PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Mil (ranked 2610 p4p, 2556 weight class) and Noc Tua (ranked 306 p4p, 298 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mil
vs
Tua

186 cm
26
220
4 - 4 - 0

187 cm
26
215
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gabriel Mil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Noc Tua!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Tua.
Tua scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mil changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tua tries to avoid it but Mil manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tua to the ground. Tua escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mil misses with a takedown attempt - Tua sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tua lands with a kick to the temple. Mil shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tua chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mil shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tua defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Mil. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mil shoots for a takedown but Tua saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mil dives in for a single leg takedown but Tua sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Tua breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mil definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tua keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tua follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Mil on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tua.
Tua looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
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!
Mil stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tua.
Mil doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tua counters with a solid body kick.
Mil is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mil has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tua.
Tua scores with a kick to the midsection.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tua.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tua!
Tua throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mil's head.
Mil closes the distance and clinches up with Tua, looking for a takedown. Mil pushes Tua against the cage but Tua circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tua looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Tua backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Mil's temple! It sends Mil violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Tua celebrates and the doctors try to help Mil!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Noc Tua!