PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julian Bashir (ranked 4200 p4p, 24151 weight class) and Pavel Milanich (ranked 512 p4p, 699 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Bashir
vs
Milanich

191 cm
21
218
2 - 2 - 0

185 cm
21
222
0 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julian Bashir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pavel Milanich!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Bashir.
A counter left hand to the body from Bashir misses its target.
Milanich takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Milanich moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A shot to the body from Bashir misses
and Milanich counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Milanich avoids the body shot from Bashir.
Milanich throws a jab when Bashir was well out of range.
Milanich lands a nice shot that snaps Bashir's head back.
Milanich tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bashir paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bashir connects with a looping right hand.
Bashir misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Milanich.
Bashir needs to keep his hands up - Milanich had a free shot at his head there.
Bashir avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Milanich lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bashir looks to land a right hand but Milanich moved out of range.
Milanich is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bashir with a body shot.
Milanich takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Milanich tries to move into range but Bashir moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bashir lands a jab to the nose.
Bashir showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Milanich.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashir moves into range and connects with a jab.
Milanich misses with a hook. Bashir ducked under it nicely.
Bashir throws an off balance right hand
enabling Milanich to counter with a crisp jab.
Milanich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bashir.
Milanich is looking to clinch but Bashir is avoiding it.
Milanich throws a combination that misses

and Bashir counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bashir scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bashir missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bashir pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Milanich is keeping the position for now.
Milanich wants to sweep but no luck.
Milanich keeping full guard, as Bashir tries to pass.
Bashir controlling from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milanich manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bashir manages to get himself to full guard.

Milanich throws a strike but Bashir rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bashir wants to control from the top but Milanich keeps moving.
Bashir throws a big right hand that misses.
Bashir postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Milanich working a defensive guard here.
Milanich seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashir throws a big elbow that misses.
Bashir working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Milanich wants to get back to his feet but Bashir passes into half guard.
Milanich blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bashir.
Milanich is looking to improve his position.
Bashir stops Milanich from getting back to his feet.
Bashir working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bashir has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bashir throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bashir throwing shots but Milanich is blocking nicely.
Milanich is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bashir scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bashir sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Milanich defending well though.
Bashir wants to take a breather but Milanich is having none of it.
Bashir trying to pass the guard but Milanich defending well.
Nice strikes from Bashir there.
Bashir throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bashir not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bashir looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Milanich is looking to improve his position.
Milanich moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Julian Bashir dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Milanich tries to clinch up but Bashir circles away and keeps his distance.
Bashir looks to land a left hand but Milanich moved out of range nicely.
Bashir scores with a body shot.
Milanich throws a body punch but Bashir moves out of range.
Pavel Milanich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bashir throws out a loose jab but Milanich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Milanich takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Milanich throws out a loose jab but Bashir uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bashir seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Bashir fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Milanich looks to land a combination but Bashir avoids it well.
Bashir thuds a left hand into Milanich's body.
Milanich might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bashir ducks under a wild hook from Milanich.
Bashir uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Milanich.
Bashir changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bashir connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bashir misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bashir throws the left hand but Milanich avoids the punch easily.
Jab, jab by Bashir - just one landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Milanich swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bashir connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Milanich keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Milanich tries to bum rush Bashir with a series of wild strikes but Bashir uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bashir swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Milanich throws a big shot that misses.
Bashir looks to score with a jab to the body but Milanich is just out of range.
Milanich wants to counter the offense by Bashir and move into the clinch position.
Bashir throws a nice looking combination but Milanich bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Milanich let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A big left from Milanich misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Bashir misses its target.
Bashir throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Bashir.
Bashir throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Milanich.
Julian Bashir is winning the standup battle so far.
Milanich pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Milanich misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Milanich darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Milanich misses the shot to the body.
Bashir ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bashir bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Bashir moves into the clinch successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milanich misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bashir blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Milanich comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Julian Bashir has been cut.
Bashir is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Milanich can do to turn this around?
A frustrated look appears on Milanich's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Milanich digs a right hand into Bashir's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bashir's gas tank.
A short left from Bashir.
Milanich creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bashir doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bashir blocks an uppercut.
Milanich misses with a hook to the ribs.
Milanich keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bashir's efforts to push away.
Bashir lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bashir blocks a body shot from Milanich.
Milanich stalling in the clinch but Bashir improves position.

