PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Noah Walburn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nebojsa Mihattovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Walburn might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Flirting with Disaster. Nebojsa Mihattovic has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Walburn
vs
Mihattovic

169 cm
29
165 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

177 cm
22
164 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

BioPharm Nutrition

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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Noah Walburn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nebojsa Mihattovic!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Franklyn Lucas and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Walburn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mihattovic throws a head kick that misses
and Walburn counters with a leg kick.
Walburn tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mihattovic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Walburn avoids a kick to the body.
Mihattovic wants to land a leg kick but Walburn is out of range.
A combination from Mihattovic does no damage.
Walburn wants to clinch but Mihattovic slips to the side
enabling Mihattovic to counter with a crisp jab.
Mihattovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Walburn.
Mihattovic scores with a punch to the head.
Walburn takes one to the chin there.
Mihattovic digs a good hook to Walburn's body.
Walburn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Walburn tries to clinch but Mihattovic is having none of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mihattovic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walburn wants to slow Mihattovic down by chopping away at his legs.
Walburn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Walburn takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mihattovic scores with a hook to the body. Walburn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mihattovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nebojsa Mihattovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mihattovic throws a hook but Walburn blocks it.
Mihattovic feints and then cracks Walburn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Walburn down.
Walburn tries to clinch there but Mihattovic circles away.
Walburn blocks the body kick.
Walburn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Walburn throws out a leg kick but Mihattovic moves out of range and Walburn only half commits.
Walburn moves to clinch but Mihattovic breaks away
letting Mihattovic counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Walburn closes the distance and clinches.
Walburn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Mihattovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mihattovic circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mihattovic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walburn takes a swing at Mihattovic's ribcage but misses.
Walburn has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Walburn there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mihattovic keeps the fight on the outside.
Mihattovic connects with a high kick.
Walburn tries a head kick but it misses.
Walburn throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mihattovic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walburn throws a leg kick that misses.
Mihattovic jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Walburn tries to clinch but Mihattovic is having none of it.
Walburn tries to clinch but Mihattovic moves out of range.
Walburn closes the distance but Mihattovic moves to the side
and Mihattovic makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mihattovic throws a leg kick but Walburn moved away.
Mihattovic connects with a solid leg kick.
Mihattovic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Walburn takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mihattovic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mihattovic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mihattovic misses with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mihattovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Walburn was well out of range. Poor timing from Mihattovic.
Mihattovic is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Walburn had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Walburn takes one on the button.
Mihattovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Walburn buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mihattovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Walburn was well out of range. Poor timing from Mihattovic.
Mihattovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Walburn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mihattovic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mihattovic lands with a shot to the body.
Noah Walburn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Walburn tries to clinch up but Mihattovic circles away and keeps his distance.
That kick from Mihattovic tenderised Walburn's leg. Walburn is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nebojsa Mihattovic dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Mihattovic swings for the body but Walburn moves out of range.
Walburn tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mihattovic finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Walburn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mihattovic thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Walburn if he has to take too many more of those.
Mihattovic shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Walburn defends it nicely.
Mihattovic lands a front kick.
Walburn on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mihattovic lands a head kick. Walburn smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walburn buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walburn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mihattovic manages to avoid it.
Mihattovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Walburn was well out of range. Poor timing from Mihattovic.
Walburn moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nebojsa Mihattovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick from Mihattovic lands but Walburn takes it in his stride.
Mihattovic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Walburn's head.
Walburn thows a body shot but no joy.
Mihattovic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Walburn tries to clinch but Mihattovic moves out of range.
Mihattovic fakes the leg kick and cracks Walburn in the body.
Mihattovic swings for the body but Walburn moves out of range.
Walburn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mihattovic.
Walburn throws out a loose jab but Mihattovic uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mihattovic shoots in looking for a takedown. Walburn tries to sprawl out of it but Mihattovic keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Walburn manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Walburn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Walburn has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mihattovic finds it's way round the side to connect with Walburn's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Walburn.
Walburn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mihattovic.
Walburn takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mihattovic digs a good hook to Walburn's body.
Walburn throws a right hand that Mihattovic ducks under and follows up with a left that Mihattovic also avoids with ease.
Mihattovic has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mihattovic checks a leg kick.
Mihattovic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walburn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Noah Walburn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mihattovic misses with a kick to the body.
Walburn tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mihattovic counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Walburn is lucky that one didn't land flush.

It looks like Noah Walburn has been cut.
Mihattovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mihattovic throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mihattovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Walburn moves out of range of the body kick from Mihattovic.
Walburn swings away with a leg kick that misses.

Mihattovic shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Mihattovic thows a huge punch but Walburn dodges it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mihattovic not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Walburn wants to control but Mihattovic is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mihattovic tries to pass the half guard into mount. Walburn knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mihattovic missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Mihattovic is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Walburn defends it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mihattovic is looking to stall here but Walburn recovers full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Walburn takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Walburn has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mihattovic.
Mihattovic takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mihattovic swings for the body but Walburn moves out of range.
Mihattovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Walburn shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Walburn tries to clinch up.
Mihattovic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Walburn at a distance.
Walburn throws a head kick but Mihattovic moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Mihattovic.
Walburn looks to score with a jab to the body but Mihattovic is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walburn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mihattovic. Mihattovic obviously looking to wear him down.
Mihattovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walburn.
Mihattovic lands with a kick to the ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Walburn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mihattovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A punch combination from Mihattovic misses.
Walburn is looking to clinch but Mihattovic is avoiding it.
An inside leg kick lands from Mihattovic.
Walburn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Walburn forces Mihattovic back against the cage and clinches.
A short right from Mihattovic.
Mihattovic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mihattovic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Walburn backwards.
Noah Walburn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mihattovic misses with a punch on the inside.
Mihattovic fails to pull guard.
Walburn creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mihattovic's defenses.

Mihattovic pulls Walburn into guard.
Mihattovic has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
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!
Mihattovic not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Walburn controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mihattovic keeping full guard, as Walburn tries to pass.
Mihattovic is trying to hold Walburn in close to prevent damage but Walburn has managed to pass into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walburn sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mihattovic defending well though.

Walburn is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mihattovic is just riding it out for now. Walburn eventually gives up the hold.

Walburn is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Nebojsa Mihattovic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Walburn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mihattovic wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mihattovic manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mihattovic trying to control the position here.
Mihattovic is trying to keep Walburn in close.
Mihattovic working a defensive guard but Walburn manages to pass into side control anyway.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walburn is trying to ground and pound but Mihattovic uses the momentary lack of control by Walburn to regain half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nebojsa Mihattovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mihattovic has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nebojsa Mihattovic!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Nebojsa Mihattovic made sure he mentioned BioPharm Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.