PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Said Said (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Milkovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Said's entrance music is Evol Intent - Middle of the night. A fine choice. Alexander Milkovich told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Said
vs
Milkovich

185 cm
26
243 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

220 cm
22
255 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Said Said!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Milkovich !
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Milkovich . Those never looked like landing.
Said Said seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Milkovich attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A combination from Milkovich does no damage.
Said throws out a powerful jab.
Milkovich swats away the attempt to clinch by Said.
Said doesn't manage to clinch there - Milkovich circles away.
Milkovich is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Said doesn't manage to clinch there - Milkovich circles away.
Milkovich lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
No joy there for Milkovich , who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Milkovich forces Said back against the cage and clinches.

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

Milkovich moves into range and clinches up with Said.
Said is trying to pull guard but Milkovich has him pressed against the cage.
Milkovich controlling the action here for a moment.
Said is trying to pull guard but Milkovich has him pressed against the cage.

Milkovich breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Said moves in looking to clinch but Milkovich pushes him off.

Milkovich darts in and clinches Said up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Milkovich escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Said tries to clinch but Milkovich moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Said coming out on top.
Said tries to clinch there but Milkovich circles away.
Milkovich throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Said tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Milkovich paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Milkovich moves into range and clinches up with Said.

Milkovich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Milkovich does no damage.

Milkovich moves into the clinch.
Said tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Milkovich just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Said Said. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Said is trying to pull guard but Milkovich has him pressed against the cage.

Milkovich escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Said wants to clinch up but Milkovich keeps it at a distance.
Milkovich throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Milkovich looks for the body kick but Said saw that one coming.
Milkovich lands a nice hook to Said's body. Said takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Milkovich throws a quick inside leg kick.
Said is looking to clinch.
Said misses with a looping right.
Said throws a good cross that connects.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Said wants to clinch up but Milkovich keeps it at a distance.
Said tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Milkovich , as that shot connected.
Milkovich misses with a two punch combination.
Said tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Milkovich counters with a two punch combo.
Said tries to close the distance and clinch but Milkovich swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Said tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Milkovich counters with a one-two to the body.
Said uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Milkovich has time to react.
Said throws out a powerful jab.
Said is looking to clinch but Milkovich is avoiding it.
Milkovich throws a right hand that Said ducks under and follows up with a left that Said also avoids with ease.

Milkovich rushes Said and presses him up against the cage.

Milkovich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Milkovich tries to score with a low kick but Said moves his leg out of the way.
Said darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Milkovich rushes Said and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Milkovich lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Said tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Milkovich smiles and moves away.
Said throws a looping overhand right but Milkovich ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milkovich keeps the fight on the outside.
Milkovich fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Milkovich slips a straight right by Said.
Milkovich misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Said tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Milkovich manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Said tries to clinch up.
Said throws a big shot that misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Milkovich !
Said tries to clinch up
and Milkovich cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Milkovich gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Said jumps guard.
Milkovich must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Milkovich wants to stand but Said has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Milkovich got a little sloppy there for a moment and Said has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Milkovich has managed to get both his arms back between Said's legs - danger averted.

Milkovich gets to his feet. Said looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Said is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Said tries to close the distance and clinch up but Milkovich swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Said tries to clinch up but Milkovich circles away and keeps his distance.
Milkovich fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Said connects with the punch.
Milkovich getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Milkovich fails to land with a series of punches.

Milkovich has closed the distance and engaged Said in a clinch.

Said has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Milkovich uses from the top position.

Milkovich decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Said tries to clinch but Milkovich is having none of it.
Said tries to close the distance and clinch but Milkovich swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Said wants to clinch up but Milkovich keeps it at a distance.
Said throws a hook but Milkovich blocks it.
Milkovich swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Milkovich misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Milkovich dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Milkovich swats away the attempt to clinch by Said.
Said tries to close the distance and clinch but Milkovich swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Milkovich .
Milkovich takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Said is looking to clinch.
Said wants to clinch
and Milkovich counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Said moves out of range of the leg kick from Milkovich .
A combination from Milkovich does no damage.
Milkovich keeps the fight on the outside.
Said tries to clinch up but Milkovich circles away and keeps his distance.
Said takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Milkovich has managed to clinch.
Said jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Milkovich walks away with a smile on his face. Said gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Alexander Milkovich seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Milkovich moves into the clinch successfully.

Milkovich 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Milkovich throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alexander Milkovich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Milkovich throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Said.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Milkovich throws a combination. Said tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Milkovich closes the distance and clinches.

Milkovich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Milkovich circles away from the clinch attempt

and Milkovich counters by clinching up.

Milkovich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Said tries to clinch there but Milkovich circles away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Said checks a leg kick.

Milkovich moves into the clinch.

Milkovich breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Milkovich circles away from the clinch attempt.
Milkovich keeps the fight on the outside.
Said doesn't manage to clinch there - Milkovich circles away.
Said is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Milkovich throws a right and a left that both miss.
Milkovich fails to land with a series of punches.
Said is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Said is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Milkovich circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milkovich lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Said moves in looking to clinch but Milkovich pushes him off.
Milkovich keeps the fight on the outside.
Milkovich tried to score with a low kick but Said checks it.
Said tries to clinch there but Milkovich circles away.
Milkovich keeps the fight on the outside.
Milkovich throws a push kick but Said slaps the foot to one side.
Milkovich looks to land a combination but Said avoids it well.

