PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ted Nugget (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Milson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Nugget
vs
Milson

187 cm
22
210 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

200 cm
22
216 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite 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 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ted Nugget!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Milson!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nugget throws a nice looking combination but Milson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nugget throws a series of punches but Milson moves out of range.
Milson dodges the punch combination from Nugget.
Nugget throws a hook to the side of Milson's head but Milson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Milson closes the distance and clinches.

Milson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Milson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nugget stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Milson.
Nugget misses with a series of wild punches.

Milson lands a head kick that stumbles Nugget and the fighters go to the mat.

It looks like Ted Nugget has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nugget is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Milson is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Milson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Milson stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nugget throws a right and a left that Milson avoids nicely.
Milson misses with a wild combination.
Milson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nugget is breathing heavily.
Nugget steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Milson. That one must have hurt.
Ted Nugget seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Milson is looking to slow Nugget down with leg kicks.

Milson clinches up against the cage.
Milson lands a knee to the head.
Milson lands a knee to the head.
Milson connects with a knee to the head.
Milson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nugget's face.
Milson scores with a knee to the head.

Ted Nugget's cut is getting worse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Milson holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Milson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Milson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Milson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nugget manages to avoid it.
Milson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nugget will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nugget takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Milson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nugget tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Milson.

Milson closes the distance and clinches.
Knees to the body from Milson.

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

Milson gets a clinch.
Milson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nugget's face.

Ted Nugget's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

Milson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Milson pushes Nugget up against the cage in a clinch.

Milson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nugget scores with a body shot.
Nugget misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fighters circling - Nugget throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nugget takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nugget falls off balance throwing a combination
and Milson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milson looks to land a right hand but Nugget moved out of range.
Nugget falls off balance throwing a combination
and Milson counters with a nice body kick.
Milson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Milson thuds his right hand into Nugget's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Milson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Milson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nugget falls off balance throwing a combination
and Milson counters with a three punch combo that has Nugget backing up. Nugget nods at Milson to acknowledge the strikes.
Nugget throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Milson counters with a low kick, right behind Nugget 's knee.
Nugget throws a series of punches but Milson moves out of range.
Milson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nugget falls off balance throwing a combination
and Milson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Milson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nugget throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nugget misses with a combination
and Milson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nugget thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nugget keeps the fight on the outside.
Nugget gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Milson.
Nugget lands with an overhand left.
Nugget checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nugget throws a series of punches but Milson moves out of range.
Nugget throws out a loose jab but Milson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nugget moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Milson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nugget takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Milson avoids a punch combination nicely.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Milson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Milson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ted Nugget's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Milson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nugget blocks a head kick by Milson.
Milson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Milson lands with an overhand left.
Milson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Milson. Nugget shrugs it off though.
An inside leg kick from Milson misses.
Milson throws a front kick that sends Nugget stumbling back into the cage.
Nugget waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Milson.
Milson misses with a head kick.
Nugget tries to bum rush Milson with a series of wild strikes but Milson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nugget is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nugget falls off balance throwing a combination
and Milson counters with a head kick. That will keep Nugget thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ted Nugget is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Milson misses.
Milson works over Nugget's head and body with a nice combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Milson pushes Nugget away with a front kick.
Milson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nugget falls off balance throwing a combination
and Milson counters with a low kick, right behind Nugget 's knee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nugget misses with a combination
and Milson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Nugget really felt that one!
Nugget takes one to the side of the head.
Nugget lands the left hand.
Milson misses with a head kick.
Milson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nugget avoids the head kick by Milson.
Nugget throws a combination that misses
and Milson counters with a nice body kick.
Milson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A slow jab from Nugget misses its intended target.

Milson clinches with his opponent.

Milson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nugget connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nugget misses with a two punch combination.

Milson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nugget blocks the elbow strike.
Milson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nugget wants to break free but Milson has control.
Nugget wants to get back to striking at distance but Milson won't allow it.
Nugget avoiding damage as Milson throws knees to the body.
Nugget is looking to break free of the clinch but Milson has double underhooks.
Milson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nugget has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nugget is trying to break free.
Milson keeps control of Nugget as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Milson trying to land knees to the body.
Nugget will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nugget is looking to break free of the clinch but Milson has double underhooks.
Milson prevents Nugget from breaking the clinch.
Nugget can't break the clinch.
Milson stalling in the clinch but Nugget improves position.
Nugget wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Nugget pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nugget throws a left and a right that both miss
and Milson counters with an inside leg kick.
Nugget takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mike Milson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Milson throws a nice inside leg kick.

