PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Boxing Mcsparr (ranked 2119 p4p, 3189 weight class) and Darko Milicic (ranked 291 p4p, 417 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mcsparr might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to AC/DC - Hell's Bells. The crowd seem to be enjoying Milicic's choice of entrance music: THCF - GDE SI POŠ'O. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mcsparr
vs
Milicic

195 cm
21
180
4 - 3 - 0

180 cm
28
182
8 - 7 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Dr Zoidberg Office

HELLS BALLS RECOVERY

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Boxing Mcsparr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darko Milicic!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Steve Montenegro and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Mcsparr. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mcsparr.
Mcsparr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mcsparr really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Mcsparr clinches up with Milicic and pushes him back against the cage.
Milicic has had enough of the clinch but Mcsparr keeps him there for the moment.
Mcsparr lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Darko Milicic has been cut.

Milicic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mcsparr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Milicic.
Mcsparr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Milicic moves away.
Jab from Mcsparr.
Milicic gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mcsparr counters with a nice uppercut.
Milicic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Milicic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mcsparr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Milicic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mcsparr was well out of range. Poor timing from Milicic.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mcsparr with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Mcsparr checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Milicic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Milicic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A shot to the body from Mcsparr misses
and Mcsparr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mcsparr misses with a wild body shot.
Milicic unleashes a big counter combination but Mcsparr bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Mcsparr swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Milicic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mcsparr moves away.
Milicic connects with the punch.
Mcsparr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mcsparr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Milicic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mcsparr fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mcsparr scores with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcsparr connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
No joy there for Milicic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mcsparr is looking to counter with a body kick.
Good shot there by Mcsparr.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Milicic throws a nice looking combination but Mcsparr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A little feinted left hand from Mcsparr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mcsparr swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Milicic.

Mcsparr has closed the distance and engaged Milicic in a clinch.
Mcsparr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Milicic is looking to break free of the clinch but Mcsparr has double underhooks.
Milicic works on Mcsparr's body with a couple of short punches.

Milicic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Milicic swings widly with a right hand
and Mcsparr counters with a left to the body.
Milicic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milicic takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mcsparr is looking to land body kicks.
Milicic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Boxing Mcsparr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Milicic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Milicic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mcsparr is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Milicic throws a lazy uppercut
and Mcsparr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mcsparr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Milicic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mcsparr.
Milicic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mcsparr throws the kick towards the body but Milicic avoids it.
Nice cross by Mcsparr.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcsparr clobbers Milicic with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mcsparr connects with a jab.
Milicic misses with a double jab

and Mcsparr counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Milicic is trying to break free.
Mcsparr is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Milicic tries to break free but Mcsparr pushes him back against the cage.

Milicic breaks the clinch.
Milicic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mcsparr throws a shot from downtown. Milicic moves away and avoids it.
Mcsparr moves in looking to clinch but Milicic pushes him off.
Milicic swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mcsparr counters with a thumping low kick.
Milicic takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mcsparr lands a nice hook to Milicic's body. Milicic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boxing Mcsparr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darko Milicic's cut.
That's time! Mcsparr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Milicic takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Milicic pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mcsparr back to the cage. Milicic follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Mcsparr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Milicic was well out of range. Poor timing from Mcsparr.
Milicic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boxing Mcsparr is winning the standup battle so far.
Milicic drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Milicic!
Boxing Mcsparr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Milicic throws a right and a left that both miss.

Milicic moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Milicic can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Milicic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mcsparr.

Milicic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Mcsparr clinches.
Mcsparr tries a body shot but Milicic blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mcsparr.

Milicic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mcsparr throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Milicic throws a nice looking combination but Mcsparr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mcsparr has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mcsparr there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mcsparr is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Mcsparr dodges the punch combination from Milicic.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcsparr looks to land a left hand but Milicic moved out of range nicely.
Mcsparr plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A nice combination there by Mcsparr.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mcsparr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Milicic will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mcsparr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Milicic walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mcsparr lands a really nice looking cross but Milicic seems unphased.
Mcsparr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Milicic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mcsparr moves away.

