PBP Commentary

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

Milenkovic
vs
Raski

189 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

194 cm
20
210 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Stefan Milenkovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Lukasz Raski!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Raski misses with a double jab.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Milenkovic.
Milenkovic cracks Raski with a big right hand but Raski just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Raski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Raski wants to control but Milenkovic postures up.
Raski is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Milenkovic content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Raski is looking to reverse the position.
Milenkovic controls the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Milenkovic shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Raski sprawls well. Raski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Milenkovic gets slowly back to his feet.
Lukasz Raski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Milenkovic dodges the punch combination from Raski.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Raski looks to land a combination but Milenkovic avoids it well.

Milenkovic closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Raski did well to prevent Milenkovic getting side control.
Milenkovic prevents Raski from standing back up.

Milenkovic postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Raski to stand up.
Raski misses with a few strikes there.
Raski looks gassed!

Milenkovic looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Milenkovic wants to control from the top but Raski keeps moving.
Milenkovic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Raski is keeping the position for now.

Raski uses the cage to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Raski throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Stefan Milenkovic has been cut.
Raski swinging wilding here.
No luck for Raski with that takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Milenkovic moves into the clinch successfully.
Milenkovic pressing his opponent against the cage.
Milenkovic is working for takedown but Raski is calmly controlling the position for now.

Raski pulls guard successfully.

Raski has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Milenkovic can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Milenkovic stands up from Raski's guard - Milenkovic perhaps looking for a knockout.
Milenkovic takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milenkovic slips a jab and a cross from Raski.
Milenkovic fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stefan Milenkovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Milenkovic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Milenkovic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Raski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice sprawl there from Raski as Milenkovic shoots in.
Raski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Left hook, right uppercut from Raski.
Raski fails to land with a series of punches.
Raski closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Raski looks to land a combination but Milenkovic avoids it well.
Raski looks for a takedown but Milenkovic sprawls well.
Milenkovic shoots in but no luck this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Raski misses.
Raski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Milenkovic circles away quickly and effectively.

Milenkovic shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Milenkovic was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Milenkovic avoids the attempt from Raski to control.
Milenkovic looking to control and managing it successfully.
Raski is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Raski swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raski manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Raski is trying to stand back up but Milenkovic is controlling him
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Raski displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Raski swinging wilding here.
Milenkovic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Raski.
Milenkovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Raski keeps the fight on the outside.
Milenkovic shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Raski as he avoids it easily.
Stefan Milenkovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Milenkovic takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Raski tries to score a power double leg takedown but Milenkovic sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Raski somewhat.
Raski fails to land the takedown.
Raski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Raski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Milenkovic closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Raski did well to prevent Milenkovic getting side control.
Milenkovic stops Raski from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Milenkovic wants to control but Raski is keeping him busy.

Milenkovic is working for a kimura but Raski is defending it quite comfortably.
Raski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Milenkovic tries to stand and escape but Raski is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Raski pushes Milenkovic off and gets back to his feet.
Raski gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Milenkovic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stefan Milenkovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lukasz Raski.
Raski goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Milenkovic slips a jab and a cross from Raski.
Raski shoots in but no luck this time.
Raski looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Milenkovic is fending him off so far but Raski persists. Nope, Milenkovic circles away and we're back to standing.
A punch combination from Raski misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Milenkovic shoots in and bounces Raski off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Raski looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Milenkovic puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Milenkovic controlling the pace.
Milenkovic not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Raski pushes Milenkovic off looking to stand but Milenkovic dives back in and keeps control.
Milenkovic seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Raski does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Raski missing with punches from the bottom.
Milenkovic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Raski keeps working.
Raski trying to hold on to Milenkovic's head to control him but Milenkovic postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Raski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Raski shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Milenkovic as he avoids it easily.
Milenkovic shoots for a double leg takedown but Raski sprawls well. He's pushed Milenkovic's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Raski shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Milenkovic but Milenkovic pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Raski misses with a few strikes there.
Raski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Milenkovic tries to clinch up.
Raski displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Raski tries to bum rush Milenkovic with a series of wild strikes but Milenkovic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Raski misses with a double jab.
Milenkovic throws a jab when Raski was well out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Raski.
Raski scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Milenkovic scores with a takedown into Raski's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milenkovic preventing the sweep.
Milenkovic pushing down on Raski's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Milenkovic looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Milenkovic decides to stand up.
Raski lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Milenkovic backs up against the cage.
Milenkovic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Raski.
Milenkovic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Raski tries to bum rush Milenkovic with a series of wild strikes but Milenkovic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stefan Milenkovic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Stefan Milenkovic's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Some wild striking there from Raski.
Raski swinging wilding here.

Milenkovic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Raski stops a takedown attempt from Milenkovic.
A nice right hand lands inside from Raski.

Milenkovic breaks from the clinch.
Raski keeps the fight on the outside.
Milenkovic scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Milenkovic shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Raski defends it nicely.
Raski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raski fails with a takedown attempt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Raski.
Raski misses with a two punch combination.
Milenkovic shoots for a takedown but Raski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stefan Milenkovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raski misses with a series of wild punches.
Raski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Milenkovic circles away quickly and effectively.
A combination from Raski does no damage.
Raski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Milenkovic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Milenkovic clinches up with Raski and pushes him back against the cage.
Raski fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Milenkovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Raski avoids it.
Raski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Milenkovic has him pressed against the cage.

Raski manages to break the clinch.
Raski tries to bum rush Milenkovic with a series of wild strikes but Milenkovic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Raski with a lazy takedown attempt

and Milenkovic counters with a takedown into side control.
Raski is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Milenkovic's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Raski is looking for a sweep. Milenkovic is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Raski punching from the bottom.
Milenkovic wants to control but Raski is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raski landing strikes from the bottom.
Raski missing with punches from the bottom.
Stefan Milenkovic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Milenkovic scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Milenkovic is working for a kimura but Raski is defending it quite comfortably.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Raski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Milenkovic counters with a single leg into guard. Raski didn't expect that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Milenkovic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Milenkovic working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Milenkovic throws a big right hand that misses.

Raski had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Milenkovic defends it easily.
Raski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Milenkovic won't allow Raski to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milenkovic cracks Raski with a solid left hand.
Raski wants to get back to his feet but Milenkovic is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Milenkovic throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Raski's waist but Raski gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Milenkovic off to one side.
Raski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Raski gets caught flat footed, as Milenkovic shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Milenkovic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Raski wants to stand and escape but Milenkovic is having none of it.
Raski is wriggling around but Milenkovic manages to pass to 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. Milenkovic connects with a nice short shot to Raski's temple.
Raski wants to control but Milenkovic is keeping busy.
Raski pushes Milenkovic off looking to stand but Milenkovic dives back in and keeps control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raski missing with punches from the bottom.
Milenkovic working the head and body with strikes.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Raski shoots in and drives through. Milenkovic sprawls well.
Raski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Milenkovic is trying hard to land a takedown here. Raski sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Milenkovic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Raski.
Raski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Raski misses with a jab, cross combination.

Milenkovic throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Raski was covering up waiting for the punch and Milenkovic finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Raski has his feet on Milenkovic's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stefan Milenkovic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Milenkovic, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stefan Milenkovic!