Milson gets a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milson with a knee to the head.
Nugget wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Milson has him pressed against the cage.
Milson looking to throw knees to the head but Nugget is blocking nicely.
Nugget is looking to break free of the clinch but Milson has double underhooks.
Milson can't break the clinch.
Nugget is trying to break free.
Nugget is looking to break free of the clinch but Milson has double underhooks.
Milson misses with a knee to the head.
Nugget wants to get back to striking at distance but Milson won't allow it.
Nugget can't break the clinch.
Milson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nugget as Milson tries to tie him up.
Nugget wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nugget wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Milson prevents Nugget from breaking the clinch.
Milson stalls.
Nugget wants to break the clinch but can't.

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.
Nugget tries to break the clinch but Milson is controlling the position.
Nugget on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Milson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nugget wants to break free but Milson has control.
Milson tries to land a knee to the head but Nugget blocks with his arms.
Nugget is trying to break the clinch but Milson has him pressed against the cage.
Milson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nugget.

Nugget breaks from the clinch.
Nugget misses with a double jab.
Milson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nugget throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Milson counters with a good low kick that Nugget was not able to check.
Milson throws a head kick but Nugget moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Milson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nugget takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nugget throws a left and a right that both miss
and Milson counters with an inside leg kick.
A punch combination from Nugget misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Milson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ted Nugget's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Milson tries to clinch up.
Milson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nugget circles away quickly and effectively.
Milson takes one to the side of the head.
Nugget moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
No joy there for Nugget, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nugget misses with a combination
and Milson counters with a straight right hand.
Milson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Milson.
Nugget is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nugget throws a left and a right that both miss
and Milson counters with a nice kick to the body.
Milson is looking to clinch but Nugget is avoiding it.
Both fighters circling a little - Milson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Milson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Milson.
Nugget connects with a looping right hand.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Milson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Milson instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nugget is looking to break free of the clinch but Milson has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Milson manages to break the clinch.
Nugget on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Milson. Milson obviously looking to wear him down.
Milson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Milson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nugget manages to avoid it.
Nugget falls off balance throwing a combination
and Milson counters with a thumping low kick.
Milson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nugget takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A punch lands to the side of Milson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nugget misses with a looping right.
Nugget misses with a double jab.
Milson tries to close the distance and clinch but Nugget swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nugget throws a right and a left that Milson avoids nicely.
Nugget looks to land a combination but Milson avoids it well.
Nugget on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Milson moves into range and clinches up with Nugget.
Milson prevents Nugget from breaking the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nugget as Milson tries to tie him up.
Nugget can't break the clinch.
Milson with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Nugget breaks the clinch.
Nugget throws a series of punches but Milson moves out of range.
Milson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Milson pushes Nugget up against the cage in a clinch.

Milson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nugget looks to land a combination but Milson avoids it well.
The fighters circle momentarily. Milson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Milson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ted Nugget has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nugget lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nugget misses with a few strikes there.
Milson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nugget's sensitive parts.
Nugget looks to land a left hand but Milson moved out of range nicely.
A good leg kick by Milson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nugget checks a leg kick.
Nugget misses with a wild combination.
Milson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Milson misses with a double jab
and Nugget counters with a right hand to the body.
Nugget throws a right hand that Milson ducks under and follows up with a left that Milson also avoids with ease.
Milson throws a quick inside leg kick.

Milson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nugget, pushing him back against the cage.
Nugget wants to break free but Milson has control.

Milson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nugget blocks a head kick by Milson.
Nugget is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nugget throws a nice looking combination but Milson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nugget scores with a nice right hand.
Milson throws a head kick that Nugget semi-blocks.
Milson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Milson throws a series of punches but Nugget avoids them all with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nugget misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nugget misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Milson, right into the meat.
Milson throws a head kick that misses.
Nugget throws a right and a left that Milson avoids nicely.
Milson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Milson throws the kick towards the body but Nugget avoids it.
Nugget darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nugget misses with the combination.
Nugget misses with a jab, cross combination.
Milson pushes Nugget away with a front kick.
Nugget lands with a nice combination. Milson backs away looking to recover.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Milson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nugget thows a body shot but no joy.
Milson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nugget. That did some damage!
Mike Milson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A chopping leg kick lands by Milson.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mike Milson.
Well Milson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 26:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 26:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Milson!