Bashir breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bashir slips under a jab.
Bashir slips under a jab from Milanich.
Some wild striking there from Bashir.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milanich checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bashir avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Milanich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bashir manages to avoid it.
Bashir is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bashir tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Milanich looks to score with a jab to the body but Bashir is just out of range.
Good exchange - Bashir coming out on top.
Bashir uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Milanich.
No joy there for Bashir, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bashir sets himself, and Milanich steps forward looking for the clinch! Bashir avoids it this time.

Milanich has closed the distance and engaged Bashir in a clinch.
Milanich stalling in the clinch.
Bashir is working Milanich over against the cage.
Bashir tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Bashir breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Milanich misses with a hook
and Bashir counters with a straight right hand.

Milanich moves into range and clinches up with Bashir.
Milanich wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bashir lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bashir avoids the elbow strike from Milanich, against the cage.
Bashir digs a right hand underneath Milanich's ribcage. Milanich let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Bashir breaks the clinch.
Milanich misses with the combination.
Milanich waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bashir.
Milanich throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bashir keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Milanich.
Bashir is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bashir jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Milanich takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bashir steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Milanich.
Milanich tries to clinch up.
Milanich throws a body shot but no joy.
Bashir misses with a body shot.
Milanich throws out a counter right but Bashir avoids it with no problem.
Milanich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Julian Bashir dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Julian Bashir's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Bashir scores with a jab.
Bashir staying out of range there.
Milanich staying out of range there.
Milanich wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Milanich looking to slow down the pace here.
Nice elbow from Milanich.
Milanich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bashir lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Milanich backwards.
Bashir blocks the elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bashir swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Bashir breaks from the clinch.
Milanich is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bashir ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Milanich moves away.
Milanich lands a really nice looking cross but Bashir seems unphased.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashir punishes Milanich's body with a nice straight punch.
Bashir misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Milanich.
Milanich misses with a hook. Bashir ducked under it nicely.
Milanich takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bashir displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice defenses there by Milanich.
Milanich avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Milanich uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bashir has time to react.
Bashir throws an overhand right that lands on Milanich's shoulder, as Milanich tries to avoid the shot.
Milanich connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bashir momentarily.
Some wild striking there from Milanich.
Bashir thows a left - swing and a miss!
Milanich is looking to clinch but Bashir is avoiding it.
Bashir catches Milanich with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bashir. Milanich does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milanich connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bashir bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Milanich's head backwards.
Milanich fails in his attempt to clinch.
Milanich doesn't manage to clinch there - Bashir circles away.
Milanich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bashir swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bashir blocks a jab.
A big left from Bashir misses.

Bashir has closed the distance and engaged Milanich in a clinch.

Bashir breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Bashir does no damage.
Bashir throws a right hand that Milanich ducks under and follows up with a left that Milanich also avoids with ease.
Milanich misses with an uppercut.
Milanich keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bashir scores with a shot to the body.
Milanich throws a jab when Bashir was well out of range.
A quick step to the side and Bashir tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashir darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Milanich wants to clinch up but Bashir keeps it at a distance.
Bashir was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Pavel Milanich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Milanich throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bashir counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Milanich throws a shot from downtown. Bashir moves away and avoids it.
Bashir looks to land a right hand but Milanich moved out of range.
Milanich ducks under a wild hook from Bashir.
Milanich throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bashir counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Julian Bashir is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sloppy strikes from Milanich. Those never looked like landing.
Milanich displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bashir throws out the jab.
Milanich looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Milanich swings widly with a right hand
and Bashir counters with a straight right hand.
Milanich thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice shot by Bashir.
Bashir cracks Milanich with an open hand slap.
Bashir scores with a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Milanich lands a jab.
Milanich has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milanich misses with a looping right.
Bashir throwing a counter right hand but Milanich manages to avoid it.
Bashir ducks under a wild hook from Milanich.
Milanich misses with the combination.
Bashir misses with a few strikes there.
Bashir throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bashir ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bashir fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Milanich looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Milanich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Milanich misses with a hook.
Bashir lands a nice shot that snaps Milanich's head back.
Milanich takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bashir misses the shot to the body.
Milanich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bashir.

Bashir moves into the clinch successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Julian Bashir showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bashir has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julian Bashir!
Julian Bashir decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.