PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shoryu Ken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Milat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shoryu Ken has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ken
vs
Milat

165 cm
29
157 lbs
11 - 11 - 0

172 cm
22
165 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shoryu Ken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ivan Milat!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ken takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ken throws a body punch but Milat moves out of range.
Milat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ken moves away.
Milat on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice uppercut lands for Milat. That snapped Ken's head back.
Milat lands a jab to Ken's midsection.
Good work by Ken as he checks the leg kick.
Milat takes a swing at Ken's ribcage but misses.
Milat blocks a low kick nicely.
Milat thows a body shot but no joy.
Milat scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ken doesn't seem bothered though.
Ken defending well as Milat loads up on a big left hand.
Donk. Milat catches Ken right on the button with a cross.
Nice defenses there by Milat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ken misses with a lunging right hand
and Milat makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Milat checks a leg kick nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ken swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Ken.
Milat misses with a body shot.
Ken throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ken throws a looping overhand right but Milat ducks down to avoid it.
Milat uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ken.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ken.
Ken scores with a body shot.
Ken takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ken lands a nice hook to Milat's body. Milat takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Milat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ken moves away.
Ken shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Milat pinned against the cage. Milat gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Milat displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ken throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Milat darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ken misses with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice jab there from Ken.
Ken waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Milat.
Milat swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ivan Milat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Milat throws an overhand right that lands on Ken's shoulder, as Ken tries to avoid the shot.
Ken throws a hook but Milat avoids it easily.
Ken shoots in looking for a takedown but Milat manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ken's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shoryu Ken. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Milat has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ken finds it's way round the side to connect with Milat's head.
A big right from Ken misses.
Ken scores with a hook to the body. Milat takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Milat. Ken does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Ken misses the target.
Milat throws a right hand that Ken ducks under and follows up with a left that Ken also avoids with ease.
Milat throws a hook but Ken blocks it.
Milat gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Milat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Milat darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Milat throws a hook but Ken avoids it easily.
Milat displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ken throws out the jab.
Ken throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Milat moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Milat throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Ken. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ken.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ken gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Milat trying to control but Ken postures up.

Ken is working for a kimura but Milat is defending it quite comfortably.
Milat avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ken.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ken missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Shoryu Ken will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ken thows a body shot but no joy.
Milat wants to slow Ken down by chopping away at his legs.
Ken fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Milat misses with an uppercut
and Ken counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Milat looks to score with a jab to the body but Ken is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Milat. Ken does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ken misses with a looping right.
Ivan Milat seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circling - Milat throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Milat takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ken pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Milat moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Milat just misses with a punch to the body.
Milat avoids the body shot from Ken.
Ken uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Milat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ken lands with a nice combination. Milat backs away looking to recover.
Milat bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ken's head backwards.
Milat closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Milat swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good exchange - Milat coming out on top.
Milat scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ken keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ken. Milat does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ken missing with a left hand there. Milat was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Ken closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ken working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Ken sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Milat is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Milat is trying to control Ken's posture but Ken avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milat tries to escape but Ken is in control.

Ken swings around for an armbar but Milat sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Ken's guard.
Ken working a defensive guard here.
Ken is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Milat gets to his feet - Ken follows without any prompting.
Milat misses the shot to the body.
Ken listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ken uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Milat.
Ken throws a low kick but it's checked well by Milat.
Milat throws a hook but Ken avoids it easily.
Ken throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Milat counters with a nice body shot.
Milat looks to land a left hand but Ken moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Milat throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Milat throws a lazy right hand but Ken sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Ken misses its intended target.
Milat lands with a cross.

Ken gets a takedown into half guard.
Ken stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ken is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ken not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Milat is trying to stand back up but Ken is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Milat keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Milat is trying to stand back up but Ken is controlling him
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Shoryu Ken will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Milat keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ken.
Milat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good shot there by Ken.
Milat punishes Ken's body with a nice straight punch.
Milat takes a swing at Ken's ribcage but misses.
Milat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ken manages to avoid it.
Milat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ken swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Milat lands with a shot to the body.
Milat lands a body shot.
Ken with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Milat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Horrible takedown by Ken or perhaps it was just good defense by Milat which made him look bad.
Milat misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ken connects with a body shot.
Ken swings for the body but Milat moves out of range.
Milat with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ken to score with a decent uppercut.
The fighters circling - Milat throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ken swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Milat is looking to score with low kicks.
Milat just misses with a punch to the body.
Ken swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ken throws a shot from downtown. Milat moves away and avoids it.
Ken lands a nice shot to the body.
Ken lands with a shot to the body.
Milat takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice defenses there by Ken.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ken thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ken cracks a nice hook into Milat's ribs.
Ken thows a body shot but no joy.
Milat is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ken rather than just go for the knockout.
Ken keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Milat moves away from the strike by Ken.
Milat throws a right hand that misses
and Ken cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Milat. Ken does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab, jab by Ken - just one landing.
Milat takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Milat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ken manages to avoid it.
Ken throws a jab when Milat was well out of range.
Milat moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milat missing with a left hand there. Ken was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Milat avoids the body shot from Ken.
The fighters circle momentarily. Milat darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A shot to the body from Ken misses
and Milat counters with a straight right hand.
Milat keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ken.
Ken stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Milat scores with a shot to the body.
Shoryu Ken is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Milat throws out a powerful jab.
Milat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ken.
Ken shoots in for a takedown but Milat shows good takedown defense.
A nice leg kick lands there from Milat.
Ken misses with a jab to the body
and Milat counters with a left to the body.
Milat takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ken slips under a jab.
Ken avoids the body shot from Milat.
Milat scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ken swings for the body but Milat moves out of range.
Ken keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ken scores with a shot to the body.
Ivan Milat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ken changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Milat tries to avoid it but Ken manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Milat to the ground. Milat escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shoryu Ken. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Milat scores with a punch to the head.
A slow jab from Milat misses its intended target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Milat swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ken misses with a wild body shot.
Milat just misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ivan Milat.
I think Ken 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ivan Milat!