PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Milo Papi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davor Velcic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Papi comes to the cage accompanied by IZ ON. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Papi
vs
Velcic

173 cm
25
152 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

168 cm
22
154 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Milo Papi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Davor Velcic!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Papi throws a head kick but Velcic moves out of range.
Papi throws a leg kick but Velcic sees it coming and moves out of range.
Velcic connects with a good right hand that stumbles Papi. Papi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Papi throws a push kick but Velcic slaps the foot to one side.
Velcic scores with a punch to the head.
Velcic looks to land a combination. Papi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Velcic throws a looping overhand right but Papi ducks down to avoid it.
Velcic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Velcic scores with a jab to the head.
Velcic throws a poor cross that misses
and Papi counters with a left and a right that stings Velcic.
Velcic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Papi tries to land a leg kick but Velcic saw it coming and moves away.

Velcic shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Velcic showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Velcic is keen to just control but Papi is a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Papi moves into full guard.
Papi manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Papi thowing shots but they're missing.
Papi working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Velcic working to try and regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papi misses with a head shot.
Velcic wants to hold on but Papi pushes him away.
Velcic working to try and regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Papi working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Papi misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Papi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Velcic is looking to escape.
Velcic takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Papi controlling the pace for now.
Papi looking to control but Velcic is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Velcic wants to get back to his feet.
Papi raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velcic wants to hold on but Papi pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Velcic is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Papi with the ground and pound from mount.
Papi sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Papi working Velcic over with strikes here.
Papi looking to finish with strikes here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Papi misses with a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Milo Papi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Velcic throws a sloppy body shot
and Papi counters with a solid body kick.
Velcic moves out of range as Papi throws a body kick.
Velcic checks a leg kick.

Velcic manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Papi on his heels. He'll look to pass Papi's guard now, I'm sure.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Velcic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Papi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Velcic manages to get himself to full guard.
Papi scoring with punches to the head and body.
Papi is working Velcic over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Papi lands a couple of elbows.
Papi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Papi trying to control but Velcic is working from the bottom.
Milo Papi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velcic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Papi.
Velcic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Papi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Papi trying to control the position from guard on top but Velcic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Velcic is trying to keep Papi in close.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Velcic can do anything to dispel that myth.

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.
Papi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Velcic's head.
Velcic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Papi is looking to work some ground and pound but Velcic has wrist control.
Velcic keeping moving, preventing Papi from controlling successfully.
Papi chips away with some ground and pound.
Papi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Papi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Velcic controls Papi momentarily but Papi frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velcic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Papi.
Papi throws a big right hand that misses.
Velcic keeping moving, preventing Papi from controlling successfully.
Papi forces his way into half guard.
Papi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Velcic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Papi.
Papi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

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.
Papi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Velcic defending well though.
Papi prevents Velcic from standing back up.
Papi is keen to just control but Velcic is a slippery customer.
Velcic is looking to control Papi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Velcic avoid being mounted?
Papi is trying to control the action in half guard but Velcic is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Velcic keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Velcic trying to control from the bottom.
Papi drops an elbow to the side of Velcic's head.
Velcic is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Papi scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Milo Papi dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Papi throws a sloppy head kick and Velcic moves out of range easily.
Velcic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Papi.
Papi blocks a jab.
Velcic attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Papi shoots in but no luck this time.
Velcic throws a right hand that misses
and Papi counters with an inside leg kick.
Velcic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Papi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Papi throws a head kick that misses.
Velcic moves out of range as Papi throws a body kick.

Papi gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Velcic to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Papi controls Velcic momentarily but Velcic frees himself.
Velcic throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Papi working a defensive guard here.
Velcic trying to control but Papi is working from the bottom.
Velcic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Papi working a defensive guard here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Papi keeping moving, preventing Velcic from controlling successfully.
Velcic trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Velcic forces his way into half guard.
Velcic is trying to control. Papi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Papi is pressing down on Velcic's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Velcic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Papi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Velcic throws and elbow that misses. Papi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Velcic's guard. Nice move by Papi!
Velcic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velcic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Papi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Papi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Velcic being controlled here, momentarily.
Papi postures up in Velcic's guard and throws a big left but Velcic blocks it.
Papi works over Velcic with some ground and pound from guard.
Velcic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Milo Papi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Papi 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.
Papi looking to sit in guard and control but Velcic gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Velcic manages to get himself to full guard.
Papi seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Papi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Davor Velcic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Papi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Velcic is keeping the position for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Milo Papi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Papi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milo Papi!