PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Milovan Rakic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Holy Girl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Girl has chosen Holy Ghost as his entrance music. Milovan Rakic had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Rakic
vs
Girl

189 cm
24
220 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

190 cm
22
221 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Milovan Rakic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Holy Girl!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rakic misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rakic misses with the combination.

Rakic fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Girl sprawls well initially but Rakic persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Rakic prevents Girl from improving his position.
Girl is pressing down on Rakic's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rakic trying to control but Girl is working from the bottom.

Rakic drops back looking for a leg! Girl is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Girl manages to kick Rakic off! Rakic jumps back into Girl's guard.

Rakic avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rakic controls from within his opponent's guard.

Rakic drops back looking for a leg! Girl is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Girl manages to kick Rakic off! Rakic jumps back into Girl's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Girl looking for a sweep. Not yet Girl, not yet.

Girl is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

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

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rakic drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rakic jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rakic trying to control the position from guard on top but Girl is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Rakic drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rakic jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rakic working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Girl is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rakic wants to control from the top but Girl keeps moving.

Girl throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Girl had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rakic defends it easily.

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

Girl has gone for a leg lock! Rakic slips out almost immediately though and dives into Girl's guard.
Girl tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rakic thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rakic wants to control from the top but Girl keeps moving.

Rakic has gone for a leg lock! Girl slips out almost immediately though and dives into Rakic's guard.
Rakic is breathing heavily.

Girl is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Rakic is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Rakic has escaped and now he's on top!
Rakic wants to control from the top but Girl keeps moving.
Girl lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rakic!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Holy Girl dominated that round.
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.

Girl misses with a body shot.
Girl misses with a hook
and Rakic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rakic lands a head shot.
Girl takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Girl throws a poor cross that misses
and Rakic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rakic wants to clinch.
Rakic looks to land a combination. Girl sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Girl takes one to the side of the head.
Girl stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Girl wants it to stay on the feet.
Girl throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Rakic counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Rakic trying to control but Girl is working from the bottom.
Rakic landing with the ground and pound.

Rakic avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Girl is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Girl keeping moving, preventing Rakic from controlling successfully.
Rakic is looking to work some ground and pound but Girl has wrist control.

Girl working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rakic doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rakic manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Girl is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rakic is aware though and is defending well.
Rakic trying to control but Girl is working from the bottom.
Rakic with a nice head shot there.
Rakic has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Girl escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rakic gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Girl keeping moving, preventing Rakic from controlling successfully.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rakic is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Rakic thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Girl keeping moving, preventing Rakic from controlling successfully.

Rakic drops back looking for a leg! Girl is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Girl manages to kick Rakic off! Rakic jumps back into Girl's guard.

Rakic drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rakic jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rakic stopping the sweep attempt from Girl.

Girl had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rakic defends it easily.

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

Rakic drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Girl dives on top into guard.

Girl drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Rakic manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Girl has Rakic in his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rakic is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Girl is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Girl is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rakic defends well.
Rakic wants to control from the top but Girl keeps moving.

Girl escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rakic gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Milovan Rakic dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Girl throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rakic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab lands there for Rakic.
Holy Girl seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Girl tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Rakic to counter with a crisp jab.

Rakic pushes Girl up against the cage in a clinch.
Rakic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Girl.
Girl is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rakic is keeping busy.
Girl blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rakic is leaning against Girl and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Girl stops a takedown attempt from Rakic.
Girl looking to slow down the pace here.
Girl blocks an elbow strike from Rakic.
Girl tries to stall but Rakic uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rakic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Girl's defenses.

Rakic gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Girl regains guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rakic with a nice head shot there.

Rakic is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Rakic thows a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Girl is looking for a triangle but Rakic pushes his legs off easily.
Rakic won't allow Girl to get back to his feet.

Rakic drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rakic jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Girl throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Girl tries to land a sweep but no joy.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rakic landing with the ground and pound.
Rakic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rakic looking to sit in guard and control but Girl gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rakic keeping moving, preventing Girl from controlling successfully.

Girl drops back, looking for a kneebar! Rakic looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Rakic looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Rakic!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Girl prevents Rakic from improving position.

Rakic working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Rakic tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Rakic in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

Rakic goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Girl has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Rakic but great work by Girl.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Girl working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Girl tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Girl has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
You can see the frustration on Rakic's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Milovan Rakic showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rakic has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milovan Rakic!