PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rage Blade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nebojsa Mihattovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blade's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Invincible. Mihattovic is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Geto Boys - Still. Rage Blade has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Blade
vs
Mihattovic

176 cm
31
170 lbs
24 - 9 - 2

177 cm
23
163 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Convicted Trap House
Conviction

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 24 - 9 - 2, fighting out of New York, Rage Blade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nebojsa Mihattovic!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Steve Montenegro and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Blade takes the fight into the clinch.
Blade tries to throw a body punch but Mihattovic avoids it by throwing Blade back against the cage.
Blade misses with the head strike.
Blade stalling against the cage.
Blade is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mihattovic is defending well for now.
Blade looking to stall.
Mihattovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Blade controls his hands.
Blade blocking some punches.
Blade is trying to stall.
Blade tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mihattovic's elbow.
Mihattovic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blade misses with a body punch.
Mihattovic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Rage Blade has been cut.
Blade misses with a punch to the body.
Mihattovic can't find room to land a body shot as Blade controls the action.
Mihattovic lands a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blade is struggling to control the position.
Mihattovic has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mihattovic is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Blade lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Blade is trying to maintain a safe position but Mihattovic gets an underhook and turns Blade into the cage.
Blade misses with some punches.
Blade tries to throw a body punch but Mihattovic avoids it by throwing Blade back against the cage.
Blade blocks a body shot from Mihattovic.
Mihattovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mihattovic has a couple of punches blocked by Blade.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mihattovic just leaning against Blade, taking a breather.
Blade throws a head punch that misses.
Mihattovic tries to pull guard but Blade won't allow it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Blade.
Mihattovic has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blade lands an elbow inside that Mihattovic shrugs off.
Mihattovic can't find room to land a body shot as Blade controls the action.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mihattovic managing to block the knees to the body from Blade.
Blade leaning his opponent against the cage.
Blade tries to work over Mihattovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mihattovic tries to break free but Blade pushes him back against the cage.
Mihattovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blade leaning his opponent against the cage.
Blade wants to stall.
Blade misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mihattovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mihattovic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blade is struggling to control the position.
Blade can't find room to land a body shot as Mihattovic controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Mihattovic.
Blade is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mihattovic digs a right hand into Blade's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blade's gas tank.
Mihattovic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mihattovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Blade controls his hands.
Mihattovic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Blade swings wildly with an uppercut but Mihattovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mihattovic working aggressively here.
Mihattovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mihattovic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blade backwards.
Mihattovic has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Blade avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Blade is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mihattovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Blade will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mihattovic up against the cage.
Mihattovic throws an elbow that misses.
Still in the clinch, Blade scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mihattovic cracks Blade with a nice body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blade.
Blade prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rage Blade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nebojsa Mihattovic.
Mihattovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blade prevents a body shot from Mihattovic.
Mihattovic can't find room to land a body shot as Blade controls the action.
Mihattovic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mihattovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Blade.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Nebojsa Mihattovic will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rage Blade's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Blade with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mihattovic to score with a decent uppercut.
Mihattovic lands a head kick. Blade smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mihattovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blade.
Mihattovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blade fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jab from Mihattovic.
A shot to the liver by Blade. Beautiful body shot.
Mihattovic misses with a body kick.
Mihattovic throws the kick towards the body but Blade avoids it.
Mihattovic lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Blade tries to clinch up but Mihattovic circles away and keeps his distance.
Blade connects with an inside leg kick.
Blade misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mihattovic scores with a jab to the head.
The fighters circling - Mihattovic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blade moves to clinch but Mihattovic breaks away
and Mihattovic counters with a low kick, right behind Blade 's knee.
Mihattovic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mihattovic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mihattovic looks to land a right hand but Blade moved out of range.
Rage Blade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mihattovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blade was well out of range. Poor timing from Mihattovic.
Blade throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blade uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mihattovic.
Blade goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mihattovic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mihattovic closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mihattovic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blade. That did some damage!
Mihattovic throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nice shot lands for Mihattovic.
Mihattovic blocks a jab.
Blade tries to clinch up but Mihattovic circles away and keeps his distance.
Mihattovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blade.
Blade slips a jab and a cross from Mihattovic.
Blade thuds his right hand into Mihattovic's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Blade misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rage Blade is winning the standup battle so far.
Blade looks to land a combination. Mihattovic sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mihattovic misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mihattovic moves forwards but Blade connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Mihattovic is rocked!
Blade scores with a body shot.
Mihattovic is still on wobbly legs! Can Blade finish him?
Blade throws an overhand right that lands on Mihattovic's shoulder, as Mihattovic tries to avoid the shot.

Blade closes the distance and pushes Mihattovic back into the cage.
Blade just leaning against Mihattovic, taking a breather.
Blade gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Mihattovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Blade - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mihattovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blade's elbow.
A short left from Blade.
Blade prevents a body shot from Mihattovic.
Mihattovic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blade blocks it with crossed arms.
Blade lands a nice elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mihattovic is trying to pull guard but Blade turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Blade is pushing Mihattovic up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short uppercut from Blade.
Blade unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Mihattovic! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Blade is unloading with more strikes now! Mihattovic drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rage Blade!
Post fight, Rage Blade took to the microphone: 'Im gonnna make it big again'.