PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandar Mihaylov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hakeem Slaughter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mihaylov comes to the cage accompanied by Telephone Banking. Hakeem Slaughter is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Mihaylov
vs
Slaughter

180 cm
25
198 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

189 cm
22
198 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Aleksandar Mihaylov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hakeem Slaughter!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mihaylov moves into the clinch.
Mihaylov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mihaylov lands a shoulder strike.
Mihaylov blocking some punches.
Slaughter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mihaylov avoids it.
Slaughter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Slaughter has picked Mihaylov up - he's going for a ride! Slaughter dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Slaughter thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Slaughter slips a nice elbow through Mihaylov's hands, connecting with Mihaylov's forehead.
Mihaylov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Slaughter is working away from the top position though.
Slaughter wants to take a breather but Mihaylov is having none of it.
Slaughter missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mihaylov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Slaughter scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slaughter is trying to control. Mihaylov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mihaylov is looking to improve his position.

Mihaylov kicks off Slaughter and gets to his feet.
Slaughter blocks a low kick nicely.
Slaughter is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mihaylov with a body shot.
Mihaylov lands a jab to the nose.
Mihaylov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Slaughter has time to react.
Nice uppercut lands for Mihaylov. That snapped Slaughter's head back.
Mihaylov is looking to clinch but Slaughter is avoiding it.
Mihaylov swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mihaylov misses with a looping left.
Mihaylov tests Slaughter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Slaughter takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mihaylov throws a shot from downtown. Slaughter moves away and avoids it.
Slaughter looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A slow jab from Mihaylov misses its intended target.
Slaughter now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Slaughter circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mihaylov lands a nice shot to the body.
Slaughter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mihaylov.
Slaughter wants to counter the offense by Mihaylov and move into the clinch position.

Mihaylov has Slaughter up against the cage in a clinch.
Slaughter missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Mihaylov fails to land.
Mihaylov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Slaughter backwards.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mihaylov avoiding damage as Slaughter throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mihaylov's elbow.
Slaughter dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mihaylov.
Mihaylov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Slaughter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Slaughter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mihaylov avoids it.
Mihaylov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mihaylov is working Slaughter over against the cage.
Mihaylov pushes Slaughter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mihaylov lands a left hand.
Slaughter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mihaylov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Slaughters head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aleksandar Mihaylov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Slaughter blocks a low kick nicely.
Slaughter wants to counter the offense by Mihaylov and move into the clinch position.
Slaughter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Slaughter tries a quick counter leg kick but Mihaylov is wise to it.
Slaughter ducks under a wild hook from Mihaylov.
Mihaylov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Slaughter.
Mihaylov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mihaylov lands a lovely overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mihaylov throws a front kick aimed at Slaughter's knee but Slaughter avoids it well.
Slaughter drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Mihaylov defends it well.
Mihaylov throws out a loose jab but Slaughter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mihaylov sets himself, and Slaughter steps forward looking for the clinch! Mihaylov avoids it this time.
Slaughter tries to clinch there but Mihaylov circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mihaylov throws a hook but Slaughter avoids it easily.
Jab by Mihaylov.
Mihaylov wants to slow Slaughter down by chopping away at his legs.
Mihaylov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Slaughter looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mihaylov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Slaughter throws out a counter right but Mihaylov avoids it with no problem.
Aleksandar Mihaylov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mihaylov tries to close the distance and clinch but Slaughter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mihaylov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mihaylov takes a swing at Slaughter's ribcage but misses.
Slaughter is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mihaylov with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mihaylov tries to close the distance and clinch but Slaughter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mihaylov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Slaughter tries to counter by closing the distance.
Slaughter throws a low kick but Mihaylov avoids it.
A jab from Mihaylov misses.
Slaughter swings for the body but Mihaylov moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Mihaylov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Slaughter just misses with a punch to the body.
Mihaylov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Slaughter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Slaughter tries to counter by closing the distance.
Mihaylov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Aleksandar Mihaylov is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Slaughter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mihaylov.
Slaughter tries to counter by closing the distance.
Mihaylov lands a jab to the head.
Slaughter keeps the fight on the outside.
Mihaylov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mihaylov tries to clinch but Slaughter is having none of it.
Mihaylov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Slaughter tries to counter with a clinch but Mihaylov shakes him off and moves away.
Mihaylov throws a body shot but no joy.
Mihaylov connects with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mihaylov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Slaughter.
Mihaylov throws a hook to the side of Slaughter's head but Slaughter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Slaughter walks into a left hand.

Slaughter is rocked!
Mihaylov is stalking Slaughter. Slaughter circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Mihaylov, and it's lights out! Slaughter really payed the price for that rookie mistake.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aleksandar Mihaylov!
Our winner, Aleksandar Mihaylov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.