PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zachariah Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nebojsa Mihattovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wayne's entrance music is Open your eyes before you die!. A fine choice. Mihattovic has chosen Geto Boys - Still as his entrance music. Zachariah Wayne had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Wayne
vs
Mihattovic

184 cm
25
168 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

177 cm
23
163 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

ANABOLIC **160**

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zachariah Wayne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nebojsa Mihattovic!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wayne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Wayne shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Mihattovic gets full guard.
Wayne is looking to work some ground and pound but Mihattovic has wrist control.

Wayne is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Mihattovic is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Mihattovic has escaped and now he's on top!
Wayne is trying to control the position but Mihattovic postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mihattovic's guard.

Mihattovic pushes Wayne off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Wayne swings widly with a right hand
and Mihattovic counters with a big head kick but Wayne shrugs it off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wayne. Mihattovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mihattovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Mihattovic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mihattovic trying to land knees to the body.
Wayne working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wayne blocks a body shot from Mihattovic.
Mihattovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mihattovic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wayne just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mihattovic's brow.
Mihattovic throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne prevents the takedown attempt.
Mihattovic is struggling to control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mihattovic lands a nice uppercut.
Mihattovic scores with a shot to the side of Wayne's head.
Wayne looking to slow down the pace here.
Wayne throws a punch but it's blocked by Mihattovic.
Wayne blocks the elbow strike.
Mihattovic lands a right hand.
Mihattovic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mihattovic lands with a short shot to the head.
Wayne misses with an elbow strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mihattovic.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mihattovic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wayne avoids the elbow strike from Mihattovic, against the cage.
Mihattovic lands an elbow just above Wayne 's eye.
Mihattovic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Zachariah Wayne has been cut.
Wayne looking to slow down the pace here.
Wayne lands an elbow inside that Mihattovic shrugs off.
Mihattovic misses with an elbow over the top.
Mihattovic lands with a short shot to the head.
Mihattovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wayne working aggressively here.
Mihattovic misses with some punches.
Mihattovic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wayne backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mihattovic misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne misses with the head strike.
Wayne is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Mihattovic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wayne backwards.
Mihattovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wayne avoids it.
Wayne is leaning against Mihattovic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mihattovic can't find room to land a body shot as Wayne controls the action.
Mihattovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Wayne controls his hands.
Wayne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wayne misses with some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mihattovic lands a shot to the body.
Mihattovic trying to land knees to the body.
Wayne is pressed up against the cage. Mihattovic has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wayne down to the mat. Wayne avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wayne looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nebojsa Mihattovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zachariah Wayne's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wayne managing to block the knees to the body from Mihattovic.
Wayne has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mihattovic is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Wayne avoids a wild elbow strike from Mihattovic.
Mihattovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mihattovic has a couple of punches blocked by Wayne.
Wayne blocks a body shot from Mihattovic.
Wayne lands with a right to the head.
Wayne lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mihattovic throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mihattovic.
Wayne is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mihattovic goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wayne prevents it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Mihattovic.
Wayne throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wayne is trying to maintain a safe position but Mihattovic gets an underhook and turns Wayne into the cage.
Mihattovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mihattovic pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Mihattovic.
Mihattovic lands a left hand.
Wayne is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Mihattovic is defending well.
Mihattovic is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zachariah Wayne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mihattovic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mihattovic can't get the takedown.
Mihattovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mihattovic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Waynes head.
Mihattovic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mihattovic misses with a knee strike.
Still in the clinch, Mihattovic scores with a nice short uppercut.
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!
Mihattovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Wayne controls his hands.
Wayne trying to control the position but instead, Mihattovic has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wayne into the cage.
Wayne avoids a wild elbow strike from Mihattovic.
Mihattovic with a knee to the head.
A short left from Mihattovic.
Wayne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wayne misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mihattovic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mihattovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Wayne.
Mihattovic avoiding damage as Wayne throws knees to the body.
Mihattovic lands with a short shot to the head.
Wayne avoids a wild elbow strike from Mihattovic.
Mihattovic digs a right hand into Wayne's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wayne's gas tank.
Wayne lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mihattovic.
Mihattovic throws an elbow but it misses.
Wayne prevents a body shot from Mihattovic.
Wayne misses with a punch on the inside.
Wayne throws an elbow but it misses.
Wayne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Mihattovic.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mihattovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Wayne avoids the damage to the body.
Nebojsa Mihattovic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mihattovic misses with an elbow over the top.
Mihattovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Wayne controls his hands.
Wayne tries to stall but Mihattovic uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wayne is looking to take this one to the mat.
Wayne blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mihattovic.
Wayne misses with an elbow strike.
Wayne scores with a shoulder strike.
Mihattovic tries a body shot but Wayne blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mihattovic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wayne's brow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Mihattovic manages to break the clinch.
Mihattovic ducks under a wild hook from Wayne.
Wayne throws a looping overhand right but Mihattovic ducks down to avoid it.
Wayne throws a nice looking combination but Mihattovic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nebojsa Mihattovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Zachariah Wayne's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Wayne feints and as Mihattovic raises his hands in defense, Wayne changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wayne has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wayne trying to control but Mihattovic is working from the bottom.
Mihattovic seems keen to control Wayne's posture.

Mihattovic pushes Wayne off and scrambles back to his feet.
Wayne misses with an uppercut. Mihattovic saw that one coming.
Mihattovic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mihattovic. That's going to slow Wayne down.
Wayne throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wayne tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Wayne.
Zachariah Wayne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wayne throws a head kick that misses.
Mihattovic throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wayne misses with a wild body shot.
Wayne keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wayne scores with the left hand. Mihattovic knows he should have avoided that one.
Mihattovic throws out a leg kick but Wayne moves out of range and Mihattovic only half commits.
Wayne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mihattovic lands a nice looking body kick.
Mihattovic walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wayne checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wayne 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.
Mihattovic moves away from the strike by Wayne.
Wayne wants to slow Mihattovic down by chopping away at his legs.
Wayne throws a head kick that misses.
Mihattovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mihattovic lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wayne darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
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!
Mihattovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wayne.
Mihattovic slips a straight right by Wayne.
Wayne looks to throw the jab but Mihattovic is out of range.
Mihattovic misses with a body kick.
Mihattovic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wayne's calf.
Wayne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mihattovic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wayne misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wayne tries for a takedown but Mihattovic sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mihattovic shoots in for a takedown but Wayne shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mihattovic.
Mihattovic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Mihattovic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mihattovic.
Mihattovic explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wayne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wayne fails to land the takedown.
Wayne finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mihattovic feints and then cracks Wayne's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wayne down.
Mihattovic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mihattovic.
Wayne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mihattovic.
Nebojsa Mihattovic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mihattovic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mihattovic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Mihattovic closes the distance and clinches.
Wayne misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mihattovic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wayne backwards.
Mihattovic tries a body shot but Wayne blocks it.
Wayne tries to work over Mihattovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wayne wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zachariah Wayne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wayne misses with a body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wayne struggles to land a body shot inside as Mihattovic controls his hands.
Zachariah Wayne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wayne is trying to pull guard but Mihattovic turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nebojsa Mihattovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mihattovic winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nebojsa Mihattovic!
Nebojsa Mihattovic decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.