PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Felix Jaroslav (ranked 194 p4p, 9 weight class) and Michail Podolski (ranked 360 p4p, 20 weight class). Jaroslav comes to the cage accompanied by The Sound of Running Feet. Podolski has chosen Last Ride as his entrance music. Felix Jaroslav has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jaroslav
vs
Podolski

168 cm
29
137 lbs
19 - 6 - 1

168 cm
36
129 lbs
31 - 12 - 1

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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 19 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Felix Jaroslav!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 12 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michail Podolski!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Podolski misses the jab.
Jaroslav has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

Jaroslav darts in and clinches Podolski up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jaroslav.
Jaroslav lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Podolski.
Podolski throws an elbow that misses.
Podolski misses with some punches.
Jaroslav scores with a nice hook to the head.
Podolski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jaroslav lands with a left to the head.
Podolski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jaroslav misses with a body punch.
Jaroslav lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Podolski or not.
Jaroslav misses with a hook to the ribs.
Podolski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jaroslav avoids the elbow strike from Podolski, against the cage.
Podolski misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Jaroslav fails to land.
Jaroslav working aggressively here.
Jaroslav fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jaroslav.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jaroslav tries to work over Podolski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jaroslav blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A body shot lands from Jaroslav.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Podolski misses with an elbow strike.
Podolski pushes off an throws an elbow but Jaroslav leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jaroslav tries a body shot but Podolski blocks it.
Podolski prevents a body shot from Jaroslav.
Podolski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Jaroslav - that landed with a thud.
Podolski lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Felix Jaroslav has been cut.
Jaroslav misses with a punch to the body.
Jaroslav avoids a wild elbow strike from Podolski.
Jaroslav struggles to land a body shot inside as Podolski controls his hands.
Podolski tries to throw a body punch but Jaroslav avoids it by throwing Podolski back against the cage.
Jaroslav blocks an uppercut.
Podolski misses with an elbow strike.
Podolski throws a head punch that misses.
Jaroslav scores with a hook to the body.
Jaroslav is working Podolski over against the cage.
Jaroslav tries to throw a body punch but Podolski avoids it by throwing Jaroslav back against the cage.
Podolski looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Podolski creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jaroslav lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Podolski backwards.
Jaroslav misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaroslav swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Podolski just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jaroslav's brow.
Jaroslav misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jaroslav lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Podolski blocks an uppercut.
Jaroslav lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jaroslav's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jaroslav misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jaroslav lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Jaroslav.
Jaroslav swings wildly with an uppercut but Podolski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Podolski throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jaroslav misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jaroslav lands a right hand that snaps the head of Podolski backwards.
Podolski tries to throw a body punch but Jaroslav avoids it by throwing Podolski back against the cage.
Jaroslav lands a shot to the body.
Jaroslav prevents a body shot from Podolski.
Podolski misses with a punch to the body.
Jaroslav lands a hook that snaps the head of Podolski backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jaroslav.
Jaroslav tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Podolski.
Jaroslav can't find room to land a body shot as Podolski controls the action.
Podolski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jaroslav misses with a punch to the body.
Jaroslav lands a body shot.
Jaroslav takes a shot to the head.
Jaroslav doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jaroslav tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jaroslav tries a body shot but Podolski blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Jaroslav.
Podolski blocks a body shot from Jaroslav.
Jaroslav works on Podolski's body with a couple of short punches.
Podolski blocks a body shot from Jaroslav.
With the fighters up against the cage, Podolski throws an elbow but misses.
Podolski lands a hook that snaps the head of Jaroslav backwards.
Podolski prevents a body shot from Jaroslav.
Podolski comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jaroslav working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jaroslav misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jaroslav.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Podolski prevents a body shot from Jaroslav.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaroslav lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Podolski or not.
Podolski blocks a body shot from Jaroslav.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Podolski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Podolski.
Podolski misses with an elbow over the top.
Podolski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Podolski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Podolski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jaroslav goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Podolski.
A short right from Podolski on the inside.
Podolski prevents a body shot from Jaroslav.
Jaroslav works on Podolski's body with a couple of short punches.
Jaroslav lands a right hand that snaps the head of Podolski backwards.
Podolski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jaroslav misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jaroslav.
Jaroslav tries to work over Podolski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters up against the cage, Podolski throws an elbow but misses.
