PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tong Po (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darko Milko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tong Po has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Po
vs
Milko

190 cm
21
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
27
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tong Po!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darko Milko!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Po throws a right hand that misses
and Milko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Po throws a low kick, looking for Milko's leg but Milko calmly moves out of range.
Milko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Po misses with a hook
and Po takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Po fails to land the takedown.
Po misses with a body punch
and Milko counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Po is breathing heavily.

Milko waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Po. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Po to the canvas! Can he finish him!?

Po is rocked!
Milko sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Po's guard.
Oh Po is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Milko trying to control the action but Po is working from the bottom.
Po seems to have got his legs back now.

Po looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Milko is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Po is looking to control Milko's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Po avoid being mounted?
Po keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Po looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Po looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Po looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Milko is trying to control. Po wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Po trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Milko tries to control but Po wriggling away.
Po is looking to get to half guard.
Po is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Milko has taken his back.
Milko struggling to keep hold of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milko might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Po kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Milko avoiding Po 's attempts to control his hands.
Po tries to roll but Milko sticks to his back.
Po just trying to survive but Milko is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Milko tries to keep control of the position but Po is staying busy.
Po manages to reverse the position and now he's in Milko's guard. Nice work there by Po.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Milko looking to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Darko Milko was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Milko blocks a leg kick.
Po avoids a punch combination nicely.
Milko throws out a loose jab but Po uses good head movement to avoid it.
Milko connects with a body shot that sends Po's belly button to the back.
Milko takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Po slips a jab from Milko.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Po misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Milko scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Milko fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Po to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Po looks to clinch but Milko throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Po taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Darko Milko!