PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Bonano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Milicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Milicz is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: O´solo- Monsta. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Bonano
vs
Milicz

188 cm
19
215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

192 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rick Bonano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Milicz!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milicz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick misses from Bonano.
Bonano throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Milicz's head.
Milicz lands a nice shot to the body.

Milicz changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bonano looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Milicz creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Milicz misses with the ground and pound.
Milicz trying to control the action but Bonano is working from the bottom.
Milicz is working Bonano over with some ground and pound from side control.
Bonano is breathing heavily.
Milicz landing strikes.
Milicz sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bonano is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The ground and pound from Milicz seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

Milicz is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bonano has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Milicz working the ground and pound from side control.
Bonano stops Milicz from passing to mount.
Milicz trying to control the action but Bonano is working from the bottom.
Bonano taking a bit of punishment here - Milicz scoring with strikes.
Milicz scores with punches from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milicz throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Milicz misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Milicz controlling from side mount.
Bonano is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Bonano defending against the ground and pound.
Milicz scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bonano to see if he's OK.
The ground and pound from Milicz seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milicz wants to control but Bonano is keeping him busy.
Milicz laying and praying for a moment but Bonano takes advantage and regains half guard.
Milicz prevents Bonano from standing back up.
Bonano is not content to let Milicz control the position.
Milicz keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Milicz trying to control from half guard but Bonano is working away.
Milicz controlling the pace.
Bonano wants to get back to his feet.
Bonano avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Milicz.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Milicz prevents Bonano from standing back up.
Milicz wants to take a breather but Bonano is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiago Milicz dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bonano tries to clinch but Milicz moves out of range.
Milicz avoids the head kick by Bonano.
Bonano throws a head kick but Milicz moves out of range.
Milicz lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bonano lands with a nice combination. Milicz backs away looking to recover.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bonano doesn't manage to clinch there - Milicz circles away.
Bonano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Bonano clinches.
Bonano with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bonano with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Milicz has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bonano is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bonano using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Milicz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bonano throws a knee to the head but misses.
Milicz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bonano fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Milicz misses with a two punch combination.
Bonano stuffs the takedown attempt from Milicz. Milicz gets slowly back to his feet.
Rick Bonano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Milicz.
Bonano looks to land a combination but Milicz avoids it well.
Bonano misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bonano is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonano lands a head kick!
Milicz misses with a two punch combination.
Milicz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bonano lands a head kick. Milicz smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rick Bonano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Milicz shoots in for a takedown but Bonano shows good takedown defense.
Bonano throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Milicz.
Bonano misses with the combination.
Milicz pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Bonano has Milicz up against the cage in a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Bonano.
Bonano using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Milicz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bonano tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bonano tries to land a knee to the head but Milicz blocks with his arms.
Milicz has had enough of the clinch but Bonano keeps him there for the moment.
Bonano tries to land a knee to the head but Milicz blocks with his arms.
Bonano gets underhooks to prevent Milicz's takedown attempt.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Milicz. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Bonano taking a breather.
Bonano tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonano tries a knee to the head but Milicz blocks it.
Bonano tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bonano is pressed up against the cage. Milicz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bonano down to the mat. Bonano avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Milicz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Milicz looks to throw the jab but Bonano is out of range.
Bonano fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bonano lands with a kick to the temple. Milicz shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bonano tries to clinch there but Milicz circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Milicz.
Milicz swats away the attempt to clinch by Bonano.
Bonano doesn't manage to clinch there - Milicz circles away.
Milicz lands with a slapping head kick.
Bonano scores with a head kick.
Bonano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Milicz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rick Bonano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Bonano clinches.
Bonano with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Milicz lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milicz is trying to control the action in half guard but Bonano is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Milicz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Milicz is looking to stall here but Bonano recovers full guard.
Milicz throws a big right hand that misses.
Milicz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Milicz is looking to work some ground and pound but Bonano has wrist control.

Milicz stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bonano throws a nice head kick!
An inside leg kick from Milicz misses.
Milicz swats away the attempt to clinch by Bonano.
Bonano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bonano throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Milicz's head.
Milicz avoids the head kick by Bonano.
Milicz misses with a wild combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bonano looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Bonano instigates a clinch.
Milicz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Milicz is working for takedown but Bonano is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bonano lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bonano tries to land a knee to the head but Milicz blocks with his arms.
Milicz tries to score a body lock takedown but Bonano shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bonano stops a takedown attempt from Milicz.
Bonano lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Rick Bonano will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!

A head kick from Bonano lands but Milicz takes it in his stride.
Some wild striking there from Milicz.
Milicz swats away the attempt to clinch by Bonano.
Milicz throws a right hand that Bonano ducks under and follows up with a left that Bonano also avoids with ease.
Bonano moves in looking to clinch but Milicz pushes him off.
Milicz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Milicz takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Bonano has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bonano pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bonano wants to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Milicz lands a takedown into guard.
Milicz throws and elbow that misses. Bonano uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Milicz's guard. Nice move by Bonano!

Milicz has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Bonano off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bonano has managed to clinch.
Bonano tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bonano using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Milicz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Milicz manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Milicz wants to improve his position but instead Bonano has moved into half guard.
Milicz wants to get back to full guard.
Milicz is looking to control Bonano's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Milicz avoid being mounted?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Milicz misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Milicz tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Milicz is looking for a sweep. Bonano is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Milicz is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bonano throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bonano tries to clinch there but Milicz circles away.
Bonano checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

Bonano moves into the clinch.
Bonano misses with a knee strike.
Bonano with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bonano is trying to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonano is pressed up against the cage. Milicz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bonano down to the mat. Bonano avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bonano looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Milicz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Milicz shoots in and bounces Bonano off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Bonano kicks Milicz off and gets to his feet.
Milicz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bonano sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rick Bonano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Milicz.
Bonano goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bonano lands a head kick!

Bonano moves into the clinch successfully.
Bonano tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bonano prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bonano throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Milicz blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milicz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bonano misses with a knee strike.
Bonano trying to stall but Milicz improves his position.
Bonano tries a knee to the head but Milicz blocks it.
Bonano throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Milicz blocks it with crossed arms.
Bonano gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Milicz.
A knee to the head by Bonano.
Bonano misses with a knee to the head.
Bonano throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Milicz blocks it with crossed arms.
Bonano tries a knee to the head but Milicz blocks it.
Bonano landing knees to the head.
Milicz is working for takedown but Bonano is calmly controlling the position for now.
Milicz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bonano prevents it.
Milicz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bonano fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Milicz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rick Bonano.
I think Bonano has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick Bonano!