PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between shagy noi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaroslav Svoboda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Svoboda has chosen Giles as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. shagy noi had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

noi
vs
Svoboda

150 cm
27
155 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

174 cm
22
155 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, shagy noi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jaroslav Svoboda!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svoboda throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
noi moves in looking to clinch but Svoboda pushes him off.
Svoboda throws a body punch but noi moves out of range.
Svoboda fakes a jab and throws a low kick but noi checks it well.
noi shoots in for a takedown but Svoboda shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

noi shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Svoboda manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as noi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
noi working some strikes from top position.
noi with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as noi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
noi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Svoboda is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Svoboda preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
noi with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
noi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
noi throws a big right hand that misses.
noi wants to control from the top but Svoboda keeps moving.
noi thows a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as noi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
noi pushes down on Svoboda's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Svoboda wants to get back to his feet.
noi is trying to control. Svoboda wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
noi throwing shots but Svoboda is blocking nicely.
noi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Svoboda's head.
Svoboda is looking to escape.
noi is trying to control the action in half guard but Svoboda is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
noi winds up and cracks Svoboda with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
noi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Svoboda regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from noi.
noi is looking to work some ground and pound but Svoboda has wrist control.
Svoboda wants to stand and escape but noi is having none of it.
noi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
noi throws a big right hand that misses.
noi landing some decent shots from guard.
noi is looking to work some ground and pound but Svoboda has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
noi lands a couple of elbows.
noi with a flurry of punches that miss.
noi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Svoboda wants to get back to his feet but noi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Svoboda looks gassed!
noi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
noi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Svoboda wants to stand but noi is controlling the position.
Svoboda preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
noi 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.
noi trying to control but Svoboda is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
noi stops Svoboda from standing up.
noi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
noi wants to control from the top but Svoboda keeps moving.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
noi cracks Svoboda with a solid left hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Svoboda utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
noi works over Svoboda with some ground and pound from guard.
noi prevents Svoboda from getting back to his feet.
noi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

shagy noi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

noi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
noi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Svoboda paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Svoboda tries to work over noi's front leg with a kick but noi checks it.
noi tries to close the distance and clinch but Svoboda swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Svoboda avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - noi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
noi wants to clinch.
noi tries to clinch but Svoboda is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
noi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Svoboda.
Svoboda throws a head kick but noi moves out of range.
Nice body kick there by Svoboda.

That's one minute gone in the round.
noi wants to clinch.
Svoboda fakes a jab and throws a low kick but noi checks it well.
noi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Svoboda.
Svoboda lands a nice looking body kick.
noi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jaroslav Svoboda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Svoboda throws a head kick but noi moves out of range.
noi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
noi doesn't manage to clinch there - Svoboda circles away.
Svoboda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
noi wants to clinch up but Svoboda keeps it at a distance.
noi fails with a takedown attempt.
Svoboda keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
No luck with that takedown attempt from noi.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for shagy noi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Svoboda circles away from the clinch attempt.
noi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Svoboda. Svoboda obviously looking to wear him down.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
noi takes a kick to the side of the head.
Svoboda with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Svoboda with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Svoboda throws a jab when noi was well out of range.
noi checks a leg kick nicely.
A head kick from Svoboda lands but noi takes it in his stride.
Svoboda lands with a slapping head kick.
Svoboda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but noi was well out of range. Poor timing from Svoboda.
Svoboda throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
noi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Svoboda sprawls well. Svoboda wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. noi gets slowly back to his feet.
Svoboda is looking to slow noi down with leg kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Svoboda.
noi fails with a takedown attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Svoboda.
Svoboda lands a head kick. noi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
noi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Svoboda. noi shrugs it off though.
Svoboda throws a head kick that noi semi-blocks.
noi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Svoboda.
Svoboda pushes noi away with a front kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svoboda throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Svoboda throws a nice head kick!
Svoboda throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by noi.
Svoboda throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Svoboda scores with a spinning back kick!
Svoboda delivers a nice body kick.
noi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Svoboda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Svoboda lands a leg kick that knocks noi off balance momentarily.
Svoboda throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jaroslav Svoboda seems to be getting the better of the standup.
noi avoids a kick to the body.
noi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Svoboda connects with a solid leg kick.
noi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jaroslav Svoboda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Svoboda throws a quick inside leg kick.
Svoboda 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaroslav Svoboda 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!

Svoboda throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
noi tries to close the distance and clinch but Svoboda swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Svoboda scores with a head kick. noi tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Svoboda looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
noi will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Horrible takedown by noi or perhaps it was just good defense by Svoboda which made him look bad.
Svoboda throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
noi avoids the head kick by Svoboda.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Svoboda. noi shrugs it off though.
noi takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Svoboda - that will leave a mark!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from noi.
Svoboda misses with a head kick.
Svoboda throws a looping overhand right but noi ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Svoboda connects with a solid leg kick.
Svoboda pushes noi away with a front kick.
Svoboda throws a good cross that connects.
Svoboda throws a leg kick which misses noi's front leg but catches the back leg as noi tries to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Svoboda there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Svoboda with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A slapping body kick lands there for Svoboda.
Crunch! Svoboda slams his shin into noi's torso.
noi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
noi blocks a head kick by Svoboda.
noi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Svoboda.
Svoboda lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Svoboda throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Svoboda feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to noi's calf.
Svoboda has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Svoboda fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and noi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svoboda scores with a kick to the midsection.
Svoboda chopping away at his opponent's legs.
noi on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Svoboda swings for the body but noi moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Svoboda.
noi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
noi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Svoboda.
noi takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Svoboda pulls out of a head kick attempt.
noi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
noi tries to clinch up but Svoboda circles away and keeps his distance.
Svoboda lands a nice looking body kick.
Svoboda throws a head kick that half lands.
noi fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svoboda throws a head kick that half lands.
Svoboda lets loose with a powerful body kick. noi will feel that in the morning.
Svoboda throws a quick head kick that skims the top of noi's head.
Nice body kick from Svoboda.
Svoboda fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and noi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
noi takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Svoboda is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Svoboda misses with a head kick.
Svoboda misses with a head kick.
Svoboda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Svoboda throws a head kick that noi semi-blocks.
noi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Svoboda sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten noi somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for shagy noi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Svoboda misses with a looping right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
noi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Svoboda. Svoboda obviously looking to wear him down.
noi is looking to clinch but Svoboda is avoiding it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Svoboda.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
noi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Svoboda moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Svoboda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Svoboda buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
noi takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Svoboda scores with a leg kick.
Svoboda fakes the leg kick and cracks noi in the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Svoboda - that will leave a mark!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Svoboda throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by noi.
Svoboda lands with a nice body kick.
Svoboda thuds his shin into the meat of noi's side.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jaroslav Svoboda comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Svoboda has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 26:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 26:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 26:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaroslav Svoboda!