PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joaquin Bordado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Offin Public (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Public's choice of entrance music: Here Comes the Sun. Offin Public will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Bordado
vs
Public

170 cm
23
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joaquin Bordado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Offin Public!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bordado misses with the combination.
Public throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bordado looks to land a combination but Public avoids it well.
Offin Public seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Public throws a head kick that Bordado semi-blocks.
Public rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bordado moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bordado misses with a head kick.
A good leg kick by Bordado.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Public swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bordado counters with a body kick that stops Public in his tracks momentarily.
Public looks to throw a body kick
and Bordado counters with a left and a right that stings Public.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Public shoots in for a takedown but Bordado shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bordado throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Public has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bordado.
Bordado blocks the body kick.
Public misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bordado.
Public throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bordado fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bordado darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A shot to the liver by Bordado. Beautiful body shot.
Public looks gassed!
Public closes the distance and clinches up with Bordado, looking for a takedown. Public pushes Bordado against the cage but Bordado circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Public avoids the head kick by Bordado.
Bordado throws a head kick but Public moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bordado looks to land a combination but Public avoids it well.
Bordado rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Public moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Joaquin Bordado is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bordado connects with a high kick.

It looks like Offin Public has been cut.
A head kick misses from Bordado.
A combination from Public does no damage.
Public tries a head kick but it misses.
Bordado catches Public with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bordado throws a head kick that misses.
Nice body punch from Bordado.
Bordado moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bordado pushes Public away with a front kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bordado misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bordado throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Public takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bordado fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Public takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bordado throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Public.
Public misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bordado lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bordado misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Public misses with a low kick.
Bordado thuds a left hand into Public's body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Public crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bordado - the referee stops the clock and Public gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bordado. Public manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bordado with a jab.
Bordado lands a head kick. Public smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bordado tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bordado throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Public.
Bordado misses with a wild body shot.
Public throws a leg kick
and Bordado counters with a head kick.
Public blocks a head kick by Bordado.
Public scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Public shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bordado as he jumps to the side.
Joaquin Bordado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Offin Public.
Bordado looks to land a combination but Public avoids it well.
Public tries for a takedown but Bordado sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Public is trying desperately to land a takedown but Bordado is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Public.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bordado misses with a wild combination.
Bordado lands a nice looking body shot.
Bordado 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.
Bordado works over Public's head and body with a nice combination.
Bordado avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bordado scores with a spinning back kick!
Bordado lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bordado.
Bordado goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A punch combination from Public misses.
Public throws a push kick but Bordado slaps the foot to one side.
Bordado throws a sloppy head kick and Public moves out of range easily.
A combination from Bordado does no damage.
Public avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A combination from Public does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Public takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bordado moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nice cross by Bordado.
Bordado fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bordado is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Public.
Public feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bordado's calf.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bordado. Public shrugs it off though.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bordado!

Public closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Public lands in his opponent's guard.
Bordado wants to stand but Public is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joaquin Bordado dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Offin Public's cut.
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.

Bordado dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Public. That did some damage!
Public throws a chopping leg kick but Bordado manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bordado lunges at Public with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Public's hand.

Bordado gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Public looking to pass the guard.
Public forces his way into half guard.
Bordado scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Public manages to mount him!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Public looking for a guillotine from mount but Bordado is having none of it.
Bordado is in a horrible position here. Public smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Public takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Public wants to control the pace but Bordado is squirming around nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Public thowing shots but they're missing.
Public trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bordado on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bordado tries to get out of the position.
Public might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bordado kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Public looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Public misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Public with shots to the head and body - Bordado looks very uncomfortable down there.
Public throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Public breaks from Bordado's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bordado blocking the ground and pound.
Public tries to control but Bordado wriggling away.
Public throws some wild stikes that Bordado manages to avoid easily.
Bordado is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Public thowing shots but they're missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Offin Public showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Offin Public'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Public misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Public misses with a head kick.
Nice uppercut there from Bordado.
Some wild striking there from Public.
Bordado lands with a nice body kick.
Bordado pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Public avoids the head kick by Bordado.
Public takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A head kick by Public misses
and Bordado counters with a right hand to the body.
Bordado throws a series of punches but Public avoids them all with ease.
Bordado lands a leg kick that knocks Public off balance momentarily.
Bordado lands with a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Bordado.
Bordado throws a series of punches but Public moves out of range.
Public slips a jab and a cross from Bordado.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Public tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bordado plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Public swinging wildly here.
Bordado rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Public moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Public shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bordado's guard.
Public trying to control but Bordado is working from the bottom.
Bordado is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Public is controlling him.
Public stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bordado swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bordado keeping moving, preventing Public from controlling successfully.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Offin Public wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bordado blocks the body kick.
Public shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bordado uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Public has time to react.
Public walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bordado.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Public is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bordado.
Public 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.
Bordado moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Public takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bordado throws a head kick that misses.
Bordado throws a series of punches but Public avoids them all with ease.
Bordado scores with a kick to the body.
Public shoots in but Bordado avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Joaquin Bordado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Offin Public.
Bordado scores with a push kick.
Bordado misses with a jab, cross combination.
Joaquin Bordado is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice takedown defense from Bordado. No joy for Public on that attempt.
Bordado tries a head kick but it misses.
Bordado misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Public shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bordado lands a nice looking kick to the body. Public takes a step back to recover.
Public is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bordado sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bordado throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Public's head.
Bordado stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bordado wants it to stay on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bordado dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from Bordado misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Public.
Bordado lands a lovely overhand right.
Public throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bordado's waist but Bordado gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Public off to one side.
Public misses with a wild combination.
A head kick from Bordado lands but Public takes it in his stride.
Nice body kick from Bordado.
Public walks into a stiff left hand from Bordado.
Bordado displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Public.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bordado misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bordado thows a body kick. Public tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bordado scores with a leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joaquin Bordado showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bordado 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joaquin Bordado!
A relieved looking Joaquin Bordado thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.