PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lenni Flisa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milo Kolacic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kolacic has chosen Nermina Golubovic - Kolacic as his entrance music. Milo Kolacic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Flisa
vs
Kolacic

174 cm
20
192 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

168 cm
18
186 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lenni Flisa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Milo Kolacic!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flisa misses with an uppercut. Kolacic saw that one coming.
Flisa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Flisa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kolacic as he avoids it easily.
Flisa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Kolacic drives through and clinches with Flisa against the cage.
Kolacic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Flisa is trying to drag Kolacic to the mat but Kolacic just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lenni Flisa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kolacic is working Flisa over against the cage.
Flisa has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kolacic is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Flisa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kolacic gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Flisa throws a head punch that misses.
Kolacic lands a nice shot to the body.
Kolacic lands a nice uppercut.

It looks like Lenni Flisa has been cut.
Flisa is working for takedown but Kolacic is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kolacic missing with knees to the body.
Kolacic tries a knee to the head but Flisa blocks it.

Kolacic has hold of one of Flisa's legs. Flisa is fighting the takedown attempt but Kolacic gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Kolacic looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flisa has momentary wrist control but Kolacic slips an elbow through the middle.
Kolacic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Flisa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kolacic distracts Flisa with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Flisa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kolacic not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kolacic postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kolacic is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kolacic content to stall in guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolacic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Flisa wants to sweep here but Kolacic controlling him for the moment.
Kolacic must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kolacic postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kolacic is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Flisa working for a triangle but Kolacic defends it easily.
Flisa is breathing heavily.
Kolacic sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Let's hope that Kolacic has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolacic tries to free his leg and advance position but Flisa is retaining full guard.
Kolacic controls from within his opponent's guard.

Despite being in the dominant position, Milo Kolacic just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Flisa with a hook.
Flisa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kolacic swings for the body but Flisa moves out of range.
Flisa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kolacic as he avoids it easily.

That's four 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.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Flisa.
The fighters circling - Kolacic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Flisa.
Kolacic fails to land with a series of punches.

Kolacic gets a clinch.
Kolacic gets underhooks to prevent Flisa's takedown attempt.
Kolacic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kolacic is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Flisa avoiding damage as Kolacic throws knees to the body.
Kolacic tries to land knees in the clinch but Flisa avoids the damage to the body.
Kolacic tries a body shot but Flisa blocks it.
Flisa misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Milo Kolacic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lenni Flisa's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kolacic gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kolacic is pushing Flisa up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Flisa tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kolacic just stands there and leans against the cage.
Flisa landing knees to the head.
Flisa prevents a body shot from Kolacic.
Flisa is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Kolacic has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Flisa is trying to keep an underhook but Kolacic manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Kolacic is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Kolacic drops an elbow to the side of Flisa's head.
Kolacic looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, Milo Kolacic just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Flisa dodges the punch combination from Kolacic.
Flisa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kolacic but Kolacic pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lenni Flisa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A combination from Flisa does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Flisa.
Kolacic misses with a low kick.
Flisa fails to land the takedown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Flisa.
Flisa fails with a takedown attempt.
Flisa fails with the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kolacic closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Flisa is trying to escape the position but Kolacic is controlling the position.
Flisa is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kolacic asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Kolacic looks up at the clock and then as Flisa takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kolacic smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Kolacic takes a little break here. Flisa wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Check out the look on Kolacic's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Flisa is looking to regain half guard here but Kolacic keeps moving and retains side control.
Kolacic scoring with punches and elbows.
Flisa is being controlled here.
Kolacic grinds an elbow into Flisa's temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kolacic works to advance to full mount. Flisa defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Kolacic content just to control the position here.
Kolacic with good strikes from the mount here!
Kolacic raining down shots from the mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kolacic scoring with strikes but Flisa is staying in there.
Kolacic controlling from mount.
Flisa in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kolacic lands a nice shot to the head.
Kolacic looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kolacic punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Milo Kolacic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lenni Flisa's cut.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Kolacic looks to throw the jab but Flisa is out of range.
Flisa fails with the takedown

and Kolacic decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Flisa's guard.
Kolacic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kolacic lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kolacic wants to control from the top but Flisa keeps moving.
Kolacic might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Flisa kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Kolacic is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kolacic is working Flisa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kolacic stops Flisa from standing up.
Kolacic with a nice head shot there.
Kolacic working some strikes from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Flisa looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kolacic passes into half guard.
Kolacic is controlling the pace.
Kolacic seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kolacic controlling the action here.
Kolacic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Flisa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, Milo Kolacic just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Flisa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kolacic.
Flisa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kolacic.
Lenni Flisa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Flisa wants to clinch

and Kolacic counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Flisa!
Kolacic is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kolacic raining down shots from the mount!
Kolacic working the ground and pound effectively.
Kolacic postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Flisa looks a forlorn figure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flisa working to try and regain half guard.
Kolacic scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Flisa?

Flisa is rocked!
The referee warns Flisa that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Oh Flisa is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Kolacic! Flisa is hurt baaadly! Kolacic is firing away with more strikes - Flisa is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Milo Kolacic!