PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nigla Jewton (ranked 3285 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirco Ratic (ranked 6265 p4p, 0 weight class). Mirco Ratic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jewton
vs
Ratic

200 cm
25
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
227 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Great elbows
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Heavy handed

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nigla Jewton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mirco Ratic!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ratic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jewton.

Jewton takes the fight into the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Ratic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ratic blocks a head kick by Jewton.
Jewton feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ratics jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ratic throws a head kick but Jewton moves out of range.
Ratic doesn't manage to clinch there - Jewton circles away.
Jewton throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ratic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Ratic manages to break the clinch.
Jewton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ratic jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jewton needs to keep his hands up - Ratic had a free shot at his head there.
Ratic connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jewton. Jewton circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ratic stuffs the takedown.
Jewton avoids a punch combination nicely.

Jewton gets a clinch.

Jewton breaks the clinch.

Jewton gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Jewton pulls Ratic into guard.

Ratic gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Mirco Ratic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jewton scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A combination from Ratic does no damage.
Jewton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ratic circles away quickly and effectively.
Ratic tries to clinch but Jewton moves out of range.
Jewton moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ratic misses with a few strikes there.
Jewton throws a head kick that misses.
Mirco Ratic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ratic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jewton wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Ratic connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ratic fails to land with a series of punches.

Jewton changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ratic looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Jewton is breathing heavily.
Ratic tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jewton wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ratic can't do much from the bottom here.
Jewton in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Jewton is looking to take a break and control but Ratic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ratic is looking for a sweep.
Ratic holds on to Jewton's head and controls the position momentarily.
Ratic struggling a bit here.
Ratic is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Jewton asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Ratic tries to improve position but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ratic wants to get back to his feet but Jewton drags him back down.

Jewton is trying to get an arm triangle but Ratic is defending well.
Jewton wants to control but Ratic is keeping him busy.
Ratic tries to buck Jewton off but Jewton is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nigla Jewton dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ratic misses with a double jab
and Jewton makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ratic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jewton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ratic tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jewton counters with a left and a right that stings Ratic.
Nice body kick from Ratic.

Ratic clinches up against the cage.
Ratic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jewton has him pressed against the cage.

Jewton jumps guard and drags Ratic to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Ratic postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jewton trying to keep a closed guard but Ratic is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ratic trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jewton's guard.
Jewton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Ratic missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jewton.
Jewton closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ratic circles away.
Jewton moves out of range of the body kick from Ratic.
Ratic tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jewton lands a body shot.
Jewton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ratic can do to turn this around?
Jewton dives in for a single leg takedown but Ratic sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ratic misses with a series of wild punches.
A combination from Ratic does no damage.
Jewton tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ratic swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nigla Jewton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice shot by Ratic.
A good leg kick by Ratic.
Ratic throws a hook but Jewton blocks it.
Ratic tries to bum rush Jewton with a series of wild strikes but Jewton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ratic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jewton throws a quick counter kick to the body but Ratic avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch combination from Ratic misses.
Ratic misses with an uppercut.
Jewton is looking to counter the offense by Ratic and move into the clinch.
Ratic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ratic throws a body shot but no joy.
Ratic scores with a head kick. Jewton tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ratic lands a right hook to the body.
Ratic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jewton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ratic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nigla Jewton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ratic fails in his attempt to clinch.
It looked like Jewton was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ratic is looking to clinch but Jewton is avoiding it.
Jewton half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

Jewton gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Jewton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ratic throws a head kick that misses
and Jewton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ratic dips to his left and cracks Jewton with an uppercut!
A head kick by Jewton misses
and Ratic counters with a series of strikes. Jewton will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ratic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ratic throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A combination from Ratic does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ratic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jewton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ratic cracks Jewton with an open hand slap.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ratic. Jewton does a little dance to reset his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jewton.
Ratic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jewton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jewton misses with a double jab.
Ratic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jewton swats away the attempt to clinch by Ratic.
Ratic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jewton half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ratic scores with a nice strike.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ratic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jewton appears to be looking for a big counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mirco Ratic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Jewton throws a shot to the body.
No joy there for Ratic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jewton attempts a counter takedown but Ratic avoids it well and moves away.
Jewton shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ratic sprawls well. Ratic wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jewton gets slowly back to his feet.
Ratic stuffs the takedown.
Ratic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jewton looks to land a combination but Ratic avoids it well.
Ratic clobbers Jewton with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jewton looks for a takedown but Ratic sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nigla Jewton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ratic lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jewton backs up against the cage.
Jewton throws a series of punches but Ratic avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jewton throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ratic throws a sloppy head kick and Jewton moves out of range easily.
Ratic doesn't manage to clinch there - Jewton circles away.
Ratic connects with a single shot there.
Ratic connects with a right hand. Jewton shakes it off.
Jewton avoids the head kick by Ratic.
Jewton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ratic.
Ratic moves in looking to clinch but Jewton pushes him off.
Ratic swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jewton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ratic looks to land a combination. Jewton sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jewton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ratic throws out the jab.

Ratic pushes Jewton up against the cage in a clinch.

Jewton drags the fight down to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jewton is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ratic is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ratic gets to his feet - Jewton follows without any prompting.
Ratic is looking to clinch.
Ratic misses with a few strikes there.
Sloppy strikes from Ratic. Those never looked like landing.
Ratic looks to land a combination but Jewton avoids it well.
Ratic throws a head kick that misses.
Jewton is looking for a counter combo.
Jewton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ratic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jewton drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ratic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It looked like Jewton was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Jewton misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ratic throws a head kick but Jewton moves out of range.
Ratic lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A jab lands there for Ratic.
Ratic swinging wildly here.
Jewton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jewton keeps the fight on the outside.
Ratic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ratic tries to clinch up.
Ratic throws a nice head kick!
Ratic stuffs the takedown attempt from Jewton. Jewton gets slowly back to his feet.
As Jewton backs off Ratic throws a huge counter combo but Jewton manages to avoid it all.
Ratic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Ratic misses

and Jewton counters by moving into the clinch.
Ratic trying to land knees to the body.
Jewton fails to pull guard.
Ratic has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jewton slows down the pace here.

Jewton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ratic swinging wildly here.
Ratic scores with a head kick. Jewton tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mirco Ratic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ratic has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mirco Ratic!