PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bee Jay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Milat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bee Jay had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Jay
vs
Milat

163 cm
30
140 lbs
16 - 14 - 0

165 cm
37
135 lbs
17 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bee Jay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Milat!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Bruno Lombardi and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milat throws a head kick that misses.
Jay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Milat manages to avoid it.
Jay throws a sloppy head kick and Milat moves out of range easily.
Jay looks to score with a jab to the body but Milat is just out of range.
Jay has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bonsai Club MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Milat clobbers Jay with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jay lands a nice hook to Milat's body. Milat takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Jay has managed to clinch.
Milat creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nice body punch from Milat.
Milat unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Milat creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jay's defenses.

It looks like Bee Jay has been cut.
Milat doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Milat missing with knees to the body.
Milat creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Milat gets underhooks to prevent Jay's takedown attempt.
Milat comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Milat fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Come on Milat - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Milat tries to land knees in the clinch but Jay avoids the damage to the body.
Jay blocks an elbow strike from Milat.

Jay has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Milat clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

Jay is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Milat knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Milat for a finish.
Milat looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Jay trying to control momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Milat's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Milat is trying to stand back up.

Jay is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Milat has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Milat wants to escape the position.
Jay has good solid back control here.

Jay is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Milat has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jay is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Milat looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Milat rolls, trying to escape but Jay keeps control of the position.
Jay tries to keep control of the position but Milat is staying busy.

Jay looking for the choke but no joy.
Milat just looking to survive in the bad position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Milat is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Milat is really stuck here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Milat preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Jay.
Milat is trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bee Jay will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bee Jay's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jay throws a solid leg kick but Milat takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jay.
Jay shoots and misses
and Milat counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jay takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Milat bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Milat lands a lovely overhand right.

Jay takes the fight into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Milat.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jay.
Milat misses with a knee to the head.
Milat tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Milat throws a knee to the head but misses.
Milat throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Jay gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

Milat has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Jay has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Milat stops a takedown attempt from Jay.
A shot in the inside from Milat.
Jay on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Milat taking a breather.
Milat has Jay pressed against the cage.

Jay gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Milat regains guard.

Milat manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Milat connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Milat rushes Jay and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Milat as the two fighters clinch.
Milat is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Milat has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Milat lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jay tries to score a body lock takedown but Milat shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bee Jay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jay is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Milat is defending well.
Jay blocks a body shot from Milat.
Milat slowing the pace effectively.
Jay's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Jay lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Milat has one foot on Jay's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Milat gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Milat swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Jay closes the distance and clinches.
Milat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jay has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jay prevents a body shot from Milat.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Milat.
Milat trying to land knees to the body.
Jay landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Milat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jay is defending well for now.
Milat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jay.
Ivan Milat seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jay blocks an uppercut.
Jay wants a takedown.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Milat.
Milat pushes off an throws an elbow but Jay leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Milat misses with a knee strike.
Jay avoiding damage as Milat throws knees to the body.
Milat pushes off an throws an elbow but Jay leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milat trying to control the position but instead, Jay has worked for underhooks and has pushed Milat into the cage.
Milat connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jay's face.
Milat trying to land knees to the body.
Jay drops down looking for an ankle pick but Milat pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jay throws a low kick, looking for Milat's leg but Milat calmly moves out of range.
Jay does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Milat is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Good standup being displayed there by Milat as he connects with a hook.
Milat throws a head kick but Jay moves out of range.
Jay appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Milat showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jay.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jay darts in looking for a takedown but Milat gets double underhooks and turns Jay into the cage.
Jay wants to clinch up but Milat keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Milat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bee Jay's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Milat darts in and clinches Jay up against the cage.
Jay avoiding damage as Milat throws knees to the body.
Jay avoiding damage as Milat throws knees to the body.
Jay is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Milat is defending well.
Milat's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Jay managing to block the knees to the body from Milat.
Milat trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Milat takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jay wants to stall.
Milat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jay.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Milat tries to throw a body punch but Jay avoids it by throwing Milat back against the cage.
Jay drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jay taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Milat tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Milat is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Milat trying to land knees to the body.
Milat lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jay can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bee Jay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Milat goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milat pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Milat tries a knee to the head but Jay blocks it.
Milat trying to land knees to the body.
Milat tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Milat comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jay blocks an elbow strike from Milat.
Milat lands a hook that snaps the head of Jay backwards.
Milat missing with knees to the body.
Jay dodges an elbow strike from Milat.
Milat tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Milat goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Milat missing with knees to the body.
Jay managing to block the knees to the body from Milat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milat misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jay on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Milat comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jay is working for takedown but Milat is calmly controlling the position for now.
Milat misses with some punches.

Milat is fighting off a takedown attempt but Jay is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Milat to the mat. Milat regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

Milat scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Jay gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Milat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jay.
Jay trying to control the position but instead, Milat has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jay into the cage.
Jay tries to score a body lock takedown but Milat shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's four 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!
Milat trying to land knees to the body.
Milat trying to land knees to the body.
Milat tries to land knees in the clinch but Jay avoids the damage to the body.
Milat swings wildly with an uppercut but Jay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jay has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Milat is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Milat misses with a short punch on the inside.
Milat throws a knee to the head but misses.

Jay breaks the clinch.
Milat throws a jab but it's blocked by Jay.
Milat lands with a good body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Milat comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Milat has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Milat!
A victorious Ivan Milat thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.