PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Stan Bang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mladen Brestovac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bang
vs
Brestovac

197 cm
26
272 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

198 cm
25
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Dangerous knees
Very strong

Good kicks
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Stan Bang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mladen Brestovac!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Columbo Gatti and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brestovac fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brestovac throws a body shot but no joy.
Brestovac looks for the body kick but Bang saw that one coming.
Brestovac throws a series of punches but Bang avoids them all with ease.
A head kick misses from Brestovac.
Brestovac gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bang counters with a left and a right that stings Brestovac.
Brestovac jabs Bang right on the nose. Bang blinks but takes it well.
Bang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brestovac.
Brestovac pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Bang clinches up with Brestovac and pushes him back against the ropes.
Bang tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bang misses with a knee to the head.
Bang tries to land knees in the clinch but Brestovac avoids the damage to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brestovac has Bang pressed against the ropes.
Bang working hard to break the clinch.
Bang tries to land a knee to the head but Brestovac blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Brestovac pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brestovac throws a right and a left that Bang avoids nicely.
Bang tries to clinch up.
Brestovac lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brestovac attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Brestovac throws a sloppy head kick and Bang moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Brestovac.
Brestovac tries a head kick but it misses.
Brestovac tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Brestovac darts in and clinches Bang up against the ropes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Brestovac obliges.
Brestovac has had enough of the clinch but Bang keeps him there for the moment.
Brestovac stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bang being controlled against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brestovac goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brestovac lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bang creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Brestovac wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bang has him pressed against the ropes.
Brestovac is trying to break the clinch but Bang is controlling him.
Brestovac tries a knee to the head but Bang blocks it.
Brestovac tries to circle away but Bang has him pinned against the ropes.
Bang is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brestovac is defending well for now.
Brestovac slows down the pace here.
Brestovac manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mladen Brestovac dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Brestovac throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brestovac takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brestovac misses with a body shot.
Bang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brestovac tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Bang forces Brestovac back against the ropes and clinches.
Bang wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brestovac tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bang's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brestovac wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brestovac tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bang letting Brestovac take a breather here.
Bang blocks a body shot from Brestovac.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brestovac leaning against his opponent.
A right hand to the body from Brestovac.
Brestovac has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bang stalling in the clinch but Brestovac improves position.
Brestovac gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bang trying to land knees to the body.
Brestovac is struggling to control the position.
Bang looking to throw knees to the head but Brestovac is blocking nicely.
Brestovac scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brestovac lands an elbow just above Bang 's eye.
Brestovac tries to work over Bang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brestovac swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bang takes an elbow to the temple.

Brestovac pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stan Bang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brestovac throws a head kick but Bang moves out of range.
Brestovac misses with a head kick.
Brestovac misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brestovac works over Bang's head and body with a nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brestovac misses with a straight left.
Bang moves in looking to clinch but Brestovac pushes him off.
Mladen Brestovac seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Brestovac has managed to clinch.

Brestovac breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Brestovac rushes Bang and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brestovac.

Brestovac's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bang tries to clinch up but Brestovac circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

The fight stays on the outside here - Bang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bang tries to clinch there but Brestovac circles away.
Bang feints a jab promting Brestovac to slip. Bang then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Brestovac slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bang misses with the combination.
Bang tries to clinch but Brestovac is having none of it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Brestovac walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bang checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

Brestovac closes the distance and pushes Bang back into the ropes.
Bang throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brestovac taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brestovac misses with a knee strike.
Bang avoiding damage as Brestovac throws knees to the body.
Brestovac is stalling here.

Brestovac pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang staying out of range there.
A head kick from Bang lands but Brestovac takes it in his stride.

It looks like Mladen Brestovac has been cut.
Bang is looking to clinch.
Bang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brestovac circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brestovac swats away the attempt to clinch by Bang.
Brestovac throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Brestovac throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bang tries to close the distance and clinch but Brestovac swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bang moves out of range of the leg kick from Brestovac.

Bang rushes Brestovac and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bang as Brestovac tries to tie him up.
Brestovac doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brestovac lands a shoulder strike.
Brestovac tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bang struggles to land a body shot inside as Brestovac controls his hands.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Brestovac.
Bang dodges an elbow strike from Brestovac.
Brestovac has a couple of punches blocked by Bang.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bang.
Brestovac trying to land knees to the body.
Brestovac trying to land knees to the body.
Stan Bang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mladen Brestovac is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Bang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mladen Brestovac comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brestovac 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mladen Brestovac!