|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nikola Blagojevic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Bojan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bojan has chosen Burn it Down as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Nikola Blagojevic could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Stan Bojan's chin.
 |
|
 |
| 179 cm
22
138 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
|
175 cm
25
145 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart |
|
Good takedowns
Counter striker
Tends to cut |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nikola Blagojevic!
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, Stan Bojan!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Reed Andrews and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bojan gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Blagojevic to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bojan working a defensive guard but Blagojevic manages to pass into side control anyway.
Blagojevic is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Bojan's shoulder. That is not cool.
Blagojevic trying to control the position but Bojan is working away.
Bojan wants to control but Blagojevic postures up.
Bojan seems a little lost for a moment, as Blagojevic dominates the positioning.
Bojan tries to bench press Blagojevic off him but Blagojevic keeps the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blagojevic wants to control but Bojan is keeping him busy.
Blagojevic really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Blagojevic tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blagojevic trying to control the position but Bojan is working away.
Blagojevic has control of an arm but Bojan manages to advance to Blagojevic's back!
Bojan is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Bojan gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Bojan gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Bojan apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Bojan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blagojevic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blagojevic gets a clinch.
Blagojevic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blagojevic closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Bojan's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bojan keeping moving, preventing Blagojevic from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Nikola Blagojevic just wasn't active enough.
Blagojevic shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blagojevic decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Blagojevic stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Blagojevic wants it to stay on the feet.
Bojan misses with a takedown
and Blagojevic counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bojan holds on and takes a little breather.
Bojan looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Blagojevic passes into side control.
Bojan looks winded!
Bojan struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blagojevic taking a breather here.
Bojan is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The ground and pound from Blagojevic seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Blagojevic tries to stand but Bojan is controlling his head.
Bojan gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Bojan is refusing to be controlled, as Blagojevic sits in half guard.
Blagojevic decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blagojevic drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bojan regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikola Blagojevic dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bojan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nikola Blagojevic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bojan tries to sprawl but Blagojevic drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Blagojevic is thwarting Bojan's attempts to control the position.
Blagojevic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bojan keeps working.
Blagojevic scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Blagojevic not doing much here.
Blagojevic is keen to just control but Bojan is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bojan regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bojan trying to keep a closed guard but Blagojevic is proving a slippery customer.
Nikola Blagojevic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Blagojevic trying to control but Bojan is working from the bottom.
Blagojevic tries to stand but Bojan is controlling from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Nikola Blagojevic wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bojan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Blagojevic circles away.
No luck for Bojan with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bojan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blagojevic circles away quickly and effectively.
Blagojevic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bojan slips under a jab from Blagojevic.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Blagojevic enables Bojan to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Blagojevic manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bojan is breathing heavily.
Blagojevic is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Blagojevic is looking to control Bojan's arms but Bojan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Blagojevic has his back to the cage.
Blagojevic decides to pull guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blagojevic is looking to sweep but instead, Bojan has passed into half guard.
Bojan trying to control from half guard but Blagojevic is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bojan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Blagojevic misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Blagojevic gets full guard.
Bojan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Blagojevic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bojan won't allow Blagojevic to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blagojevic not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bojan is in close to Blagojevic's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bojan trying to control the position from guard on top but Blagojevic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blagojevic is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bojan advances position into side control!
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 Nikola Blagojevic will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Bojan has managed to clinch.
Bojan manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Bojan has a closed guard, preventing Blagojevic from standing up.
Bojan looking for subs off his back but Blagojevic has passed one foot through into half guard.
Bojan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Blagojevic pulls his head out easily.
Blagojevic tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Bojan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bojan tries to roll over but Blagojevic keeps him under control.
Blagojevic tries to stand but can't do so whilst Bojan controls his leg.
Bojan is trying to control but Blagojevic passes into side control!
Bojan is trying to control Blagojevic's posture but Blagojevic avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bojan stops Blagojevic from passing to mount.
Bojan struggling a bit here.
Blagojevic trying to control the position but Bojan is working away.
Bojan is working to avoid the ground and pound but Blagojevic connects with a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bojan is not content to let Blagojevic control the position.
Blagojevic goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Bojan has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Blagojevic but great work by Bojan.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blagojevic is not content to let Bojan control the position.
Bojan lands an elbow.
Blagojevic wants to control but Bojan postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blagojevic is trying to get back to half guard.
Bojan tries to advance to mount but can't.
Bojan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bojan moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Bojan in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Blagojevic is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Stan Bojan!
Stan Bojan thanked the fans post fight for their support.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
49% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
