PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vedran Mihaljevic (ranked 3426 p4p, 22538 weight class) and Ragnar Lothbrock (ranked 386 p4p, 513 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Mihaljevic
vs
Lothbrock

195 cm
24
265
7 - 7 - 0

185 cm
35
235
4 - 20 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vedran Mihaljevic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ragnar Lothbrock!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mihaljevic feints and then cracks Lothbrock's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lothbrock down.
Lothbrock blocks a head kick by Mihaljevic.
Mihaljevic backing away here, and Lothbrock unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Mihaljevic throws a looping overhand right but Lothbrock ducks down to avoid it.
Lothbrock has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mihaljevic finds it's way round the side to connect with Lothbrock's head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mihaljevic.
Mihaljevic connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lothbrock moves in looking to clinch but Mihaljevic pushes him off.
Jab by Mihaljevic.
Mihaljevic misses with a double jab.
Mihaljevic 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.
Mihaljevic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lothbrock tries to clinch there but Mihaljevic circles away.
Mihaljevic connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lothbrock momentarily.
Mihaljevic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lothbrock takes one on the button.

Lothbrock closes the distance and pushes Mihaljevic back into the cage.
Mihaljevic gets underhooks to prevent Lothbrock's takedown attempt.

Mihaljevic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mihaljevic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice jab there from Mihaljevic.
Mihaljevic with a hook.
Mihaljevic throws a head kick but Lothbrock moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Mihaljevic scores with a four punch combination!
Mihaljevic defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lothbrock.
Mihaljevic scores with a hook.
Mihaljevic is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lothbrock takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mihaljevic moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lothbrock 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.
Lothbrock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mihaljevic.
Lothbrock lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lothbrock slips a straight right by Mihaljevic.
Lothbrock is looking for the big counter here.
Mihaljevic misses with an uppercut.
Despite the aggression on Lothbrock's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Mihaljevic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mihaljevic misses with a hook. Lothbrock ducked under it nicely.
Mihaljevic swats away the attempt to clinch by Lothbrock.
Lothbrock dodges the punch combination from Mihaljevic.
Mihaljevic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
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!
Lothbrock walks into a left hand.
Mihaljevic is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A head kick misses from Mihaljevic.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lothbrock rushes Mihaljevic and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lothbrock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mihaljevic gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lothbrock.
Vedran Mihaljevic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ragnar Lothbrock.

Mihaljevic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mihaljevic throws a jab but it's blocked by Lothbrock.
Mihaljevic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Vedran Mihaljevic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mihaljevic misses with a looping right.
Mihaljevic has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Roosters Coop in the buildup to the fight.
Mihaljevic works over Lothbrock's head and body with a nice combination.
Lothbrock shoots in but Mihaljevic avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lothbrock gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mihaljevic throws a hook but Lothbrock avoids it easily.
Lothbrock tries to clinch but Mihaljevic is having none of it.
Lothbrock moves in looking to clinch but Mihaljevic pushes him off.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lothbrock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mihaljevic is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mihaljevic ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Mihaljevic no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Lothbrock controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lothbrock throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lothbrock stops Mihaljevic from standing up.
Lothbrock looking to sit in guard and control but Mihaljevic gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mihaljevic showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lothbrock has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mihaljevic advances position into side control!

Mihaljevic decides to stand back up.
Lothbrock walks into a left hand.

Lothbrock pushes Mihaljevic up against the cage in a clinch.
Lothbrock throws an elbow that misses.
Mihaljevic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lothbrock's elbow.
Lothbrock tries a knee to the head but Mihaljevic blocks it.

Mihaljevic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mihaljevic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lothbrock staying out of range there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vedran Mihaljevic dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Mihaljevic lands the left hand.
Mihaljevic lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mihaljevic lands a head shot.
Lothbrock tries to move into range but Mihaljevic moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lothbrock misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ragnar Lothbrock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mihaljevic lands a jab to the head.
Mihaljevic scores with a jab. Lothbrock acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lothbrock doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mihaljevic stuffs the takedown attempt from Lothbrock. Lothbrock gets slowly back to his feet.
Mihaljevic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lothbrock is looking for the big counter here.
Good shot there by Mihaljevic.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lothbrock tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mihaljevic sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lothbrock somewhat.
Mihaljevic is looking to counter the offense by Lothbrock and move into the clinch.
Vedran Mihaljevic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ragnar Lothbrock.
Lothbrock shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mihaljevic pinned against the cage. Mihaljevic gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mihaljevic connects with a single shot there.
Lothbrock is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mihaljevic sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A quick step to the side and Mihaljevic tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lothbrock tries to clinch but Mihaljevic is having none of it.
Mihaljevic misses with a looping left.
Lothbrock feints the counter takedown.
Lothbrock closes the distance and clinches up with Mihaljevic, looking for a takedown. Lothbrock pushes Mihaljevic against the cage but Mihaljevic circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mihaljevic with a hook.
Lothbrock tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mihaljevic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mihaljevic scores with a decent looking hook.

