PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mark Deeney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Breannain Miletich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Deeney
vs
Miletich

173 cm
30
159 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

179 cm
26
160 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Deeney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Breannain Miletich!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Miletich is defended easily by Deeney.
No joy there for Miletich, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Deeney swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Deeney.
Deeney throws a head kick that misses.
Miletich listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Miletich closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Miletich bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Deeney's head.
Miletich looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Deeney looks for the body kick but Miletich saw that one coming.
Deeney throws a sloppy head kick and Miletich moves out of range easily.

Miletich has managed to clinch.
Miletich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Deeney with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice left hand lands by Deeney.
A right hand to the body from Deeney.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deeney throws a knee to the head but misses.
Miletich blocks an uppercut.
Knees to the body from Deeney.
Miletich looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Deeney lands an uppercut.
Deeney landing knees to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Miletich.
Deeney tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Miletich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Deeney blocks an elbow strike from Miletich.
Deeney lands a good knee to the midsection. Miletich won't want to take too many of those.
A short right from Deeney on the inside.
Miletich throws an elbow but it misses.
Deeney tries to land knees in the clinch but Miletich avoids the damage to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Miletich.
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!
A nice left hand lands by Deeney.
Miletich pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Miletich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Miletich.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deeney is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Miletich is defending well for now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Miletich throws an elbow but misses.
Deeney lands a shoulder strike.
Deeney lands with a short shot to the head.
Miletich misses with a punch on the inside.
Deeney tries to land a knee to the head but Miletich blocks with his arms.
Miletich throws a head punch that misses.
Deeney blocks an elbow strike from Miletich.
Deeney has Miletich pushed against the cage.
Deeney utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Miletich lands a nice elbow.
Deeney dodges an elbow strike from Miletich.
Deeney lands a body shot.
A short right from Miletich on the inside.
Deeney lands a knee to the head.
Deeney avoids the elbow strike from Miletich, against the cage.
Miletich throws an elbow but it misses.
Deeney lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Miletich backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miletich throws an elbow but it misses.
Miletich lands an elbow that stopped Deeney in his tracks for a moment.
Deeney lands a left hand.
Deeney tries a knee to the head but Miletich blocks it.
Miletich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Deeney blocks an elbow strike.
Miletich softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Deeney blocks an elbow strike from Miletich.
Miletich throws an elbow but it misses.
Deeney using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Miletich has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Deeney working aggressively here.
Deeney blocks the elbow strike.
Deeney with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Deeney blocks an elbow strike from Miletich.
A short right from Deeney on the inside.
Miletich takes a shot to the head.
Miletich scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miletich lands an elbow just above Deeney 's eye.
Miletich gets through Deeney's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Miletich.
Miletich misses with a punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Miletich just misses with a elbow thrown towards Deeney's brow.
Miletich lands a left hand that snaps the head of Deeney backwards.
Deeney unloads a knee to the mid-section. Miletich lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Miletich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Miletich throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Deeney blocks an elbow strike from Miletich.
Miletich lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Miletich lands a left hand that snaps the head of Deeney backwards.
Deeney presses Miletich against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Miletich creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Deeney takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Miletich.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Deeney blocks an elbow strike.
Miletich blocks the elbow strike.
Deeney pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Deeney tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Breannain Miletich will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Deeney throws a push kick but Miletich slaps the foot to one side.
Miletich throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Deeney.
Miletich tries to close the distance and clinch up but Deeney swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Deeney throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Miletich fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Deeney looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Miletich blocks a head kick by Deeney.
Breannain Miletich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Deeney misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big left from Miletich misses.
Miletich looks to clinch
and Deeney counters with an inside leg kick.
Miletich avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Deeney swings widly with a right hand
and Miletich counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Deeney throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Miletich catches Deeney with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Deeney lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Miletich throws a lazy uppercut
and Deeney counters with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miletich keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Deeney has managed to clinch.
Deeney avoids the elbow strike from Miletich, against the cage.
Miletich misses with some punches.
Deeney scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Deeney blocks an elbow strike from Miletich.
Deeney blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Miletich.
Deeney blocks an elbow strike.
Miletich lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Deeney backwards.
Miletich lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Deeney lands a good knee to the midsection. Miletich won't want to take too many of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knees in the clinch landing for Deeney.
Deeney lands with a right to the head.
Deeney trying to land knees to the body.
Deeney dodges an elbow strike from Miletich.
Deeney connects with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deeney lands a left hand that snaps the head of Miletich backwards.
Deeney trying to land knees to the body.
Deeney takes an elbow to the forehead.
Deeney blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Deeney blocks an elbow strike from Miletich.
A nice right hand lands inside from Deeney.
Miletich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Deeney.
Deeney misses with a knee strike.
Deeney blocks an elbow strike from Miletich.
Miletich misses with an elbow over the top.
Deeney softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Deeney misses with a knee to the head.
Miletich throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Deeney is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Miletich is defending well for now.
Deeney using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Miletich has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Miletich just misses with a elbow thrown towards Deeney's brow.
Miletich lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Deeney is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Miletich is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deeney connects with a nasty looking knee right to Miletich's face.
Miletich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Miletich creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Deeney can't find room to land a body shot as Miletich controls the action.
Miletich looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Deeney lands an elbow inside that Miletich shrugs off.
Deeney avoids a wild elbow strike from Miletich.
With the fighters up against the cage, Miletich throws an elbow but misses.
Miletich looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Deeney blocks an elbow strike from Miletich.
Miletich lands a right hand.
Deeney blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Miletich.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Miletich.
Miletich throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Deeney.
Miletich comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Deeney misses with a knee strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deeney lands a hook that snaps the head of Miletich backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miletich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short uppercut from Miletich.
Deeney misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Miletich pushes off an throws an elbow but Deeney leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Deeney misses with an elbow over the top.
Miletich lands an elbow that stopped Deeney in his tracks for a moment.
Deeney digs a right hand into Miletich's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Miletich's gas tank.
Deeney works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short left from Deeney.
Deeney blocks the elbow strike.
Deeney connects with a nasty looking knee right to Miletich's face.
Deeney dodges an elbow strike from Miletich.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miletich creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Miletich pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Deeney blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Miletich.
Miletich lands a hook that snaps the head of Deeney backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Breannain Miletich will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! 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.

