PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Firko Milopovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Bernard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Terry Bernard is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Milopovic
vs
Bernard

185 cm
22
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

168 cm
20
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Firko Milopovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Terry Bernard!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Milopovic throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Bernard stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Milopovic follows into mount!

It looks like Terry Bernard has been cut.
Bernard is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bernard is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Bernard really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Milopovic can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bernard is looking to escape.
Bernard is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bernard is trying to escape the mount.
Milopovic looking to control and managing it successfully.

Milopovic stands up from mount. Strange move.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Milopovic keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Milopovic closes the distance and pushes Bernard back into the cage.
Bernard avoiding damage as Milopovic throws knees to the body.
Milopovic trying to control the position but instead, Bernard has worked for underhooks and has pushed Milopovic into the cage.
Milopovic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Milopovic misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Milopovic throws an elbow but misses.
Milopovic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bernard tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Milopovic just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bernard stalls.

Bernard turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Bernard trying to control the position but Milopovic is working away.

Bernard decides to stand up, so the ref orders Milopovic to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milopovic throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bernard looks gassed!
Bernard avoids the head kick by Milopovic.
A slapping leg kick lands for Milopovic.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

A head kick lands from Milopovic that sends Bernard to the canvas. Bernard tries to scramble back to his feet but Milopovic brings him back down into side control.

Bernard is rocked!

Milopovic stands up.
Bernard is still on wobbly legs! Can Milopovic finish him?
Milopovic really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bernard closes the distance and clinches up with Milopovic, looking for a takedown. Bernard pushes Milopovic against the cage but Milopovic circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bernard seems to have recovered his senses.
Firko Milopovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Terry Bernard.
Bernard walks forward, straight into a front kick from Milopovic.
Milopovic lands a nice looking body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Milopovic.
Milopovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Milopovic throws a nice head kick!
Milopovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bernard sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Milopovic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Milopovic lands a head kick!
Milopovic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Milopovic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Bernard darts in and clinches Milopovic up against the cage.
Milopovic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bernard tries for a takedown but Milopovic manages to get underhooks.
Milopovic tries a knee to the head but Bernard blocks it.
Milopovic wants to break free but Bernard has control.
Milopovic has Bernard pressed against the cage, preventing Bernard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Milopovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bernard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bernard tries for a takedown but Milopovic manages to get underhooks.
Milopovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bernard avoids it.
Milopovic trying to control the position but instead, Bernard has worked for underhooks and has pushed Milopovic into the cage.
Milopovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bernard trying to land knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Bernard as the two fighters clinch.
Milopovic is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Milopovic throws an elbow that misses.
Bernard has Milopovic pressed against the cage, preventing Milopovic from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Milopovic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Milopovic pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Bernard pulls guard successfully.

Bernard working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Milopovic doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Milopovic manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bernard is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Milopovic stands up from Bernard's guard - Milopovic perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Firko Milopovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Terry Bernard's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bernard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bernard throws a sloppy head kick
and Milopovic counters with a big head kick but Bernard shrugs it off.
Milopovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Firko Milopovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Milopovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Milopovic throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Milopovic tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Bernard counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bernard avoiding damage as Milopovic throws knees to the body.

Milopovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Bernard closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Milopovic bucks up and tries to throw Bernard off but instead Bernard has got his back!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bernard lands a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Milopovic is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Bernard gets his way!
Bernard tries to get the hooks in deep but Milopovic pushed the leg off.
Milopovic holding both Bernard 's hands and preventing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bernard trying to control.

Bernard has his opponent's back but Milopovic is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Bernard.
Milopovic tries to clinch

and Bernard counters with a single leg into guard. Milopovic didn't expect that.
Bernard trying to control but Milopovic is working from the bottom.
Milopovic on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Milopovic tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bernard wants to pass the guard but Milopovic is keeping the position.
Bernard prevents Milopovic from getting back to his feet.
Milopovic will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bernard wants to control from the top but Milopovic keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bernard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Milopovic is keeping the position for now.
Bernard is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Milopovic is looking to stand up but Bernard isn't so interested in that idea.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bernard moves out of range of the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Terry Bernard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Terry Bernard'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Bernard shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bernard showed some decent athleticism there.
Bernard is looking to take a break and control but Milopovic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bernard is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bernard is trying to control the action in half guard but Milopovic is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bernard slips a nice elbow through Milopovic's hands, connecting with Milopovic's forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Milopovic pushes Bernard off looking to stand but Bernard dives back in and keeps control.
Bernard is trying to control. Milopovic wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Milopovic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bernard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Milopovic looks like he's trying to stand up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bernard is pressing down on Milopovic's thigh, looking to free his foot. Milopovic is holding on for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Milopovic wants to clinch but Bernard slips to the side

and Bernard counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bernard trying to control the position from guard on top but Milopovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bernard looking to sit in guard and control but Milopovic gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Bernard looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Milopovic stands up from Bernard's guard - Milopovic perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bernard will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bernard fails with the takedown.
Milopovic leaves Bernard with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Milopovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Milopovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Bernard decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bernard is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Milopovic keeping moving, preventing Bernard from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bernard won't allow Milopovic to get back to his feet.

Bernard drops back, looking for a kneebar! Milopovic looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Milopovic looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Milopovic!
Bernard looking for a sweep but Milopovic has passed into full mount! Oh no!

And that's the end of the fight!
Terry Bernard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bernard has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terry Bernard!