PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bot Botanovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barich Fendsor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Botanovic
vs
Fendsor

180 cm
31
175 lbs
21 - 9 - 0

183 cm
27
183 lbs
18 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Great elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Rōnin
Rōnin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bot Botanovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barich Fendsor!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Botanovic throws the kick towards the body but Fendsor avoids it.
Fendsor throws a sloppy head kick and Botanovic moves out of range easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Botanovic.
Fendsor blocks a low kick nicely.
Fendsor takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Botanovic lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Fendsor has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fendsor and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fendsor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fendsor, right into the meat.
Botanovic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Some bone on bone action there as Fendsor checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Botanovic throws a push kick but Fendsor slaps the foot to one side.
Botanovic attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Botanovic shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Fendsor napping and manages to drive through into side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Botanovic trying to control the action but Fendsor is working from the bottom.

Botanovic is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Fendsor knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Fendsor takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Fendsor defending against the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fendsor is looking to regain half guard here but Botanovic keeps moving and retains side control.
Botanovic is trying to ground and pound but Fendsor uses the momentary lack of control by Botanovic to regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Botanovic is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Fendsor has managed to free his arm - good work.

Botanovic looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Botanovic not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fendsor is looking to control Botanovic's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fendsor avoid being mounted?
Fendsor is refusing to be controlled, as Botanovic sits in half guard.
Fendsor is trying to maintain the position but Botanovic is very close to passing his half guard.
Botanovic tries to pass to full mount but Fendsor defends it.
Fendsor is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic throwing shots but Fendsor is blocking nicely.
Botanovic sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fendsor defending well though.
Fendsor makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Fendsor.
Botanovic postures up.
Botanovic not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Fendsor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fendsor is pulling down on Botanovic's head to control his posture.
Botanovic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bot Botanovic dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Botanovic fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Botanovic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fendsor's calf.
Botanovic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Botanovic throws a front kick aimed at Fendsor's knee but Fendsor avoids it well.
Botanovic is looking to score with low kicks.
Botanovic lands a nice looking body kick.
Botanovic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fendsor moves out of range of the body kick from Botanovic.
Fendsor throws a head kick that misses.
Botanovic moves out of range of the leg kick from Fendsor.
Botanovic throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fendsor counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Fendsor as he checks the leg kick.
Fendsor lands with a nice body punch.
Botanovic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fendsor moves out of range as Botanovic throws a body kick.
Botanovic cracks the inside of Fendsor's front leg.
Barich Fendsor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Botanovic avoids the head kick by Fendsor.
Botanovic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fendsor checks the leg kick.
Botanovic finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fendsor stuffs the takedown attempt from Botanovic. Botanovic gets slowly back to his feet.
Fendsor throws a solid leg kick but Botanovic takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fendsor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fendsor finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Botanovic shoots in looking for a takedown but Fendsor manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Botanovic's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bot Botanovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fendsor lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Botanovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fendsor.
Fendsor on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Botanovic. Botanovic obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice sprawl there from Fendsor as Botanovic shoots in.
Fendsor lands with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fendsor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fendsor is looking to clinch but Botanovic is avoiding it.

Botanovic shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Fendsor's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic wants to pass the guard but Fendsor is keeping the position.
Botanovic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Botanovic wants to control from the top but Fendsor keeps moving.
Fendsor bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Botanovic's guard.
Botanovic not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Botanovic 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Botanovic keeping moving, preventing Fendsor from controlling successfully.
Fendsor is fighting to break Botanovic's control of his arms but Botanovic is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Bot Botanovic wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Fendsor lets loose with a powerful body kick. Botanovic will feel that in the morning.
Fendsor lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Botanovic looks for the body kick but Fendsor saw that one coming.
Botanovic tries to work over Fendsor's front leg with a kick but Fendsor checks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fendsor takes a swing at Botanovic's ribcage but misses.
Botanovic tried to score with a low kick but Fendsor checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bot Botanovic dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Botanovic misses with a takedown attempt - Fendsor sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Botanovic misses with a head kick.
Fendsor scores with a leg kick.
Fendsor jabs Botanovic to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Botanovic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fendsor leaves Botanovic with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fendsor slaps away a takedown attempt from Botanovic, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bot Botanovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fendsor misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fendsor misses with a wild combination.
Botanovic gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Fendsor counters with an outside leg kick.
Botanovic shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fendsor defends it nicely.
Fendsor avoids a kick to the body.
Fendsor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Botanovic throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Botanovic thows a leg kick but Fendsor checks it
and Fendsor counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fendsor stalks Botanovic and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Botanovic's face. Botanovic staggers backwards, shaken.
Botanovic on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fendsor blocks a head kick by Botanovic.
A swing and a miss from Fendsor.
Botanovic misses with a takedown
and Fendsor counters with a right hand to the body.
Fendsor fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Botanovic.
Fendsor tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A clash of legs there as Fendsor blocks the low kick.
Fendsor lands a nice looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fendsor scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fendsor looks to land a combination but Botanovic avoids it well.
Barich Fendsor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Fendsor misses.
Barich Fendsor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fendsor throws a lazy right hand but Botanovic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fendsor misses with a leg kick.
Botanovic is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Botanovic shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Fendsor is trying to get back to full guard.
Botanovic seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Botanovic tries to pass to full mount but Fendsor defends it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fendsor does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are battling for position here. Fendsor manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Fendsor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fendsor tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Botanovic lands a couple of elbows.
Bot Botanovic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Botanovic sitting in guard, not really doing much.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Botanovic works over Fendsor with some ground and pound from guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Barich Fendsor.
I think Botanovic has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bot Botanovic!
After winning the bout, Bot Botanovic thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.