PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joshua Jones (ranked 2159 p4p, 5593 weight class) and Pavel Milanich (ranked 276 p4p, 573 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Jones
vs
Milanich

185 cm
21
220
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
222
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joshua Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pavel Milanich!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milanich scores with a decent looking hook.
Milanich throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
A counter left hand to the body from Jones misses its target.

Milanich gets tackled into the cage by Jones. Jones maintains the clinch.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Our sources have told us that Jones has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Milanich tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Milanich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Milanich.
Milanich looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.
It looked like Jones was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Milanich.
Jones takes a swing at Milanich's ribcage but misses.
Jones misses with a hook.

Jones clinches with his opponent.
Jones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Milanich backwards.
Milanich struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Milanich backwards.
A shot in the inside from Jones.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Milanich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Milanich.

Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Milanich throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Milanich moves away.
Milanich connects with a single shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Milanich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Milanich bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jones slips under a jab.
Milanich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones throws a right hand that Milanich ducks under and follows up with a left that Milanich also avoids with ease.

Jones closes the distance and clinches.

Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones moves into range and connects with a jab.
Milanich misses with a straight right.
Milanich paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Milanich tries to keep at a distance but Jones has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Milanich controls his hands.
Jones scores with a shot to the side of Milanich's head.
Jones prevents a body shot from Milanich.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Milanich taking a breather.

Milanich manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Milanich.
Jones jabs at Milanich's body.
Milanich swinging wildly here.
An attempted straight right counter from Jones misses the target.
Milanich thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones throws a series of punches but Milanich moves out of range.
Jones tries to clinch but Milanich is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Milanich.
Milanich pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Jones wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Milanich misses with a wild body shot.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Milanich bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Jones drives through and clinches with Milanich against the cage.
Milanich misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jones.
Jones tries to work over Milanich's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milanich is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jones is keeping busy.

Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Milanich misses the jab.
Milanich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones throwing a counter right hand but Milanich manages to avoid it.

Milanich gets tackled into the cage by Jones. Jones maintains the clinch.
Milanich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Milanich.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Milanich has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Milanich is trying to stall.
Milanich looking to stall.
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Milanichs head.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Milanich's elbow.
Jones lands a shoulder strike.
Milanich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Milanich's elbow.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Jones finds it's way through Milanich's defenses.
Jones tries to clinch but Milanich moves out of range.
Milanich scores with a jab to the head.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Milanich.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Jones instigates a clinch.

Milanich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Milanich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Nice shot by Milanich.

Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Milanich avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jones as Milanich tries to tie him up.
Milanich misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Milanich's elbow.
Good body shot from Jones.
Milanich working aggressively here.
Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Joshua Jones dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Milanich throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
Jones takes one to the side of the head.
Jab from Jones.
Milanich throws an off balance right hand
and Jones counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Milanich thinking.
A telegraphed right hand from Milanich misses the target.
Pavel Milanich seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Milanich lands a nice shot to the body.
No joy there for Milanich, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Milanich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Milanich swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Jones has closed the distance and engaged Milanich in a clinch.

Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Milanich throws a sloppy body shot
and Jones counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Milanich thinking.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Milanich can do to turn this around?
Milanich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Joshua Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Milanich swings widly with a right hand
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Jones moves into the clinch successfully.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Jones.

Jones breaks from the clinch.

Jones takes the fight into the clinch.

Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Milanich throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Milanich.
A big left from Milanich misses.
Milanich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Milanich throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Milanich manages to avoid it.

Jones has closed the distance and engaged Milanich in a clinch.
Jones lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Milanich looking to stall.
Milanich makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jones lands with a right to the head.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A body shot lands from Jones.
Milanich is breathing heavily.

Jones breaks the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Jones.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Milanich throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab from Jones.
Milanich might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Milanich misses the shot to the body.
Milanich scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Milanich looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Milanich misses with a straight left.
Milanich misses with a wild body shot.

Jones has managed to clinch.
A shot in the inside from Jones.
Jones gets through Milanich's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Milanich misses with the combination.
Jones moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Milanich misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jones misses with a body punch.

Jones breaks from the clinch.
Milanich tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jab, jab by Jones - just one landing.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Milanich paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Milanich swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones throws a body punch but Milanich moves out of range.
Milanich jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice defenses there by Milanich.
Milanich throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jones darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Milanich scores with a sloppy right hand. Jones should have avoided that one.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pavel Milanich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Milanich throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Jones wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milanich on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones slips a straight right by Milanich.
Jones feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Milanichs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Milanich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Milanich keeps the fight on the outside.

Jones forces Milanich back against the cage and clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Jones.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Joshua Jones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Milanich backwards.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
Jones lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Milanich.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Joshua Jones dominated that second round.
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!

Jones throws a body punch but Milanich moves out of range.
Milanich now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

Jones has closed the distance and engaged Milanich in a clinch.
Milanich throws a head punch that misses.
Jones lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Jones.
Jones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jones cracks Milanich with a nice body shot.
A body shot lands from Jones.
Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Jones - that landed with a thud.

Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones swings for the body but Milanich moves out of range.
Milanich takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A jab lands there for Jones.
Milanich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Milanich looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Milanich takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Milanich throws a hook but Jones blocks it.

Jones closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands a shot to the body.
Jones lands a hook that snaps the head of Milanich backwards.
Jones works on Milanich's body with a couple of short punches.
Still in the clinch, Jones scores with a nice short uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jones.

Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones wants to clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Milanich lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jones.
A right handed body shot lands from Jones.
Jones lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Milanich or not.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jones scores with a hook to the body.
Jones scores with a shot to the side of Milanich's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

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

Jones has Milanich up against the cage in a clinch.

Jones breaks from the clinch.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones with a jab.

Jones fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Milanich, pushing him back against the cage.
Milanich swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Milanich throws a head punch that misses.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Milanichs head.
A short body shot lands from Jones as the two fighters clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Jones.

Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Jones clinches.
Pavel Milanich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Milanich takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jones blocks a jab.
Jones fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Milanich misses with a looping right.
Jones swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jones wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Milanich moves away.

Jones clinches up with Milanich and pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Milanich.
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Milanich backwards.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Milanich scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milanich is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
Jones digs a right hand underneath Milanich's ribcage. Milanich let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jones is working Milanich over against the cage.
Jones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Milanich backwards.

Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones lands the left hand.
Milanich avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Milanich jabs Jones to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jones moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Milanich walks into a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Jones moves into the clinch successfully.
A right hand to the body from Milanich.
Milanich tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Milanich back against the cage.
Joshua Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Milanich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joshua Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jones 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joshua Jones!
An out of breath Joshua Jones thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.