PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mustaffa Spliff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Milat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Spliff
vs
Milat

188 cm
29
185 lbs
19 - 13 - 0

187 cm
27
175 lbs
19 - 10 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Mustaffa Spliff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Ivan Milat!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spliff's jab looks to have found its range, popping Milat under the eye.
Milat throws a half hearted mid kick.
A head kick from Spliff lands but Milat takes it in his stride.

Milat moves into the clinch successfully.
Nice body punch from Spliff - that landed with a thud.

Spliff has hold of one of Milat's legs. Milat is fighting the takedown attempt but Spliff gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Spliff stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Milat swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spliff trying to control the position from guard on top but Milat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Milat wants to stand and escape but Spliff is having none of it.
Spliff landing with the ground and pound.
Spliff with a flurry of punches that miss.
Spliff is looking to work some ground and pound but Milat has wrist control.
Spliff lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Milat wants to stand up but Spliff is controlling him.
Spliff looking to sit in guard and control but Milat gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Spliff had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Milat defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Milat won't allow Spliff to sweep him here.
Spliff is working hard here to advance position.
Milat slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Spliff is looking for a triangle but Milat pushes his legs off easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milat passes into half guard.
Spliff trying to control but Milat postures up.
Milat wants to stand but Spliff has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

Spliff actively working from the bottom here.
It looks like Milat is going to stand back up.
Spliff is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milat tries to stand but can't do so whilst Spliff controls his leg.
Spliff tries to get to full guard but Milat has control of the leg.
Milat perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Milat tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Spliff makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Spliff.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milat wants to get up but he can't break Spliff's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Spliff bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Milat's guard.
Milat is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Spliff stands up over Milat, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Spliff tries to free his leg and advance position but Milat is retaining full guard.
Spliff is looking to work some ground and pound but Milat has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spliff throwing strikes but missing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spliff throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mustaffa Spliff dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Spliff showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Milat.
Spliff misses with a takedown attempt - Milat sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Milat tries to close the distance and clinch but Spliff swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Milat throws a right and a left that Spliff avoids nicely.
Milat tries a head kick but it misses.
Spliff avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Spliff slips a jab and a cross from Milat.
Milat throws a sloppy head kick and Spliff moves out of range easily.
Ivan Milat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Milat misses with a double jab
enabling Spliff to counter with a crisp jab.
Spliff misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Milat lands a nice shot that snaps Spliff's head back.
Spliff scores with a crisp jab that stopped Milat in his tracks.
Milat blocks a head kick by Spliff.
A punch combination from Milat misses.
Milat throws a head kick that misses.
Milat gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Spliff chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Milat misses with a kick to the body.
Milat doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Milat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Spliff.
Milat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Milat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spliff.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spliff misses with a looping left.
Danga de danga de dang - Milat scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spliff uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Milat.

Spliff clinches up against the cage.
Milat prevents a body shot from Spliff.
Spliff prevents a body shot from Milat.
Spliff fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spliff throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Milat creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Spliff's defenses.
Milat creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Spliff's defenses.
Spliff lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Milat misses with an elbow strike.
Spliff looking to slow down the pace here.
Milat blocks a body shot from Spliff.
Spliff misses with a hook to the ribs.
Milat wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milat misses with some punches.
Spliff is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Milat gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Spliff blocks an elbow strike from Milat.
Milat has Spliff pressed against the cage, preventing Spliff from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Milat escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Milat fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Spliff.
Milat goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Milat tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spliff swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Milat scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Spliff blocks a leg kick.
Milat throws a right and a left that both miss.
Spliff misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Milat's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Milat duly obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spliff throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Milat takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spliff thows a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Milat.

Spliff rushes Milat and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Spliff goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Spliff lands a shoulder strike.
Spliff scores with a shot to the side of Milat's head.
Milat tries to stall but Spliff uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Spliff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Milat looking to stall.
Spliff digs a right hand into Milat's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Milat's gas tank.
Milat lands an elbow inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spliff's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Spliff is stalling here.
Milat lands a hook that snaps the head of Spliff backwards.
Spliff misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ivan Milat will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Milat tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Spliff scores with a leg kick.
Spliff has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Milat.
Nice shot lands for Spliff.
A leg kick checked by Milat.

Spliff closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Milat is looking for a sweep. Spliff is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Milat keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Spliff 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.
Spliff throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Milat wants to get back to his feet.
Spliff lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spliff working over Milat with some ground and pound. Milat looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Spliff not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Milat regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Spliff.
Spliff with a flurry of punches that miss.
Spliff missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Spliff postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Spliff wants to control from the top but Milat keeps moving.
Spliff throws an elbow that misses. Milat uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Spliff's guard. Nice move by Milat!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milat won't allow Spliff to sweep him here.
Spliff is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Spliff scoring with strikes to the body and head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spliff wants to lay and pray for a moment but Milat keeps working.
Milat wants to control but Spliff is keeping busy.
Spliff uses his free foot to push down on Milat's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Milat.
Spliff working the ground and pound effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milat takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Spliff's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mustaffa Spliff!
An out of breath and clearly excited Mustaffa Spliff thanked GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).