PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brad Sjoblum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artem Milevskiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sjoblum comes to the cage accompanied by Viikate - Viina & Terva & Hauta. Artem Milevskiy will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Sjoblum
vs
Milevskiy

195 cm
21
250 lbs
6 - 10 - 0

195 cm
22
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brad Sjoblum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Artem Milevskiy!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sjoblum fails with the takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Milevskiy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sjoblum misses with a takedown attempt - Milevskiy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sjoblum avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sjoblum shoots in for a double leg but Milevskiy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brad Sjoblum. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Sjoblum shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Milevskiy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sjoblum.
Milevskiy working a defensive guard here.
Sjoblum is looking to work some ground and pound but Milevskiy has wrist control.
Milevskiy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Milevskiy is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Milevskiy looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Milevskiy keeping moving, preventing Sjoblum from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sjoblum stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Milevskiy moves in looking to clinch but Sjoblum pushes him off.
Milevskiy tries to clinch up.
Milevskiy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sjoblum fails with a takedown attempt.
Milevskiy tries to clinch but Sjoblum is having none of it.
Milevskiy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sjoblum paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sjoblum avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Milevskiy tries to clinch but Sjoblum is having none of it.
Sjoblum shoots in but Milevskiy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sjoblum is breathing heavily.
Milevskiy wants to clinch up but Sjoblum keeps it at a distance.
Milevskiy tries to clinch but Sjoblum moves out of range.
Sjoblum circles away from the clinch attempt.
Milevskiy wants to clinch.
Sjoblum shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Milevskiy but Milevskiy pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sjoblum fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Milevskiy avoids it really well and circles away.
Milevskiy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Milevskiy wants to clinch.
Milevskiy doesn't manage to clinch there - Sjoblum circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Milevskiy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Milevskiy tries to clinch there but Sjoblum circles away.
Sjoblum fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sjoblum dives in and grabs Milevskiy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Milevskiy pushes down on Sjoblum's head and hops out.
Milevskiy doesn't manage to clinch there - Sjoblum circles away.
Milevskiy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sjoblum swats away the attempt to clinch by Milevskiy.
Milevskiy wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Milevskiy clinches with his opponent.
Milevskiy stops a takedown attempt from Sjoblum.
The referee calls for Milevskiy to work.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Milevskiy gets underhooks to prevent Sjoblum's takedown attempt.
Milevskiy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sjoblum blocks a body shot from Milevskiy.
Milevskiy has a couple of punches blocked by Sjoblum.
Milevskiy has Sjoblum pushed against the cage.
Milevskiy trying to control the position but instead, Sjoblum has worked for underhooks and has pushed Milevskiy into the cage.
Sjoblum is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Milevskiy gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sjoblum as Milevskiy tries to tie him up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Artem Milevskiy.
Milevskiy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Milevskiy wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sjoblum.

Milevskiy has managed to clinch.
Milevskiy working aggressively here.
Sjoblum goes for a takedown attempt but Milevskiy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sjoblum fails with a takedown attempt.
Sjoblum avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Milevskiy as Sjoblum shoots in.
Milevskiy tries to clinch up.
Milevskiy tries to clinch but Sjoblum is having none of it.
Milevskiy moves in looking to clinch but Sjoblum pushes him off.
Sjoblum fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sjoblum keeps the fight on the outside.
Milevskiy wants to clinch up but Sjoblum keeps it at a distance.
Milevskiy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sjoblum paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Artem Milevskiy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brad Sjoblum's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sjoblum shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Milevskiy as he avoids it easily.
Milevskiy doesn't manage to clinch there - Sjoblum circles away.
Sjoblum shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Milevskiy as he jumps to the side.
Milevskiy doesn't manage to clinch there - Sjoblum circles away.
Milevskiy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sjoblum.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brad Sjoblum. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Milevskiy moves into the clinch.
Milevskiy looking to slow down the pace here.
Sjoblum wants a takedown.
Milevskiy is trying to stall.
Milevskiy tries to break the clinch but Sjoblum is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Artem Milevskiy.
Milevskiy is looking to clinch but Sjoblum is avoiding it.
Milevskiy tries to clinch there but Sjoblum circles away.
Milevskiy tries to clinch but Sjoblum is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Milevskiy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Milevskiy wants to clinch up but Sjoblum keeps it at a distance.
Nice sprawl there from Milevskiy as Sjoblum shoots in.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Milevskiy has closed the distance and engaged Sjoblum in a clinch.
Milevskiy misses with some punches.
Milevskiy is trying to break the clinch but Sjoblum is controlling him.
Sjoblum tries to pull guard but Milevskiy holds him up against the cage and eventually Sjoblum drops back down to his feet.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Milevskiy seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Milevskiy throws a punch but it's blocked by Sjoblum.
Sjoblum has Milevskiy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Milevskiy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sjoblum blocks a body shot from Milevskiy.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sjoblum as Milevskiy tries to tie him up.
Milevskiy gets underhooks to prevent Sjoblum's takedown attempt.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Milevskiy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Milevskiy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Milevskiy wants to break free but Sjoblum has control.
Milevskiy prevents the takedown attempt.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

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.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Artem Milevskiy.
Milevskiy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sjoblum swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Milevskiy tries to clinch but Sjoblum is having none of it.
Milevskiy moves in looking to clinch but Sjoblum pushes him off.
Milevskiy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Milevskiy is looking to clinch.
Milevskiy tries to clinch up but Sjoblum circles away and keeps his distance.
Milevskiy slaps away a takedown attempt from Sjoblum, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Milevskiy rushes Sjoblum and presses him up against the cage.
Sjoblum changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Milevskiy fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Milevskiy tries to clinch but Sjoblum moves out of range.
Milevskiy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Milevskiy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Milevskiy doesn't manage to clinch there - Sjoblum circles away.

Milevskiy clinches up with Sjoblum and pushes him back against the cage.
Milevskiy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sjoblum is keeping busy.

Sjoblum manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sjoblum keeping full guard, as Milevskiy tries to pass.
Milevskiy wants to get up but he can't break Sjoblum's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Sjoblum is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Milevskiy defends well.
Milevskiy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sjoblum. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Milevskiy got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sjoblum has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Milevskiy has managed to get both his arms back between Sjoblum's legs - danger averted.
Milevskiy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Milevskiy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sjoblum is keeping the position for now.
Milevskiy trying to control the position from guard on top but Sjoblum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Milevskiy is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Sjoblum has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Milevskiy is looking to defend but Sjoblum has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Milevskiy! Sjoblum pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Milevskiy taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Brad Sjoblum!