PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Novak Milankovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Neal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Milankovic comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome to the Jungle - Guns n' Roses. Neal has chosen Lamb of God - Grace as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Novak Milankovic has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Novak Milankovic seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Milankovic
vs
Neal

185 cm
24
200 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

188 cm
26
200 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
KO power

Olympic wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

Amsterdam in London 95% Laundry

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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Novak Milankovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Stephen Neal!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milankovic lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Milankovic defending well as Neal loads up on a big left hand.
Milankovic tries to clinch but Neal moves out of range.

Neal looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Neal stays in close to Milankovic's body and controls the position.
Milankovic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Neal throwing strikes but missing.
Milankovic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Neal tries to free his leg and advance position but Milankovic is retaining full guard.
Milankovic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neal with a flurry of punches that miss.
Neal wants to control from the top but Milankovic keeps moving.
Neal not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Neal passes into half guard.
Milankovic wants to control but Neal is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Neal controlling the action here.
Neal tries to pass to full mount but Milankovic defends it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milankovic wants to improve his position but Neal is controlling well.
Neal controlling the pace.
Neal thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Neal wants to lay and pray for a moment but Milankovic keeps working.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Neal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Milankovic wants to clinch up but Neal keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Neal works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Neal won't allow Milankovic to get back to his feet.
Milankovic wants to sweep here but Neal controlling him for the moment.
Milankovic lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Neal!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neal is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neal tries to hold on but Milankovic pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Good work by Milankovic as he checks the leg kick.
Neal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Milankovic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Neal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Milankovic fails with an attempt to clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Neal.

Milankovic gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Milankovic misses with a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Neal.
Neal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Neal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Neal lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Milankovic backwards.
Neal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Neal stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Neal has Milankovic pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Milankovic manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Neal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Neal managing to block the knees to the body from Milankovic.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Milankovic stalling in the clinch but Neal improves position.
Neal tries to work over Milankovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Milankovic stalling in the clinch but Neal improves position.
Milankovic misses with a knee to the head.
Milankovic prevents a body shot from Neal.
A right handed body shot lands from Neal.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Milankovic.
Milankovic misses with a knee strike.
Neal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Neal on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Milankovic tries to work over Neal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Milankovic displaying some good clinch control by pressing Neal up against the cage.
Neal misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neal working aggressively here.
Milankovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Neal.
Neal misses with a body punch.
Milankovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Neal.
Neal managing to block the knees to the body from Milankovic.
Milankovic blocking some punches.
Neal can't find room to land a body shot as Milankovic controls the action.
Milankovic is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short left from Neal.

It looks like Novak Milankovic has been cut.
A knee to the head by Milankovic.
Milankovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Neal avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Milankovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Milankovic tries to throw a body punch but Neal avoids it by throwing Milankovic back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milankovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Milankovic connects with a nasty looking knee right to Neal's face.

It looks like Stephen Neal has been cut.
A knee to the head by Milankovic.
Milankovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Neal avoids the damage to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Neal.
Neal lands a body punch.
Neal tries to throw a body punch but Milankovic avoids it by throwing Neal back against the cage.
Milankovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Neal is defending well for now.
Neal has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Milankovic is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Milankovic missing with knees to the body.
Milankovic lands a knee to the body.
Neal avoiding damage as Milankovic throws knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Neal as the two fighters clinch.
Milankovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Neal is defending well for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milankovic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Neal blocks it with crossed arms.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Milankovic missing with knees to the body.
Milankovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Neal has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Neal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Neal tries to work over Milankovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Milankovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Neal as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Neal working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Milankovic missing with knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Neal.
Milankovic looking to throw knees to the head but Neal is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neal tries to work over Milankovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Neal on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Neal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Novak Milankovic will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A big head kick from Neal and Milankovic is sent sprawling to the canvas!

Milankovic is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Neal slips nicely into half guard.
Oh Milankovic is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neal lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Milankovic quite badly. Milankovic pulls Neal in close trying to recover. Neal postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Milankovic on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Milankovic doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stephen Neal!
Stephen Neal decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.