Lothbrock gets tackled into the cage by Mihaljevic. Mihaljevic maintains the clinch.
Lothbrock blocks an elbow strike from Mihaljevic.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mihaljevic throws an elbow but misses.
Lothbrock changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mihaljevic fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mihaljevic keeps the fight on the outside.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lothbrock is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mihaljevic to keep the fight standing.
Lothbrock lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mihaljevic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
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!
Lothbrock takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mihaljevic goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mihaljevic misses with a low kick.
Mihaljevic looks to score with a jab to the body but Lothbrock is just out of range.
Mihaljevic fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lothbrock looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lothbrock has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mihaljevic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mihaljevic misses with a low kick.
Lothbrock takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Mihaljevic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mihaljevic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lothbrock backwards.
Lothbrock tries to throw a body punch but Mihaljevic avoids it by throwing Lothbrock back against the cage.
Lothbrock goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mihaljevic prevents it.
Mihaljevic scores with a shot to the side of Lothbrock's head.
Lothbrock struggles to land a body shot inside as Mihaljevic controls his hands.

Mihaljevic breaks the clinch.
Lothbrock gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrock drops his hands momentarily and Mihaljevic takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Lothbrock scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Mihaljevic throws Lothbrock to one side and escapes!
Lothbrock wants to clinch.
Mihaljevic scores with a nice right hand.
Lothbrock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mihaljevic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mihaljevic.
Lothbrock misses with a series of wild punches.
Lothbrock gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lothbrock tries for a takedown but Mihaljevic sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrock closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Mihaljevic gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lothbrock to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Lothbrock is breathing heavily.
Mihaljevic wants to stand and escape but Lothbrock is having none of it.
Vedran Mihaljevic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Lothbrock has gone for a leg lock! Mihaljevic slips out almost immediately though and dives into Lothbrock's guard.

Lothbrock working a defensive guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lothbrock will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vedran Mihaljevic dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Mihaljevic connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lothbrock. Lothbrock circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mihaljevic stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mihaljevic wants it to stay on the feet.
Mihaljevic scores with a sloppy right hand. Lothbrock should have avoided that one.
Mihaljevic shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mihaljevic throws a front kick aimed at Lothbrock's knee but Lothbrock avoids it well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lothbrock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lothbrock tries to clinch but Mihaljevic moves out of range.
Vedran Mihaljevic is winning the standup battle so far.
Mihaljevic throws a hook but Lothbrock blocks it.
A jab from Mihaljevic does it's job there.
Lothbrock fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lothbrock dives in for a single leg takedown but Mihaljevic sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Lothbrock is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mihaljevic sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Vedran Mihaljevic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ragnar Lothbrock.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mihaljevic throws a right and a left that Lothbrock avoids nicely.
Lothbrock lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mihaljevic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lothbrock at a distance.
Mihaljevic misses with a double jab.
Mihaljevic getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mihaljevic swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lothbrock on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mihaljevic looks to land a right hand but Lothbrock moved out of range.
Lothbrock darts in looking for a takedown but Mihaljevic gets double underhooks and turns Lothbrock into the cage.
Lothbrock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lothbrock is looking to clinch but Mihaljevic is avoiding it.
Mihaljevic lands with a right hand.
Lothbrock tries to clinch up but Mihaljevic circles away and keeps his distance.
Lothbrock shoots in for a takedown but Mihaljevic shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A left lands for Mihaljevic.
Lothbrock fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A jab from Mihaljevic does it's job there.
Mihaljevic displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lothbrock tries to clinch but Mihaljevic is having none of it.
Mihaljevic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mihaljevic lands with a nice combination. Lothbrock backs away looking to recover.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Mihaljevic moves into the clinch successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mihaljevic manages to break the clinch.
Mihaljevic swats away the attempt to clinch by Lothbrock.
Mihaljevic feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Mihaljevic with the inside leg kick.
Mihaljevic throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Lothbrock is rocked!
Lothbrock wants to clinch up but Mihaljevic keeps it at a distance.

Mihaljevic instigates a clinch.
Lothbrock is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mihaljevic is keeping busy.
Lothbrock drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mihaljevic pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mihaljevic catches Lothbrock with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mihaljevic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Mihaljevic has closed the distance and engaged Lothbrock in a clinch.
Mihaljevic stops a takedown attempt from Lothbrock.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrock looking for a takedown.
Ragnar Lothbrock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lothbrock looking for a takedown.

Mihaljevic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice uppercut lands for Mihaljevic. That snapped Lothbrock's head back.
Lothbrock gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mihaljevic.
Lothbrock walks into a left hand.
Mihaljevic throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Lothbrock's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Mihaljevic dives in looking to finish as Lothbrock flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Mihaljevic's strikes! Mihaljevic is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Lothbrock's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Lothbrock was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vedran Mihaljevic!
Vedran Mihaljevic spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.