PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Milos Obrenovic (ranked 3604 p4p, 2986 weight class) and Sean Whelan (ranked 440 p4p, 392 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!

Obrenovic
vs
Whelan

184 cm
19
180
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
19
175
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Sakura Style

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Milos Obrenovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean Whelan!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Whelan closes the distance and pushes Obrenovic back into the cage.
Obrenovic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Whelan backwards.
Obrenovic scores with a shoulder strike.
Whelan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Obrenovic scores with a shot to the side of Whelan's head.
Obrenovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Whelan controls his hands.
Obrenovic has a couple of punches blocked by Whelan.
Obrenovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Obrenovic cracks Whelan with a nice body shot.
Whelan blocks a body shot from Obrenovic.
A hook to the body from Obrenovic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obrenovic manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Still in the clinch, Obrenovic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Obrenovic avoiding damage as Whelan throws knees to the body.
Obrenovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Whelan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obrenovic is stalling here.
Whelan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Obrenovic is defending well for now.
Whelan scores a nice knee to the body.
Whelan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Whelan landing knees to the body.
Obrenovic digs a right hand underneath Whelan's ribcage. Whelan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Obrenovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Obrenovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whelan's elbow.
Whelan digs a right hand into Obrenovic's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Obrenovic's gas tank.
Obrenovic has a couple of punches blocked by Whelan.
Obrenovic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Obrenovic tries to throw a body punch but Whelan avoids it by throwing Obrenovic back against the cage.
Obrenovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Obrenovic is working Whelan over against the cage.
Whelan looking to throw knees to the head but Obrenovic is blocking nicely.
Obrenovic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Whelan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Obrenovic.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Whelan.
Whelan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Whelan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Obrenovic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whelan prevents a body shot from Obrenovic.
Whelan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Obrenovic managing to block the knees to the body from Whelan.
Whelan trying to land knees to the body.
Obrenovic misses with a punch on the inside.
Obrenovic misses with a punch to the body.
Whelan tries to work over Obrenovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Whelan lands a good knee to the midsection. Obrenovic won't want to take too many of those.
Whelan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Obrenovic blocks it with crossed arms.
Obrenovic lands a shoulder strike.
Obrenovic definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Whelan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Obrenovic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Whelan blocks a body shot from Obrenovic.
Whelan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Obrenovic tries a body shot but Whelan blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obrenovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Obrenovic fails to land.
Whelan trying to land knees to the body.
Whelan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Obrenovic is defending well for now.
Obrenovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Whelan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Obrenovic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Whelan trying to land knees to the body.
Obrenovic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Obrenovic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Whelan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Whelan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Come on Obrenovic - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Knees to the body from Whelan.
Whelan tries a knee to the head but Obrenovic blocks it.
Whelan trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whelan letting Obrenovic take a breather here.
Whelan tries a knee to the head but Obrenovic blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whelan misses with a knee to the head.
Whelan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Obrenovic avoids it.
A nice left hand lands by Whelan.
Whelan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Obrenovic is defending well for now.
A right handed body shot lands from Obrenovic.
Good body shot from Obrenovic.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Whelan trying to land knees to the body.
Obrenovic has a couple of punches blocked by Whelan.
Obrenovic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Whelan prevents a body shot from Obrenovic.
Obrenovic tries a body shot but Whelan blocks it.
Obrenovic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Whelan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Obrenovic blocks it with crossed arms.
Obrenovic tries to throw a body punch but Whelan avoids it by throwing Obrenovic back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sean Whelan will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Whelan closes the distance and clinches.
Whelan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Obrenovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Obrenovic.
Obrenovic tries to throw a body punch but Whelan avoids it by throwing Obrenovic back against the cage.
Obrenovic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Whelan misses with a knee strike.
Obrenovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Whelan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Obrenovic tries a body shot but Whelan blocks it.
Obrenovic scores with a shot to the side of Whelan's head.
Nice body punch from Obrenovic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whelan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Obrenovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Obrenovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Obrenovic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Obrenovic managing to block the knees to the body from Whelan.
Obrenovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whelan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Obrenovic is defending well for now.
Obrenovic misses with a punch to the body.
Obrenovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Whelan controls his hands.
A short right from Obrenovic on the inside.
Obrenovic presses Whelan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Whelan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Obrenovic takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sean Whelan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Obrenovic content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Whelan scores a nice knee to the body.
Obrenovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Obrenovic as the two fighters clinch.
Whelan with a knee to the head.
Whelan tries a knee to the head but Obrenovic blocks it.
Obrenovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whelan's elbow.
Whelan trying to land knees to the body.
Obrenovic can't find room to land a body shot as Whelan controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whelan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Obrenovic tries to throw a body punch but Whelan avoids it by throwing Obrenovic back against the cage.
Whelan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Whelan missing with knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Obrenovic.
Whelan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Obrenovic in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Whelan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Obrenovic tries to work over Whelan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Obrenovic.
Obrenovic tries to throw a body punch but Whelan avoids it by throwing Obrenovic back against the cage.
Whelan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Obrenovic's face.
Whelan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Obrenovic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Obrenovic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Whelan backwards.
Obrenovic managing to block the knees to the body from Whelan.
Obrenovic tries to throw a body punch but Whelan avoids it by throwing Obrenovic back against the cage.
Obrenovic tries a body shot but Whelan blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whelan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Obrenovic's face.
Whelan takes a shot to the head.
Obrenovic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Obrenovic tries to work over Whelan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Whelan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Obrenovic's elbow.
Whelan trying to land knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Obrenovic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Obrenovic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Obrenovic.
Obrenovic misses with some punches.
Obrenovic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Whelan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Obrenovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Obrenovic avoiding damage as Whelan throws knees to the body.
Obrenovic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Whelan backwards.
Obrenovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obrenovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Whelan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whelan misses with a knee to the head.
Whelan misses with a knee strike.
Obrenovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Obrenovic can't find room to land a body shot as Whelan controls the action.
Whelan blocks an uppercut.
Whelan misses with a knee strike.
Obrenovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whelan's elbow.
Obrenovic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Whelan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Whelan lands a left hand.
Obrenovic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Obrenovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whelan's elbow.
Obrenovic tries a body shot but Whelan blocks it.
We've been informed that Whelan has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Obrenovic misses with a body punch.
Obrenovic tries to throw a body punch but Whelan avoids it by throwing Obrenovic back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Milos Obrenovic will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Whelan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whelan thuds his right hand into Obrenovic's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Obrenovic throws a body shot but no joy.

