PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bhutan Brother (ranked 2981 p4p, 3386 weight class) and Stipe Miocic (ranked 349 p4p, 391 weight class). Miocic has chosen Till I Die as his entrance music. Bhutan Brother has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Brother
vs
Miocic

225 cm
25
280
5 - 2 - 0

193 cm
25
245
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bhutan Brother !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Stipe Miocic !
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brother fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brother tries to close the distance and clinch up but Miocic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brother tries to close the distance and clinch but Miocic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Miocic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Brother misses with some punches.
Brother lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Stipe Miocic has been cut.
Brother throws a punch but it's blocked by Miocic .
A head punch blocked on the inside by Miocic .
Miocic changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Brother fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Brother clinches up against the cage.
Miocic blocks an uppercut.
Brother misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brother lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Brother pushes off an throws an elbow but Miocic leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Miocic blocks an uppercut.
Miocic takes an elbow to the temple.
Brother misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brother definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Brother fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miocic dodges an elbow strike from Brother .
Brother is pressed up against the cage. Miocic has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Brother down to the mat. Brother avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Miocic has taken the fight to the clinch.
Miocic is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Brother gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bhutan Brother has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stipe Miocic .
Brother working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Miocic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Miocic blocking some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Brother just misses with a elbow thrown towards Miocic 's brow.
Brother prevents a takedown attempt there.
Brother misses with the head strike.
Brother throws a head punch that misses.
Brother misses with a hook from the clinch.
Miocic takes an elbow to the temple.
Brother misses with a hook from the clinch.
Miocic dodges an elbow strike from Brother .
Miocic tries for a takedown. No joy.
Miocic blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brother misses with a punch on the inside.
Brother misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brother prevents a takedown attempt there.
Brother tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Miocic wants a takedown but no success here.
Brother really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Brother lands an elbow inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Brother fails to land.
Miocic blocking some punches.
Brother lands an elbow just above Miocic 's eye.

That has opened up Stipe Miocic 's cut even more.
Brother fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brother pushes off an throws an elbow but Miocic leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Brother lands a nice elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Miocic .
Miocic is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Brother is defending well.
Brother lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brother lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brother misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brother misses with the head strike.
Brother misses with a hook from the clinch.
Miocic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brother swings wildly with an uppercut but Miocic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miocic blocking some punches.
Miocic has Brother pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Brother manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Miocic blocking some punches.
Brother lands an elbow that stopped Miocic in his tracks for a moment.

The cut above Stipe Miocic 's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Brother throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Brother throws a head punch that misses.
Brother throws a head punch that misses.
Brother has a couple of punches blocked by Miocic .
Miocic has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Brother is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brother has a couple of punches blocked by Miocic .
Brother has a couple of punches blocked by Miocic .
Brother fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Miocic drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Brother gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Brother throws a punch but it's blocked by Miocic .
Brother lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Brother misses with a short punch on the inside.
Miocic blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brother throws a head punch that misses.
Brother working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Miocic wants to take the fight to the mat but Brother manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Miocic takes an elbow to the temple.
Miocic is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Brother gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Brother throws a punch but it's blocked by Miocic .
Brother throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bhutan Brother dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stipe Miocic '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.

Brother tries to close the distance and clinch up but Miocic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Miocic changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

Miocic rushes Brother and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Miocic goes for a takedown attempt but Brother pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Miocic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Miocic tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Miocic keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brother looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brother tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brother is looking to clinch but Miocic is avoiding it.

Miocic clinches up against the cage.
Brother tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bhutan Brother has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Brother gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brother lands an elbow that stopped Miocic in his tracks for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miocic wants a takedown.
Brother lands a nice elbow.
Miocic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brother lands an elbow inside.

Stipe Miocic 's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Stipe Miocic 's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bhutan Brother !
Bhutan Brother looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'They experimented on us... They.. they kept us hostage. We... We had to survive. NOW BLEED!'.
The defeated Stipe Miocic had this to say: 'I gave it my all in there tonight, but unfortunately, it didn't go my way. My opponent was tough and brought their A-game. I'll take this loss as a learning experience and come back even stronger. I want to thank my team, coaches, and fans for their support. I'll be back in the gym, working harder t'.