PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vedran Mihaljevic (ranked 2729 p4p, 2293 weight class) and DA Real (ranked 296 p4p, 250 weight class). DA Real will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Mihaljevic
vs
Real

195 cm
25
265
9 - 7 - 0

209 cm
29
265
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vedran Mihaljevic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DA Real!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mihaljevic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Real let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Vedran Mihaljevic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot lands for Real.
Mihaljevic avoids the body shot from Real.
Mihaljevic's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mihaljevic duly obliges.
Real takes one to the side of the head.
Mihaljevic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Real.
Mihaljevic misses the shot to the body.
Real avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mihaljevic throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Real throws a body shot but no joy.
Real is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mihaljevic.
Mihaljevic throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Real thuds his right hand into Mihaljevic's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A looping hook to the body misses from Real. Mihaljevic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Real dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mihaljevic looks to land a combination but Real avoids it well.
Mihaljevic throws a lazy right hand but Real sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Real stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Real takes a swing at Mihaljevic's ribcage but misses.
Mihaljevic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mihaljevic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mihaljevic scores with a jab to the jaw.
Real thuds a left hand into Mihaljevic's body.
Mihaljevic lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mihaljevic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A countering left hand to the body from Real misses.
Real swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mihaljevic throws an overhand right that lands on Real's shoulder, as Real tries to avoid the shot.
Mihaljevic takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Real fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mihaljevic manages to avoid it.
Real looks to land a right hand but Mihaljevic moved out of range.
Mihaljevic has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Roosters Coop in the buildup to the fight.
Mihaljevic misses with the combination.
Mihaljevic swings widly with a right hand
and Real counters with a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Real.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Mihaljevic.
Real swings for the body but Mihaljevic moves out of range.
Real has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Real lands a jab to Mihaljevic's midsection.
Real defending well as Mihaljevic loads up on a big left hand.
Real leaves Mihaljevic with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A big right from Real misses.
Mihaljevic seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Mihaljevic misses with a wild combination.
Real uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mihaljevic.
Real scores with a hook to the body. Mihaljevic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Real cracks Mihaljevic with a good jab.
Mihaljevic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Real.
Mihaljevic looks to land a right hand but Real moved out of range.
Real looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mihaljevic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Real ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mihaljevic misses with a straight right.
Mihaljevic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mihaljevic throws the left hand but Real avoids the punch easily.
Mihaljevic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Real takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Real is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mihaljevic.
Mihaljevic tries to move into range but Real moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mihaljevic drops his hands momentarily and Real takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Real has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Real tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mihaljevic was well out of range. Poor timing from Real.
Mihaljevic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mihaljevic lands an overhand right.
Mihaljevic throws a series of punches but Real avoids them all with ease.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mihaljevic scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Real has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Real moves out of range of the strikes.
Real misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mihaljevic.
A looping hook to the body misses from Real. Mihaljevic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Real slips under a jab.
Mihaljevic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Real manages to avoid it.
Real looks to land a left hand but Mihaljevic moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mihaljevic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mihaljevic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mihaljevic slips a jab from Real.
A jab from Mihaljevic misses.
Mihaljevic throws a jab when Real was well out of range.
Real is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mihaljevic rather than just go for the knockout.
Mihaljevic throws a lazy uppercut
and Real counters with a nice uppercut.
Mihaljevic throws a lazy right hand but Real sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice side step and Real releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Real uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mihaljevic.
Real appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Mihaljevic throws a hook but Real blocks it.
Mihaljevic misses with a double jab.
Mihaljevic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mihaljevic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Real was well out of range. Poor timing from Mihaljevic.
Mihaljevic throws a hook to the side of Real's head but Real sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mihaljevic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mihaljevic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mihaljevic looks to land a right hand but Real moved out of range.
Mihaljevic misses with the combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vedran Mihaljevic dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Real blocks a low kick nicely.
Mihaljevic slips under a jab from Real.
Real scores with a hook.
Mihaljevic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mihaljevic tries to score with a low kick but Real moves his leg out of the way.
Real moves out of range of the strikes.
Real throws a looping overhand right but Mihaljevic ducks down to avoid it.
Mihaljevic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Real sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Real throws out a counter right but Mihaljevic avoids it with no problem.
Real misses with a wild body shot.
Real swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mihaljevic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A countering left hand to the body from Real misses.
Mihaljevic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mihaljevic misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good standup being displayed there by Mihaljevic as he connects with a hook.
Mihaljevic fails to land with a series of punches.
Real looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mihaljevic scores with a jab to the jaw.
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!
Mihaljevic throws a lazy right hand but Real sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mihaljevic throws a sloppy head kick
and Real counters with a straight right hand.
Mihaljevic pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Real throws a looping overhand right but Mihaljevic ducks down to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Mihaljevic.
Mihaljevic tries to move into range but Real moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Real connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mihaljevic. Mihaljevic circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Real has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Real there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mihaljevic throws the left hand but Real avoids the punch easily.
Real uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mihaljevic.
Real throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mihaljevic with a hook.
Real lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mihaljevic at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mihaljevic avoids the body shot from Real.
Mihaljevic shoots in for a takedown but Real shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mihaljevic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Real.
It seemed like Real was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Real cracks Mihaljevic with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mihaljevic misses with a right hand
and Real counters with a nice body shot.
Real connects with a body shot that sends Mihaljevic's belly button to the back.
Real lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Real lands a right hook to the body.
Real jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Real takes a swing at Mihaljevic's ribcage but misses.
Real drops Mihaljevic with a big left hand! Mihaljevic is injured, injured bad! Real jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). DA Real!
DA Real was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.