PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rudy Riot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Kilovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mirko Kilovic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Riot
vs
Kilovic

180 cm
22
195 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

189 cm
20
194 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rudy Riot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mirko Kilovic!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kilovic shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Kilovic stands up out of the half guard.
Good standup being displayed there by Riot as he connects with a hook.
Riot lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kilovic backs up against the cage.
Kilovic throws a series of punches but Riot moves out of range.
Rudy Riot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kilovic paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A punch combination from Kilovic misses.
Riot dodges the punch combination from Kilovic.
Kilovic changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Riot tries to avoid it but Kilovic manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Riot to the ground. Riot escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Riot stuffs the takedown attempt from Kilovic. Kilovic gets slowly back to his feet.
Riot delivers a nice body kick.
Kilovic looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riot connects with a solid leg kick.
Kilovic blocks a head kick by Riot.
Riot lands with a thumping leg kick.
Riot chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kilovic misses with the combination.
Kilovic on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Riot plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riot scores with a one two! Kilovic had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That kick from Riot tenderised Kilovic's leg. Kilovic is trying to keep his angry face on.
Riot fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Riot lunges at Kilovic with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kilovic's hand.
Riot scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Riot thuds his shin into the meat of Kilovic's side.
Riot connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Riot closes the distance and lands a one-two.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Riot - that will leave a mark!
Riot throws a nice head kick!
Riot wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Riot fails to land with a series of punches.
Kilovic misses the shot to the body.
Rudy Riot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Riot fakes the leg kick and cracks Kilovic in the body.
Riot looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Riot scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Riot scores with a jab.
Riot shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kilovic eats them both and turns towards Riot to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Riot connects with a leg kick. Kilovic looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riot lands a jab-cross combination.
A nice combination there by Riot.
Riot throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Riot.
Riot connects with a leg kick. Kilovic looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Riot closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Riot throws a series of punches but Kilovic moves out of range.
Riot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Riot throws a nice looking combination but Kilovic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Riot lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Riot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Riot lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A thudding body kick lands there by Riot!
A solid leg kick lands there for Riot.
Riot lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kilovic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Riot.
Riot punishes Kilovic's body with a nice straight punch.
A right-left combo lands from Riot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilovic looks to land a combination but Riot avoids it well.
Kilovic takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A head kick misses from Riot.
Riot connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A head kick from Riot lands but Kilovic takes it in his stride.
Riot is working the combinations to good effect here.
Kilovic takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kilovic blocks a head kick by Riot.
Kilovic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Riot sizes up Kilovic with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Left hook, right uppercut from Riot.
Riot pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No joy there for Riot, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Riot throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A jab lands there for Riot.
Kilovic is looking to clinch.
Riot ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Riot lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Riot scores with a spinning back kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riot lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Riot.
Riot's corner calls for a 1-2. Riot obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Riot throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kilovic misses with a wild combination.
Kilovic dodges the punch combination from Riot.
Some wild striking there from Kilovic.
Riot throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kilovic.
Riot feints and then cracks Kilovic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kilovic down.
Riot misses with the combination.
Kilovic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Riot. Riot obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Riot lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Riot swinging wildly here.
Kilovic has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Riot.
Riot misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rudy Riot dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kilovic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kilovic's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Riot feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kilovic's calf.
Riot avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Riot misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Kilovic looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Riot blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kilovic.

Kilovic is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riot on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Riot tries to kick Kilovic off but Kilovic keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kilovic lands with a punch from half guard.
Kilovic looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Riot tries to kick Kilovic off but Kilovic keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Kilovic decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilovic throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kilovic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Kilovic scores with a takedown into Riot's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Riot is working an open guard so Kilovic takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Rudy Riot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kilovic tries to land a front kick but Riot steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Riot throws a nice outside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Riot.
Kilovic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rudy Riot is winning the standup battle so far.
Kilovic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Riot manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Riot moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Riot displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kilovic avoids the head kick by Riot.
Kilovic scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sloppy strikes from Riot. Those never looked like landing.
Kilovic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Riot moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Riot throws a combination that misses

and Kilovic counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Kilovic decides to return to a standing position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riot moves out of range of the strikes.

