PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vincenzo Milano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Dale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Milano comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - If You Want Blood. Jason Dale has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Vincenzo Milano's chin.

Milano
vs
Dale

188 cm
23
178 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

182 cm
21
180 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vincenzo Milano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jason Dale!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milano lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Milano misses with a straight right.
Milano swings widly with a right hand
and Dale counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Milano slips a jab from Dale.
Milano throws a hook but Dale avoids it easily.
Milano is looking to chop away at Dale's legs.
Milano wants to clinch up but Dale keeps it at a distance.
Milano throws a poor cross that misses

and Dale counters with a series of strikes that sends Milano to the canvas! Dale follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!

Milano is rocked!
Milano not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Oh Milano is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Milano looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Milano seems to have got his legs back now.
Milano looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Dale puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Dale working the head and body with strikes.
Dale takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Milano is doing well to control the position and prevent Dale from advancing to side control.
Milano is trying to control but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Milano is trying to get back to full guard.
Dale wants to control but Milano is keeping him busy.
Dale missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Milano is refusing to be controlled, as Dale sits in half guard.
Milano gets full guard.
Dale works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Milano blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dale.
Milano trying to hold on to Dale's head to control him but Dale postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dale wants to lay and pray for a moment but Milano keeps working.
Well, if Dale is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

Milano is defending against the submission attempts here by Dale.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milano is looking to control Dale's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Milano avoid being mounted?
Milano is refusing to be controlled, as Dale sits in half guard.

Dale is looking for a kimura here.
Milano is trying to get back to full guard.
Dale has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Milano has his hands clasped together around Dale's back. He's all about the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milano is looking to improve his position.
Milano trying to get back to full guard but Dale takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Dale thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Dale looking to finish with strikes here!
Dale avoids the attempt from Milano to control.
Milano is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Milano wants to hold on but Dale pushes him away.
Dale prevents Milano from getting the reversal.
Milano is working hard here to advance position.
Dale tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Milano tries to control the position but Dale now has his back.
Dale doesn't have the hooks in and Milano manages to turn into his guard.
Dale working a defensive guard here.
Dale wants to sweep here but Milano controlling him for the moment.
Dale keeping moving, preventing Milano from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Dale dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Decent striking displayed by Milano there.
Milano doesn't manage to clinch there - Dale circles away.
Dale misses with a two punch combination.
Milano connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Dale closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Milano quickly recovers to half guard.
Milano is looking for a sweep. Dale is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dale sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Milano defending well though.
Dale thows a huge punch but Milano dodges it nicely.
Dale is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Dale is trying to control the action in half guard but Milano is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Milano is trying to maintain the position but Dale is very close to passing his half guard.
Milano wants to improve his position but Dale is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dale thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Milano's head.
Milano tries to roll over but Dale keeps him under control.
Dale is thwarting Milano's attempts to control the position.
Dale is keen to just control but Milano is a slippery customer.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Milano's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dale under the eye.
Milano comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dale pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Milano misses with an uppercut
letting Dale counter with a right hand.
Milano lands a really nice looking cross but Dale seems unphased.
Dale needs to keep his hands up - Milano had a free shot at his head there.
Milano scores with a sloppy right hand. Dale should have avoided that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milano rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dale counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Milano connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dale throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Milano misses with a body shot.
Dale is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Milano.
Milano throws a right hand that misses
and Dale counters with a stiff right hand.
Milano lands a body shot.
Milano throws a lazy uppercut
and Dale counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Milano to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Dale!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jason Dale!