PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stormy Crow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milo Markovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Crow
vs
Markovic

180 cm
20
176 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
21
172 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stormy Crow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Milo Markovic!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Crow.
Markovic takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Crow tries to clinch but Markovic is having none of it.
Crow misses with an uppercut.
Markovic lands a nice shot that snaps Crow's head back.
Markovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Markovic fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Crow darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Crow connects with an inside leg kick.
Crow moves out of range of the body kick from Markovic.
Markovic cracks Crow with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Crow misses with a low kick.
Markovic throws out a counter right but Crow avoids it with no problem.
Crow is looking to slow Markovic down with leg kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crow is looking to clinch.
Markovic misses with a hook. Crow ducked under it nicely.
A low kick from Crow is predictable there
and Markovic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crow attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crow moves out of range as Markovic strikes.
Markovic throws a head kick that misses.
Crow moves out of range of the body kick from Markovic.
Markovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crow throws out the jab.
Markovic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fighters circling - Markovic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A leg kick checked by Markovic.
Crow throws a body shot but no joy.
Markovic throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Crow on the side of the head.
Crow moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stormy Crow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Markovic!
Markovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As Markovic looks to move away, Crow throws a big counter combo but Markovic just gets out of the way.
Markovic throws a right hand that Crow ducks under and follows up with a left that Crow also avoids with ease.
Crow looks to score with a jab to the body but Markovic is just out of range.
Crow looks to score with a jab to the body but Markovic is just out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crow takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crow tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Markovic to counter with a crisp jab.
Crow throws a solid leg kick but Markovic takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Crow.
Markovic cracks Crow with a good jab.
Markovic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Markovic throws a poor cross that misses
and Crow counters with a slapping leg kick.
A combination from Markovic does no damage.
Crow scores with a jab to the jaw.
Crow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stormy Crow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Markovic has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Markovic avoids the body shot from Crow.
We've been told by Crow's head coaches at Humboldt Park Elite Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Crow takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Markovic fails to land with a series of punches.
Crow throws a lazy right hand but Markovic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crow tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Markovic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Markovic is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Markovic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Markovic connects with a crisp jab.
Crow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Markovic moves away.
Markovic misses with the combination.
As Markovic backs away, Crow returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Crow is looking to wear down Markovic with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Markovic throws a body shot but no joy.
An inside leg kick from Crow misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Markovic! But no joy.
Crow misses with an uppercut. Markovic saw that one coming.
Crow throws a low kick but Markovic moves out of range easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Markovic! But no joy.

Crow moves into the clinch successfully.
Crow lands with a right to the head.
Markovic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Markovic.
Crow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Markovic backwards.
Crow misses with a hook to the ribs.

Markovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crow will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Crow moves out of range of the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Crow on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Markovic lands with a nice combination. Crow backs away looking to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crow looks to land a right hand but Markovic moved out of range.
Markovic is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Markovic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Crow on the side of the head.
Markovic goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A big left from Markovic misses.
A low kick from Crow misses
and Markovic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheers as Markovic lands an impressive looking overhand right. Crow doesn't seem phased though.

Crow is rocked!
Markovic lands a nice shot to the body.
Oh Crow is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crow walks straight into a right hand from Markovic - that's dropped him! Markovic jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Crow from any more punishment! Crow complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Milo Markovic!
A less than humble Milo Markovic misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.