Kilovic has closed the distance and engaged Riot in a clinch.
Kilovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Riot has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kilovic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Riot using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kilovic fails to pull guard.
Riot lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kilovic backwards.
Riot tries to circle away but Kilovic has him pinned against the cage.
Riot pushes off an throws an elbow but Kilovic leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Kilovic breaks the clinch.

Kilovic forces Riot back against the cage and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Riot's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kilovic has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kilovic keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Riot's efforts to push away.
Riot keeps control of Kilovic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Riot can't break the clinch.
Riot has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Riot throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Kilovic breaks the clinch.
Riot lands a leg kick that knocks Kilovic off balance momentarily.
Riot throws a series of punches but Kilovic avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilovic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Riot. Riot obviously looking to wear him down.
Kilovic scores with a spinning back kick!
Kilovic misses with a leg kick.
Riot lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kilovic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kilovic tries to score with a low kick but Riot moves his leg out of the way.
Riot throws a nice looking combination but Kilovic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kilovic moves in looking to clinch but Riot pushes him off.
A combination from Riot does no damage.
Riot misses with a body kick.
Kilovic dodges the punch combination from Riot.
Riot walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Riot throws a right hand that Kilovic ducks under and follows up with a left that Kilovic also avoids with ease.
A big left from Kilovic misses.
Riot misses with a head kick.
Kilovic tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Riot rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kilovic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Riot throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Kilovic counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kilovic not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Riot pushes Kilovic off looking to stand but Kilovic dives back in and keeps control.

Kilovic decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

Riot gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kilovic to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kilovic controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Riot wants to stand up but Kilovic is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Kilovic stands up from Riot's guard - Kilovic perhaps looking for a knockout.
No joy there for Riot, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mirko Kilovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Kilovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kilovic misses with a few strikes there.
Riot throws a lazy body kick

and Kilovic counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Riot!
Riot wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Kilovic controlling from the full mount.
Kilovic landing strikes from the mount and Riot is in trouble!
Riot is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Kilovic working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kilovic cracks Riot with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kilovic unloading with bombs!
Kilovic can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Riot is looking to escape.
Riot is trying to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilovic working the ground and pound effectively.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kilovic scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Riot?
Riot tries to buck Kilovic off but he can't manage it.
A nice elbow there by Kilovic.
Riot trying desperately to get to his feet.

Kilovic looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Kilovic landing shots from mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Riot is trying to stand up.
Kilovic landing punches.
Kilovic content just to control the position here.
Riot knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kilovic on the ground.
Kilovic won't let Riot get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilovic with good strikes from the mount here!
Kilovic punishing his opponent with strikes.
Riot is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Kilovic working Riot over with strikes here.
Kilovic looking to finish Riot with some ground and pound. This is bad for Riot!
The referee warns Riot that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kilovic controlling his opponent.
Kilovic scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kilovic putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
You get the feeling that Riot really doesn't like being in this position too much.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kilovic working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Riot wants to try and get back to his feet.
Kilovic postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Riot looks a forlorn figure.
Riot wants to try and get back to his feet.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kilovic cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

Kilovic is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Riot is surviving well by controlling Kilovic's body position as best he can.
Riot is in a horrible position here. Kilovic smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Riot is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riot taking shots to the head.
Riot is trying to stand.
Riot trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Kilovic unloading with bombs!
Riot in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
You get the feeling that Riot really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Kilovic looking to control and managing it successfully.

Kilovic looking for a guillotine from mount but Riot is having none of it.
Kilovic with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riot taking shots to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mirko Kilovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kilovic 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 Downing scores the fight 27:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:29

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