PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between A J Hearts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zoran Miloshevich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miloshevich has chosen Kosovskiy front as his entrance music. Zoran Miloshevich has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with A J Hearts's chin.

J Hearts
vs
Miloshevich

179 cm
33
222 lbs
29 - 8 - 0

185 cm
34
217 lbs
27 - 14 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Heisenberg

Milwaukee's Best Nutrition
Zipp Zapp

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, A J Hearts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Zoran Miloshevich!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hearts dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Miloshevich. That did some damage!
Hearts shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Miloshevich pinned against the cage. Miloshevich gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
No joy there for Miloshevich, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Hearts has taken the fight to the clinch.
Miloshevich has a couple of punches blocked by Hearts.
Hearts blocks an elbow strike from Miloshevich.
Hearts goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Miloshevich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hearts lands with a left to the head.

It looks like Zoran Miloshevich has been cut.
Hearts scores with a shoulder strike.
Hearts blocks the elbow strike.
Hearts working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hearts swings wildly with an uppercut but Miloshevich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miloshevich misses with an elbow over the top.
Hearts working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Miloshevich is trying to maintain a safe position but Hearts gets an underhook and turns Miloshevich into the cage.
Hearts misses with the head strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Miloshevich just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hearts's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearts fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Miloshevich throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hearts lands a right hand that snaps the head of Miloshevich backwards.
Hearts misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hearts scores with a hook to the body.
Hearts blocks an elbow strike.
A short left from Hearts.
Hearts misses with some punches.
Miloshevich is trying to stall.
Hearts misses with a punch to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Miloshevich just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hearts's brow.
Hearts lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hearts lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Miloshevich.
We've been hearing reports that Hearts has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Hearts is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hearts lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miloshevich blocks a body shot from Hearts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miloshevich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Miloshevich gets underhooks to prevent Hearts's takedown attempt.
Miloshevich misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hearts.
Hearts dodges an elbow strike from Miloshevich.
Miloshevich working aggressively here.
Hearts lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hand to the body from Hearts.
Hearts pushes Miloshevich back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hearts misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hearts blocks an elbow strike from Miloshevich.
Hearts avoids the elbow strike from Miloshevich, against the cage.
Miloshevich misses with an elbow strike.
Hearts can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for A J Hearts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A left hand lands to the body for Hearts.
Miloshevich creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch on the inside from Hearts fails to land.
Hearts lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Miloshevich.
Hearts makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hearts takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hearts avoids the elbow strike from Miloshevich, against the cage.
Hearts lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hearts creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Miloshevich looking to stall.
Hearts works on Miloshevich's body with a couple of short punches.
Miloshevich looks winded!
Hearts working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hearts working aggressively here.
Miloshevich prevents a takedown attempt there.
Miloshevich tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hearts avoids it.
Hearts lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hearts dodges an elbow strike from Miloshevich.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miloshevich pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hearts misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stalling in the clinch from Hearts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hearts misses with some punches.
Hearts misses with the head strike.
Miloshevich lands a hook that snaps the head of Hearts backwards.
Hearts lands with a light punch inside.
Miloshevich misses with the head strike.
Hearts is working for takedown but Miloshevich is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hearts misses with a hook from the clinch.
Miloshevich misses with an elbow over the top.
Miloshevich is pushing Hearts up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Miloshevich throws an elbow that misses.
Hearts lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hearts misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miloshevich has Hearts pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hearts creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hearts misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hearts throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Miloshevichs head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A J Hearts dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zoran Miloshevich's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hearts instigates a clinch.
Miloshevich pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hearts on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hearts lands a hook that snaps the head of Miloshevich backwards.
Miloshevich working aggressively here.
Hearts tries a body shot but Miloshevich blocks it.
Miloshevich blocks an uppercut.
Hearts dodges an elbow strike from Miloshevich.
Hearts lands with a short shot to the head.
Hearts lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Miloshevich just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hearts's brow.
Miloshevich is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A nice left hand lands by Hearts.
Hearts doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hearts avoids the elbow strike from Miloshevich, against the cage.
Miloshevich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Miloshevich missing with knees to the body.
Hearts scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hearts is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Miloshevich can't fight it off and eventually Hearts manages to take the fight to the floor. Miloshevich looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Miloshevich wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hearts passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hearts lands a decent elbow from side control.
Miloshevich tries to improve position but can't.
Hearts wants to control but Miloshevich is keeping him busy.
Hearts throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Miloshevich works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miloshevich keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Hearts wants to control but Miloshevich is keeping him busy.
Miloshevich avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hearts.
Miloshevich blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hearts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hearts wants to control but Miloshevich is keeping him busy.
Hearts 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miloshevich tries to get to full guard but Hearts has control of the leg.
Miloshevich pushes Hearts off looking to stand but Hearts dives back in and keeps control.
Hearts working the head and body with strikes.
Miloshevich is staying active underneath Hearts, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hearts trying to control the pace.
Hearts is thwarting Miloshevich's attempts to control the position.
Hearts missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hearts tries to pass to full mount but Miloshevich defends it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miloshevich trying to hold on to Hearts's head to control him but Hearts postures up.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Zoran Miloshevich wasn't active enough on the ground.
Miloshevich misses with a hook.
Hearts throws out a loose jab but Miloshevich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miloshevich walks into a straight right hand from Hearts.
Miloshevich tries to close the distance and clinch but Hearts swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Miloshevich throws out a loose jab but Hearts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hearts slips under a jab.
Miloshevich paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hearts uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Miloshevich.
Hearts wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Miloshevich tries to clinch there but Hearts circles away.
Zoran Miloshevich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch lands to the side of Miloshevich 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A J Hearts dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zoran Miloshevich's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Miloshevich wants to clinch.
Hearts misses with a takedown attempt - Miloshevich sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Miloshevich misses with a double jab
letting Hearts counter with a right hand.
Miloshevich keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hearts. Miloshevich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hearts is looking to score with low kicks.
Hearts scores with a crisp jab that stopped Miloshevich in his tracks.
Miloshevich lands with a right hand.
Miloshevich looks to throw the jab but Hearts is out of range.

Hearts closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miloshevich works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hearts throws a big right hand that misses.
Miloshevich working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearts lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hearts trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Miloshevich trying to control the position.
Hearts postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Miloshevich is trying to control the position but Hearts postures up.
Hearts trying to control but Miloshevich is working from the bottom.
Hearts controls from within his opponent's guard.
A J Hearts is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hearts dives in and grabs Miloshevich's left leg, looking for a takedown. Miloshevich pushes down on Hearts's head and hops out.
Miloshevich tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hearts swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hearts on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hearts lands with a cross.

Hearts gets a double leg takedown into Miloshevich's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hearts is stalling in the full guard.
Miloshevich working a defensive guard but Hearts manages to pass into side control anyway.
You can see the frustration on Miloshevich's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
You can see the frustration on Miloshevich's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hearts wants to lay and pray for a moment but Miloshevich keeps working.
Hearts content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Miloshevich is trying to control Hearts's posture but Hearts avoids it.
Zoran Miloshevich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hearts tries to move into full mount but can't pass Miloshevich's legs.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Hearts closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hearts scores with a shoulder strike.
Hearts blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hearts misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Miloshevich letting Hearts take a breather here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miloshevich throws an elbow but it misses.
Miloshevich swings wildly with an uppercut but Hearts uses good head movement to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
A J Hearts showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hearts has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... A J Hearts!
A very excited looking A J Hearts made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.