PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Olenev Stepanovich (ranked 3192 p4p, 3021 weight class) and Dumuzid Milani (ranked 395 p4p, 375 weight class). Stepanovich's entrance music is Swallowing Dust. A fine choice. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Stepanovich
vs
Milani

186 cm
21
165
3 - 1 - 0

184 cm
19
167
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Olenev Stepanovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dumuzid Milani!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milani fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stepanovich manages to avoid it.
Stepanovich throws a hook to the side of Milani's head but Milani sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Milani moves away from the strike by Stepanovich.
Nice uppercut there from Milani.
Milani connects with a looping right hand.
Stepanovich lands with a shot to the body.
Milani thuds a left hand into Stepanovich's body.
Stepanovich misses with a jab, cross combination.
Milani uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stepanovich.
Milani takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've been hearing reports that Stepanovich has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Stepanovich misses with a shot to the body
and Milani counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dumuzid Milani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut there from Stepanovich.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Stepanovich does no damage.
Stepanovich slips a straight right by Milani.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Milani throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stepanovich misses the shot to the body.
Milani connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Stepanovich throws a hook but Milani avoids it easily.
Stepanovich throws a jab when Milani was well out of range.
Stepanovich throws a poor cross that misses
and Milani counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Milani throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stepanovich avoids the body shot from Milani.
Milani throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Milani 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.
A shot to the liver by Milani. Beautiful body shot.
Milani uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stepanovich.
A little jabbing left from Milani on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Stepanovich moves out of range as Milani strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stepanovich jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Milani lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stepanovich slips under a jab.
Stepanovich throwing a counter right hand but Milani manages to avoid it.
Milani misses with a hook
and Stepanovich counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Milani falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Stepanovich counter with a right hand.
Milani throws a sloppy body shot
and Stepanovich connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Milani 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.
Milani misses with a straight right.
Milani takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Milani swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Milani fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stepanovich manages to avoid it.
Stepanovich was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stepanovich takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Milani misses with a shot to the body
enabling Stepanovich to counter with a crisp jab.
Milani moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Milani keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Milani cracks Stepanovich with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Milani jabs Stepanovich to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Stepanovich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Milani throws a right hand that misses
and Stepanovich counters with a right hand to the body.
Stepanovich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Milani misses with a body shot.
Milani swings widly with a right hand
and Stepanovich counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Milani showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stepanovich.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milani throws the left hand but Stepanovich avoids the punch easily.
Milani swings widly with a right hand
and Stepanovich counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Milani throws a right and a left that both miss.
Milani takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Milani misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stepanovich.
Milani misses the body punch
and Stepanovich counters with a nice body shot.
Milani on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stepanovich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Milani manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Stepanovich misses its intended target.
Good standup being displayed there by Stepanovich as he connects with a hook.
Stepanovich ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Olenev Stepanovich will probably get the nod.
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.

Milani misses with a right hand
and Stepanovich counters with a nice uppercut.
Olenev Stepanovich is winning the standup battle so far.
Milani lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Milani.
Milani throws a poor cross that misses
and Stepanovich counters with a right hand to the body.
Milani misses with a lunging right hand
and Stepanovich counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Milani throws a hook but Stepanovich avoids it easily.
Nice shot lands for Stepanovich.
Milani misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Stepanovich cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Milani misses.
Stepanovich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice side step and Milani releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Stepanovich connects with a body shot that sends Milani's belly button to the back.
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!
Stepanovich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Milani moves away.
Stepanovich throws a sloppy body shot
and Milani connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Stepanovich.
Milani uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stepanovich.
Stepanovich swings away with a body shot that misses
and Milani counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stepanovich takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A big left from Milani misses.
Stepanovich swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Stepanovich throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Milani to counter with a crisp jab.
Milani waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stepanovich.
Stepanovich displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Milani throws out the jab.
Stepanovich bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Milani's head backwards.
Milani is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stepanovich.
Milani misses with an uppercut.
Stepanovich went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Stepanovich misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milani misses with a straight left.
Milani misses the body punch
and Stepanovich counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stepanovich misses the shot to the body.
Stepanovich dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Milani keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Milani ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice side step and Milani releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Stepanovich loads up on a big right hand but Milani slips the punch.
Stepanovich swinging wildly here.
Milani doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Left hook, right uppercut from Milani.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Milani. That snapped Stepanovich's head back.
Stepanovich lands with an overhand left.
Milani throws a right hand that misses
and Stepanovich counters with a nice uppercut.

Milani is rocked!
and Stepanovich counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Milani! He's just covering up as Stepanovich starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Olenev Stepanovich!
Post fight, an emotional Olenev Stepanovich said 'I am numba 1 lightweight contender, give me title fight, I deserve dis, you know I deserve dis.'.