PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milo Markovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reilly comes to the cage accompanied by Danko Jones - Do You Wanna Rock. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Reilly
vs
Markovic

181 cm
23
177 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

178 cm
23
172 lbs
7 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Reilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Milo Markovic!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Bruno Lombardi and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Markovic is trying hard to land a takedown here. Reilly sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Reilly tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Markovic manages to circle out of the way.
Markovic tests Reilly's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Markovic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Markovic lands with a nice body punch.
Reilly takes a jab right on the kisser.
Markovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Markovic lands with a shot to the body.

Markovic has Reilly up against the cage in a clinch.
Reilly can't find room to land a body shot as Markovic controls the action.
Markovic working hard to break the clinch.
Reilly content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Markovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Milo Markovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Markovic slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Markovic throws a hook to the side of Reilly's head but Reilly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reilly looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Markovic.
Markovic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Reilly.
Markovic stuns Reilly with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Markovic loads up on a big right hand but Reilly slips the punch.
Markovic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Markovic slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Markovic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reilly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Markovic throws a poor cross that misses
and Reilly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Markovic throws a big shot that misses.
Reilly looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Markovic scores with a jab. Reilly acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Markovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reilly.
Markovic lands a jab to the nose.
Markovic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reilly moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No luck for Markovic with that takedown attempt.
Frank Reilly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reilly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Markovic.
A little feinted left hand from Reilly on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Markovic throws an overhand right that lands on Reilly's shoulder, as Reilly tries to avoid the shot.
Reilly feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Reilly gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A slow jab from Markovic misses its intended target.
Reilly connects with a leg kick. Markovic looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Markovic scores with a hook to the body. Reilly takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Markovic misses with a body shot.
Reilly walks into a left hand.
Reilly takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Markovic throws a combination. Reilly tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Markovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reilly.
Reilly throws a big counter combination but Markovic scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Reilly throws a jab when Markovic was well out of range.
Reilly takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markovic fails to land with a series of punches.
Markovic misses with a hook to the body

and Reilly counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Reilly.
Reilly leaning against his opponent.
Reilly gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Markovic.
Frank Reilly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milo Markovic.
Markovic is trying to push Reilly away but Reilly has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Markovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Markovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Reilly controls his hands.
Markovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reilly's elbow.
Reilly scores a nice knee to the body.

Markovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Markovic takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Milo Markovic has been cut.

Markovic drives through and clinches with Reilly against the cage.
I was talking to Reilly's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Markovic tries to throw a body punch but Reilly avoids it by throwing Markovic back against the cage.
Markovic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Markovic breaks from the clinch.
Markovic throws a lazy uppercut
and Reilly counters with a nice low kick that buckles Markovic's knee momentarily.
Reilly moves out of range of the strikes.
No joy there for Markovic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Markovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Markovic just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromReilly.
Markovic with a poor takedown
and Reilly makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Markovic is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Reilly had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Markovic tries to clinch but Reilly is having none of it.
Markovic scores with a body shot.
Reilly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Markovic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Markovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Reilly - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Markovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Milo Markovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Milo Markovic's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Markovic throws a series of punches but Reilly avoids them all with ease.
Reilly blocks a head kick by Markovic.
Markovic fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Reilly avoids it really well and circles away.
A head kick misses from Markovic.
Markovic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reilly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reilly is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Markovic.
Reilly drops his hands momentarily and Markovic takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Markovic misses with a wild body shot.
Reilly half committed to a counter leg kick.
Markovic tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Reilly counters with a nice low kick that buckles Markovic's knee momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Markovic misses with a straight right.
Markovic looks to land a combination but Reilly avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Markovic gets a double leg takedown into Reilly's guard.
Reilly working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Markovic.
Reilly looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Reilly keeping moving, preventing Markovic from controlling successfully.
Markovic working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Markovic postures up.
Markovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Reilly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Markovic working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Reilly wants to sweep here but Markovic controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Markovic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Markovic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reilly swivels though and keeps the full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Markovic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Markovic lands a lovely overhand right.
Reilly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Markovic.
Decent striking displayed by Reilly there.
Markovic throws a hook to the side of Reilly's head but Reilly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Markovic gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Markovic scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reilly blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Markovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reilly chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Reilly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Markovic.
It looked like Reilly was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Reilly doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Reilly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Markovic.
Reilly checks the leg kick nicely there.
Reilly seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Reilly defending well as Markovic loads up on a big left hand.
Reilly seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Markovic connects with a body shot.
Markovic misses with a double jab.
Markovic misses with a left hand

and Reilly counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Reilly.
Reilly is pushing Markovic up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Reilly lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Reilly.
Markovic can't get the takedown.
Markovic takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reilly misses with the head strike.
Reilly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Reilly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Markovics head.
Reilly misses with the head strike.
Reilly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Markovic.
Markovic blocking some punches.
Reilly trying to stall but Markovic improves his position.
Reilly tries a body shot but Markovic blocks it.
Reilly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Markovic's elbow.
Markovic is trying to break the clinch but Reilly is controlling him.
Reilly wants to stall.
Reilly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Markovic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Milo Markovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Milo Markovic's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.

Reilly ducks right into an uppercut from Markovic.
Markovic lands with a straight right. Reilly didn't see that one coming.
Markovic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Reilly with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Markovic to score with a decent uppercut.
Markovic misses with a wild combination.
Markovic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reilly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reilly tries to counter by clinching up but Markovic breaks away and moves out of range.
Markovic throws a body shot but no joy.
Markovic checks a low kick from Reilly.
Reilly takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Markovic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Markovic with a hook.
Reilly moves out of range of the body kick from Markovic.
Markovic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Markovic connects with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Markovic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Markovic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Reilly counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Markovic lands with a cross.
Markovic misses with a series of wild punches.
Markovic throws a sloppy head kick

and Reilly counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Reilly.
Reilly pressing his opponent against the cage.
Reilly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reilly is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Markovic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reilly backwards.
Frank Reilly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markovic is trying to break the clinch but Reilly has him pressed against the cage.
Reilly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reilly prevents a takedown attempt there.
Stalling in the clinch from Reilly.
Markovic is looking for a takedown.
Markovic tries to break the clinch but Reilly is controlling the position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Markovic.
Reilly lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Markovic backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reilly gets through Markovic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Frank Reilly has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Markovic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Markovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Markovic is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Reilly gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Frank Reilly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milo Markovic.
Markovic goes for a takedown attempt but Reilly pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Markovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Markovic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reilly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Reilly takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markovic shoots in for a takedown but Reilly shows good takedown defense.
A quick step to the side and Reilly tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reilly throws a hook but Markovic avoids it easily.
Markovic cracks a nice hook into Reilly's ribs.
Markovic scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Milo Markovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Reilly tries to sprawl but Markovic drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Markovic throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Reilly is looking for a sweep. Markovic is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Reilly preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Nice strikes from Markovic there.
Reilly gets back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markovic in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Milo Markovic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Markovic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Markovic missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Markovic stopping the sweep attempt from Reilly.
Markovic wants to control from the top but Reilly keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Markovic cracks Reilly with a solid left hand.
Reilly wants to sweep but no luck.
Reilly keeping moving, preventing Markovic from controlling successfully.
Markovic looking to sit in guard and control but Reilly gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

And that's the end of the fight!
Milo Markovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Markovic winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milo Markovic!
Milo Markovic thanked the fans post fight for their support.