PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adde Mitrovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bull Winkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Mitrovic
vs
Winkle

168 cm
23
183 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Can Moonwalk

Milwaukee's Best 160

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adde Mitrovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bull Winkle!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mitrovic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Winkle, pushing him back against the cage.
Winkle is looking to take this one to the mat.
Winkle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Winkle lands an elbow inside that Mitrovic shrugs off.

It looks like Adde Mitrovic has been cut.

Mitrovic has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Winkle is trying to keep an underhook but Mitrovic manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Mitrovic trying to mount his opponent but Winkle defends it.
Mitrovic not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Winkle looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Mitrovic is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Winkle sees it coming and defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Winkle looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mitrovic not doing much here.
Winkle wants to control but Mitrovic is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winkle gets back to full guard.
Mitrovic sitting in guard here, content to control.
Winkle looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Winkle is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mitrovic defends well.
Mitrovic has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Winkle is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitrovic sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mitrovic is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mitrovic looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mitrovic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitrovic has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Winkle is proving hard to escape from.
Mitrovic throws a big elbow that misses.
Winkle working a defensive guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Winkle finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Winkle tries to clinch but Mitrovic moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adde Mitrovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adde Mitrovic's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Mitrovic fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Winkle to the ground. Mitrovic is now in Winkle's guard.
Winkle is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mitrovic wants to control from the top but Winkle keeps moving.
Winkle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mitrovic.
Mitrovic trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Winkle manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Mitrovic pulls Winkle in to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Winkle connects with a couple of short punches.
Mitrovic looking for a sweep. Not yet Mitrovic, not yet.
Winkle wants to control from the top but Mitrovic keeps moving.
Winkle is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Mitrovic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winkle loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Adde Mitrovic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Winkle preventing the sweep.
Mitrovic working a defensive guard here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Adde Mitrovic.
Winkle wants to clinch.
Winkle feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mitrovic's calf.

Mitrovic manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Winkle on his heels. He'll look to pass Winkle's guard now, I'm sure.
Mitrovic could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Mitrovic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Winkle swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Mitrovic got a little sloppy there for a moment and Winkle has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mitrovic has managed to get both his arms back between Winkle's legs - danger averted.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winkle trying to control the position.

Winkle looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Winkle looking to control.
Winkle wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitrovic pushing down on Winkle's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Winkle felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Mitrovic trying to control the action but Winkle is working from the bottom.
Winkle slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mitrovic showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Winkle throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Adde Mitrovic will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Adde Mitrovic's cut.
That's time! Mitrovic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.

A nice inside leg kick there by Winkle. That's going to slow Mitrovic down.

Mitrovic bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Winkle is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Mitrovic stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Mitrovic keeps the fight on the outside.
Winkle throws a nice head kick!
Bull Winkle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Winkle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Adde Mitrovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winkle tries to clinch up.

Mitrovic forces Winkle back against the cage and clinches.
Winkle throws a head punch that misses.

Winkle is fighting off a takedown attempt but Mitrovic is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Winkle to the mat. Winkle regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

Winkle working for a triangle but Mitrovic defends it easily.
Mitrovic tries to free his leg and advance position but Winkle is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Winkle has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mitrovic can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mitrovic works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mitrovic sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Winkle manages to get to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mitrovic wants to stand and escape but instead Winkle has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Bull Winkle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winkle stands and throws Mitrovic's legs to the side, diving into side control.
You can see the frustration on Mitrovic's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mitrovic keeping his opponent close.
Mitrovic manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winkle is nestled in close to Mitrovic, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mitrovic works his way to full guard. Good work.
Winkle is pushing down on Mitrovic's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mitrovic is fighting to maintain full guard but Winkle has managed to sneak the leg through.
Mitrovic wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Winkle is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Winkle is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Adde Mitrovic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Mitrovic is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Adde Mitrovic.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mitrovic, 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Adde Mitrovic!