PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandar Ibrahimovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Milat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ibrahimovic's entrance music is Mind Heist. A fine choice. Aleksandar Ibrahimovic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ibrahimovic
vs
Milat

190 cm
25
167 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

172 cm
24
165 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aleksandar Ibrahimovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ivan Milat!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ibrahimovic swings for the body but Milat moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Ibrahimovic.
Milat has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ibrahimovic.
Ibrahimovic scores with a leg kick.
Milat thows a body shot but no joy.
Milat on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ibrahimovic throws a solid leg kick but Milat takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ibrahimovic.
Milat takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Milat bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ibrahimovic's head backwards.
Milat lands a nice shot to the body.
Milat swings widly with a right hand
and Ibrahimovic counters with a nice kick to the body.
Ibrahimovic ducks under a wild hook from Milat.

Ibrahimovic has managed to clinch.
Ibrahimovic trying to control the position but instead, Milat has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ibrahimovic into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Milat lands a body punch in the clinch.
Milat trying to stall but Ibrahimovic improves his position.
Ibrahimovic trying to land knees to the body.
Ibrahimovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Milat.
Milat has Ibrahimovic pushed against the cage.
Milat scores with a shot to the side of Ibrahimovic's head.
Ibrahimovic misses with a knee strike.
A short right from Milat on the inside.
Ibrahimovic lands a nice knee to the body.
Milat avoiding damage as Ibrahimovic throws knees to the body.
Milat tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ibrahimovic misses with a knee strike.
Milat makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milat lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ibrahimovic really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ibrahimovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ibrahimovic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Milat blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ibrahimovic misses with a knee strike.
Ibrahimovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ibrahimovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Milat lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Milat.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ibrahimovic - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Milat lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Milat swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ibrahimovic looking to slow down the pace here.
A short right from Milat.
Ibrahimovic tries a knee to the head but Milat blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Milat.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Milat creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Milat working aggressively here.
Milat taking a breather.
A short body shot lands from Milat as the two fighters clinch.
Milat misses with the head strike.
Milat on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Milat misses with some punches.
Ibrahimovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Milat is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ibrahimovic stalling against the cage.
Ibrahimovic creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Milat as Ibrahimovic tries to tie him up.
Milat misses with some punches.
Ibrahimovic landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ibrahimovic throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milat misses with a body punch.
Milat tries to throw a body punch but Ibrahimovic avoids it by throwing Milat back against the cage.

Milat manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ibrahimovic throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Milat throws an overhand right that lands on Ibrahimovic's shoulder, as Ibrahimovic tries to avoid the shot.
Milat swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ibrahimovic.
Ibrahimovic tries to clinch up but Milat circles away and keeps his distance.
Ibrahimovic takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Milat on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ibrahimovic. Ibrahimovic obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big right from Ibrahimovic misses.
Milat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ibrahimovic.
Milat thuds his right hand into Ibrahimovic's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ivan Milat will probably get the nod.
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.

Milat missing with a left hand there. Ibrahimovic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Ibrahimovic is rocked!
Milat throws out a loose jab but Ibrahimovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oh Ibrahimovic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A slow jab from Milat misses its intended target.
Ibrahimovic moves out of range of the strikes.
Ibrahimovic ducks under a wild hook from Milat.
Ibrahimovic slips a straight right by Milat.
Milat throws the left hand but Ibrahimovic avoids the punch easily.
Milat is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ibrahimovic.
Ibrahimovic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ibrahimovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Milat.
Aleksandar Ibrahimovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Milat misses.
Ibrahimovic throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Milat rattles Ibrahimovic with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Ibrahimovic tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Milat dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Ibrahimovic stiff and motionless on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ivan Milat!
Ivan Milat decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.