PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trent Morrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slabodan Milosevic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Milosevic comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Symphony of Destruction kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Morrow
vs
Milosevic

170 cm
36
165 lbs
29 - 24 - 0

183 cm
33
165 lbs
19 - 23 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trent Morrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Slabodan Milosevic!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milosevic misses with a lunging right hand
and Morrow counters with a good low kick that Milosevic was not able to check.
Morrow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Milosevic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morrow moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Morrow falls off balance throwing a combination
and Milosevic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morrow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Milosevic is looking for the big counter here.
Morrow throws a series of punches but Milosevic moves out of range.
Morrow jabs Milosevic to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Morrow.

Morrow gets tackled into the cage by Milosevic. Milosevic maintains the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrow is looking to break free of the clinch but Milosevic has double underhooks.

Milosevic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A solid leg kick lands there for Milosevic.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Milosevic misses with a straight right.
Morrow throws a sloppy head kick and Milosevic moves out of range easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Milosevic.
Milosevic finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Morrow displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Milosevic keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Milosevic throws a head kick but Morrow moves out of range.
Morrow goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Slabodan Milosevic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morrow misses with a body punch
and Milosevic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morrow throws a jab when Milosevic was well out of range.
Morrow throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Milosevic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Trent Morrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Milosevic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Morrow's hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morrow swings for the body but Milosevic moves out of range.
Milosevic is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A low kick from Morrow is predictable there
and Milosevic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Milosevic has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrow misses with the body kick
and Milosevic counters with a nice uppercut.
Milosevic stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Milosevic wants it to stay on the feet.
Milosevic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morrow is trying hard to land a takedown here. Milosevic sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Milosevic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A big left from Morrow misses.
Morrow jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Milosevic misses with a looping left.
Morrow avoids the head kick by Milosevic.
Morrow cracks Milosevic with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Milosevic tries a head kick but it misses.
Milosevic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Milosevic cracks Morrow with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Morrow scores with a spinning back kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milosevic attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A lazy body kick from Morrow
and Milosevic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters circling a little - Morrow finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Morrow throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Milosevic counters with a straight right hand.
Milosevic is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Morrow had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Morrow misses with a wild body shot.
Milosevic slips a straight right by Morrow.
A little jabbing left from Milosevic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Morrow looks to land a body kick but Milosevic moved away.
Morrow throws a head kick but Milosevic moves out of range.
Morrow thuds his right hand into Milosevic's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Morrow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Milosevic.
A low kick from Morrow is predictable there
and Milosevic makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Milosevic tries to clinch up but Morrow circles away and keeps his distance.
Milosevic misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow misses with a kick to the body.
Morrow is looking to score with low kicks.
Milosevic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Milosevic checks a leg kick.
Milosevic connects with a solid leg kick.
Morrow tries to land a leg kick but Milosevic saw it coming and moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Milosevic.
Milosevic with a jab.
A big right from Morrow misses.
That kick from Morrow tenderised Milosevic's leg. Milosevic is trying to keep his angry face on.
Milosevic blocks a head kick by Morrow.
