PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Milat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doc Stuffins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Milat
vs
Stuffins

165 cm
35
139 lbs
16 - 9 - 1

170 cm
26
144 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ivan Milat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Doc Stuffins!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stuffins works Milat's body with a nice hook.
Sloppy strikes from Stuffins. Those never looked like landing.
Milat is looking to clinch but Stuffins is avoiding it.
Stuffins scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nice shot lands for Stuffins.
Stuffins has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Stuffins blocks a leg kick.
Stuffins scores with a punch to the head.
Milat throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Milat checks a low kick from Stuffins.
Stuffins misses with a head kick.
Milat is looking to counter the offense by Stuffins and move into the clinch.
Milat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Milat throws a leg kick but Stuffins checks it.
Milat throws a body shot but no joy.
Stuffins closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Milat lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Stuffins backs up against the cage.
Stuffins throws a series of punches but Milat avoids them all with ease.
Milat takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stuffins needs to keep his hands up - Milat had a free shot at his head there.
Milat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stuffins.
Stuffins cracks Milat with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Milat lands a right hook to the body.
Stuffins misses with a looping left.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Milat misses with an elbow strike.
Milat missing with knees to the body.
Stuffins blocks an elbow strike from Milat.
Stuffins misses with a punch to the body.
Milat pushes off an throws an elbow but Stuffins leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Stuffins working aggressively here.
Stuffins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Milat lands a nice uppercut.
Our sources have told us that Milat has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
A short right from Stuffins on the inside.
Milat using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Stuffins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Milat throws a knee to the head but misses.
Milat working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hand to the body from Stuffins.
Milat cracks Stuffins with a nice body shot.
Milat lands with a left to the head.
Milat cracks Stuffins with a nice body shot.
Stuffins working aggressively here.
Stuffins wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Milat has him pressed against the cage.
Stuffins lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stuffins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stuffins tries to stall but Milat uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Milat lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stuffins trying to stall but Milat improves his position.
Good body shot from Milat.
Milat tries a knee to the head but Stuffins blocks it.
Milat lands a nice knee to the body.
Stuffins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stuffins tries to break the clinch but Milat is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milat blocks an uppercut.
Milat makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stuffins avoids the elbow strike from Milat, against the cage.
Milat prevents a body shot from Stuffins.
Stuffins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Milat lands an elbow inside that Stuffins shrugs off.
Stuffins misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Stuffins breaks from the clinch.
Milat tries to clinch but Stuffins moves out of range.
Milat takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stuffins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice side step and Stuffins releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Milat fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stuffins on the wrong end of a nice jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Milat.
Milat connects with a right hand. Stuffins shakes it off.

Stuffins is rocked!
Ivan Milat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Stuffins is still on wobbly legs! Can Milat finish him?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stuffins throws a punch but it's blocked by Milat.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Milat.
Stuffins seems to have recovered his senses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Milat lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stuffins leaning his opponent against the cage.
Stuffins prevents a body shot from Milat.
Milat goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Milat scores a nice knee to the body.
Stuffins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Stuffins as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Milat lands a damaging elbow.
Nice body punch from Milat.
Stuffins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stuffins blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Milat 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.

Milat checks the leg kick.
Milat is looking to clinch but Stuffins is avoiding it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Milat.
Stuffins misses with a straight right.
Good leg kick by Milat there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Milat avoids a kick to the body.
Stuffins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Milat.
Milat is looking to counter the offense by Stuffins and move into the clinch.
Milat tries to close the distance and clinch but Stuffins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Milat digs a good body shot into Stuffins's ribs.
Stuffins scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Milat swings for the body but Stuffins moves out of range.
Stuffins doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Stuffins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Milat fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Milat lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stuffins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Milat sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Milat is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stuffins can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stuffins moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Stuffins misses with an uppercut.
Stuffins throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A slapping body kick lands there for Stuffins.

Milat has Stuffins up against the cage in a clinch.
Milat utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A short right from Milat.
Milat doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Milat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stuffins avoids it.
Milat landing knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Milat obliges.
Stuffins throws a head punch that misses.
Milat with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Milat working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stuffins dodges an elbow strike from Milat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stuffins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Milat misses with a knee strike.
Milat lands a left hand.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Milat.

Stuffins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Milat thows a leg kick but Stuffins checks it
enabling Stuffins to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Ivan Milat has been cut.
Stuffins moves out of range as Milat throws a body kick.
Stuffins blocks a jab.
Milat looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Milat scores with a nice strike.
Stuffins looks to land a combination but Milat avoids it well.
A big right from Stuffins misses.
Milat tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stuffins was well out of range. Poor timing from Milat.
It seemed like Stuffins was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Stuffins misses with a looping left.
Good work by Stuffins as he checks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Milat closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Stuffins takes a shot to the head.
Stuffins is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Stuffins is trying to maintain a safe position but Milat gets an underhook and turns Stuffins into the cage.
Milat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Milat tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stuffins working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Stuffins - that landed with a thud.
Stuffins lands a shoulder strike.
Milat landing knees to the body.
Milat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stuffins has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stuffins can't find room to land a body shot as Milat controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Milat scores with a nice short uppercut.
Milat lands an elbow inside.
Milat throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stuffins blocks it with crossed arms.
Stuffins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stuffins tries to break the clinch but Milat is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milat tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Stuffins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stuffins throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Milat is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Milat throws a sloppy head kick and Stuffins moves out of range easily.
Stuffins cracks Milat with an open hand slap.
Milat cracks the inside of Stuffins's front leg.
Milat is looking to clinch.
Milat throws an overhand right that lands on Stuffins's shoulder, as Stuffins tries to avoid the shot.
A leg kick checked by Milat.
Milat closes the distance but Stuffins moves to the side
and Stuffins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stuffins tries to score with a low kick but Milat moves his leg out of the way.
Milat connects with a leg kick. Stuffins looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Milat dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Milat's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Milat misses with a combination
and Stuffins counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Milat throws a sloppy head kick
and Stuffins counters with a nice body kick.
Milat slips under a jab from Stuffins.
Milat seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Stuffins misses with a wild body shot.
Stuffins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Milat moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Milat keeps control of Stuffins as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stuffins is pushing Milat up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Milat gets through Stuffins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Milat prevents a body shot from Stuffins.
Stuffins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stuffins misses with a punch to the body.
Ivan Milat has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Milat stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Milat lands an uppercut.
Stuffins swings wildly with an uppercut but Milat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stuffins misses with some punches.
Milat blocks an uppercut.
Milat lands a nice knee to the body.
Stuffins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stuffins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Milat's elbow.
A knee to the head by Milat.
Stuffins is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Milat blocking some punches.
Milat lands an uppercut.
Milat is working Stuffins over against the cage.
Milat lands with a right to the head.
Milat lands an elbow inside that Stuffins shrugs off.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Milat.
Milat pushes Stuffins back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot in the inside from Milat.
Milat comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stuffins throws a head punch that misses.
Milat pushes Stuffins against the cage. Milat is working some dirty boxing. Milat pushes off with a quick right hook! Stuffins goes down! Stuffins tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Milat moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Milat!
After winning the bout, Ivan Milat thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.