PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Milan Zoranovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronald Rosing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rosing comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Nicki Minaj - Pound The Alarm kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Zoranovic
vs
Rosing

182 cm
30
284 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

190 cm
29
250 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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Max Octane Fight Wear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Milan Zoranovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronald Rosing!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zoranovic tries for a takedown but Rosing circles away easily
and Rosing counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zoranovic fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rosing avoids it really well and circles away.
Rosing throws a hook to the side of Zoranovic's head but Zoranovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zoranovic is looking to counter the offense by Rosing and move into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Zoranovic scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Zoranovic lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rosing is looking to improve his position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rosing can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rosing trying to hold on to Zoranovic's head to control him but Zoranovic postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoranovic wants to stand but Rosing has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Rosing wants to improve his position but Zoranovic is controlling well.
Rosing wants to control but Zoranovic is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rosing is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Zoranovic scores with a couple of nice shots.
Zoranovic wants to take a breather but Rosing is having none of it.
Zoranovic 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.
Rosing tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

Zoranovic looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Zoranovic not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two 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.
Zoranovic prevents Rosing from improving his position.
Rosing is still trying to improve position.
Rosing keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rosing is trying to control but can't.
Rosing is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rosing holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Zoranovic is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rosing is just riding it out for now. Zoranovic eventually gives up the hold.
Zoranovic thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rosing wants to get back to full guard.
Rosing is looking to control Zoranovic's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rosing avoid being mounted?

Zoranovic is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rosing defends it well.

Zoranovic is looking for a kimura here.
Rosing trying to control from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Zoranovic prevents Rosing from improving his position.
Rosing wants to control but Zoranovic is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Nice strikes from Zoranovic there.
Rosing is controlling Zoranovic's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Zoranovic lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rosing trying to control here.
Zoranovic scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Milan Zoranovic dominated 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.

Rosing scores with a jab to the head.
Zoranovic tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rosing swivels and escapes.
Zoranovic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rosing.
Zoranovic appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Rosing thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zoranovic was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Zoranovic tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rosing swivels and escapes.

Zoranovic scores with a takedown into Rosing's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rosing pulls Zoranovic in close to prevent any damage.
Rosing looking for a sweep. Not yet Rosing, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosing controls Zoranovic momentarily but Zoranovic frees himself.
Zoranovic tries to free his leg and advance position but Rosing is retaining full guard.
Zoranovic postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rosing bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Zoranovic's guard.

Rosing working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rosing throws an elbow that misses. Zoranovic uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rosing's guard. Nice move by Zoranovic!

Rosing has control of Zoranovic's left arm, preventing Zoranovic from doing any damage.
Zoranovic postures up in Rosing's guard and throws a big left but Rosing blocks it.
Zoranovic won't allow Rosing to sweep him here.
Zoranovic in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosing seems keen to control Zoranovic's posture.
Rosing keeping moving, preventing Zoranovic from controlling successfully.
Rosing looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zoranovic is one step ahead there.
Zoranovic postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Zoranovic postures up and lands a big shot to Rosing's brow.
Rosing looking for a sweep. Not yet Rosing, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zoranovic postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've been hearing that Zoranovic has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Rosing controls Zoranovic momentarily but Zoranovic frees himself.
Zoranovic cracks Rosing with a solid left hand.
Zoranovic pushing down on Rosing's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Rosing wants to get back to full guard.
Zoranovic working Rosing over with strikes.
Zoranovic is nestled in close to Rosing, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rosing is looking for a sweep. Zoranovic is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rosing wants to control but Zoranovic is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Zoranovic slips a nice elbow through Rosing's hands, connecting with Rosing's forehead.
Milan Zoranovic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zoranovic is nestled in close to Rosing, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Zoranovic sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rosing defending well though.
Rosing trying to control from the bottom.
Rosing is looking for a sweep. Zoranovic is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Zoranovic is looking to advance position but Rosing won't allow it.
Zoranovic wants to take a breather but Rosing is having none of it.
Rosing has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Zoranovic is working away from the top position though.
Rosing keeping hold of Zoranovic's head, controlling as best he can.
Zoranovic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rosing can do to turn this around?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rosing wants to improve his position but Zoranovic is controlling well.
Zoranovic is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Milan Zoranovic dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.

Zoranovic goes for a double leg but Rosing avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Rosing continues to drive forward.
Rosing looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rosing with a lazy takedown attempt
and Zoranovic counters with a straight right hand.
Rosing throws a lazy uppercut
and Zoranovic counters with a nice body shot.
Rosing swinging wildly here.
Zoranovic appears to be looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Zoranovic shoots in and gets a takedown into Rosing's guard.
Zoranovic throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosing controls Zoranovic momentarily but Zoranovic frees himself.
Zoranovic working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rosing wants to sweep here but Zoranovic controlling him for the moment.
Zoranovic passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Zoranovic tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Zoranovic has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rosing is working to avoid the ground and pound but Zoranovic connects with a decent elbow.
Zoranovic gets to mount! Rosing was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Rosing working to try and regain half guard.
Rosing felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zoranovic lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rosing hang on?
Zoranovic is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Zoranovic punishing his opponent with strikes.

Rosing is rocked!
Zoranovic postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Rosing badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Zoranovic around the waist but Zoranovic pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Zoranovic is the winner by TKO! Zoranovic jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Milan Zoranovic!
A pretty intense looking Milan Zoranovic took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.