PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simone Milanesi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erick Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Erick Souza acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Milanesi
vs
Souza

210 cm
21
277 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

196 cm
20
289 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

Aspire Clothing

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Simone Milanesi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Erick Souza!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and Ron Honeybunn.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Milanesi clinches up with Souza and pushes him back against the cage.
Souza tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Milanesi smiles and moves away.

Milanesi pushes Souza up against the cage in a clinch.
Souza fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Milanesi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Souza has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Milanesi controlling the action here for a moment.
Souza wants to get back to striking at distance but Milanesi won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Milanesi rushes Souza and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Souza looking to throw knees to the head but Milanesi is blocking nicely.
Souza is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Milanesi pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Simone Milanesi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erick Souza.
A head punch on the inside from Milanesi fails to land.
Milanesi lands a right hand.
Souza wants to break free but Milanesi has control.
Milanesi looking to throw knees to the head but Souza is blocking nicely.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Souza.
Souza throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Milanesi blocks it with crossed arms.
Souza is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Milanesi to keep the fight standing.

Milanesi manages to break the clinch.
Milanesi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Milanesi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Souza on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza leaning his opponent against the cage.
We've been informed that Souza has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Milanesi misses with a punch to the body.
Milanesi leaning his opponent against the cage.

Milanesi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Milanesi closes the distance and pushes Souza back into the cage.
Milanesi is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Souza tries to land knees in the clinch but Milanesi avoids the damage to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Souza's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Souza softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Souza jumps into guard, dragging Milanesi to the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza has a closed guard, preventing Milanesi from standing up.
Milanesi is fighting to break Souza's control of his arms but Souza is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Souza wants to hit a switch here but Milanesi passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Souza there!
Souza is trying desperately to improve position.
Milanesi controlling the pace for now.
Milanesi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Milanesi prevents Souza from getting the reversal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza wants to control but Milanesi is having none of it.
Milanesi sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Milanesi prevents Souza from getting the reversal.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Milanesi avoids the attempt from Souza to control.
Souza is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simone Milanesi 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.

Souza swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Milanesi counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Souza!

Souza looking for submissions off his back.
Souza trying to control but Milanesi postures up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Souza manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Milanesi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Milanesi wants to pass the guard but Souza is keeping the position.
Souza wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souza working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Souza isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Milanesi stacks Souza on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Milanesi!

Milanesi stands up and beckons Souza to his feet.

Milanesi takes the fight into the clinch.
Souza fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Souza fails to land.
Souza is looking to break free of the clinch but Milanesi has double underhooks.
Souza jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Milanesi walks away with a smile on his face. Souza gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Milanesi darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Souza is doing well to control the position and prevent Milanesi from advancing to side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza wants to control but Milanesi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Milanesi wants to stand up but Souza has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Souza has his hands clasped together around Milanesi's back. He's all about the action.
Milanesi with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milanesi wants to stand but Souza has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Souza is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Milanesi decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Souza is trying to maintain the position but Milanesi is very close to passing his half guard.

Souza looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Milanesi slows the pace down in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Souza looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Souza is trying to get back to full guard.
Milanesi wants to stand up but Souza is controlling the position.
Milanesi is controlling the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Souza works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simone Milanesi 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!

Milanesi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Souza paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Souza is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Milanesi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Souza can do to turn this around?
Milanesi tries to clinch there but Souza circles away.
Souza is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Milanesi tries to clinch up but Souza circles away and keeps his distance.
Milanesi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Souza under the eye.
Milanesi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Souza throws a hook but Milanesi blocks it.

Milanesi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Milanesi.
Souza throws a punch but it's blocked by Milanesi.
Souza manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Milanesi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Milanesi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Souza.

Milanesi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Souza slows down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza wants a takedown.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Milanesi.
A short right from Milanesi on the inside.

Milanesi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Milanesi tries to clinch up.
Milanesi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Souza.
Milanesi is looking to clinch.
Milanesi is looking to clinch.
A jab from Souza misses.
Milanesi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Milanesi fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milanesi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Milanesi shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Simone Milanesi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Souza moves into full guard.
Souza has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Milanesi stopping the sweep attempt from Souza.
Souza working a defensive guard here.
Milanesi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Souza working for a triangle but Milanesi defends it easily.
Milanesi showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Erick Souza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Milanesi stands up and waves to Souza to follow him.
Simone Milanesi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck for Souza with that takedown attempt.
Simone Milanesi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Souza throws a right and a left that both miss.
Milanesi tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Souza manages to circle out of the way.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Milanesi! Souza is backing up but he can't get away as Milanesi lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Souza and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Simone Milanesi!
Simone Milanesi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.