PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bhutan Brother (ranked 1415 p4p, 3856 weight class) and Stipe Miocic (ranked 174 p4p, 432 weight class). Miocic has chosen Till I Die as his entrance music. Bhutan Brother has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Brother
vs
Miocic

225 cm
25
280
8 - 2 - 0

193 cm
25
245
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bhutan Brother !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Stipe Miocic !
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Brother rushes Miocic and presses him up against the cage.

Miocic pulls guard successfully.
Miocic is controlling Brother 's posture.
Miocic striking from the bottom here.
Brother wants to stand but Miocic has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Brother gets to his feet - Miocic follows without any prompting.
Bhutan Brother seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brother looks to clinch

and Miocic decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Brother 's guard.
Miocic working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Brother can't keep his opponent in guard - Miocic advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Miocic scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Miocic has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at PhoQus Island Training. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Brother has hold of Miocic 's hands but Miocic slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Brother kicks off Miocic and gets to his feet.
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!
Miocic swats away the attempt to clinch by Brother .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brother tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brother moves in looking to clinch but Miocic pushes him off.
Brother is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Miocic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Miocic tries to get set, Brother tries to push him back and clinch up but Miocic manages to avoid the attempt.
Brother tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Miocic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brother looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Brother moves into range and clinches up with Miocic .
Miocic tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Brother just stands there and leans against the cage.
Brother lands an elbow inside that Miocic shrugs off.

It looks like Stipe Miocic has been cut.
Miocic is trying to pull guard but Brother has him pressed against the cage.
Miocic tries to pull guard but Brother holds him up against the cage and eventually Miocic drops back down to his feet.
Brother definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bhutan Brother has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stipe Miocic .
Brother misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brother swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brother throws a head punch that misses.
Brother swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Brother fails to land.
Brother lands a nice elbow.
Brother lands an elbow that stopped Miocic in his tracks for a moment.
Brother swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brother has a couple of punches blocked by Miocic .
Miocic jumps guard but Brother turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Brother misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brother has a couple of punches blocked by Miocic .
Miocic takes an elbow to the temple.
Brother pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brother .
Brother fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Miocic fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Brother lands an elbow just above Miocic 's eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brother fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brother throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brother misses with a short punch on the inside.
Miocic blocks an elbow strike from Brother .
Brother throws a head punch that misses.
Brother misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brother lands an elbow just above Miocic 's eye.

That has opened up Stipe Miocic 's cut even more.
Brother lands a nice elbow.
Miocic tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Brother smiles and moves away.
Brother tries to clinch but Miocic moves out of range.
Miocic looks to score with a jab to the body but Brother is just out of range.
Bhutan Brother is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brother tries to clinch there but Miocic circles away.
Brother tries to clinch there but Miocic circles away.
Miocic drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Brother defends it well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brother looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brother tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Brother has managed to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miocic tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Miocic tries to pull guard but Brother forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Miocic tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Brother lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Miocic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brother lands a nice elbow.

The cut above Stipe Miocic 's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brother lands an elbow just above Miocic 's eye.
Brother throws a head punch that misses.
Brother fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brother .
Miocic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brother gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Stipe Miocic 's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Miocic blocks the elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brother .
Brother gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Stipe Miocic 's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bhutan Brother !
Bhutan Brother retains his heavyweight title!
Bhutan Brother took some time post fight to say the following; 'They experimented on us... They.. they kept us hostage. We... We had to survive. NOW BLEED!'.
Stipe Miocic was interviewed post fight and said 'I gave it my all in there tonight, but unfortunately, it didn't go my way. My opponent was tough and brought their A-game. I'll take this loss as a learning experience and come back even stronger. I want to thank my team, coaches, and fans for their support. I'll be back in the gym, working harder t'.