PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bogdan Mironov (ranked 3468 p4p, 6075 weight class) and Djordje Stankovic (ranked 421 p4p, 573 weight class). Djordje Stankovic will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Mironov
vs
Stankovic

185 cm
19
210
1 - 1 - 0

196 cm
18
215
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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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 St Petersburg, Bogdan Mironov !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Djordje Stankovic!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stankovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mironov .
Stankovic swings widly with a right hand
and Mironov counters with a right hand to the body.
Mironov takes a swing at Stankovic's ribcage but misses.
Mironov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stankovic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stankovic loads up on a big right hand but Mironov slips the punch.
Mironov scores with a nice strike.
A slow jab from Mironov misses its intended target.
Stankovic throws out a counter right but Mironov avoids it with no problem.
Stankovic misses with a straight right.
Mironov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mironov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stankovic looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mironov missing with a left hand there. Stankovic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Stankovic does it's job there.
Mironov scores with a jab.
Mironov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stankovic throws a counter combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stankovic slips a jab and a cross from Mironov .
Stankovic throws a series of punches but Mironov moves out of range.
Mironov misses with a hook.
Mironov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stankovic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've been told by Mironov 's head coaches at Shark Tank Private Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Stankovic tries to work over Mironov 's front leg with a kick but Mironov checks it.
Stankovic moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mironov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stankovic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stankovic defending well as Mironov loads up on a big left hand.
Stankovic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mironov misses with a combination
and Mironov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stankovic moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bogdan Mironov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mironov throws an off balance right hand
and Stankovic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mironov throws a hook but Stankovic avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stankovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mironov .
Stankovic now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Mironov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Mironov misses with an uppercut. Stankovic saw that one coming.
Stankovic lands with an uppercut that bounces Mironov off the cage and back into range.
Mironov scores with a jab.
Stankovic's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Stankovic's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Stankovic avoids the body shot from Mironov .
A leg kick checked by Mironov .
Mironov throws a poor cross that misses
and Stankovic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stankovic throws a low kick, looking for Mironov 's leg but Mironov calmly moves out of range.
Mironov misses with a lunging right hand
and Stankovic counters with a nice uppercut.
Stankovic swings widly with a right hand
and Mironov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Mironov . Stankovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stankovic is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mironov throws an off balance right hand
and Stankovic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stankovic takes a swing at Mironov 's ribcage but misses.
Stankovic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mironov .
Stankovic has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Stankovic pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mironov is out of range and Stankovic settles back down.
Mironov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stankovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mironov .
Stankovic moves out of range of the strikes.
Stankovic takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Stankovic listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mironov connects with a body shot.
Stankovic slips a jab from Mironov .
Stankovic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stankovic is looking to clinch but Mironov is avoiding it.
Mironov misses with a left hand
and Stankovic counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mironov misses with a right hand
and Mironov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stankovic misses with a straight right.
Mironov misses with a few strikes there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stankovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mironov misses with a lunging right hand
and Stankovic counters with a left and a right that stings Mironov .
Decent striking displayed by Mironov there.
Stankovic throws a head kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Stankovic.
Stankovic only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A big right from Mironov misses.
Mironov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mironov throws a poor cross that misses
and Stankovic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stankovic lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Djordje Stankovic 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.

Stankovic scores with a jab.
A lazy left from Mironov finds it's target.
Mironov scores with a body shot.
Mironov looks to throw the jab but Stankovic is out of range.
Stankovic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Stankovic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mironov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stankovic scores with a one two! Mironov had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Djordje Stankovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mironov throws a hook but Stankovic blocks it.
Mironov misses with an uppercut
and Stankovic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mironov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mironov just misses with a punch to the body.
Stankovic missing with a left hand there. Mironov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mironov swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Stankovic. Beautiful body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Mironov . Those never looked like landing.
A shot to the body from Mironov misses
and Stankovic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stankovic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mironov 's head.

Mironov is rocked!
Mironov misses with a body shot
and Stankovic counters with a huge left! Mironov is in big trouble! He's backing up but Stankovic isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Mironov from any more damage. A dominating finish by Stankovic!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Djordje Stankovic!