Obrenovic moves into the clinch successfully.
Obrenovic tries to throw a body punch but Whelan avoids it by throwing Obrenovic back against the cage.
Obrenovic throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from Obrenovic.
Obrenovic lands with a left to the head.
Obrenovic working aggressively here.
Whelan lands a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whelan tries to land a knee to the head but Obrenovic blocks with his arms.
Obrenovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whelan's elbow.
Obrenovic tries to throw a body punch but Whelan avoids it by throwing Obrenovic back against the cage.
Whelan blocks a body shot from Obrenovic.
Obrenovic managing to block the knees to the body from Whelan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obrenovic lands a shot to the body.
Obrenovic misses with a body punch.
Whelan trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Obrenovic on the inside.
Obrenovic misses with some punches.
Obrenovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Whelan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Obrenovic lands a shot to the body.
Whelan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Obrenovic.
Whelan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Obrenovic lands with a light punch inside.
Whelan prevents a body shot from Obrenovic.
Obrenovic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Whelan backwards.
Obrenovic tries to throw a body punch but Whelan avoids it by throwing Obrenovic back against the cage.
Obrenovic tries to work over Whelan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Obrenovic tries a body shot but Whelan blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obrenovic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Obrenovic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Whelan trying to land knees to the body.
Obrenovic lands a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Obrenovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Obrenovic digs a right hand underneath Whelan's ribcage. Whelan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Whelan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Whelan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Obrenovic.
Obrenovic lands a nice uppercut.
Obrenovic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Obrenovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Whelan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Obrenovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Obrenovic.
Obrenovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Obrenovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Whelan trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Obrenovic.
Obrenovic managing to block the knees to the body from Whelan.
Obrenovic lands with a short shot to the head.
Obrenovic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Obrenovic misses with a punch to the body.
Obrenovic gets through Whelan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Obrenovic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Whelan prevents a body shot from Obrenovic.
Obrenovic misses with a body punch.
Obrenovic misses with a body punch.
Obrenovic lands a body shot.
A shot in the inside from Obrenovic.
Whelan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Obrenovic avoids it.
Obrenovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Obrenovic avoiding damage as Whelan throws knees to the body.
Whelan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Obrenovic lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whelan prevents a body shot from Obrenovic.
Obrenovic working aggressively here.
Whelan missing with knees to the body.
Obrenovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Obrenovic misses with a body punch.
Obrenovic pushes Whelan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Whelan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Obrenovic.
Obrenovic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Obrenovic misses with a punch to the body.
Obrenovic managing to block the knees to the body from Whelan.
Obrenovic lands a shoulder strike.
Obrenovic leaning against his opponent.
Obrenovic tries to throw a body punch but Whelan avoids it by throwing Obrenovic back against the cage.
Whelan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Obrenovic stalling the fight.

And that's the end of the fight!
Milos Obrenovic showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Obrenovic has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milos Obrenovic!
During a confident post fight interview, Milos Obrenovic thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.