PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Milovan Rakic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko CroClop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rakic
vs
CroClop

189 cm
19
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
22
265 lbs
0 - 1 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Likes ground

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, Milovan Rakic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mirko CroClop!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
CroClop tries to clinch but Rakic moves out of range.
CroClop looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
CroClop lands a high kick!
Rakic shoots in and drives through. CroClop sprawls well.
CroClop tries to clinch but Rakic moves out of range.
Rakic misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rakic throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around CroClop's waist but CroClop gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rakic off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Milovan Rakic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
CroClop pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Rakic gets a takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakic content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

CroClop looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rakic trying to pass the guard but CroClop defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rakic sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Rakic's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rakic uses his free foot to push down on CroClop's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for CroClop.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rakic prevents CroClop from getting the reversal.
Rakic takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Milovan Rakic just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Rakic drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rakic is staying tight to CroClop's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Rakic advances nicely into full mount.
Rakic content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Milovan Rakic dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Rakic fails with the takedown.
Rakic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Rakic shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rakic sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
CroClop is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Milovan Rakic just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
CroClop shoots and misses

and Rakic counters with a shoot takedown. CroClop fights it but they end up in guard.
Rakic stays in close to CroClop's body and controls the position.
Rakic has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rakic slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The referee asks Rakic politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Rakic prefers to stall for the moment though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Milovan Rakic just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Rakic shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts CroClop as he jumps to the side.
Rakic stuffs the takedown attempt from CroClop. CroClop gets slowly back to his feet.
CroClop ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Milovan Rakic dominated that second round.
That's time! Rakic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Rakic shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has CroClop pinned against the cage. CroClop gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
CroClop dips to his left and cracks Rakic with an uppercut!

Rakic gets the takedown into side control.
CroClop is trying to escape the position but Rakic is controlling the position.
Rakic advances to mount.
CroClop takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rakic looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirko CroClop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Milovan Rakic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Milovan Rakic just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Rakic shoots in for a double leg but CroClop sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rakic closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming CroClop to the mat! CroClop manages to get full guard.
Milovan Rakic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rakic stays in close to CroClop's body and controls the position.
Rakic passes CroClop's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
CroClop is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Rakic jumps into side control!
CroClop tries to buck Rakic off but Rakic is having none of it.
CroClop being controlled for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

And that's the end of the fight!
Milovan Rakic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rakic, 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milovan Rakic!