PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kostya Pavlovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnovan Milliner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pavlovic comes to the cage accompanied by Kill Her - Hopsin. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Pavlovic
vs
Milliner

164 cm
19
130 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

170 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Steel Penn's Laundry 93%

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kostya Pavlovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Donnovan Milliner!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milliner misses with a takedown attempt
and Pavlovic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pavlovic fails with the takedown.
Pavlovic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pavlovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Milliner misses with a takedown attempt
and Pavlovic counters with a slapping leg kick.
Milliner shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pavlovic pinned against the cage. Pavlovic gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kostya Pavlovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donnovan Milliner.
Milliner throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pavlovic's waist but Pavlovic gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Milliner off to one side.
Donnovan Milliner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Milliner misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Pavlovic closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Milliner did well to prevent Pavlovic getting side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Milliner wants to control but Pavlovic is keeping busy.
Pavlovic is nestled in close to Milliner, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Pavlovic throwing shots but Milliner is blocking nicely.
Pavlovic tries to pass the half guard into mount. Milliner knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Pavlovic thows a huge punch but Milliner dodges it nicely.
Pavlovic drops an elbow to the side of Milliner's head.
Pavlovic throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Milliner to regain full guard.

Milliner working for a triangle but Pavlovic defends it easily.
Pavlovic is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milliner controls Pavlovic momentarily but Pavlovic frees himself.
Pavlovic throws a strike but Milliner rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Pavlovic wants to sweep here but Milliner controlling him for the moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Milliner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pavlovic is keeping the position for now.
Pavlovic bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Milliner's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavlovic in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Milliner avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Milliner not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pavlovic is fighting to break Milliner's control of his arms but Milliner is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Milliner controls Pavlovic momentarily but Pavlovic frees himself.
Milliner seems keen to control Pavlovic's posture.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Donnovan Milliner wasn't active enough on the ground.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pavlovic.
Pavlovic throws a series of strikes that have Milliner backpedaling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milliner fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pavlovic stuffs the takedown.
Milliner fails with a takedown attempt.
Milliner fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Milliner fails with the takedown
and Pavlovic counters with a nice leg kick.
Milliner looks gassed!
Pavlovic shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Milliner as he avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kostya Pavlovic dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Milliner misses with a takedown attempt
and Pavlovic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pavlovic leaves Milliner with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Milliner shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pavlovic defends it nicely.
Kostya Pavlovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donnovan Milliner.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pavlovic.
Pavlovic cracks a nice hook into Milliner's ribs.
Pavlovic lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pavlovic fails with a takedown attempt.

Pavlovic changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Milliner looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlovic trying to control the action but Milliner is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Milliner's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
An elbow from Pavlovic crashes against the mat.
Pavlovic moves into full mount!
Milliner tries to hold on but Pavlovic postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavlovic throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Milliner working to try and regain half guard.
Pavlovic punishing his opponent with strikes.
Pavlovic avoids the attempt from Milliner to control.
Milliner might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Pavlovic kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Pavlovic lands a big elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavlovic throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Pavlovic sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Pavlovic with a couple of short strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Milliner tries to hold on but Pavlovic postures up.
Pavlovic looking to finish with strikes here!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Pavlovic cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Pavlovic lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Pavlovic with a couple of short strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavlovic landing punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pavlovic looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Milliner is desperately trying to improve his position but Pavlovic has a good base and remains in mount.
Pavlovic thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
A nice elbow there by Pavlovic.
Milliner holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Pavlovic tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Pavlovic fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pavlovic avoids the attempt from Milliner to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Pavlovic lands with a nice combination. Milliner backs away looking to recover.
Pavlovic shoots in looking for a takedown but Milliner manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pavlovic's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Pavlovic misses with a takedown
and Milliner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Milliner tries for a takedown but Pavlovic sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Pavlovic moves into the clinch successfully.
Pavlovic gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Milliner.
Milliner tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kostya Pavlovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donnovan Milliner.

Pavlovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Milliner shoots in for a takedown but Pavlovic shows good takedown defense.
Milliner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Milliner throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Pavlovic was covering up waiting for the punch and Milliner finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Milliner looking to pass the guard.

Milliner has gone for a leg lock! Pavlovic slips out almost immediately though and dives into Milliner's guard.

Pavlovic got a little sloppy there for a moment and Milliner has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pavlovic has managed to get both his arms back between Milliner's legs - danger averted.
Pavlovic throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Milliner works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavlovic pushing down on Milliner's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Pavlovic is looking to advance position but Milliner won't allow it.
Milliner is trying to control but Pavlovic passes into side control!
Milliner sneaks back into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Milliner is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pavlovic pulls his head out easily.
Pavlovic not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavlovic is looking to advance position but Milliner won't allow it.
Pavlovic throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pavlovic lands with a punch from half guard.
Pavlovic works his foot free and advances to mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Pavlovic there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Milliner is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Poor strikes thrown by Pavlovic there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Milliner can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavlovic has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Milliner's face.
Milliner working to try and regain half guard.

Pavlovic working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Milliner is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pavlovic lands a heavy elbow.
Donnovan Milliner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Milliner wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Pavlovic.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kostya Pavlovic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pavlovic 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kostya Pavlovic!
A victorious Kostya Pavlovic thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.