face. McNiff staggers backwards, shaken.
McNiff looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Milito misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Milito just misses with a punch to the body.
Diego Milito is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McNiff dodges the punch combination from Milito.
McNiff gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Milito stuffs the takedown.
Milito swinging wildly here.
McNiff will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Milito misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Milito misses with a wild combination.
McNiff avoids the head kick by Milito.
Milito jabs at McNiff's body.
Milito throws a combination. McNiff tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
McNiff takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Diego Milito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McNiff shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Milito as he avoids it easily.
McNiff slips a jab and a cross from Milito.
McNiff is trying desperately to land a takedown but Milito is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for McNiff.
Milito scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McNiff doesn't seem bothered though.
Milito misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Milito throws a head kick but McNiff moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milito throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McNiff stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Milito throws a series of strikes that have McNiff backpedaling.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Milito scores with a jab. McNiff acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Decent striking displayed by Milito there.
Milito scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Milito scores with a nice head shot.
Milito is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
McNiff walks into a stiff left hand from Milito.
Milito is looking to land body kicks.
Milito lands with a nice combination. McNiff backs away looking to recover.

McNiff is rocked!
Milito misses with a two punch combination.
Milito misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Milito throws a right and a left that McNiff avoids nicely.
McNiff tries for a takedown but Milito sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
McNiff takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McNiff avoids a punch combination nicely.
Milito throws a series of punches but McNiff moves out of range.
McNiff fails with a takedown attempt.
Milito throws a one two combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Milito!
McNiff takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Milito lands a two punch combo.
Nice uppercut lands for Milito. That snapped McNiff's head back.
McNiff takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Milito misses with a body shot.
McNiff ducks right into an uppercut from Milito.
McNiff tries to score a power double leg takedown but Milito sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten McNiff somewhat.
Milito lands a right hook to the body.
A nice combination there by Milito.
McNiff has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

McNiff pushes Milito up against the cage in a clinch.
Milito tries to circle away but McNiff has him pinned against the cage.
McNiff tries to score a body lock takedown but Milito shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milito has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Milito is trying to force a seperation but McNiff has the dominant position.
Milito goes for a takedown attempt but McNiff pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

McNiff rushes Milito and presses him up against the cage.
Milito jumps guard but McNiff stands there with Milito around his waist. Milito gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Milito wants to break the clinch but can't.
Milito jumps guard but McNiff stands there with Milito around his waist. Milito gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
McNiff is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Milito gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McNiff lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

McNiff gets control of Milito's arms and successfully pulls guard. McNiff will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Milito dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Milito digs a good body shot into McNiff's ribs.
McNiff shoots in looking for a takedown. Milito tries to sprawl out of it but McNiff keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Milito manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Milito moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McNiff tries to clinch but Milito is having none of it.
Diego Milito is winning the standup battle so far.
Jab by McNiff.
Milito is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McNiff can do to turn this around?
Milito swinging wildly here.
Milito lands a jab to McNiff's midsection.
Milito connects with a right hand. McNiff shakes it off.
Nice sprawl there from Milito as McNiff shoots in.
Milito lands a right hook to the body.
Milito listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Milito lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McNiff at a distance.
Milito throws a head kick but McNiff moves out of range.
Milito lands an overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McNiff takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Danga de danga de dang - Milito scores with a four punch combination!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good shot there by Milito.
McNiff takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Milito cracks McNiff with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice takedown defense from Milito. No joy for McNiff on that attempt.
Diego Milito has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve McNiff.

McNiff shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Milito is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
McNiff prevents Milito from breaking the clinch.
Milito is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Milito pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Milito looks to land a combination but McNiff avoids it well.
Milito fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McNiff on the side of the head.
McNiff throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Milito on the side of the head.
McNiff dodges the punch combination from Milito.
A combination from Milito does no damage.
McNiff keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Milito. No joy for McNiff on that attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milito slips under a jab from McNiff.
McNiff moves in looking to clinch but Milito pushes him off.
Milito misses with a head kick.
Milito throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McNiff on the side of the head.
Milito lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Milito scores with a jab to the jaw.
Diego Milito is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Milito misses with a jab, cross combination.

Excellent takedown into side control there by McNiff.

McNiff tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no McNiff has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Milito knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for McNiff on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

McNiff tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no McNiff has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
McNiff prevents Milito from escaping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McNiff has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Milito is trying to stand.

McNiff swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Milito is now in McNiff's guard. A big mistake from McNiff there, giving up the dominant position!
Milito would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

McNiff is looking for a triangle but Milito pushes his legs off easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McNiff has a closed guard, preventing Milito from standing up.

McNiff is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Milito is aware though and is defending well.
Milito is looking to stand up but McNiff won't let him.

McNiff is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Milito wants to get up but he can't break McNiff's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

McNiff is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Milito is aware though and is defending well.
McNiff trying to keep a closed guard but Milito is proving a slippery customer.
Milito would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Milito dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

McNiff rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Milito moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Milito lands with an uppercut that bounces McNiff off the cage and back into rage.
Milito lands a jab.
Milito tries a head kick but it misses.
McNiff has a takedown stuffed.
Milito moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
No joy there for Milito, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McNiff fails with a takedown attempt.
Milito lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Milito throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McNiff stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Milito bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Milito throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
No joy there for Milito, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice uppercut lands for Milito. That snapped McNiff's head back.
McNiff changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Milito tries to avoid it but McNiff manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Milito to the ground. Milito escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Diego Milito has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve McNiff.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Milito thuds a left hand into McNiff's body.
Milito connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Milito scores with a shot to the body.
Milito throws a leg kick but McNiff checks it.
Milito stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Milito wants it to stay on the feet.
McNiff takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheers as Milito lands an impressive looking overhand right. McNiff doesn't seem phased though.
McNiff showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Milito.
Milito throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McNiff fails to land the takedown.
McNiff tries to close the distance and clinch up but Milito swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Milito thuds a left hand into McNiff's body.
Milito fakes a jab and throws a low kick but McNiff checks it well.
Milito throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

McNiff closes the distance and clinches.
McNiff lands with a right to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milito prevents a takedown attempt there.
Milito has had enough of the clinch but McNiff keeps him there for the moment.
McNiff tries to pull guard but Milito won't allow it.
McNiff has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Milito tries for a takedown but McNiff manages to get underhooks.
Milito looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McNiff stalling in the clinch.
Milito is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
McNiff keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Milito's efforts to push away.
McNiff drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Milito gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Steve McNiff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A frustrated look appears on Milito's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milito tries to break the clinch but McNiff is controlling the position.
Milito tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. McNiff just stands there and leans against the cage.
Milito tries for a takedown. No joy.

McNiff gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Milito on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Milito tries to get out of the position.
McNiff won't allow Milito to get back to his feet.
McNiff pushing down on Milito's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

McNiff is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Milito wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milito keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

McNiff is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Milito is just riding it out for now. McNiff eventually gives up the hold.
Milito pushes McNiff off looking to stand but McNiff dives back in and keeps control.

McNiff is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
McNiff prevents Milito from standing back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Milito showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Milito, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Milito!