Milosevic moves out of range of the strikes.
Milosevic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Milosevic checks a low kick from Morrow.
Milosevic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morrow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Slabodan Milosevic will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Morrow throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Milosevic moves out of range as Morrow strikes.
Milosevic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morrow misses with a body kick.
Morrow looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Morrow thuds his shin into the meat of Milosevic's side.
Morrow pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Morrow thows a left - swing and a miss!
Milosevic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Milosevic is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Trent Morrow is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrow misses with a hook to the body
and Milosevic counters with a left to the body.
Morrow swings widly with a right hand
letting Milosevic counter with a right hand.
Morrow scores with a head kick.
Morrow with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Milosevic to score with a decent uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A leg kick checked by Milosevic.
Milosevic throws out a counter right but Morrow avoids it with no problem.
Morrow misses with a wild body shot.
Morrow misses with a lunging right hand
and Milosevic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Milosevic throws a good cross that connects.
Milosevic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morrow moves away.
A slow jab from Milosevic misses its intended target.
A head kick misses from Morrow.
Morrow throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Milosevic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morrow looks to land a body kick but Milosevic moved away.
Morrow misses with a body kick.
Milosevic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrow tries to land a front kick but Milosevic steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Milosevic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morrow.
Milosevic doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Morrow thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morrow looks to land a body kick but Milosevic moved away.
Morrow is looking to land body kicks.
Morrow throws a leg kick which misses Milosevic's front leg but catches the back leg as Milosevic tries to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morrow takes a swing at Milosevic's ribcage but misses.
Morrow throws a body kick that misses
enabling Milosevic to counter with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Morrow.
Milosevic feints a counter leg kick.
Morrow tries a head kick but it misses.
Milosevic cracks the inside of Morrow's front leg.
Milosevic wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow throws a body kick that misses
and Milosevic counters with a nice leg kick.
Morrow fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Milosevic looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Morrow rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Milosevic counters with a straight right hand.
Morrow misses with an attempted mid kick.
Milosevic goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Morrow throws a wild body kick that Milosevic sees coming a mile off.
Morrow connects with a looping right hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Milosevic checks a leg kick.
Milosevic looks to land a left hand but Morrow moved out of range nicely.
Milosevic takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Morrow scores with a nice strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow throws a nice inside leg kick.
Morrow misses with a hook.
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!
Milosevic loads up on a big right hand but Morrow slips the punch.
Morrow throwing a counter right hand but Milosevic manages to avoid it.
Morrow throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Milosevic does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Milosevic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morrow throws an off balance right hand
and Milosevic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morrow lands a nice shot to the body.
Milosevic staying out of range there.
Morrow motions for Milosevic to come forward. Morrow throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A cross from Milosevic lands.
Morrow misses with the body kick
letting Milosevic counter with a right hand.
Morrow throws a push kick but Milosevic slaps the foot to one side.
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 Trent Morrow will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Morrow goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Morrow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Milosevic moves away.
Milosevic flicks out a counter leg kick but Morrow steps away.
Milosevic takes a swing at Morrow's ribcage but misses.
Morrow throws a leg kick but Milosevic sees it coming and moves out of range.
Milosevic on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Morrow throws a quick inside leg kick.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Milosevic enables Morrow to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Milosevic manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Morrow throws an elbow that misses. Milosevic uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Morrow's guard. Nice move by Milosevic!

