PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ronald Davidson Junior (ranked 3431 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miron Miletic (ranked 6557 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Davidson Junior
vs
Miletic

182 cm
25
157 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

182 cm
25
156 lbs
2 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ronald Davidson Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miron Miletic!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, David Schapiro and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davidson Junior tries to clinch up but Miletic circles away and keeps his distance.
Davidson Junior looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Miletic is fending him off so far but Davidson Junior persists. Nope, Miletic circles away and we're back to standing.
Miletic avoids a kick to the body.
Davidson Junior fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Miletic steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Davidson Junior.
Davidson Junior is looking to clinch.
Miletic misses with an uppercut. Davidson Junior saw that one coming.
Miletic throws a lazy head kick
and Davidson Junior counters with a nice body shot.
Miletic fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Davidson Junior doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Miletic counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronald Davidson Junior. 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.
Miletic gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Davidson Junior.
Miletic stalling in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miletic wants a takedown.
Miletic prevents the takedown attempt.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Miletic is struggling to control the position.
Miletic tries to stall but Davidson Junior uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Davidson Junior tries to pull guard but Miletic won't allow it.

Miletic drags the fight down to the ground.
Davidson Junior slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Davidson Junior stopping the sweep attempt from Miletic.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davidson Junior not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Davidson Junior passes Miletic's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ground and pound from Davidson Junior.
Miletic punching from the bottom.

Davidson Junior wants to work for an arm triangle but Miletic is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Miletic tries to roll over but Davidson Junior keeps him under control.

Davidson Junior stands up from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miletic slaps away a takedown attempt from Davidson Junior, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Davidson Junior avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Davidson Junior tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Miletic manages to circle out of the way.

Davidson Junior has closed the distance and engaged Miletic in a clinch.
Davidson Junior wants to break free but Miletic has control.
Davidson Junior is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Miletic is looking to take this one to the mat.
Davidson Junior tries to work over Miletic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Davidson Junior tries to pull guard but Miletic holds him up against the cage and eventually Davidson Junior drops back down to his feet.
Davidson Junior is trying to pull guard but Miletic has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davidson Junior is trying to break free.
Miletic is trying to pull guard but Davidson Junior has him pressed against the cage.
Miletic working hard to break the clinch.
Miletic has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Davidson Junior avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Miletic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Davidson Junior wants to stall.
Davidson Junior jumps guard but Miletic stands there with Davidson Junior around his waist. Davidson Junior gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Davidson Junior tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Miletic's elbow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Miletic is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Davidson Junior gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Davidson Junior is trying to pull guard but Miletic turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Miron Miletic will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Miletic fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Davidson Junior ducks under a wild hook from Miletic.
A jab from Davidson Junior misses.

Miletic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Miletic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Miletic fails with the takedown
and Davidson Junior counters with a three punch combo that has Miletic backing up. Miletic nods at Davidson Junior to acknowledge the strikes.
Ronald Davidson Junior is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Davidson Junior will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miletic throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Miletic lunges at Davidson Junior with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Davidson Junior's hand.
Davidson Junior tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Miletic throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Davidson Junior is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidson Junior throws a one two combo.
Oh Davidson Junior is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Davidson Junior misses with a takedown attempt - Miletic sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Miletic changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Davidson Junior seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Davidson Junior tries for a takedown but Miletic sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronald Davidson Junior. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miletic just misses with a punch to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Miletic.
Miletic looks to throw the jab but Davidson Junior is out of range.
Davidson Junior tries to clinch up
and Miletic counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Davidson Junior is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davidson Junior throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Davidson Junior gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Miletic counters with a series of strikes. Davidson Junior will be more careful next time no doubt.
Miletic wants to clinch.
Miletic shoots in but Davidson Junior avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Davidson Junior shoots in looking for a takedown. Miletic tries to sprawl out of it but Davidson Junior keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Miletic manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Miron Miletic seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davidson Junior keeps the fight on the outside.
Miletic tries to clinch there but Davidson Junior circles away.
Davidson Junior throws a half hearted mid kick.
Miletic changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Davidson Junior tries to avoid it but Miletic manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Davidson Junior to the ground. Davidson Junior escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Miletic swats away the attempt to clinch by Davidson Junior.
Davidson Junior shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Miletic defends it nicely.
Miletic shoots in for a takedown but Davidson Junior shows good takedown defense.
Miletic fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Davidson Junior was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davidson Junior fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Miletic avoids it really well and circles away.
Davidson Junior tries for a takedown but Miletic sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Miletic fails with the takedown
and Davidson Junior counters with a straight right hand.
Miletic shoots in for a takedown but Davidson Junior shows good takedown defense.
Miletic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Davidson Junior has a takedown stuffed.
Miletic wants to counter the offense by Davidson Junior and move into the clinch position.
Miletic tries to clinch but Davidson Junior moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miron Miletic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Miletic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Davidson Junior circles away quickly and effectively.
Davidson Junior fails to land the takedown.
Miletic drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Davidson Junior defends it well.
Davidson Junior looks for the body kick but Miletic saw that one coming.
Davidson Junior misses with a leg kick.
Davidson Junior slips a jab and a cross from Miletic.
Miletic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davidson Junior throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Miletic's waist but Miletic gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Davidson Junior off to one side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Miletic tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Davidson Junior defends well and Miletic ends up having to push Davidson Junior into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Miletic is struggling to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Miletic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Miletic tries to clinch up.
Miletic shoots in looking for a takedown but Davidson Junior manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Miletic's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Davidson Junior blocks a head kick by Miletic.
Miletic stuffs the takedown attempt from Davidson Junior. Davidson Junior gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronald Davidson Junior. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miletic tries to clinch but Davidson Junior moves out of range.
Miletic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Davidson Junior paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Davidson Junior tries to close the distance and clinch but Miletic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Davidson Junior doesn't manage to clinch there - Miletic circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davidson Junior shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Miletic as he avoids it easily.
Miletic shoots in but Davidson Junior avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Miletic throws a head kick that Davidson Junior semi-blocks.
Miletic will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Davidson Junior moves in looking to clinch but Miletic pushes him off.
Nice takedown defense from Davidson Junior. No joy for Miletic on that attempt.
Davidson Junior tries to counter by clinching up but Miletic breaks away and moves out of range.
Davidson Junior tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Miletic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Davidson Junior looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Davidson Junior fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davidson Junior shoots for a double leg takedown but Miletic sprawls well. He's pushed Davidson Junior's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Miletic clinches up against the cage.
Davidson Junior wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Miletic jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Davidson Junior walks away with a smile on his face. Miletic gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Miletic dives in and grabs Davidson Junior's left leg, looking for a takedown. Davidson Junior pushes down on Miletic's head and hops out.
Miletic with a poor takedown

and Davidson Junior counters with a single leg into guard. Miletic didn't expect that.
Miletic wants to get back to his feet but Davidson Junior passes into half guard.

Miletic tries to kick Davidson Junior off in order to stand up. Davidson Junior Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davidson Junior sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Miletic is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

Davidson Junior looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Davidson Junior just content to control the position.
Miletic is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Davidson Junior is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Davidson Junior throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Ronald Davidson Junior has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miron Miletic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davidson Junior throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ronald Davidson Junior.
I think Miletic 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miron Miletic!