PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raphael Leonard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Novak Miletic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Leonard
vs
Miletic

190 cm
18
278 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

210 cm
18
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Raphael Leonard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Novak Miletic!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miletic throws a head kick that misses.
Leonard just misses with a punch to the body.
Miletic tries to clinch up but Leonard circles away and keeps his distance.

Leonard gets caught napping as Miletic dives in and scores a takedown. Leonard manages to retain guard.
Leonard really is a fat lump.
Leonard trying to strike off his back.
Leonard keeping moving, preventing Miletic from controlling successfully.
Leonard wants to stand and escape but Miletic is having none of it.
Leonard 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.
Leonard keeping moving, preventing Miletic from controlling successfully.
Miletic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Leonard swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leonard utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miletic wants to control from the top but Leonard keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Novak Miletic wasn't active enough on the ground.
Miletic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Miletic dives in and scores a takedown into Leonard's guard.
Leonard keeping moving, preventing Miletic from controlling successfully.
Miletic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Miletic trying to control the position from guard on top but Leonard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leonard wants to hit a switch here but Miletic passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Leonard there!
Leonard might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Miletic throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Leonard because Miletic loaded up on that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonard tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Leonard tries to hold on but Miletic pushes him away.
Miletic throwing strikes here but Leonard is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Miletic can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Leonard is looking to escape.
Miletic with a couple of short strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miletic controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonard can't escape the position.
Leonard is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

Miletic is standing up, even though he is in mount.

Miletic shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Miletic showed some decent athleticism there.
Miletic takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonard blocking the ground and pound attempt from Miletic.
Miletic prevents Leonard from standing back up.

Miletic is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Leonard missing with punches from the bottom.
Miletic tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leonard tries to roll over but Miletic keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Novak Miletic dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Leonard swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Miletic 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.
Miletic trying to control the position from guard on top but Leonard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miletic slips nicely into half guard.

Miletic is looking for a kimura but Leonard is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Miletic to get the leverage.
Miletic is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miletic is thwarting Leonard's attempts to control the position.
Miletic sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Leonard is looking to escape.
Miletic missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Miletic not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Leonard trying to control but Miletic postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miletic stalling.

Miletic is looking for a kimura here.
Leonard manages to get to full guard.
Miletic must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonard is looking to stand up but Miletic isn't so interested in that idea.
Miletic wants to pass the guard but Leonard is keeping the position.

Miletic is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Leonard has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Miletic is looking to defend but Leonard has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Miletic! Leonard pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Miletic taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Raphael Leonard!