Milkovich closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Milkovich .

Milkovich breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Said clobbers Milkovich with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Milkovich defending well as Said loads up on a big left hand.
Said tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Milkovich manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Said moves into the clinch successfully.
Said is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Milkovich to keep the fight standing.
Said tries to pull guard but Milkovich holds him up against the cage and eventually Said drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Said Said. That's going to take a lot out of him.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milkovich takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Said thows a left - swing and a miss!
Said tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Milkovich misses with a two punch combination.
Said is looking to clinch but Milkovich is avoiding it.
Said doesn't manage to clinch there - Milkovich circles away.
Said tries to clinch up but Milkovich circles away and keeps his distance.
Left hook, right uppercut from Milkovich .
Milkovich throws a leg kick which misses Said's front leg but catches the back leg as Said tries to avoid it.
Said fails in his attempt to clinch.
Milkovich misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Milkovich misses with a few strikes there.

Milkovich closes the distance and clinches.
Said tries to pull guard but Milkovich won't allow it.
Said tries to pull guard but Milkovich holds him up against the cage and eventually Said drops back down to his feet.

Milkovich escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Milkovich swats away the attempt to clinch by Said.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Said tries to clinch but Milkovich is having none of it.
Milkovich looks to score with a jab to the body but Said is just out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Milkovich tests Said's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Milkovich avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Said is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Said tries to clinch up but Milkovich circles away and keeps his distance.
Said avoids the head kick by Milkovich .
The fight stays on the outside here - Said looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Said is looking to clinch but Milkovich is avoiding it.
Milkovich moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Said tries to close the distance and clinch up but Milkovich swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Said tries to clinch but Milkovich is having none of it.
Milkovich pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Milkovich drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Said doesn't manage to clinch there - Milkovich circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Milkovich showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Said wants to clinch
letting Milkovich counter with a right hand.
Milkovich misses with a low kick as Said jumps back.
Said avoids a punch combination nicely.
Said tries to clinch but Milkovich is having none of it.
Milkovich shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Said showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Milkovich .
Milkovich tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Said is able to avoid easily.
Nice shot lands for Said.
The fight stays on the outside here - Said looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Milkovich has closed the distance and engaged Said in a clinch.
Said fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Said tries to pull guard but Milkovich holds him up against the cage and eventually Said drops back down to his feet.

Milkovich escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Said takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Said wants to clinch but Milkovich slips to the side
and Milkovich counters with a three punch combo that has Said backing up. Said nods at Milkovich to acknowledge the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Said fails with an attempt to clinch.

Milkovich has Said up against the cage in a clinch.
Said fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Said Said. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Milkovich breaks from the clinch.
Said keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Said moves in looking to clinch but Milkovich pushes him off.
Milkovich throws a nice looking combination but Said bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Said looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Milkovich fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Milkovich throws a chopping leg kick but Said manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Said looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Said moves to clinch but Milkovich breaks away

and Milkovich counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Milkovich breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Milkovich shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Said eats them both and turns towards Milkovich to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Said tries to clinch up but Milkovich circles away and keeps his distance.
Said throws a looping overhand right but Milkovich ducks down to avoid it.
Said Said has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milkovich looks to land a left hand but Said moved out of range nicely.
Said closes the distance but Milkovich moves to the side
and Milkovich counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Milkovich walks into a jab.
Milkovich misses with a hook.
Said is looking to clinch but Milkovich is avoiding it.
Said is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Said tries to clinch
and Milkovich cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Milkovich lands a jab to the nose.
Milkovich throws a right and a left that Said avoids nicely.
Milkovich circles away from the clinch attempt.

Milkovich takes the fight into the clinch.
Said tries to pull guard but Milkovich holds him up against the cage and eventually Said drops back down to his feet.
Said jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Milkovich walks away with a smile on his face. Said gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Said tries to clinch there but Milkovich circles away.
Said is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Said misses.
Milkovich throws a low kick but it's checked well by Said.
Milkovich throws a half hearted mid kick.
Said tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Milkovich paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Said takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Said tries to clinch but Milkovich is having none of it.
Said blocks a leg kick.

Milkovich moves into the clinch successfully.
Said is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Milkovich to keep the fight standing.

Milkovich manages to break the clinch.
Said tries to close the distance and clinch but Milkovich swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Milkovich clinches up against the cage.

Milkovich escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A leg kick checked by Said.
Said is looking to clinch but Milkovich is avoiding it.
Milkovich has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

Milkovich pushes Said up against the cage in a clinch.
Said fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A nice left hand lands by Said.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Said misses with a punch to the body.
Milkovich stalling.

Milkovich breaks from the clinch.
Milkovich circles away from the clinch attempt.
Milkovich moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Said wants to clinch up but Milkovich keeps it at a distance.
Milkovich keeps the fight on the outside.
Milkovich throws a combination. Said tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Milkovich avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Milkovich throws a leg kick but Said checks it.
Said is looking to clinch.
Milkovich avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Milkovich swinging wildly here.
Some wild striking there from Milkovich .
Milkovich takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Said rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Milkovich counters with a series of strikes. Said will be more careful next time no doubt.
Said misses with an uppercut.
Alexander Milkovich is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Said loads up on a big right hand but Milkovich slips the punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Milkovich comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Milkovich has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Milkovich !