PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomas Baltrenas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Professor Fantastico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Baltrenas
vs
Fantastico

184 cm
18
277 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tomas Baltrenas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Professor Fantastico!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baltrenas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Baltrenas really is a fat lump.
Baltrenas throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jab by Fantastico.
Baltrenas is looking to clinch.
Baltrenas has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Baltrenas misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fantastico swinging wilding here.
Fantastico scores with a three punch combo!
Baltrenas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fantastico paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fantastico throws a series of punches but Baltrenas avoids them all with ease.
Fantastico will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Professor Fantastico seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good standup being displayed there by Fantastico as he connects with a hook.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Baltrenas.
Fantastico misses with a double jab.
Baltrenas fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomas Baltrenas. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baltrenas staying out of range there.
Fantastico closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fantastico keeps the fight on the outside.
Fantastico lands a glancing blow to the side of Baltrenas's head.
Baltrenas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fantastico paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fantastico shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Baltrenas dives in and grabs Fantastico's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fantastico pushes down on Baltrenas's head and hops out.
Baltrenas shoots and misses
and Fantastico counters with a two punch combo.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Baltrenas.
Fantastico throws a good cross that connects.
Fantastico lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Baltrenas backs up against the cage.
Fantastico scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Baltrenas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Baltrenas wants to clinch

and Fantastico counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Baltrenas is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastico is looking to stand up but Baltrenas won't let him.

Fantastico stands and steps away. Baltrenas gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fantastico lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Baltrenas gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fantastico makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Baltrenas takes one to the chin there.
Fantastico tests Baltrenas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Baltrenas shoots in but no luck this time.
Fantastico scores with a nice right hand.
Fantastico tests Baltrenas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastico cracks Baltrenas with an open hand slap.
Fantastico might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Fantastico connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baltrenas drops his hands momentarily and Fantastico takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Baltrenas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fantastico darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fantastico misses with a two punch combination.
Jab from Fantastico.
Fantastico takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fantastico swinging wilding here.
Fantastico lands a jab.
Fantastico lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Baltrenas backs up against the cage.
Fantastico misses with a few strikes there.
Baltrenas with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fantastico to score with a decent uppercut.
Fantastico bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Baltrenas's head backwards.
Baltrenas has a takedown stuffed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastico clobbers Baltrenas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fantastico connects with a looping right hand.
Fantastico lands with a hook. Baltrenas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fantastico misses with a few strikes there.
Fantastico stalks Baltrenas and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Baltrenas's face. Baltrenas staggers backwards, shaken.
Baltrenas tries to clinch up but Fantastico circles away and keeps his distance.
Fantastico moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fantastico bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fantastico lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Baltrenas shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fantastico will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fantastico fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fantastico scores with a nice strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Professor Fantastico dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Fantastico scores with a jab to the head.
Baltrenas with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fantastico counters with a stiff right hand.
Baltrenas misses with the combination.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Baltrenas. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Fantastico swinging wilding here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fantastico, as that shot connected.
Fantastico misses with a two punch combination.
Fantastico moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Baltrenas shoots in but no luck this time.
Fantastico is working the combinations to good effect here.
Fantastico scores with a sloppy right hand. Baltrenas should have avoided that one.
Fantastico throws a nice looking combination but Baltrenas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Baltrenas with a poor takedown
and Fantastico counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomas Baltrenas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastico works over Baltrenas's head and body with a nice combination.
Fantastico lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Fantastico.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastico scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fantastico gets a takedown into half guard.
Fantastico really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Baltrenas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fantastico tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Baltrenas.
Baltrenas is looking to improve his position.
Fantastico wants to stand up but Baltrenas is controlling the position.
Baltrenas tries to roll over but Fantastico keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baltrenas wants to control but Fantastico is keeping busy.

Fantastico decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Fantastico thuds his right hand into Baltrenas's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fantastico shoots for a double leg takedown but Baltrenas sprawls well. He's pushed Fantastico's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Baltrenas wants to clinch.
Baltrenas drops his hands momentarily and Fantastico takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Baltrenas on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fantastico, as that shot connected.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fantastico.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fantastico shoots in but Baltrenas avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Baltrenas throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fantastico's waist but Fantastico gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Baltrenas off to one side.
Fantastico slaps away a takedown attempt from Baltrenas, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fantastico keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fantastico lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fantastico lands a jab to the nose.
Baltrenas looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fantastico lands a jab.
Fantastico shoots in but Baltrenas avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fantastico lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fantastico shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Baltrenas defends it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastico scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Baltrenas misses with a takedown attempt - Fantastico sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fantastico lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Baltrenas backs up against the cage.
A punch combination from Fantastico misses.

Fantastico closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Baltrenas to the mat! Baltrenas manages to get full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastico would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Baltrenas is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Baltrenas not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Professor Fantastico showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Fantastico rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Baltrenas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fantastico misses with the combination.
Baltrenas misses with a wild body shot.
Fantastico misses with a few strikes there.
Fantastico lands a nice shot to the body.
Baltrenas misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fantastico digs a good body shot into Baltrenas's ribs.
Baltrenas tries for a takedown but Fantastico circles away easily
and Fantastico counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baltrenas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fantastico goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fantastico cracks Baltrenas with an open hand slap.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastico scores with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fantastico keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Baltrenas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fantastico misses with a double jab.
Fantastico closes the distance and clinches up with Baltrenas, looking for a takedown. Fantastico pushes Baltrenas against the cage but Baltrenas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fantastico looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Baltrenas shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fantastico as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomas Baltrenas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastico looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fantastico looks to land a combination but Baltrenas avoids it well.
Baltrenas walks into a straight right hand from Fantastico.
Baltrenas is looking to clinch.
Fantastico paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fantastico throws a one two combo.
Fantastico lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Professor Fantastico is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Fantastico gets a takedown into half guard.
Baltrenas is holding on to half guard well.
Baltrenas is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastico wants to stand but Baltrenas has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Baltrenas is trying to stand back up but Fantastico is controlling him

Fantastico postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Baltrenas to stand up.
Fantastico connects with a nice looking jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fantastico's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Fantastico duly obliges.
Baltrenas dodges the punch combination from Fantastico.
A shot to de liver by Fantastico. Beautiful body shot.
Baltrenas shoots in for a takedown but Fantastico shows good takedown defense.
Horrible takedown by Fantastico or perhaps it was just good defense by Baltrenas which made him look bad.
Baltrenas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fantastico tries to bum rush Baltrenas with a series of wild strikes but Baltrenas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Baltrenas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Baltrenas has a takedown stuffed.
Baltrenas gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Professor Fantastico seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Baltrenas takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fantastico works Baltrenas's body with a nice hook.
Fantastico scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nice straight punches there by Fantastico. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fantastico.

Fantastico shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Fantastico showed some decent athleticism there.
Fantastico wants to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Professor Fantastico comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fantastico 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Professor Fantastico!