Jaroslav lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felix Jaroslav dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Felix Jaroslav's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Jaroslav tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Podolski was well out of range. Poor timing from Jaroslav.
Podolski throws a low kick but Jaroslav avoids it.
Felix Jaroslav seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jaroslav lunges at Podolski with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Podolski's hand.
Podolski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Podolski misses with a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Podolski. Jaroslav does a little dance to reset his feet.
Podolski looks to score with a jab to the body but Jaroslav is just out of range.
Podolski lands a high kick!
A solid leg kick lands there for Jaroslav.
Podolski throws a leg kick that misses.
A big left from Jaroslav misses.
Jaroslav lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Podolski finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Podolski lands with a good body shot.
Jaroslav checks a leg kick nicely.
Jaroslav misses with an uppercut.
Podolski stuns Jaroslav with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Podolski cracks Jaroslav with an open hand slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jaroslav tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Podolski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Podolski on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Podolski with a hook.
Podolski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Podolski looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Podolski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jaroslav to score with a decent uppercut.
Podolski has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jaroslav.
Jaroslav finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jaroslav scoring well with a low kick there.
Jaroslav feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Podolskis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Felix Jaroslav is winning the standup battle so far.
Podolski just misses with a punch to the body.
Podolski connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jaroslav. Jaroslav circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Podolski checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jaroslav lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice uppercut there from Jaroslav.
Jaroslav scores with a jab.
Podolski is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jaroslav rather than just go for the knockout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Podolski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jaroslav throws a lazy right hand but Podolski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Jaroslav darts in and clinches Podolski up against the cage.
Podolski tries to throw a body punch but Jaroslav avoids it by throwing Podolski back against the cage.
Podolski lands an elbow just above Jaroslav 's eye.
Jaroslav misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaroslav tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jaroslav tries to work over Podolski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Podolski lands with a left to the head.
Jaroslav tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Podolski lands a damaging elbow.
Jaroslav misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Podolski throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Podolski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Podolski misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Podolski.
Podolski misses with a punch to the body.
Jaroslav tries to work over Podolski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jaroslav lands a body shot.
Podolski misses with an elbow strike.
Felix Jaroslav has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jaroslav tries a body shot but Podolski blocks it.
Jaroslav misses with a body punch.
Podolski gets through Jaroslav's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jaroslav is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Podolski can do to turn this around?
Jaroslav blocks an elbow strike from Podolski.
Jaroslav pushes Podolski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Podolski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jaroslav.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Podolski - that landed with a thud.
Jaroslav blocks an uppercut.
Podolski can't find room to land a body shot as Jaroslav controls the action.
Jaroslav presses Podolski against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jaroslav misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jaroslav blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Podolski looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jaroslav lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jaroslav works on Podolski's body with a couple of short punches.
Podolski is breathing heavily.
Jaroslav lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jaroslav misses with a punch on the inside.
Jaroslav tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jaroslav tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Podolski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jaroslav tries to work over Podolski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jaroslav misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jaroslav tries a body shot but Podolski blocks it.
A short right from Podolski on the inside.
Podolski throws an elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaroslav swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Podolski has a couple of punches blocked by Jaroslav.
Jaroslav struggles to land a body shot inside as Podolski controls his hands.
Podolski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jaroslav backwards.
Podolski throws a punch but it's blocked by Jaroslav.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Podolski just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jaroslav's brow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jaroslav struggles to land a body shot inside as Podolski controls his hands.
Jaroslav throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Podolskis head.
A head punch on the inside from Jaroslav fails to land.
Jaroslav digs a right hand underneath Podolski's ribcage. Podolski let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Podolski lands a hook that snaps the head of Jaroslav backwards.
A shot in the inside from Jaroslav.
Jaroslav lands a right hand.
Podolski lands a nice elbow.
Podolski prevents a body shot from Jaroslav.
Podolski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jaroslav backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jaroslav doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jaroslav lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Podolski or not.
