PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Milovan Rakic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Till Lindermann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Milovan Rakic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rakic
vs
Lindermann

189 cm
21
220 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

189 cm
23
200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Milovan Rakic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Till Lindermann!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lindermann instigates a clinch.
Rakic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lindermann is defending well for now.
Rakic is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lindermann looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rakic connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Till Lindermann has been cut.
Rakic tries to land knees in the clinch but Lindermann avoids the damage to the body.
Rakic working Lindermann over with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Rakic.
Rakic with a knee to the head.
Lindermann tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rakic smiles and moves away.
Rakic digs a good body shot into Lindermann's ribs.

Rakic drives through and clinches with Lindermann against the cage.
Rakic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lindermann.
Rakic tries to land knees in the clinch but Lindermann avoids the damage to the body.
Lindermann blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lindermann avoiding damage as Rakic throws knees to the body.
Rakic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lindermann.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lindermann.
Rakic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lindermann.
Lindermann is trying to drag Rakic to the mat but Rakic just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Rakic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lindermann's defenses.
Rakic missing with knees to the body.
Lindermann tries to pull guard but Rakic holds him up against the cage and eventually Lindermann drops back down to his feet.
Milovan Rakic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Till Lindermann.
Lindermann tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rakic stops a takedown attempt from Lindermann.
Lindermann managing to block the knees to the body from Rakic.
Lindermann avoiding damage as Rakic throws knees to the body.
Rakic trying to land knees to the body.
Lindermann looking for a takedown.
Rakic working Lindermann over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Rakic.
Lindermann stalling in the clinch but Rakic improves position.
Rakic unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lindermann lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rakic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lindermann.
Lindermann on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Lindermann manages to break the clinch.
Till Lindermann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Rakic scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lindermann looking for submissions off his back.
Rakic lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lindermann manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Rakic is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Lindermann is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Lindermann has escaped and now he's on top!
Rakic trying to strike off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindermann makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lindermann trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Lindermann drops back looking for a leg! Rakic is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rakic manages to kick Lindermann off! Lindermann jumps back into Rakic's guard.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rakic looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lindermann distracts Rakic with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Rakic had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lindermann defends it easily.
Lindermann works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lindermann lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rakic is trying to control but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rakic looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lindermann drops an elbow to the side of Rakic's head.
Rakic punching from the bottom.

Lindermann is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lindermann thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rakic's head.
Lindermann not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Rakic clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lindermann takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rakic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lindermann avoids it.
Rakic lands a good knee to the midsection. Lindermann won't want to take too many of those.
Rakic keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lindermann's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lindermann misses with a shot to the body

and Rakic counters by clinching up.
Rakic trying to land knees to the body.
Lindermann wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rakic has him pressed against the cage.
Rakic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lindermann avoids it.
Lindermann is trying to break free.
Lindermann effectively controlling the action here.
Lindermann tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A frustrated look appears on Lindermann's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rakic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lindermann.
Lindermann blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lindermann on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lindermann jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rakic walks away with a smile on his face. Lindermann gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lindermann gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Rakic holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Milovan Rakic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Till Lindermann.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lindermann blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lindermann blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindermann goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rakic prevents it.
Lindermann looking to slow down the pace here.
Lindermann is looking to break free of the clinch but Rakic has double underhooks.
Rakic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lindermann avoids it.
Lindermann avoiding damage as Rakic throws knees to the body.
Lindermann tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lindermann fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lindermann is looking to control Rakic's arms but Rakic gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lindermann has his back to the cage.
Rakic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lindermann avoids it.
Lindermann wants a takedown but no success here.
Lindermann is trying to break free.
Lindermann managing to block the knees to the body from Rakic.
Lindermann wants to get back to striking at distance but Rakic won't allow it.
Rakic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lindermann avoids it.
Rakic crunches a lovely knee into Lindermann's ribcage.
Lindermann jumps guard but Rakic stands there with Lindermann around his waist. Lindermann gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rakic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lindermann has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lindermann fails to pull guard.
Rakic landing knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lindermann jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rakic walks away with a smile on his face. Lindermann gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lindermann gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rakic counters with a three punch combo that has Lindermann backing up. Lindermann nods at Rakic to acknowledge the strikes.

Lindermann tries to keep at a distance but Rakic has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rakic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lindermann.
Lindermann tries to pull guard but Rakic won't allow it.
Lindermann is trying to break the clinch but Rakic has him pressed against the cage.
Lindermann tries to pull guard but Rakic holds him up against the cage and eventually Lindermann drops back down to his feet.
Rakic landing knees to the body.
Rakic landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rakic trying to land knees to the body.
Lindermann blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rakic tries to land knees in the clinch but Lindermann avoids the damage to the body.
Rakic missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rakic trying to land knees to the body.
Rakic scores a nice knee to the body.

Lindermann jumps guard.
Rakic wants to pass the guard but Lindermann is keeping the position.
Lindermann has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rakic throwing strikes from guard but Lindermann blocks nicely.

Rakic has gone for a leg lock! Lindermann slips out almost immediately though and dives into Rakic's guard.

Lindermann drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Rakic dives on top into guard.

Rakic is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Rakic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lindermann is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lindermann working for a triangle but Rakic defends it easily.
Rakic forces his way into half guard.

Lindermann looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Rakic seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Lindermann is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Milovan Rakic!