PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lubomir Mihailovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Gatto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mihailovic comes to the cage accompanied by Otherwise - Soldiers. This should be fireworks!

Mihailovic
vs
Gatto

196 cm
18
243 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

198 cm
18
285 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lubomir Mihailovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mick Gatto!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Franklyn Lucas and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gatto misses with a head kick.
Lubomir Mihailovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gatto lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mihailovic has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mihailovic and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gatto slips under a jab.
Nice cross by Mihailovic.
Mihailovic uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gatto has time to react.
Gatto goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gatto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mihailovic.
Mihailovic lands with a good body shot.
Gatto throws a low kick but Mihailovic moves out of range easily.
Mihailovic closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gatto makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mihailovic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gatto can pounce on him.
Gatto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mihailovic tries to clinch up.
Mihailovic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mihailovic lands with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mihailovic lands a really nice looking cross but Gatto seems unphased.
Mihailovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gatto was well out of range. Poor timing from Mihailovic.
Mihailovic lands with an uppercut that bounces Gatto off the cage and back into range.
Gatto throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gatto scoring well with a low kick there.
Gatto throws a wild body kick that Mihailovic sees coming a mile off.
Mihailovic connects with a body shot that sends Gatto's belly button to the back.
Gatto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mihailovic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gatto has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gatto throws a head kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mihailovic. Gatto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mihailovic scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mihailovic thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Gatto there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mihailovic steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gatto. That one must have hurt.
Mihailovic missing with a left hand there. Gatto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mihailovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gatto manages to avoid it.
Gatto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gatto looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gatto throws a leg kick but Mihailovic sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mihailovic avoids a kick to the body.
Gatto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mihailovic.
Mihailovic lands an overhand right.
Gatto keeps the fight on the outside.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gatto. That's going to slow Mihailovic down.
Gatto lands a high kick!
Gatto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gatto lands with a slapping head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mihailovic connects with a body shot that sends Gatto's belly button to the back.
Gatto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mihailovic.
Mihailovic tries to clinch up.
Gatto misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mihailovic lands with a hook. Gatto tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mihailovic is looking to clinch but Gatto is avoiding it.
A slow jab from Mihailovic misses its intended target.
Mihailovic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mihailovic misses with a body shot.
Gatto shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mihailovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gatto.
A leg kick checked by Mihailovic.
Mihailovic looks to land a combination. Gatto sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mihailovic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mihailovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mihailovic slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mihailovic takes a swing at Gatto's ribcage but misses.
Mihailovic misses with a looping left.
Mihailovic scores with a hook.
Gatto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A swing and a miss from Mihailovic.
Mihailovic blocks a low kick nicely.
Gatto takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gatto blocks a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gatto throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gatto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mihailovic. That did some damage!
Mihailovic is breathing heavily.
Gatto tries to score with a low kick but Mihailovic moves his leg out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mick Gatto will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gatto lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That kick from Gatto tenderised Mihailovic's leg. Mihailovic is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gatto will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mihailovic throws a jab when Gatto was well out of range.
It looks like Mihailovic has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mihailovic.
Mihailovic misses the shot to the body.
Gatto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mihailovic connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gatto momentarily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mihailovic misses with a straight right.
Mick Gatto seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Mihailovic clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gatto throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mihailovic misses with the head strike.
Gatto swings wildly with an uppercut but Mihailovic uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mihailovic misses with a punch to the body.
Mihailovic tries to break free but Gatto pushes him back against the cage.
Gatto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gatto pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mihailovic tries to throw a body punch but Gatto avoids it by throwing Mihailovic back against the cage.
Mihailovic trying to control the position but instead, Gatto has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mihailovic into the cage.

Gatto breaks from the clinch.
Mihailovic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gatto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gatto slips a straight right by Mihailovic.
Gatto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mihailovic crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gatto - the referee stops the clock and Mihailovic gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gatto. Mihailovic manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Good leg kick by Gatto there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gatto throws a leg kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Mihailovic.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Gatto in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Mihailovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gatto throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mihailovic checks the leg kick nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mihailovic. Gatto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gatto lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mihailovic's sensitive parts.
Mihailovic scores with a hook.

Gatto lands a big head kick that sends Mihailovic tumbling to the mat! Gatto takes a step backwards and waves Mihailovic back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Lubomir Mihailovic has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gatto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mihailovic throws out the jab.
Gatto moves away from the strike by Mihailovic.
Mihailovic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gatto misses with a low kick.
Mihailovic checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mihailovic is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gatto.
Gatto avoids the body shot from Mihailovic.
Mihailovic takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mihailovic misses with a straight left.
Gatto throws a low kick, looking for Mihailovic's leg but Mihailovic calmly moves out of range.
Gatto blocks a jab.
Gatto fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mihailovic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gatto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatto chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gatto scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gatto thuds his shin into the meat of Mihailovic's side.
Mihailovic takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Mihailovic takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Gatto throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Gatto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gatto scoring well with a low kick there.
Gatto lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gatto scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gatto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gatto swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gatto lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mick Gatto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lubomir Mihailovic's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Gatto scoring well with a low kick there.
Gatto throws the kick towards the body but Mihailovic avoids it.
Mihailovic will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Mihailovic looks to land a left hand but Gatto moved out of range nicely.
Mihailovic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gatto.
Gatto is looking to slow Mihailovic down with leg kicks.
Gatto thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mihailovic if he has to take too many more of those.
Gatto throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gatto lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gatto lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mihailovic's sensitive parts.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gatto.
Gatto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gatto lands a head kick. Mihailovic smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Gatto lands a big head kick that sends Mihailovic tumbling to the mat! Gatto takes a step backwards and waves Mihailovic back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Mihailovic is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gatto lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Mihailovic crumples to the floor! Gatto milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mick Gatto!
After the fight, Mick Gatto was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.