PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pauly Barone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Novak Milankovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Milankovic is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Welcome to the Jungle - Guns n' Roses. Pauly Barone has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Barone
vs
Milankovic

195 cm
23
192 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

185 cm
24
200 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Pauly Barone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Novak Milankovic!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barone fails with an attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Barone misses the target.

Milankovic has Barone up against the cage in a clinch.
Barone avoiding damage as Milankovic throws knees to the body.
Milankovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Barone throws an elbow but misses.
Milankovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barone is defending well for now.
Milankovic taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Barone lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Milankovic slowing the pace effectively.
Milankovic missing with knees to the body.
Barone misses with a knee strike.
Barone lands an elbow just above Milankovic 's eye.

It looks like Novak Milankovic has been cut.
Milankovic missing with knees to the body.
Barone misses with an elbow strike.
Barone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Milankovic.
Barone avoiding damage as Milankovic throws knees to the body.
Milankovic avoids the elbow strike from Barone, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Milankovic effectively controlling the action here.
Barone tries to land knees in the clinch but Milankovic avoids the damage to the body.
Barone looking to throw knees to the head but Milankovic is blocking nicely.
Milankovic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Milankovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Barone avoids the damage to the body.
Barone trying to control the position but instead, Milankovic has worked for underhooks and has pushed Barone into the cage.
Milankovic utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Barone unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Barone managing to block the knees to the body from Milankovic.
Barone pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Milankovic misses with a knee strike.
Barone missing with knees to the body.
Milankovic is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Barone is keeping busy.
Milankovic looking to throw knees to the head but Barone is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barone misses with a knee strike.
Barone misses with an elbow over the top.
Milankovic takes a shot to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Barone obliges.
Milankovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barone is defending well for now.
Milankovic looking to throw knees to the head but Barone is blocking nicely.
Barone lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Barone content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Barone gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Barone throws a knee to the head but misses.
Barone tries to stall but Milankovic uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Milankovic working Barone over with knees to the body.
Milankovic tries to stall but Barone uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Knees to the body from Milankovic.
Good body shot from Barone.
Milankovic looks gassed!
Milankovic putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Barone in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Barone throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milankovic tries to land a knee to the head but Barone blocks with his arms.
Barone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Milankovic.
Barone is struggling to control the position.
Milankovic trying to control the position but instead, Barone has worked for underhooks and has pushed Milankovic into the cage.
Barone tries a knee to the head but Milankovic blocks it.
Milankovic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Milankovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barone.
Barone pushes Milankovic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Milankovic as Barone tries to tie him up.
Milankovic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Barone.
Barone looking to throw knees to the head but Milankovic is blocking nicely.
Milankovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Barone has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Milankovic blocks the elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milankovic misses with a punch to the body.
Barone prevents a body shot from Milankovic.
Milankovic slows down the pace here.
Barone lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Barone lands a damaging elbow.

That has opened up Novak Milankovic's cut even more.
Milankovic tries to work over Barone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Milankovic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Barone lands a knee to the head.
Barone avoiding damage as Milankovic throws knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barone with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barone avoiding damage as Milankovic throws knees to the body.
Barone managing to block the knees to the body from Milankovic.
Barone landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Barone lands with a short shot to the head.
Milankovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barone is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Pauly Barone will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Novak Milankovic's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Barone dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Milankovic has taken the fight to the clinch.
Barone just leaning against Milankovic, taking a breather.
Milankovic avoids a wild elbow strike from Barone.
Barone lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Milankovic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barone lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Milankovic is rocked!
Barone lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Milankovic is still on wobbly legs! Can Barone finish him?
Barone lands a nice knee to the body.
Barone lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Milankovic to his knees! Barone keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pauly Barone!