PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Slaughter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alen Milosevic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Daniel Slaughter has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Slaughter
vs
Milosevic

185 cm
25
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Steel Penn's Laundry 93%

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daniel Slaughter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alen Milosevic!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slaughter throws a quick inside leg kick.
Milosevic throws a series of punches but Slaughter moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Milosevic.
Milosevic dodges the punch combination from Slaughter.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Milosevic misses with a two punch combination.
Milosevic takes one on the chin but seems OK.

It looks like Alen Milosevic has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Milosevic throws a series of punches but Slaughter avoids them all with ease.
Slaughter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Milosevic circles away quickly and effectively.
Alen Milosevic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Milosevic takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Slaughter tries to bum rush Milosevic with a series of wild strikes but Milosevic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Slaughter misses with a low kick.
A leg kick checked by Slaughter.
Good standup being displayed there by Slaughter as he connects with a hook.
Slaughter misses with a series of wild punches.
Slaughter leaves Milosevic with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Slaughter slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Slaughter fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Milosevic looks gassed!

Slaughter waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Milosevic. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Milosevic to the canvas! Can he finish him!?

Milosevic is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slaughter advances position into side control!
Milosevic is still in real trouble! Can Slaughter finish him?
Slaughter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Milosevic keeps working.
Milosevic seems to have recovered his senses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slaughter working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slaughter misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Milosevic is not content to let Slaughter control the position.

Slaughter is trying to get an arm triangle but Milosevic is defending well.
Slaughter misses with the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milosevic is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Milosevic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Slaughter.
Milosevic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Slaughter.

Slaughter is looking for a kimura but Milosevic is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Slaughter to get the leverage.
Slaughter wants to take a breather but Milosevic is having none of it.
Slaughter missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Milosevic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Slaughter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slaughter trying to control the pace.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Milosevic can do anything to dispel that myth.
Slaughter throwing shots but Milosevic is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milosevic is staying active underneath Slaughter, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Slaughter takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Slaughter is trying to work for a kimura but Milosevic is defending well.
Slaughter missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Slaughter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Milosevic's head.
Milosevic is trying to control but can't.
Slaughter thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Slaughter drops an elbow to the side of Milosevic's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter is looking to advance position but Milosevic won't allow it.
Slaughter throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Slaughter throwing shots but Milosevic is blocking nicely.
Slaughter is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Slaughter is trying to control. Milosevic wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Milosevic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Slaughter. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Milosevic tries to roll over but Slaughter keeps him under control.
Slaughter passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Milosevic!
Slaughter has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Milosevic is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Slaughter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alen Milosevic'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.

Slaughter lands a big shot that drops Milosevic! Can he finish him?
Daniel Slaughter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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!
Slaughter trying to control but Milosevic is working from the bottom.
Slaughter with a flurry of punches that miss.
Slaughter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Slaughter trying to control the position from guard on top but Milosevic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Milosevic wants to sweep but no luck.
Milosevic keeping moving, preventing Slaughter from controlling successfully.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Slaughter slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Slaughter working some strikes from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slaughter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Slaughter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Milosevic can do to turn this around?
Slaughter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Milosevic is keeping the position for now.
Slaughter looking to sit in guard and control but Milosevic gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Slaughter throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Slaughter keeping full guard, as Milosevic tries to pass.
Milosevic must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Milosevic makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milosevic trying to control the position from guard on top but Slaughter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slaughter lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Milosevic!
Slaughter can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Milosevic is looking to escape.
Slaughter looking to ground and pound but Milosevic is blocking nicely.
Milosevic is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Slaughter with good strikes from the mount here!
Slaughter throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Milosevic because Slaughter loaded up on that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Milosevic is looking to escape.
Slaughter punishing his opponent with strikes.
Milosevic is breathing heavily.
Poor strikes thrown by Slaughter there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Milosevic is working to get back to half guard.
Slaughter trying to control but Milosevic is having none of it.
Slaughter throwing strikes here but Milosevic is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter misses with a head shot.
Slaughter pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Slaughter landing punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slaughter in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Milosevic in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Slaughter is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Milosevic has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Milosevic!
Slaughter lands a decent punch to the body there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Slaughter working for a triangle but Milosevic defends it easily.
Milosevic throws a strike but Slaughter rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Slaughter dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alen Milosevic's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Slaughter drops Milosevic with a nice combination! Slaughter dives into Milosevic's guard, looking to finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Slaughter's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Milosevic holds on and takes a little breather.
Slaughter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Slaughter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Milosevic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Slaughter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Slaughter trying to control the position from guard on top but Milosevic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Milosevic wants to get back to his feet but Slaughter is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slaughter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Milosevic looking for a sweep. Not yet Milosevic, not yet.
Milosevic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Slaughter trying to control but Milosevic is working from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

We're going to have a standup here because Daniel Slaughter wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Slaughter lands a really nice looking cross but Milosevic seems unphased.
Milosevic misses with a right hand
and Slaughter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Milosevic swings for the body but Slaughter moves out of range.
Slaughter throws a nice looking combination but Milosevic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Slaughter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Slaughter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Slaughter misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Milosevic scores a takedown into full mount!
Milosevic in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slaughter sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Slaughter makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Slaughter.

Slaughter is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Slaughter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Milosevic is one step ahead there.
Milosevic working some strikes from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milosevic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Slaughter looking to control.
Slaughter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Milosevic.

Milosevic avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Slaughter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Milosevic.
Alen Milosevic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Slaughter is on top in guard.
Slaughter not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Slaughter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter stopping the sweep attempt from Milosevic.
Slaughter pushes down on Milosevic's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Slaughter thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Slaughter is just content to waste time from the top position. Milosevic takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Slaughter postures up in Milosevic's guard and throws a big left but Milosevic blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Slaughter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Slaughter has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Slaughter!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Daniel Slaughter made sure he mentioned Steel Penn's Laundry 93%, along with how happy he was to win his fight.