PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Guthrum Oskar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damir Mihajlovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mihajlovic comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Radical Businessman - Japanther kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Oskar
vs
Mihajlovic

183 cm
19
200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Good knees
KO power

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Powerful

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KAISER

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Guthrum Oskar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Damir Mihajlovic!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oskar takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mihajlovic darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mihajlovic. That's going to slow Oskar down.
Mihajlovic avoids the body shot from Oskar.
Oskar misses with a wild body shot.
Oskar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mihajlovic takes a swing at Oskar's ribcage but misses.
Mihajlovic misses with a kick to the body.
Mihajlovic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A cross from Mihajlovic lands.
Mihajlovic scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Oskar throws a nice looking combination but Mihajlovic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mihajlovic lands with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oskar misses with a body shot

and Mihajlovic counters with a takedown into side control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Oskar tries to bench press Mihajlovic off him but Mihajlovic keeps the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Mihajlovic.

Mihajlovic tries for a kimura but Oskar is defending well.
Mihajlovic has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Oskar manages to work his way to half guard, despite Mihajlovic's best efforts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mihajlovic works his way into side control.
Oskar tries to bench press Mihajlovic off him but Mihajlovic keeps the position.
Oskar gets back to half guard.
Oskar has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mihajlovic is working away from the top position though.
Mihajlovic is pressing down on Oskar's thigh, looking to free his foot. Oskar is holding on for now.

Mihajlovic is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Oskar trying to control from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oskar is trying to get back to full guard.
Oskar is pressing down on Mihajlovic's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Mihajlovic trying to control but Oskar is working from the bottom.
Mihajlovic throws a big elbow that misses.
Oskar wants to sweep here but Mihajlovic controlling him for the moment.

Oskar looking for a guillotine here but Mihajlovic defends easily.
Mihajlovic wants to control from the top but Oskar keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mihajlovic postures up.
Mihajlovic looking to sit in guard and control but Oskar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mihajlovic is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mihajlovic might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Oskar haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Oskar scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mihajlovic keeping moving, preventing Oskar from controlling successfully.
Mihajlovic keeping full guard, as Oskar tries to pass.

Mihajlovic looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oskar trying to stand up but can't free himself from Mihajlovic's guard.
Mihajlovic keeping moving, preventing Oskar from controlling successfully.
Mihajlovic wants to sweep but no luck.

Mihajlovic throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Oskar postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oskar preventing the sweep.
Oskar wants to pass the guard but Mihajlovic is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Oskar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damir Mihajlovic dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Oskar moves forwards but Mihajlovic connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mihajlovic takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Oskar scores with a sloppy right hand. Mihajlovic should have avoided that one.
Oskar loads up on a big right hand but Mihajlovic slips the punch.
Oskar just misses with a punch to the body.
Mihajlovic connects with a leg kick. Oskar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Oskar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oskar looks to land a left hand but Mihajlovic moved out of range nicely.
Mihajlovic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Oskar to score with a decent uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the liver by Mihajlovic. Beautiful body shot.
A shot to the body from Oskar misses

and Mihajlovic counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Oskar wants to stand but Mihajlovic is controlling the position.
Mihajlovic works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Oskar wants to improve his position but Mihajlovic is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mihajlovic is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Oskar doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mihajlovic.
Mihajlovic prevents Oskar from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Mihajlovic is working for a submission of some sort.

Mihajlovic is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oskar manages to get to full guard.
Mihajlovic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Oskar is keeping the position for now.
Oskar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mihajlovic won't allow Oskar to get back to his feet.
Mihajlovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Oskar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oskar looking for a sweep. Not yet Oskar, not yet.
Mihajlovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Oskar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Oskar has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Mihajlovic is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Oskar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mihajlovic tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mihajlovic has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Mihajlovic looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Mihajlovic goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Oskar rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Mihajlovic's guard! Nice work there by Oskar!
Oskar wants to control from the top but Mihajlovic keeps moving.

Mihajlovic looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Oskar passes into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oskar taking a breather here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oskar taking a break here but Mihajlovic is having none of it and regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Guthrum Oskar will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Mihajlovic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Oskar's calf.
Oskar misses with an uppercut.
Mihajlovic lands with a good body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mihajlovic darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A jab from Mihajlovic finds it's way through Oskar's defenses.
Mihajlovic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mihajlovic cracks Oskar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Oskar takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Oskar tries for a takedown but Mihajlovic circles away easily

and Mihajlovic counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mihajlovic postures up.
Mihajlovic trying to move into half guard but instead Oskar has managed to sweep!
Mihajlovic pulls Oskar in to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oskar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mihajlovic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Oskar is one step ahead there.
Mihajlovic keeping moving, preventing Oskar from controlling successfully.
Oskar is working Mihajlovic over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oskar looking to sit in guard and control but Mihajlovic gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mihajlovic passes Oskar's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Mihajlovic passes the guard and advances to mount!
Mihajlovic thowing shots but they're missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mihajlovic looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Oskar is trying desperately to improve position.
Oskar blocking the ground and pound.
Mihajlovic moves to the back position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oskar tries to escape but Mihajlovic has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Damir Mihajlovic has got the better of the ground game so far.

Mihajlovic has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Oskar has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Oskar wants to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mihajlovic is persistently looking for the submission but Oskar is defending it well.

Mihajlovic is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Oskar has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.

Mihajlovic patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?

Mihajlovic looking for the choke from the back.

Oskar showing good submission defense here.
Mihajlovic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Oskar has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Oskar breaks Mihajlovic's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mihajlovic working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Oskar doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oskar manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oskar wants to control from the top but Mihajlovic keeps moving.
Oskar wants to stand but Mihajlovic has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Oskar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Mihajlovic has his foot on Oskar's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Oskar works his way back into a safe position though.
Oskar has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Oskar won't allow Mihajlovic to sweep him here.
Oskar controls from within his opponent's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Damir Mihajlovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mihajlovic 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damir Mihajlovic!
An out of breath Damir Mihajlovic thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Guthrum Oskar stepped up to the mic, saying 'Sometimes by losing a battle you find a new way to win the war.'.