PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cross David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Vukovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mirko Vukovic will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

David
vs
Vukovic

180 cm
24
245 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

189 cm
22
232 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Prefers standup

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Cross David!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mirko Vukovic!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
David blocks a head kick by Vukovic.
David moves out of range of the body kick from Vukovic.
Vukovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.

David is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Vukovic's half guard.
David seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Vukovic does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
David controlling the action here.

David seems to be looking for submissions.
David works his way into full mount!
David throwing strikes here but Vukovic is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Vukovic is in a horrible position here. David smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
David prevents Vukovic from getting the reversal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
David avoids the attempt from Vukovic to control.
David unloads with some shots from mount but Vukovic bucks and avoids them well.
David trying to control but Vukovic is having none of it.
David in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

It looks like Mirko Vukovic has been cut.
Vukovic is looking to improve his position but David isn't that keen on the idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
David avoids the attempt from Vukovic to control.
Vukovic is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
David landing strikes from the mount and Vukovic is in trouble!
Vukovic is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
David throws some wild stikes that Vukovic manages to avoid easily.
David prevents Vukovic from getting the reversal.

David working for a guillotine from mount but Vukovic is in no mood to give up.
Vukovic blocking the ground and pound.

David goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Vukovic turns into him and now he's in David's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
David is pulling down on Vukovic's head. It's preventing any offense from Vukovic, at least for the moment.
Vukovic trying to control but David is working from the bottom.
David looking to control.
David keeping moving, preventing Vukovic from controlling successfully.
Vukovic throwing strikes but missing.
Vukovic trying to control the position from guard on top but David is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now David is on top in guard.
David trying to control the position from guard on top but Vukovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Vukovic manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. David manages to get himself to full guard.
Vukovic is fighting to break David's control of his arms but David is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
David is trying to keep Vukovic in close.
David is really struggling to control Vukovic but he's trying to hold on to the position.
David is adopting a defensive guard.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Cross David just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

David feints and as Vukovic raises his hands in defense, David changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cross David dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mirko Vukovic's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

David closes the distance and clinches up with Vukovic, looking for a takedown. David pushes Vukovic against the ropes but Vukovic circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Vukovic scores with a head kick.
David takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Cross David has been cut.
Vukovic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
David shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vukovic defends it nicely.
David tries to clinch up but Vukovic circles away and keeps his distance.
David doesn't manage to clinch there - Vukovic circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Vukovic.
David moves in looking to clinch but Vukovic pushes him off.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Vukovic - that will leave a mark!
Vukovic thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on David if he has to take too many more of those.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vukovic.
Vukovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
David avoids the head kick by Vukovic.
Vukovic leaves David with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cross David. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vukovic connects with a high kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vukovic throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mirko Vukovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Danga de danga de dang - Vukovic scores with a four punch combination!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vukovic.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vukovic. That's going to slow David down.
Vukovic throws a quick head kick that skims the top of David's head.
David takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Vukovic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on David. That did some damage!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vukovic lands a front kick.
Mirko Vukovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vukovic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vukovic. That's going to slow David down.
Vukovic throws a quick inside leg kick.

Vukovic throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as David stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Vukovic follows into mount!
Vukovic landing strikes from the mount and David is in trouble!
The referee warns David that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Vukovic dominating with strikes here.
Vukovic has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of David's face.
David is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
David has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Vukovic raining down shots from the mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
David is bucking up trying to escape but Vukovic cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
David is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Vukovic looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Vukovic connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Vukovic unloading with bombs!
Vukovic prevents David from getting the reversal.
David wants to control but Vukovic is having none of it.
David bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
David looking to pass the guard.
Vukovic wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vukovic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
David is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
David is looking to work some ground and pound but Vukovic has wrist control.
David throws a big right hand that misses.
Vukovic working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Vukovic wants to sweep here but David controlling him for the moment.
David trying to control the position from guard on top but Vukovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vukovic wants to sweep but no luck.
Vukovic trying to control the position.

That's four 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.

David 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.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
David fails with an attempt to clinch.

David scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Cross David overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vukovic wants to control but David postures up.
David is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Vukovic's shoulder. That is not cool.
David cracks Vukovic with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Vukovic is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

David working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mirko Vukovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! David's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Vukovic throws a low kick but David avoids it.
David tries to clinch up but Vukovic circles away and keeps his distance.
David looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Vukovic motions for David to come forward. Vukovic throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vukovic tried to score with a low kick but David checks it.
Vukovic tried to score with a low kick but David checks it.
Vukovic feints and then cracks David's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow David down.
Vukovic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vukovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
David tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vukovic is able to avoid easily.
Vukovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
David tries to clinch but Vukovic moves out of range.
David tries to clinch but Vukovic moves out of range.
Vukovic tries a head kick but it misses.
David is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Vukovic keeps the fight on the outside.
David takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

That's one minute gone in the round.
David misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vukovic thows a body kick. David tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Vukovic scores with a jab. David acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

A head kick lands from Vukovic that sends David to the canvas. David tries to scramble back to his feet but Vukovic brings him back down into side control.

David is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vukovic throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Oh David is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vukovic working away.
David seems to have got his legs back now.
Vukovic working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
David holds on to Vukovic's head and controls the position momentarily.
Vukovic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
David is being controlled here.
You can see the frustration on David's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
David can't do much from the bottom here.
David is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
A lull in the action here as Vukovic stalls from top position.
Vukovic working away.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Cross David just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Vukovic scores with a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Vukovic.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vukovic.
An inside leg kick lands from Vukovic.
Vukovic scoring well with a low kick there.
Vukovic is looking to slow David down with leg kicks.
Vukovic scores with a head kick.
Vukovic scoring well with a low kick there.
Vukovic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Vukovic.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Vukovic.
Vukovic misses with a head kick.
Vukovic feints and then cracks David's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow David down.
A thudding body kick lands there by Vukovic!
David shoots in and drives through. Vukovic sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cross David. That's going to take a lot out of him.
David has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Vukovic.
Vukovic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vukovic lands with a slapping head kick.
Vukovic throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
David fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vukovic lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vukovic.
Vukovic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vukovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
David will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

David closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vukovic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
David has Vukovic pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Vukovic manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
David tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Vukovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A good leg kick by Vukovic.
Vukovic lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Vukovic plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Vukovic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Vukovic - that will leave a mark!
Mirko Vukovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
David tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Vukovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vukovic swats away the attempt to clinch by David.
Vukovic tried to score with a low kick but David checks it.
Vukovic lands with a slapping head kick.

David clinches.
Vukovic is pressed up against the ropes. David has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Vukovic down to the mat. Vukovic avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

David feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Vukovic keeping moving, preventing David from controlling successfully.
Vukovic trying to control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mirko Vukovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Vukovic has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 26:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mirko Vukovic!