PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Osmond Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Milovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black comes to the cage accompanied by CMX, Nahkaparturi. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Black
vs
Milovic

191 cm
19
198 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

184 cm
21
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Osmond Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vladimir Milovic!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Black misses with a jab, cross combination.
Osmond Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Milovic.
Black will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Milovic dodges the punch combination from Black.

Milovic closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Milovic in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Black is trying to improve his position.
Milovic misses with the ground and pound.
Milovic misses with the ground and pound.
Black on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Black manages to work his way to half guard, despite Milovic's best efforts.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Black trying to hold on to Milovic's head to control him but Milovic postures up.
Black keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Milovic landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Black looking for submissions off his back.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Milovic connects with a nice short shot to Black's temple.

Milovic is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Milovic 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.

Black looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Black is breathing heavily.

Black is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Milovic pulls his head out easily.
Milovic working Black over with strikes.
Milovic working Black over with strikes.
Milovic working the head and body with strikes.
Black keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Milovic is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milovic lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Milovic slips a nice elbow through Black's hands, connecting with Black's forehead.
Milovic prevents Black from standing back up.
Milovic looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Black actively working from the bottom here.
Milovic scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ground and pound from Milovic.
Milovic lands strikes from half guard.
Milovic working Black over with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Milovic working the head and body with strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Milovic connects with a nice short shot to Black's temple.
Black taking some punishment here, with Milovic in his half guard.
Black has hold of Milovic's hands but Milovic slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milovic is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Black is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Milovic scores with a couple of nice shots.
Milovic is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Black is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Milovic scores with a couple of nice shots.
Black pushes Milovic off looking to stand but Milovic dives back in and keeps control.
Milovic thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Black's head.
Black taking some punishment here, with Milovic in his half guard.
Milovic not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Black actively working from the bottom here.
Black wants to get back to his feet.
Black is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Black taking some punishment here, with Milovic in his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Milovic shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Black's guard.
Black looking for a sweep. Not yet Black, not yet.
Black not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Black utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Milovic lands a couple of elbows.
Milovic stands up over Black, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Milovic throws and elbow that misses. Black uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Milovic's guard. Nice move by Black!

Black stands up and waves to Milovic to follow him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Black swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Milovic shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Black napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Milovic grinds an elbow into Black's temple.
The strikes coming from Milovic are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

Milovic tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Milovic has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Black gets back to half guard.
Black tries to roll over but Milovic keeps him under control.

Black kicks Milovic off and gets back to his feet.
Black gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Milovic counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Black!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Black in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Black taking shots to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Black wants to hold on but Milovic pushes him away.
Milovic with good strikes from the mount here!
Black is bucking up trying to escape but Milovic cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Milovic fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Milovic lands with some strikes.
Milovic with the ground and pound from mount.
Black is looking to improve his position but Milovic isn't that keen on the idea.
Milovic landing punches.
A nice elbow there by Milovic.
Milovic with shots to the head and body - Black looks very uncomfortable down there.
Milovic cracks Black with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Black throwing hammer fists to the chest of Milovic. What's that going to do exactly?
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Black swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milovic lands a big elbow.
Black taking shots to the head.
Milovic misses with a head shot.
Black is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Milovic postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Black looks a forlorn figure.
Milovic working the ground and pound effectively.
Black working to try and regain half guard.
Milovic blocks Black's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Milovic fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Black is trying to escape the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milovic is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Black is in all sorts of trouble here.
Milovic has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Black's face.
Black wants to hold on but Milovic pushes him away.
Black is in a horrible position here. Milovic smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Black in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Milovic pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Milovic cracks Black with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Black is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Black taking shots to the head.
Milovic with the ground and pound from mount.
Milovic thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Vladimir Milovic has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Black trying to control from the bottom.
Black tries to roll over but Milovic keeps him under control.
Milovic lands with a punch from half guard.
Milovic scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Milovic lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Black blocking the ground and pound attempt from Milovic.
Black is pressing down on Milovic's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Milovic avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Milovic content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir Milovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Black misses with a head kick.
Black clinches but Milovic breaks the clinch

and Milovic counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Black's guard now.
Milovic stopping the sweep attempt from Black.
Black is trying to keep Milovic in close.
Milovic in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Milovic pushing down on Black's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Black has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Milovic is working away from the top position though.
Milovic working Black over with strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ground and pound from Milovic.
Black works his way to full guard. Good work.
Milovic is in close to Black's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Milovic works over Black with some ground and pound from guard.
Milovic lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Milovic postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Black throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Milovic stands up over Black, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Milovic postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Milovic missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Black is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Black is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Milovic postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Black trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Black lands a nice leg kick that just misses Milovic's sensitive parts.
Osmond Black has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Milovic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Black.
Black misses with a straight left.
Black throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Milovic counters with a takedown into side control.
Black takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Black tries to improve position but can't.
Black is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Milovic scores with a couple of short elbows.
Milovic cracks Black with a big elbow.
Black takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Milovic throws an elbow but Black slips to the side and avoids it well.
Milovic works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Milovic is trying to ground and pound but Black uses the momentary lack of control by Milovic to regain half guard.

Milovic is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Black has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Milovic.
Milovic sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Black defending well though.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Black falls off balance throwing a combination

and Milovic counters by moving into the clinch.
Milovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Black has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Milovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Black unloads a knee to the mid-section. Milovic lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Black pushes off an throws an elbow but Milovic leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Milovic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Milovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Black has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Milovic tries a knee to the head but Black blocks it.

Black breaks from the clinch.
Black misses with a straight right.
Osmond Black is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Milovic feints and as Black raises his hands in defense, Milovic changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Black preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Milovic avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Milovic works over Black with some ground and pound from guard.
Milovic wants to stand but Black is controlling his posture from full guard.

Milovic postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Black is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Milovic, into his guard.

Black thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vladimir Milovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Milovic winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Milovic!