Milicic drives through and clinches with Mcsparr against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcsparr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Mcsparr breaks from the clinch.
Milicic misses with a double jab.
Nice body punch from Mcsparr.
Milicic cracks a nice hook into Mcsparr's ribs.
Mcsparr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mcsparr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mcsparr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Milicic's head.
Milicic takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Milicic misses the shot to the body.
Milicic scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Milicic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mcsparr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mcsparr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Milicic can do to turn this around?

Mcsparr gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mcsparr lands a body shot.
Milicic can't break the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mcsparr.
Milicic is breathing heavily.
Mcsparr pushes Milicic back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mcsparr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Milicic prevents a body shot from Mcsparr.
Mcsparr works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right handed body shot lands from Mcsparr.
Mcsparr lands a body shot in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mcsparr.
Mcsparr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mcsparr cracks Milicic with a nice body shot.
Milicic has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mcsparr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mcsparr scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boxing Mcsparr dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Darko Milicic's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Mcsparr drives through and clinches with Milicic against the cage.
Mcsparr scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Milicic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mcsparr tries to clinch but Milicic is having none of it.
Despite the aggression on Milicic's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Milicic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Milicic takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mcsparr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Milicic is rocked!

Milicic gets tackled into the cage by Mcsparr. Mcsparr maintains the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcsparr gets through Milicic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Milicic is trying to force a seperation but Mcsparr has the dominant position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mcsparr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Mcsparr breaks the clinch.
Milicic misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Milicic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Milicic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mcsparr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Milicic takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mcsparr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mcsparr tests Milicic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Milicic is still on wobbly legs! Can Mcsparr finish him?
No joy there for Milicic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Milicic is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mcsparr rather than just go for the knockout.

Mcsparr takes the fight into the clinch.
Milicic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Milicic seems to have recovered his senses.
Mcsparr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Mcsparr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mcsparr lands a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcsparr has Milicic pressed against the cage, preventing Milicic from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mcsparr lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Milicic breaks the clinch.
Mcsparr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mcsparr scoring well with a low kick there.
Mcsparr throws a push kick but Milicic slaps the foot to one side.
Mcsparr lands with a slapping head kick.
Milicic moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice uppercut lands for Mcsparr. That snapped Milicic's head back.
Milicic swings away with a body shot that misses

and Mcsparr counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Milicic blocks an uppercut.
Boxing Mcsparr has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mcsparr tries to work over Milicic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mcsparr tries a body shot but Milicic blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcsparr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mcsparr keeps control of Milicic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Milicic tries to stall but Mcsparr uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mcsparr stalls.

Milicic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Milicic avoids the head kick by Mcsparr.
A combination from Milicic does no damage.
Mcsparr seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Mcsparr looks for the body kick but Milicic saw that one coming.
Mcsparr slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Milicic 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Milicic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milicic throws a lazy right hand but Mcsparr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A punch combination from Milicic misses.
Milicic throws a series of punches but Mcsparr moves out of range.
Mcsparr scores with a nice strike.
Milicic walks into a jab.
Mcsparr scores with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mcsparr lands a jab to the head.
Milicic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mcsparr circles away quickly and effectively.
As Milicic looks to move away, Mcsparr throws a big counter combo but Milicic just gets out of the way.
Milicic looks to land a left hand but Mcsparr moved out of range nicely.
Darko Milicic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Milicic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Darko Milicic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mcsparr lands with an overhand left.

And that's the end of the fight!
Boxing Mcsparr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mcsparr has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boxing Mcsparr!
Boxing Mcsparr took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Dr Zoidberg Office for their support in the buildup to the fight.
The defeated Darko Milicic had this to say: 'It is what it is, I want to apologize to my fans for this performance, I'll keep working and come back better than ever!'.