PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mitar Miric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conway Pulford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miric's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Mitar Miric - Ko je onaj mladic. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Miric
vs
Pulford

200 cm
28
266 lbs
20 - 3 - 0

198 cm
26
253 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Invictus

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 20 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mitar Miric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Conway Pulford!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miric listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

It looks like Conway Pulford has been cut.
Pulford keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pulford throws out a counter right but Miric avoids it with no problem.
A swing and a miss from Pulford.
Miric is looking to counter punch.
Pulford looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pulford looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pulford thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Miric if he has to take too many more of those.
Pulford walks into a left hand.
Pulford lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Miric throws a hook to the side of Pulford's head but Pulford sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pulford throws a lazy right hand but Miric sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Miric. Those never looked like landing.
Pulford scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A right-left combo lands from Miric.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Miric tries to keep at a distance but Pulford has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Miric.
Pulford softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pulford lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pulford throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pulford.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulford misses with a short punch on the inside.
Miric is leaning against Pulford and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pulford lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pulford blocks a body shot from Miric.
A head punch on the inside from Miric fails to land.
Miric swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pulford blocking some punches.
Pulford misses with the head strike.
Pulford tries to throw a body punch but Miric avoids it by throwing Pulford back against the cage.
Miric working aggressively here.
Pulford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Miric lands with a right to the head.
Miric makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pulford stalling.
Pulford blocking some punches.
Pulford misses with a punch to the body.
Miric tries to work over Pulford's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Miric misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Pulford.
Miric is breathing heavily.
Miric throws a head punch that misses.
Miric takes a shot to the head.
Miric misses with some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miric blocks a body shot from Pulford.
Pulford tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Miric just stands there and leans against the cage.
Miric tries to work over Pulford's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pulford lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Miric lands an uppercut.
Miric blocks a body shot from Pulford.
Pulford misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Miric - that landed with a thud.
Pulford swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Miric swings wildly with an uppercut but Pulford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miric tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Miric blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulford lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Miric blocks an uppercut.
Pulford throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pulford misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pulford working aggressively here.
Miric is working Pulford over against the cage.
Pulford lands a nice uppercut.

It looks like Mitar Miric has been cut.
Pulford misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pulford.
Miric tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pulford tries a body shot but Miric blocks it.
Miric swings wildly with an uppercut but Pulford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miric scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pulford can't find room to land a body shot as Miric controls the action.

Pulford breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Miric connects with a body shot that sends Pulford's belly button to the back.
Pulford throws a sloppy body shot
and Miric cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulford drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pulford fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Miric looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Miric ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pulford moves away.
Miric is looking to land body kicks.
Pulford keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Miric slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That has opened up Conway Pulford's cut even more.
Miric uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pulford.
Nice shot lands for Miric.
Pulford throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pulford pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Miric takes the fight into the clinch.
Pulford misses with a hook to the ribs.
Miric tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pulford blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mitar Miric will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Pulford scores with a nice right hand.
Mitar Miric is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice shot by Miric.
Miric misses with a lunging right hand
and Pulford counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Miric throws a shot to the body.
Pulford swings for the body but Miric moves out of range.
Miric misses with an attempted mid kick.
Miric cracks Pulford with a good jab.

Miric closes the distance and clinches.
Miric lands with a right to the head.
Miric blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Conway Pulford seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pulford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pulford fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pulford is trying to pull guard but Miric turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miric misses with a punch on the inside.
Pulford throws a punch but it's blocked by Miric.
Pulford blocking some punches.
Miric blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miric tries to throw a body punch but Pulford avoids it by throwing Miric back against the cage.
Miric throws a punch but it's blocked by Pulford.
Miric blocks an uppercut.

Pulford manages to pull guard.
Pulford is trying to control the position but Miric postures up.
Pulford can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Miric controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pulford wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Miric is now in half guard.
Pulford trying to control but Miric postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulford is not content to let Miric control the position.
Pulford is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Miric trying to control the pace.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Miric cracks Pulford with a good jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miric thuds a left hand into Pulford's body.
Miric fails to land with a series of punches.
Miric lands with a right hand.

The cut above Conway Pulford's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Good shot there by Pulford.
Pulford keeps the fight on the outside.
Pulford unleashes a big counter combination but Miric bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nice defenses there by Pulford.
Pulford looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pulford throws a half hearted mid kick.
Miric avoids the head kick by Pulford.
Pulford misses with a hook to the body

and Miric counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Pulford content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Pulford tries to work over Miric's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Miric tries to throw a body punch but Pulford avoids it by throwing Miric back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulford avoiding damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Miric.
Miric blocks a body shot from Pulford.
Miric blocking some punches.
Pulford lands a left hand that snaps the head of Miric backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pulford is pushing Miric up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Miric has a couple of punches blocked by Pulford.
Miric lands with a right to the head.
Pulford throws a punch but it's blocked by Miric.
Miric makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Miric blocks an uppercut.
Miric lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pulford backwards.
Pulford cracks Miric with a nice body shot.
Miric can't find room to land a body shot as Pulford controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mitar Miric dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Pulford fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Miric.
Miric defending well as Pulford loads up on a big left hand.
Miric uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pulford.
Pulford is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Miric.
Miric looks to land a left hand but Pulford moved out of range nicely.
Conway Pulford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miric jabs Pulford right on the nose. Pulford blinks but takes it well.
Miric tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pulford was well out of range. Poor timing from Miric.
Miric tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pulford was well out of range. Poor timing from Miric.
Pulford now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Pulford throws a low kick but Miric moves out of range easily.
Pulford looks to land a right hand but Miric moved out of range.
Miric throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Pulford counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pulford tries to work over Miric's front leg with a kick but Miric checks it.
Miric throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Miric connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pulford scoring well with a low kick there.
Pulford will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miric lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Miric throws a right and a left that Pulford avoids nicely.
Pulford looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Miric throws a shot from downtown. Pulford moves away and avoids it.
Miric takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pulford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pulford lands with a shot to the body.
Miric takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Pulford thumps Miric with a low kick.
Miric sizes up Pulford with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pulford takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pulford throws a leg kick that misses.
Conway Pulford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulford misses with a wild body shot.
Pulford misses with a low kick.
Pulford throws a body punch but Miric moves out of range.
A big left from Pulford misses.
Miric wants to clinch.
Miric lands a really nice looking cross but Pulford seems unphased.
Miric changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pulford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Miric.
Pulford scores with a spinning back kick!
Pulford throws a right hand that misses
and Miric counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A combination from Pulford does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Miric wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Miric takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Miric blocks a leg kick.
Nice shot by Miric.
Pulford cracks the inside of Miric's front leg.
A telegraphed right hand from Pulford misses the target.
Miric tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pulford paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Miric scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Miric throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pulford throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Miric counters with a stiff right hand.

Conway Pulford's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Miric bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pulford's head backwards.
Miric misses the shot to the body.
Miric misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pulford.
Pulford swings for the body but Miric moves out of range.
Miric appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mitar Miric is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miric misses the jab.
Miric's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pulford under the eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miric lands with a hook. Pulford tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Miric drops his hands momentarily and Pulford takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Mitar Miric's cut is getting worse.
Miric fails with an attempt to clinch.
A shot to the body from Pulford misses
and Miric counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Miric avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Miric swinging wildly here.
A slow jab from Pulford misses its intended target.
Miric throws a nice looking combination but Pulford bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pulford ducks under a wild hook from Miric.
Miric looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pulford throws a sloppy head kick and Miric moves out of range easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Conway Pulford.
I think Miric has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mitar Miric!
Mitar Miric decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.