Miletich rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Deeney moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Miletich tries to bum rush Deeney with a series of wild strikes but Deeney uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A nice leg kick lands there from Deeney.
Deeney paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Deeney throws a front kick that sends Miletich stumbling back into the cage.
Deeney circles away from the clinch attempt.

Miletich moves into the clinch successfully.
Miletich misses with an elbow strike.
Miletich pushes Deeney back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Miletich pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Miletich throws an elbow that misses.
Breannain Miletich seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Deeney scores with a nice hook to the head.
Miletich lands a nice elbow.
Deeney misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miletich throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Deeney has a couple of punches blocked by Miletich.
Miletich pushes off an throws an elbow but Deeney leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miletich lands a right hand that snaps the head of Deeney backwards.
Nice body punch from Deeney.
Deeney misses with some punches.
Miletich lands an elbow inside.
Miletich lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Miletich lands a left hand that snaps the head of Deeney backwards.
Miletich swings wildly with an uppercut but Deeney uses good head movement to avoid it.
Deeney tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Miletich avoids it.
Miletich throws an elbow that misses.
Deeney working aggressively here.
Deeney tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Miletich's elbow.
Miletich throws an elbow that misses.
Miletich pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Miletich throws an elbow but it misses.
Miletich throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Deeney tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Miletich avoids it.
Miletich misses with a punch on the inside.
Mark Deeney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deeney lands an elbow inside.
Miletich makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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!
Miletich looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Miletich lands a nice elbow.
Miletich managing to block the knees to the body from Deeney.
Deeney throws a punch but it's blocked by Miletich.
Deeney blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Miletich avoiding damage as Deeney throws knees to the body.
Miletich misses with an elbow strike.
Deeney lands a hook to the side of the head.
Miletich throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Deeney tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Miletich avoids it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Deeney.
Miletich gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Deeney throws a punch but it's blocked by Miletich.
Deeney blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Deeney stalling.
Miletich scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Deeney.
Deeney blocks an elbow strike.
Miletich throws a punch but it's blocked by Deeney.
Miletich pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Miletich softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Deeney takes an elbow to the forehead.
Deeney lands with a short shot to the head.
Miletich lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Deeney.

It looks like Breannain Miletich has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from Miletich fails to land.
Nice elbow from Miletich.
Deeney lands a body punch in the clinch.
Deeney throws a punch but it's blocked by Miletich.
Deeney working aggressively here.
Deeney tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Deeney tries a body shot but Miletich blocks it.
Breannain Miletich is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Deeney softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Deeney unloads a knee to the mid-section. Miletich lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Miletich takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Deeney blocks an elbow strike from Miletich.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deeney lands an uppercut.
Deeney can't find room to land a body shot as Miletich controls the action.
Miletich throws an elbow that misses.
Miletich comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Deeney dodges an elbow strike from Miletich.
Good body shot from Deeney.
Deeney misses with a short punch on the inside.
Deeney misses with some punches.
Miletich throws an elbow but it misses.
Deeney lands a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Deeney.
Miletich takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Deeney landing knees to the body.
Deeney throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Deeney pushes Miletich back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Miletich creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Miletich lands a hook that snaps the head of Deeney backwards.

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 Mark Deeney.
I think Miletich has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Breannain Miletich!