PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marko Mihic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Psycho Tookay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mihic's entrance music is Ultimate Fighter - Theme Song. A fine choice. Tookay comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Animal I Have Become kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Marko Mihic has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Mihic
vs
Tookay

188 cm
21
215 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

190 cm
20
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Marko Mihic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Psycho Tookay!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mihic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tookay moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Mihic has taken the fight to the clinch.

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

Mihic closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Tookay is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Mihic working the head with strikes.
Mihic cracks Tookay with a big right hand but Tookay just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Mihic misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Tookay is looking to reverse the position.
Mihic landing a few strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tookay taking punishment in the form of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tookay tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Mihic presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Mihic fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Mihic lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mihic raining down shots from the mount!
Tookay taking shots to the head.
Tookay slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Tookay on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tookay taking some punishment here, with Mihic in his half guard.
Mihic not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tookay wants to get back to full guard.
Tookay is refusing to be controlled, as Mihic sits in half guard.
Nice strikes from Mihic there.
Tookay tries to get to full guard but Mihic has control of the leg.
Tookay looks gassed!
Mihic scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mihic seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mihic is thwarting Tookay's attempts to control the position.
Mihic takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tookay is looking for a sweep. Mihic is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Mihic is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tookay defends it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mihic seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tookay does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mihic wants to free his trapped foot but Tookay is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Mihic looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tookay trying to control but Mihic postures up.
Mihic landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tookay looks like he's trying to stand up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mihic connects with a nice short shot to Tookay's temple.
Mihic working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Mihic trying to control from half guard but Tookay is working away.

Mihic is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mihic working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Mihic stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Tookay to get to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mihic shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Tookay taking some punishment here, with Mihic in his half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mihic connects with a nice short shot to Tookay's temple.
Mihic working Tookay over with strikes.
Tookay has hold of Mihic's hands but Mihic slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Mihic seems to be working for a kimura but Tookay defends the submission attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mihic working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marko Mihic 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.

Mihic is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Tookay's half guard.
Mihic seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mihic lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mihic lands strikes from half guard.
Mihic lands strikes from half guard.
Mihic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tookay can do to turn this around?
Mihic looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mihic scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Marko Mihic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mihic is keen to just control but Tookay is a slippery customer.
Tookay on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mihic wants to take a breather but Tookay is having none of it.
Tookay trying to control here.
Tookay is breathing heavily.
Mihic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tookay keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tookay punching from the bottom.
Mihic scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mihic landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Mihic is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mihic lands a nice short elbow.
Tookay is trying to maintain the position but Mihic is very close to passing his half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mihic connects with a nice short shot to Tookay's temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mihic looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tookay with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nice strikes from Mihic there.
Nice strikes from Mihic there.
Mihic takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nice strikes from Mihic there.
Tookay is trying to maintain the position but Mihic is very close to passing his half guard.
Mihic lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tookay wants to get back to full guard.
Mihic working Tookay over with strikes.
Tookay is not content to let Mihic control the position.
Mihic is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mihic lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mihic seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tookay has hold of Mihic's hands but Mihic slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tookay wants to get back to full guard.

Tookay looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mihic landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tookay is trying to stand.
Mihic slips a nice elbow through Tookay's hands, connecting with Tookay's forehead.
Mihic working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Mihic is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mihic scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mihic landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Mihic is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Mihic looking to finish Tookay with some ground and pound. This is bad for Tookay!
Tookay is in a horrible position here. Mihic smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mihic fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Mihic postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tookay looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tookay is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mihic lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mihic connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
BOOM! Mihic connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marko Mihic dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Mihic drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Mihic scores with a couple of short elbows.
Mihic grinds an elbow into Tookay's temple.
Mihic tries to move into full mount but can't pass Tookay's legs.
Mihic working the head with strikes.
Tookay is working to avoid the ground and pound but Mihic connects with a decent elbow.
Tookay is not content to let Mihic control the position.
Mihic working the head and body with strikes.
Mihic lands a few punches from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Tookay's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tookay takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mihic creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Mihic looks up at the clock and then as Tookay takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Mihic smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Tookay wants to get back to his feet but Mihic drags him back down.
Tookay is working to avoid the ground and pound but Mihic connects with a decent elbow.
Mihic cracks Tookay with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Mihic cracks Tookay with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Mihic landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Mihic scoring with punches and elbows.
Tookay is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Tookay taking punishment in the form of punches.
Mihic is working Tookay over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mihic creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Mihic scoring with punches and elbows.
A lull in the action here.
Mihic landing strikes.
Mihic in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Check out the look on Mihic's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
You can see the frustration on Tookay's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mihic working the body and head with strikes.
Tookay is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tookay taking a bit of punishment here - Mihic scoring with strikes.
Mihic is working Tookay over with some ground and pound from side control.
Mihic scoring with punches from side control.
Mihic cracks Tookay with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Tookay is working to avoid the ground and pound but Mihic connects with a decent elbow.
Mihic lands a nice forearm strike.
Mihic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tookay keeps working.
Tookay takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Mihic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tookay keeps working.

Mihic wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tookay, who protects the arm well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Tookay's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mihic working the head with strikes.
Mihic cracks Tookay with a big elbow.
Mihic is chipping away with strikes.
Tookay struggling a bit here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tookay on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Psycho Tookay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marko Mihic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A lull in the action here as Mihic stalls from top position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marko Mihic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mihic has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Ackerman scores the fight for Marko Mihic!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Marko Mihic!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Marko Mihic!

Marko Mihic wins by unanimous decision!