PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pat Miletich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Kotzlowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miletich's entrance music is Canibus- 2nd Round Knockout. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Miletich
vs
Kotzlowski

196 cm
29
190 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

190 cm
26
190 lbs
7 - 10 - 0

Good takedowns
Good kicks
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pat Miletich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Kotzlowski!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miletich fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kotzlowski avoids it really well and circles away.

Kotzlowski feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Miletich working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kotzlowski doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kotzlowski manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Miletich is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Miletich is looking for a kimura but Kotzlowski is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Miletich to get the leverage.
Miletich sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kotzlowski defending well though.
Kotzlowski keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kotzlowski moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Miletich trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Miletich has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kotzlowski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Miletich.

Kotzlowski has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Miletich can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Miletich throws a big elbow that misses.
Miletich scoring with punches to the head and body.
Miletich throws a big right hand that misses.
Miletich postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Miletich trying to control but Kotzlowski is working from the bottom.
Miletich tries to free his leg and advance position but Kotzlowski is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miletich with a flurry of punches that miss.
Miletich working some strikes from top position.
Miletich throws a big right hand that misses.
Miletich throwing strikes but missing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miletich loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Miletich postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Miletich looking to sit in guard and control but Kotzlowski gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Miletich is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kotzlowski wanted to stand there but Miletich had control of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kotzlowski postures up.
Kotzlowski wants to pass the guard but Miletich is keeping the position.
Kotzlowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Miletich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miletich is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Pat Miletich wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Kotzlowski looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Miletich is fending him off so far but Kotzlowski persists. Nope, Miletich circles away and we're back to standing.
Kotzlowski swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Miletich counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kotzlowski won't be happy with that.
Miletich with the ground and pound but Kotzlowski regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kotzlowski is looking to control Miletich's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kotzlowski avoid being mounted?

Miletich is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Kotzlowski looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pat Miletich dominated that round.
That's time! Miletich's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Miletich closes the distance and clinches up with Kotzlowski, looking for a takedown. Miletich pushes Kotzlowski against the ropes but Kotzlowski circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kotzlowski stuffs the takedown.
Kotzlowski shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Miletich as he jumps to the side.
Kotzlowski gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Miletich counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kotzlowski wants to control but Miletich is keeping busy.
Miletich thows a huge punch but Kotzlowski dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miletich lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Miletich thows a huge punch but Kotzlowski dodges it nicely.
Miletich thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kotzlowski's head.

Kotzlowski looking for submissions off his back.
Miletich working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Miletich wants to advance to full mount but Kotzlowski doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Miletich with a nice head shot there.

Kotzlowski working for a triangle but Miletich defends it easily.
Miletich throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miletich throws an elbow that misses. Kotzlowski uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Miletich's guard. Nice move by Kotzlowski!
Miletich is trying to control the position but Kotzlowski postures up.
Kotzlowski is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kotzlowski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kotzlowski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Miletich on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Miletich tries to get out of the position.
Kotzlowski stopping the sweep attempt from Miletich.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kotzlowski not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Igor Kotzlowski has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Miletich throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kotzlowski was covering up waiting for the punch and Miletich finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kotzlowski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miletich advances position into side control!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Miletich sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kotzlowski is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Miletich cracks Kotzlowski with a big elbow.
Kotzlowski struggling a bit here.
Kotzlowski sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miletich not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Miletich throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miletich thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kotzlowski's head.
Kotzlowski tries to kick Miletich off but Miletich keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Miletich working Kotzlowski over with strikes.
Miletich wants to free his trapped foot but Kotzlowski is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pat Miletich dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Kotzlowski tries for a takedown but Miletich circles away easily
and Miletich counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Kotzlowski has taken the fight to the clinch.
Miletich gets underhooks to prevent Kotzlowski's takedown attempt.
Kotzlowski is pressed up against the ropes. Miletich has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kotzlowski down to the mat. Kotzlowski avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Miletich stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Miletich wants it to stay on the feet.
Pat Miletich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igor Kotzlowski.
Kotzlowski fails with a takedown attempt.
Kotzlowski tries to clinch but Miletich is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miletich has a takedown stuffed.
Kotzlowski looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kotzlowski doesn't manage to clinch there - Miletich circles away.
Kotzlowski lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Miletich backs up against the ropes.

It looks like Pat Miletich has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Miletich closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kotzlowski on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Miletich working the ground and pound but Kotzlowski is defending the strikes.
Kotzlowski tries to improve position but can't.
Kotzlowski takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miletich in side control lands a decent elbow.
Miletich landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

Miletich goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Kotzlowski rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Miletich's guard! Nice work there by Kotzlowski!
Miletich manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miletich working the ground and pound effectively.
Kotzlowski wants to control but Miletich is having none of it.
Kotzlowski blocking the ground and pound.
Kotzlowski wants to control but Miletich is having none of it.
Miletich throws some wild stikes that Kotzlowski manages to avoid easily.
Miletich postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kotzlowski looks a forlorn figure.
Miletich with good strikes from the mount here!
Pat Miletich is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kotzlowski is squirming around, avoiding Miletich's attempts to control the action.
Igor Kotzlowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miletich lands with some strikes.
Miletich can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kotzlowski is looking to escape.
A nice elbow there by Miletich.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miletich lands with some strikes.
Miletich lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pat Miletich showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Miletich, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pat Miletich!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Pat Miletich waved his t-shirt featuring CEC Nutrition Q160's logo in front of the cameras.