PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Milo Markovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Skog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Markovic
vs
Skog

178 cm
22
172 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

178 cm
21
178 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Powerful

KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Milo Markovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Skog!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jonathan Paton and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skog misses with a looping left.
Markovic lands a jab to the nose.
Markovic looks to land a left hand but Skog moved out of range nicely.
Markovic throws an overhand right that lands on Skog's shoulder, as Skog tries to avoid the shot.
Skog looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Markovic dives in and grabs Skog's left leg, looking for a takedown. Skog pushes down on Markovic's head and hops out.
Skog looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Skog finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Markovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Skog swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Skog chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Skog takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Markovic moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Skog walks into a straight right hand from Markovic.
Markovic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Skog.
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!
Markovic misses with a hook
and Skog counters with a body kick that stops Markovic in his tracks momentarily.
Skog looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Markovic checks the leg kick.
Skog jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Markovic misses the target.
Skog flicks out a counter leg kick but Markovic steps away.
Markovic misses with a straight left.
Markovic misses with a lunging right hand
and Skog counters with a nice low kick that buckles Markovic's knee momentarily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Skog.
Milo Markovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Markovic finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Skog throws a jab when Markovic was well out of range.
Markovic cracks Skog with a right hand to the side of the head.
Markovic lands a nice looking body shot.
Markovic misses with a right hand
and Skog counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Markovic shoots in and gets a takedown into Skog's guard.
Skog has Markovic pulled in close to control his posture.
Markovic throwing strikes but missing.
Skog looking for a sweep. Not yet Skog, not yet.
We've been hearing good reports from Markovic's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Markovic postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Markovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Skog is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Skog holds on and takes a little breather.
Markovic controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Markovic preventing the sweep.
Markovic 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.
Markovic wants to control from the top but Skog keeps moving.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Skog slaps away a takedown attempt from Markovic, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Markovic looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Skog moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Markovic won't allow Skog to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Skog is still trying to improve position.
Skog can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Markovic controls the pace.
Markovic lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Skog working a defensive guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Skog is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Markovic content to stall in guard here.
Skog is adopting a defensive guard.
Markovic working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Markovic is looking to work some ground and pound but Skog has wrist control.
Markovic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Skog swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Skog keeping moving, preventing Markovic from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Milo Markovic dominated that round.
That's time! Markovic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Markovic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Skog darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

It looks like Milo Markovic has been cut.
Markovic shoots in for a takedown but Skog shows good takedown defense.
Markovic throws a nice looking combination but Skog bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Markovic throws a shot from downtown. Skog moves away and avoids it.
Markovic defending well as Skog loads up on a big left hand.
Markovic lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Skog dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Markovic. That did some damage!
Skog has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Skog there as he acknowledges the shot.
Skog throws an overhand right that lands on Markovic's shoulder, as Markovic tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Markovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skog manages to avoid it.
And Skog responds with a good body kick, but Markovic manages to step out the way in time.
Skog lands a nice looking kick to the body. Markovic takes a step back to recover.
Markovic throws the kick towards the body but Skog avoids it.
Markovic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Skog can do to turn this around?
A decent looking cross lands there for Markovic.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A decent looking cross lands there for Markovic.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Markovic.
Skog misses with a low kick.
Skog throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Skog lands a nice leg kick that just misses Markovic's sensitive parts.
Markovic shoots in and drives through. Skog sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Milo Markovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Markovic throws an overhand right that lands on Skog's shoulder, as Skog tries to avoid the shot.
Markovic throws a one two combo.
Skog fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Markovic.

Markovic changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Skog looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Skog manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skog wants to control but Markovic is keeping busy.
Skog wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markovic thows a huge punch but Skog dodges it nicely.
Milo Markovic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Skog blocking the ground and pound attempt from Markovic.
Markovic missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Skog is looking to improve his position.
Markovic thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Markovic thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Skog's head.
Skog is trying to stand.
Skog keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Markovic scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Markovic misses with a head shot. Skog uses the momentum to regain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Skog working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Markovic.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markovic works over Skog with some ground and pound from guard.
Markovic working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Skog pulls Markovic in close to his closed guard and prevents Markovic from doing any damage or advancing position.
Markovic working some strikes from top position.
Markovic preventing the sweep.
Markovic postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Markovic is looking to work some ground and pound but Skog has wrist control.
Markovic working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Markovic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Markovic preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skog keeping moving, preventing Markovic from controlling successfully.
Markovic works over Skog with some ground and pound from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Markovic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Markovic controlling from the top position.
Markovic throws an elbow that misses. Skog uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Markovic's guard. Nice move by Skog!

Markovic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Skog pushing down on Markovic's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Milo Markovic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Milo Markovic'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Markovic shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Markovic was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Skog is looking to reverse the position.
Skog takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Skog tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Markovic tries to score with some ground and pound. Skog controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Markovic postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Markovic working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skog tries to buck Markovic off but Markovic is having none of it.

Markovic stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Skog misses with a hook
and Markovic counters with a nice uppercut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Skog. That's going to slow Markovic down.
Markovic takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Markovic is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Markovic shoots in but no luck this time.
A punch combination from Markovic misses.
Skog swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Markovic misses with a hook. Skog ducked under it nicely.
Markovic connects with a jab.
Markovic misses with a low kick.
And Skog responds with a good body kick, but Markovic manages to step out the way in time.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Skog lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Markovic has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Markovic and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Skog throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Skog dodges the punch combination from Markovic.
Skog feints a counter leg kick.
Markovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Markovic, as that shot connected.
A jab from Markovic finds it's way through Skog's defenses.
Nice straight punches there by Markovic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Markovic.
Dan Skog has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markovic moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Skog's coach down at Hunter MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Skog's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Markovic misses with a hook.
Markovic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Skog moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Skog avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Markovic misses with an uppercut. Skog saw that one coming.
Markovic lands with a right hand.
That kick from Skog tenderised Markovic's leg. Markovic is trying to keep his angry face on.
Milo Markovic is winning the standup battle so far.
Skog slips a jab from Markovic.
Markovic scores with a three punch combo!
Markovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Skog.
Skog tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Markovic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Markovic scores with a body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Markovic.
Decent striking displayed by Markovic there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skog has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Skog there as he acknowledges the shot.

Skog is rocked!
Skog lands a leg kick that knocks Markovic off balance momentarily.
Markovic looks to land a right hand but Skog moved out of range.
Skog connects with an inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Skog.
Skog tries to land a front kick but Markovic steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Markovic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Skog takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Markovic takes a swing at Skog's ribcage but misses.
Skog ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Markovic connects with a single shot there.
Markovic throws a body punch but Skog moves out of range.
Skog lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Markovic finds it's target.
Dan Skog is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good exchange - Skog coming out on top.
Milo Markovic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Skog cracks the inside of Markovic's front leg.
Markovic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Markovic loads up on a big right hand but Skog slips the punch.

Markovic decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Skog moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Markovic postures up in Skog's guard and throws a big left but Skog blocks it.
Markovic wants to control from the top but Skog keeps moving.
Markovic throws a big right hand that misses.
Skog trying to strike off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Milo Markovic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Markovic has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milo Markovic!
Milo Markovic decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.