PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rassberry Juice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milan Diprivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Juice
vs
Diprivan

185 cm
28
212 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

188 cm
21
207 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rassberry Juice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Milan Diprivan!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juice throws a hook but Diprivan avoids it easily.
Juice throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Diprivan on the side of the head.
Juice misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diprivan.
Juice throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Diprivan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Milan Diprivan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Juice lands a nice leg kick that just misses Diprivan's sensitive parts.
Diprivan moves to clinch but Juice breaks away
and Juice counters with a lovely shot to the body.
An inside leg kick from Diprivan misses.
Juice misses with a hook
and Diprivan counters with an inside leg kick.
Diprivan sizes up Juice with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot lands for Diprivan.
Juice tried to score with a low kick but Diprivan checks it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diprivan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Juice gets tackled into the cage by Diprivan. Diprivan maintains the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Juice lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diprivan backwards.
Juice goes for a takedown attempt but Diprivan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Diprivan closes the distance but Juice moves to the side
and Juice counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Diprivan drops Juice with a beautiful combination! Juice stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Diprivan is looking for the KO!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Juice keeps the fight on the outside.
Diprivan looks to clinch
and Juice counters with a good low kick that Diprivan was not able to check.
Diprivan throws a sloppy head kick and Juice moves out of range easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diprivan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Diprivan walks into a left hand.
Juice avoids the body shot from Diprivan.
Diprivan moves in looking to clinch but Juice pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diprivan misses with a low kick.
Diprivan misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Juice takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Juice tries a head kick but it misses.
Diprivan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diprivan lands a head kick. Juice smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Juice throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Juice keeps the fight on the outside.
Diprivan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Juice tries to work over Diprivan's front leg with a kick but Diprivan checks it.
A slow jab from Juice misses its intended target.
An inside leg kick from Diprivan misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diprivan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Diprivan ducks under a wild hook from Juice.
Diprivan throws a chopping leg kick but Juice manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Diprivan moves in looking to clinch but Juice pushes him off.
Diprivan throws a low kick, looking for Juice's leg but Juice calmly moves out of range.
Diprivan moves to clinch but Juice breaks away
and Juice counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diprivan connects with a leg kick. Juice looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A good leg kick by Diprivan.
Diprivan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Juice lands a head shot.
Juice clobbers Diprivan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juice is looking to chop away at Diprivan's legs.
Diprivan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Juice.
Juice throws a hook but Diprivan avoids it easily.
Juice checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Diprivan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diprivan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Juice swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diprivan wants to clinch but Juice slips to the side
and Juice counters with a straight right hand.
Diprivan wants to clinch
and Juice counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diprivan tries to clinch there but Juice circles away.
Diprivan moves away from the strike by Juice.
Diprivan looks to land a combination but Juice avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Milan Diprivan dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Diprivan just misses with a punch to the body.
Diprivan looks to clinch
and Juice counters with a straight right hand.
Diprivan throws a push kick but Juice slaps the foot to one side.
Diprivan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Diprivan tries to clinch but Juice moves away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Diprivan wants to clinch
and Diprivan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Juice scores with a jab to the jaw.
Juice lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Diprivan moves out of range as Juice strikes.
Juice throws a low kick but Diprivan avoids it.
Diprivan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diprivan moves in looking to clinch but Juice pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diprivan throws a leg kick but Juice checks it.
Juice circles away from the clinch attempt
and Juice counters with an outside leg kick.
Diprivan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Diprivan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Juice takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Juice on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Diprivan. Diprivan obviously looking to wear him down.
Diprivan tries to clinch up
and Juice counters with a stiff right hand.
Juice misses with a right hand
and Diprivan counters with a nice kick to the body.
Diprivan closes the distance but Juice moves to the side
and Juice counters with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diprivan is looking to score with low kicks.
Diprivan is looking to land body kicks.
Diprivan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Juice circles away from the clinch attempt
and Juice connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diprivan darts in trying to clinch
and Juice counters with a thumping low kick.
Diprivan looks to throw a body kick
and Juice cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diprivan misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juice circles away from the clinch attempt
and Juice counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Juice throws a head kick that misses.
Juice takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Diprivan misses with a low kick.
Diprivan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diprivan tries to clinch but Juice moves away
enabling Juice to counter with a crisp jab.
Juice bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Diprivan's head.
Diprivan closes the distance but Juice moves to the side

and Juice counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Diprivan's guard now.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Juice wants to control from the top but Diprivan keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juice postures up and lands a big shot to Diprivan's brow.
Juice controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Diprivan wants to sweep but no luck.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diprivan keeping moving, preventing Juice from controlling successfully.
Juice pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diprivan is keeping the position for now.
Juice controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Juice makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Juice scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Diprivan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Juice.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Juice lands a couple of digs.
Juice wants to pass the guard but Diprivan is keeping the position.
Diprivan controls Juice momentarily but Juice frees himself.
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 Rassberry Juice will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Diprivan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Milan Diprivan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diprivan misses with a leg kick
letting Juice counter with a right hand.
Diprivan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Diprivan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Diprivan is looking to clinch.
Milan Diprivan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diprivan throws a right and a left that both miss.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Diprivan.
Diprivan tries to clinch but Juice moves away
and Juice counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Juice tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diprivan was well out of range. Poor timing from Juice.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Juice checks a leg kick.
Diprivan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Juice counters with a low kick, right behind Diprivan 's knee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diprivan scores with a spinning back kick!
Diprivan wants to land a leg kick but Juice is out of range.
Diprivan looks to throw a body kick
and Juice counters with a nice body kick.
Juice throws a leg kick but Diprivan checks it.
Juice paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Diprivan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Diprivan misses with a low kick as Juice jumps back.
Diprivan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Juice counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Juice goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Diprivan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Juice counters with a nice low kick that buckles Diprivan's knee momentarily.
Juice circles away from the clinch attempt
and Juice counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juice waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diprivan.
Juice pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Juice staying out of range there.
Diprivan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Juice keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Diprivan.
Diprivan throws a combination that misses
and Juice counters with a nice body kick.
Diprivan throws a head kick that misses.
Diprivan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diprivan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Diprivan tries a low kick but Juice avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diprivan moves to clinch but Juice breaks away
and Juice cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Juice misses with a looping left.
Diprivan misses with a head kick.
Juice misses with an uppercut.
Juice throws a hook to the side of Diprivan's head but Diprivan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Juice thuds a left hand into Diprivan's body.
Juice checks the leg kick.
Juice cracks the inside of Diprivan's front leg.
Diprivan misses with a low kick as Juice jumps back.
Juice throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Diprivan on the side of the head.
Diprivan tries to score with a low kick but Juice moves his leg out of the way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juice scores with a hook.
Juice throws a low kick but Diprivan moves out of range easily.
A jab from Juice misses.
Juice lands with an overhand left.
Diprivan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Juice.
A head kick misses from Diprivan.
Juice takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diprivan wants to clinch but Juice slips to the side
and Juice cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Juice circles away from the clinch attempt
and Juice cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

And that's the end of the fight!
Milan Diprivan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Diprivan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milan Diprivan!