Jaroslav lands with a light punch inside.
Jaroslav tries to throw a body punch but Podolski avoids it by throwing Jaroslav back against the cage.
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 Felix Jaroslav will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Felix Jaroslav's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Jaroslav pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jaroslav avoids the body shot from Podolski.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Podolski crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jaroslav - the referee stops the clock and Podolski gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jaroslav. Podolski manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Podolski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Podolski slips under a jab from Jaroslav.
Jaroslav ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Podolski moves away.
Podolski throws out a counter right but Jaroslav avoids it with no problem.
Podolski jabs Jaroslav right on the nose. Jaroslav blinks but takes it well.
Jaroslav throws a hook but Podolski blocks it.
Podolski appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Podolski misses with a head kick.
Jaroslav tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Podolski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Podolski throws a shot from downtown. Jaroslav moves away and avoids it.
Podolski connects with a leg kick. Jaroslav looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaroslav jabs at Podolski's body.
Podolski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Podolski misses with a body shot.
Podolski on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Podolski darts in and clinches Jaroslav up against the cage.
Jaroslav digs a right hand underneath Podolski's ribcage. Podolski let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Podolski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jaroslav misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jaroslav tries to work over Podolski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jaroslav prevents a body shot from Podolski.
Jaroslav lands a shot to the body.
Jaroslav lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jaroslav lands a body punch in the clinch.
Podolski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jaroslav doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jaroslav goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Podolski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jaroslav backwards.
Podolski lands a left hand.
Podolski lands an elbow inside.
Jaroslav misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jaroslav scores with a shot to the side of Podolski's head.
Podolski misses with a body punch.
Jaroslav blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jaroslav misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jaroslav tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Podolski's elbow.
Podolski swings wildly with an uppercut but Jaroslav uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Jaroslav.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jaroslav.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jaroslav goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Jaroslav - that landed with a thud.
Podolski working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Podolski.
Jaroslav lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Podolski or not.
Podolski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jaroslav struggles to land a body shot inside as Podolski controls his hands.
Jaroslav tries to work over Podolski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Michail Podolski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jaroslav can't find room to land a body shot as Podolski controls the action.
Podolski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jaroslav dodges an elbow strike from Podolski.
Jaroslav lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Podolski lands with a right to the head.
Jaroslav blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jaroslav lands a body shot.
Jaroslav lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jaroslav lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Podolski struggles to land a body shot inside as Jaroslav controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaroslav prevents a body shot from Podolski.
Jaroslav avoids the elbow strike from Podolski, against the cage.
Podolski tries to throw a body punch but Jaroslav avoids it by throwing Podolski back against the cage.
Jaroslav misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Podolski looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jaroslav scores with a hook to the body.
A short uppercut from Jaroslav.
Jaroslav prevents a body shot from Podolski.
Jaroslav doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jaroslav blocks an uppercut.
Jaroslav makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jaroslav misses with a body punch.
Podolski lands a hook that snaps the head of Jaroslav backwards.
Jaroslav blocks an elbow strike from Podolski.
Podolski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Podolski misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Jaroslav.
A body shot lands from Jaroslav.
Jaroslav throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jaroslav lands a right hand that snaps the head of Podolski backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Jaroslav.
Jaroslav pushes Podolski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hook to the body lands for Podolski.
Jaroslav lands a left hand.
Jaroslav working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jaroslav misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from Jaroslav as the two fighters clinch.
Jaroslav misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jaroslav tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jaroslav gets through Podolski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jaroslav doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jaroslav doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Podolski lands a left hand.
Jaroslav fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Jaroslav.
Jaroslav doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jaroslav lands a shot to the body.
Jaroslav lands a shoulder strike.

Podolski is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Podolski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Podolski is still on wobbly legs! Can Jaroslav finish him?
Jaroslav takes a shot to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Felix Jaroslav showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jaroslav 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felix Jaroslav!
Felix Jaroslav seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.