PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Milicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiruzen Sarutobi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Milicz's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Fort Minor - Remember the Name. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Milicz
vs
Sarutobi

191 cm
24
201 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

184 cm
23
205 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Curtis Milicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hiruzen Sarutobi!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarutobi lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Sarutobi has closed the distance and engaged Milicz in a clinch.
Sarutobi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Milicz is working for takedown but Sarutobi is calmly controlling the position for now.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sarutobi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Milicz goes for a takedown attempt but Sarutobi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarutobi throws a head kick that misses.
Nice takedown defense from Milicz. No joy for Sarutobi on that attempt.
Sarutobi stuffs the takedown attempt from Milicz. Milicz gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Curtis Milicz. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Sarutobi clinches with his opponent.
Sarutobi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Milicz backwards.

Sarutobi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarutobi tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Milicz counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sarutobi won't be happy with that.
Milicz is looking to take a break and control but Sarutobi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Milicz sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Sarutobi is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The strikes coming from Milicz are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Milicz misses with the ground and pound.
Milicz working the head with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milicz landing strikes.
Milicz trying to control the position but Sarutobi is working away.
Milicz misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Milicz trying to control the position but Sarutobi is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Milicz is trying to get an arm triangle but Sarutobi is defending well.

Milicz looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milicz throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Milicz throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Milicz 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.
Milicz landing strikes.
Sloppy strikes there by Milicz.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sarutobi taking punishment in the form of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Milicz passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Sarutobi!
Poor strikes thrown by Milicz there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Milicz landing strikes from the mount and Sarutobi is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sarutobi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Milicz but Milicz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Milicz.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sarutobi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Miliczs head.
Sarutobi scores with a shot to the side of Milicz's head.
Sarutobi prevents the takedown attempt.
Sarutobi digs a right hand into Milicz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Milicz's gas tank.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarutobi lands with a light punch inside.

Sarutobi has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Milicz clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Milicz wants to control his opponent's hands but Sarutobi gets his hands free.
Milicz is really stuck here.
Milicz trying to control the action but Sarutobi just sinks the hooks in.
Sarutobi is trying to stick to Milicz's back but Milicz is turning into Sarutobi. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Sarutobi's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Milicz.
Sarutobi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Milicz.
Milicz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sarutobi's head.
Sarutobi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Milicz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milicz trying to control but Sarutobi is working from the bottom.
Milicz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Milicz advances to half guard.
Milicz drops an elbow to the side of Sarutobi's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ground and pound from Milicz.
Milicz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sarutobi's head.
Milicz winds up and cracks Sarutobi with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Milicz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milicz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sarutobi defending well though.
Milicz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Milicz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Milicz working over Sarutobi with some ground and pound. Sarutobi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Milicz wants to take a breather but Sarutobi is having none of it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sarutobi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Milicz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sarutobi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Milicz.
Milicz is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Sarutobi is breathing heavily.
Milicz lands a big elbow.
Curtis Milicz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milicz looking to finish with strikes here!
Milicz lands a big shot there that rocks Sarutobi but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Milicz thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Milicz unloads with some shots from mount but Sarutobi bucks and avoids them well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Milicz scoring with strikes but Sarutobi is staying in there.
BOOM! Milicz connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Milicz dominated that second round.
That's time! Milicz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Sarutobi lands a jab-cross combination.
Sarutobi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Milicz in his tracks.
Sarutobi swings for the body but Milicz moves out of range.
Sarutobi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Milicz ducks right into an uppercut from Sarutobi.
Milicz checks a leg kick.
Sarutobi misses the jab.
Sarutobi fails with a takedown attempt.
Milicz shoots in and drives through. Sarutobi sprawls well.
Sarutobi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Milicz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sarutobi tries to clinch there but Milicz circles away.
Sarutobi tries to clinch but Milicz is having none of it.
Hiruzen Sarutobi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sarutobi scores with a nice strike.
Sarutobi is looking to clinch.

Sarutobi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Sarutobi scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarutobi gets through Milicz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Sarutobi.
Sarutobi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sarutobi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sarutobi scores with a nice hook to the head.

Sarutobi breaks from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sarutobi cracks Milicz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Milicz fails with the takedown.

Milicz tries to sprawl but Sarutobi drives through with a takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milicz tries to get to full guard but Sarutobi has control of the leg.
Milicz is pressing down on Sarutobi's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Milicz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sarutobi is aware though and is defending well.

Milicz is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Sarutobi has his hands clasped together but Milicz extends an breaks Sarutobi's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Milicz.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Curtis Milicz!