Milosevic postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Milosevic won't allow Morrow to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Milosevic's guard.

Morrow working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Milosevic's head.
Milosevic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Milosevic pulls Morrow in to control the position.
Morrow missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Morrow throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Milosevic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Milosevic is looking to stand up but Morrow isn't so interested in that idea.
Milosevic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrow lands a couple of digs.
Morrow throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Milosevic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Morrow distracts Milosevic with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Morrow slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Milosevic defending against the ground and pound.
Milosevic wants to control but Morrow postures up.
Milosevic avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Morrow.
Milosevic takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milosevic is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Morrow's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Morrow missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Morrow moves nicely into side control.
Morrow throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Milosevic works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Morrow missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Morrow trying to control the action but Milosevic is working from the bottom.
Morrow missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Milosevic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Milosevic throws out a leg kick but Morrow moves out of range and Milosevic only half commits.
Morrow throwing a counter right hand but Milosevic manages to avoid it.
Morrow misses the shot to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Milosevic throws a right and a left that Morrow avoids nicely.

Morrow feints and as Milosevic raises his hands in defense, Morrow changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Morrow postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trent Morrow clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Morrow tries to land a body kick
letting Milosevic counter with a right hand.
Milosevic moves out of range of the body kick.
A swing and a miss from Milosevic.
Milosevic takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Morrow moves away from the strike by Milosevic.
Morrow misses with a low kick.
Morrow throws a shot from downtown. Milosevic moves away and avoids it.
Morrow fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Milosevic avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Milosevic throws a head kick that misses.
Morrow swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Morrow shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Milosevic but Milosevic pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Morrow there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Milosevic misses with a wild combination.
Milosevic does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Milosevic blocks a jab.
Some wild striking there from Milosevic.
Milosevic looks to land a combination but Morrow avoids it well.
Milosevic takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Morrow tries a low kick but Milosevic avoids it.
Morrow scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrow throws a hook to the side of Milosevic's head but Milosevic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Morrow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morrow has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Morrow there as he acknowledges the shot.
Morrow lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Milosevic at a distance.
Morrow looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Morrow is looking to land body kicks.
Milosevic throws a body punch but Morrow moves out of range.
Morrow throws the kick towards the body but Milosevic avoids it.
Milosevic throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morrow smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jab by Morrow.
Morrow throws a hook to the side of Milosevic's head but Milosevic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Milosevic throws a leg kick but Morrow sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow throws a lazy body kick
and Milosevic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Morrow throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Milosevic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Milosevic darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Milosevic throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Morrow changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Milosevic tries to avoid it but Morrow manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Milosevic to the ground. Milosevic escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
It seemed like Milosevic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trent Morrow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morrow lands with a thumping leg kick.
Milosevic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Morrow.
Milosevic lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Milosevic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow swings for the body but Milosevic moves out of range.
Milosevic unleashes a big counter combination but Morrow bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Morrow throws a looping overhand right but Milosevic ducks down to avoid it.
Milosevic lands a jab to Morrow's midsection.
Milosevic moves away from the strike by Morrow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Milosevic throws a series of punches but Morrow moves out of range.
Morrow just misses with a punch to the body.
Milosevic is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Morrow with a body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Milosevic - that will leave a mark!
Morrow tries to land a body kick
and Milosevic counters with a body kick.
Milosevic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Milosevic moves away from the strike by Morrow.
A nice side step and Milosevic releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Milosevic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morrow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slabodan Milosevic dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Morrow goes for a double leg but Milosevic avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Milosevic continues to drive forward.
Morrow looks to land a left hand but Milosevic moved out of range nicely.
Milosevic slips a jab from Morrow.
Morrow walks into a left hand.
Morrow misses with a kick to the body.
Morrow misses with a body kick.
Milosevic scores with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Milosevic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Milosevic bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Morrow misses with a kick to the body.
Milosevic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow throws a wild body kick that Milosevic sees coming a mile off.
Morrow walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Morrow shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Milosevic as he avoids it easily.
Milosevic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Morrow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Morrow misses.
Milosevic staying out of range there.
Morrow punishes Milosevic's body with a nice straight punch.
Milosevic scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Milosevic's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Morrow throws a half hearted mid kick.
Milosevic misses with an uppercut
enabling Morrow to counter with a crisp jab.
Morrow throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morrow takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrow shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Milosevic pinned against the cage. Milosevic gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trent Morrow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Milosevic moves out of range as Morrow throws a body kick.
Milosevic scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Milosevic misses with a looping right.
And Morrow counters with a quick kick to the body but Milosevic blocks it.
Milosevic ducks under a wild hook from Morrow.
Morrow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Milosevic.
Morrow dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Morrow throws an overhand right that lands on Milosevic's shoulder, as Milosevic tries to avoid the shot.
Morrow cracks a nice hook into Milosevic's ribs.
Milosevic stuns Morrow with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow misses with a kick to the body
and Milosevic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Milosevic misses with an attempted mid kick.
Milosevic throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Morrow throws a leg kick that is checked
and Milosevic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morrow throws a push kick but Milosevic slaps the foot to one side.
Milosevic is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Milosevic looks to score with a jab to the body but Morrow is just out of range.

Morrow gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrow in side control, throwing shots but Milosevic defends.
Morrow throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Morrow tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Morrow landing a few strikes.
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!
Morrow working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Morrow 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.
An elbow from Morrow crashes against the mat.
Morrow cracks Milosevic with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Morrow throws an elbow but Milosevic slips to the side and avoids it well.
Morrow sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Milosevic is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Morrow working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

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 Trent Morrow.
I think Morrow has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Slabodan Milosevic!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Trent Morrow!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Trent Morrow!

Trent Morrow wins by split decision!
A victorious Trent Morrow thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.