PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Santino Lombardo (ranked 104 p4p, 18 weight class) and Mitch Miletich (ranked 248 p4p, 34 weight class). Lombardo comes into the arena with Illusions blaring out of the sound system. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Lombardo
vs
Miletich

184 cm
24
170 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

181 cm
37
171 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Santino Lombardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mitch Miletich!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lombardo dips to his left and cracks Miletich with an uppercut!
A good leg kick by Lombardo.
Miletich jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lombardo throws a nice inside leg kick.
That kick from Lombardo tenderised Miletich's leg. Miletich is trying to keep his angry face on.
A shot to the body from Miletich misses
and Lombardo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Miletich thinking.
Miletich has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Lombardo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lombardo is looking to slow Miletich down with leg kicks.
Lombardo throws a push kick but Miletich slaps the foot to one side.
Lombardo lands a leg kick that knocks Miletich off balance momentarily.
Lombardo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic in the buildup to the fight.
Lombardo throws the left hand but Miletich avoids the punch easily.
Lombardo on the wrong end of a nice hook.

It looks like Santino Lombardo has been cut.
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!
A shot to the body from Lombardo misses
and Miletich counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Miletich uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lombardo.
Miletich throws a jab when Lombardo was well out of range.
Lombardo works the jab nicely.
Miletich missing with a left hand there. Lombardo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lombardo throws a leg kick
and Miletich counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lombardo's knee momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miletich takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Miletich moves out of range of the body kick from Lombardo.
Miletich pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Miletich scores with a body shot.
Nice cross by Miletich.
Lombardo throws a hook to the side of Miletich's head but Miletich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lombardo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Miletich thuds his right hand into Lombardo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Miletich throws a head kick that misses
and Lombardo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Santino Lombardo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Miletich is looking to slow Lombardo down with leg kicks.
Lombardo scores with a nice strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miletich throws a body shot but no joy.
Lombardo is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Miletich.
Lombardo missing with a left hand there. Miletich was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lombardo throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Miletich counter with a right hand.
Miletich takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lombardo moves away from the strike by Miletich.
Lombardo half committed to a counter leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombardo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Miletich throws out the jab.
Lombardo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lombardo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Miletich to score with a decent uppercut.
Miletich lands a right hook to the body.
Miletich throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Miletich scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A nice leg kick from Lombardo, right into the meat of the thigh.
Miletich swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lombardo.
Miletich jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lombardo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lombardo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lombardo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Miletich is out of range and Lombardo settles back down.
A nice side step and Miletich releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Miletich walks into a jab.
Miletich throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lombardo misses with a wild body shot.
Miletich has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lombardo finds it's way round the side to connect with Miletich's head.
Miletich bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombardo scores with a sloppy right hand. Miletich should have avoided that one.
Lombardo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lombardo tests Miletich's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lombardo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Miletich throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lombardo.
Lombardo motions for Miletich to come forward. Lombardo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That kick from Miletich tenderised Lombardo's leg. Lombardo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lombardo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lombardo slips a straight right by Miletich.
Lombardo throwing a counter right hand but Miletich manages to avoid it.
Lombardo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Miletich takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lombardo looks to land a right hand but Miletich moved out of range.
Lombardo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lombardo misses with a two punch combination.
Nice body kick from Lombardo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lombardo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lombardo misses with a head kick.
Miletich checks a leg kick nicely.

Lombardo pushes Miletich up against the cage in a clinch.
Miletich tries to work over Lombardo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lombardo digs a right hand underneath Miletich's ribcage. Miletich let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Miletich lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lombardo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Miletich misses with a punch to the body.
Lombardo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Miletich swings wildly with an uppercut but Lombardo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miletich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Miletich tries a body shot but Lombardo blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lombardo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miletich blocks a body shot from Lombardo.
Lombardo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Miletich blocks an uppercut.
Lombardo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Miletich fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Santino Lombardo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Santino Lombardo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Some bone on bone action there as Lombardo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Miletich throws a lazy uppercut
and Lombardo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lombardo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Miletich thumps Lombardo with a low kick.
Miletich jabs Lombardo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lombardo misses with a body shot.
Miletich throws a solid leg kick but Lombardo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Miletich.
Lombardo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Miletich takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Miletich throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lombardo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lombardo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lombardo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Miletich on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lombardo. Lombardo obviously looking to wear him down.
Lombardo misses with a hook to the body
and Miletich counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot lands for Miletich.
Lombardo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombardo throws an overhand right that lands on Miletich's shoulder, as Miletich tries to avoid the shot.
Lombardo ducks under a wild hook from Miletich.
Lombardo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lombardo connects with a leg kick.
Miletich keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lombardo lands a head shot.
Good leg kick by Miletich.
Santino Lombardo is winning the standup battle so far.
Lombardo lands a jab.
Lombardo catches Miletich with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Miletich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lombardo keeps Miletich at a distance using the push kick.
Lombardo blocks a jab.
Miletich ducks under a wild hook from Lombardo.
Miletich pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Miletich scoring well with a low kick there.
Miletich throws out a powerful jab.
A nice leg kick from Lombardo, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lombardo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Miletich moves out of range of the body kick from Lombardo.
Lombardo connects with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Lombardo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Miletich throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lombardo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Miletich.
Miletich dips to his left and cracks Lombardo with an uppercut!
Miletich lands a nice looking body shot.
Lombardo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Good exchange - Lombardo coming out on top.
Miletich's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lombardo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Miletich counters with a stiff right hand.
Lombardo throws a poor cross that misses
and Miletich counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombardo checks the leg kick.
Miletich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lombardo was well out of range. Poor timing from Miletich.
Lombardo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lombardo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Miletich.
Lombardo with a nice cross.
Miletich throws a hook but Lombardo blocks it.
Miletich lands a jab to the head.
A nice leg kick from Lombardo, right into the meat of the thigh.
Miletich throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lombardo moves forwards but Miletich connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Santino Lombardo's cut is getting worse.
Lombardo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lombardo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Decent striking displayed by Miletich there.

Lombardo is rocked!
Miletich drops Lombardo with a huge uppercut! Lombardo drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Miletich is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mitch Miletich!
Mitch Miletich decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.