PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Crazy Dog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Milat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dog might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Beat It. Crazy Dog had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 136.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Crazy Dog has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dog
vs
Milat

180 cm
39
149 lbs
35 - 20 - 2

165 cm
27
139 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

Museum of Monsters & Madmen

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Crazy Dog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ivan Milat!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milat moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dog throws a nice looking combination but Milat bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A swing and a miss from Dog.
Dog tests Milat's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dog lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dog.

It looks like Ivan Milat has been cut.
Dog waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Milat.

Milat moves into the clinch successfully.
Milat throws a punch but it's blocked by Dog.
Milat scores with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Milat looking to throw knees to the head but Dog is blocking nicely.
Nice elbow from Milat.
Milat tries a knee to the head but Dog blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Milat.
Milat is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Milat lands a left hand.
Milat landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Milat works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Milat looking to throw knees to the head but Dog is blocking nicely.
Milat utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Milat dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Milat looking to throw knees to the head but Dog is blocking nicely.
Milat tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Milat throws an elbow that misses.
Milat has a couple of punches blocked by Dog.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Milat creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Dog works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Dog controls from within his opponent's guard.
Dog won't allow Milat to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milat being controlled here, momentarily.
Dog stopping the sweep attempt from Milat.
Dog stays in close to Milat's body and controls the position.
Milat trying to control the position.
Milat told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Dog slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milat is trying to improve his position.
Dog has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Milat is looking to get to half guard.
Dog controlling from mount.
Milat is looking to improve his position but Dog isn't that keen on the idea.

That's four 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.
Dog lands a big elbow.
Milat is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dog wants to control the pace but Milat is squirming around nicely.
Milat is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ivan Milat will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ivan Milat's cut.
That's time! Dog's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Dog lands a lovely overhand right.
Milat scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dog in his tracks.
Milat bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dog's head backwards.
Dog looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Milat throws a leg kick

and Dog counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Milat!
Dog lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Milat down.
Dog misses with the ground and pound.
Milat tries to improve position but can't.
Milat wants to control but Dog postures up.
Milat is trying to get back to half guard.
Dog passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Milat!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dog raining down shots from the mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog looking to finish Milat with some ground and pound. This is bad for Milat!
Milat working to try and regain half guard.
Dog is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Dog wants to control the pace but Milat is squirming around nicely.

Dog is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Milat can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Dog raining down hammerfists from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog landing strikes from the mount.

Milat is rocked!
Milat tries to lock up and control but Dog gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dog lands a couple of good shots and Milat has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Milat is still in real trouble! Can Dog finish him?
Milat turns into Dog and is now in his guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Milat in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Milat seems to have recovered his senses.
Milat wants to stand and escape but instead Dog has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Crazy Dog overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dog lands a couple of elbows.

Milat has his foot on Dog's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dog works his way back into a safe position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Milat looking for a guillotine here but Dog defends easily.
Dog working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Milat can't keep his opponent in guard - Dog advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Dog is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Milat can do to turn this around?
Dog prevents Milat from improving his position.

Milat looking for submissions off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Milat wants to get back to full guard but Dog has passed into side control.
Dog trying to control the position but Milat is working away.
Milat tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dog working away.
Dog trying to control the action but Milat is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Crazy Dog dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Milat's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Sloppy strikes from Dog. Those never looked like landing.
Milat looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Milat closes the distance and clinches.
Milat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dog avoids it.
Milat stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dog is looking to take this one to the mat.
Milat lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Milat looking to throw knees to the head but Dog is blocking nicely.
Good body shot from Milat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Milat struggles to land a body shot inside as Dog controls his hands.
Milat has a couple of punches blocked by Dog.
Milat landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dog lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Milat backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Milat misses with the head strike.
Milat throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Milat misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dog takes a shot to the head.
Milat lands a shoulder strike.
Milat is trying to stall.
Milat stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Milat misses with a hook to the ribs.
Milat throws an elbow but it misses.
Milat is trying to stall.
Milat tries to work over Dog's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milat with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Milat misses with an elbow over the top.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Milat tries a body shot but Dog blocks it.
Dog lands a left hand that snaps the head of Milat backwards.
Milat is struggling to control the position.
Milat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Milat misses with a punch on the inside.
Milat throws a head punch that misses.
Milat swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Milat misses with a knee strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milat throws a knee to the head but misses.
Milat gets underhooks to prevent Dog's takedown attempt.
Milat swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Milat lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dog or not.
Milat is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Crazy Dog. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Milat trying to control the position but instead, Dog has worked for underhooks and has pushed Milat into the cage.
Dog blocks an elbow strike.
Milat tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dog's elbow.
Milat with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dog avoiding damage as Milat throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milat missing with knees to the body.
Milat lands an uppercut.
Milat looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Milat misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Dog.
A frustrated look appears on Dog's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Milat lands a shot to the body.
Milat goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Milat tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dog tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A head punch on the inside from Milat fails to land.
Milat throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dogs head.
Milat lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Dog.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Milat comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Milat 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Milat!
Ivan Milat decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Crazy Dog was interviewed post fight and said 'Fuck.'.