PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darko Milosevic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russian Bogatyr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Milosevic comes to the cage accompanied by Drop The World. Bogatyr has chosen I just want you as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Russian Bogatyr acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Milosevic
vs
Bogatyr

216 cm
25
285 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
230 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Darko Milosevic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Russian Bogatyr!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milosevic fails to land the takedown.
Milosevic circles away from the clinch attempt.

Milosevic decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Milosevic is looking to pass Bogatyr's guard but actually Bogatyr recovers to full guard.
Milosevic stops Bogatyr from standing up.

Milosevic decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Milosevic drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Milosevic won't allow Bogatyr to get back to his feet.
Milosevic stands up over Bogatyr, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bogatyr wants to get back to his feet but Milosevic is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Milosevic in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Milosevic's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Milosevic stops Bogatyr from standing up.
Bogatyr looks gassed!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Milosevic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bogatyr is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Milosevic is controlling him.
Milosevic works over Bogatyr with some ground and pound from guard.
Milosevic sitting in guard here, content to control.
Milosevic seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Bogatyr for as long as he can get away with.

Darko Milosevic has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Bogatyr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Milosevic closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bogatyr to the mat! Bogatyr manages to get full guard.
Milosevic working some strikes from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milosevic stays in close to Bogatyr's body and controls the position.

Milosevic decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Bogatyr gets caught flat footed, as Milosevic shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bogatyr is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Milosevic is controlling him.

Bogatyr is working an open guard so Milosevic takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Milosevic has Bogatyr up against the cage in a clinch.

Milosevic is trying to trip Bogatyr. He has hold of a leg but Bogatyr is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Milosevic persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bogatyr is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Milosevic is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Milosevic stands and steps away. Bogatyr gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Milosevic scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Russian Bogatyr has been cut.

Milosevic shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Milosevic was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Milosevic will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Milosevic has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bogatyr's face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bogatyr trying desperately to get to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darko Milosevic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Russian Bogatyr's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nice shot lands for Milosevic.
Milosevic displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bogatyr.

Milosevic rushes Bogatyr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bogatyr trying to control the position but instead, Milosevic has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bogatyr into the cage.

Milosevic successfully pulls guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bogatyr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bogatyr throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Milosevic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Milosevic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogatyr working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bogatyr being controlled here momentarily.
Bogatyr trying to control but Milosevic is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Darko Milosevic just wasn't active enough.

Milosevic forces Bogatyr back against the cage and clinches.
Milosevic has Bogatyr pushed against the cage.

Milosevic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bogatyr shoots in looking for a takedown but Milosevic manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bogatyr's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Bogatyr tries to keep at a distance but Milosevic has taken the fight into the clinch.

Milosevic ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Milosevic no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Darko Milosevic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Milosevic looking for a sweep. Not yet Milosevic, not yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bogatyr working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bogatyr wants to control from the top but Milosevic keeps moving.
Bogatyr postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milosevic wants to sweep here but Bogatyr controlling him for the moment.
Bogatyr is looking to work some ground and pound but Milosevic has wrist control.
Bogatyr missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bogatyr throws and elbow that misses. Milosevic uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bogatyr's guard. Nice move by Milosevic!
Bogatyr is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Milosevic is controlling him.

Bogatyr pushes Milosevic off and scrambles back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bogatyr fails with the takedown

and Milosevic counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bogatyr's guard now.
Darko Milosevic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Russian Bogatyr.

Milosevic stands and steps away. Bogatyr gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Darko Milosevic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bogatyr tries to clinch but Milosevic is having none of it.

Milosevic looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Bogatyr!
Bogatyr in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Milosevic controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darko Milosevic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Russian Bogatyr's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Milosevic tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bogatyr swivels and escapes.

Milosevic darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Milosevic stops Bogatyr from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Milosevic controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Milosevic working over Bogatyr with some ground and pound. Bogatyr looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Milosevic connects with a nice short shot to Bogatyr's temple.
Milosevic is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Milosevic uses his free foot to push down on Bogatyr's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Bogatyr.
Milosevic is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bogatyr really wants to buck Milosevic off and get back to his feet.
Milosevic dominating with strikes here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Milosevic with the ground and pound from mount.
Milosevic lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
You get the feeling that Bogatyr really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Milosevic fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Milosevic looking to control and managing it successfully.
Milosevic landing strikes from the mount and Bogatyr is in trouble!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Milosevic.
Milosevic controlling the position easily from mount.
Milosevic punishing his opponent with strikes.
Milosevic with a couple of short strikes.
Milosevic controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milosevic lands a nice shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Milosevic landing strikes, looking to finish!
Milosevic looking to control and managing it successfully.
Milosevic lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Russian Bogatyr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Darko Milosevic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Milosevic controlling his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Darko Milosevic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Milosevic 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darko Milosevic!