PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tomas Baltrenas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eli Porter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baltrenas comes to the cage accompanied by Can't be touched. Porter has chosen I Did It as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Baltrenas
vs
Porter

188 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
19
173 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tomas Baltrenas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eli Porter!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Baltrenas has Porter up against the cage in a clinch.
Porter misses with some punches.
Baltrenas is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Baltrenas wants a takedown but no success here.
Porter is trying to pull guard but Baltrenas turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Porter pushes Baltrenas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Porter is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Porter takes a knee to the side of the body.

Baltrenas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Porter moves into range and clinches up with Baltrenas.
Porter tries to stall but Baltrenas uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Baltrenas landing knees to the body.
Porter trying to land knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Porter.
Porter trying to land knees to the body.
Baltrenas scores with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Baltrenas manages to break the clinch.
Baltrenas tests Porter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Porter tries to clinch but Baltrenas moves out of range.
Porter shoots in but Baltrenas avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tomas Baltrenas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eli Porter.
Porter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Baltrenas.
Baltrenas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Porter has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Porter wants to clinch
and Baltrenas counters with an inside leg kick.
Baltrenas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Baltrenas throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Eli Porter has been cut.
No luck for Baltrenas with that takedown attempt.

Baltrenas has closed the distance and engaged Porter in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baltrenas jumps guard but Porter turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Baltrenas letting Porter take a breather here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porter looking to stall.
Porter throws a punch but it's blocked by Baltrenas.
Porter wants to break the clinch but can't.

Porter jumps guard and drags Baltrenas to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Porter wants to sweep but no luck.
Baltrenas throws a big right hand that misses.

Porter is working an open guard so Baltrenas takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Porter tries to clinch up but Baltrenas circles away and keeps his distance.
Baltrenas tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Porter swivels and escapes.
Porter wants to clinch up but Baltrenas keeps it at a distance.
A thudding body kick lands there by Baltrenas!
Baltrenas lands a leg kick that knocks Porter off balance momentarily.
Baltrenas keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baltrenas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Porter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Baltrenas closes the distance and clinches.
Porter working aggressively here.
Baltrenas is pressed up against the cage. Porter has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Baltrenas down to the mat. Baltrenas avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Baltrenas.
Baltrenas swats away the attempt to clinch by Porter.

Baltrenas drives through and clinches with Porter against the cage.
Baltrenas tries to pull guard but Porter forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Baltrenas is breathing heavily.
Baltrenas fails to pull guard.
Porter jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Baltrenas walks away with a smile on his face. Porter gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Baltrenas scores with a jab.
Baltrenas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Porter wants to clinch up but Baltrenas keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baltrenas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Porter is looking to clinch but Baltrenas is avoiding it.
Baltrenas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Baltrenas lands a front kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Porter tries to clinch but Baltrenas is having none of it.
Porter closes the distance but Baltrenas moves to the side
enabling Baltrenas to counter with a crisp jab.
Baltrenas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Donk. Porter catches Baltrenas right on the button with a cross.

It looks like Tomas Baltrenas has been cut.
Porter looks for a takedown but Baltrenas sprawls well.
Baltrenas misses with a takedown attempt - Porter sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Porter moves in looking to clinch but Baltrenas pushes him off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Porter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Baltrenas scores with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Eli Porter will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Baltrenas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Porter rushes Baltrenas and presses him up against the cage.

Porter decides to pull guard.

Baltrenas stands up from Porter's guard - Baltrenas perhaps looking for a knockout.
Porter defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Baltrenas.
Porter dives in and grabs Baltrenas's left leg, looking for a takedown. Baltrenas pushes down on Porter's head and hops out.
Porter tries to close the distance and clinch but Baltrenas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Baltrenas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Baltrenas lands with an uppercut that bounces Porter off the cage and back into range.
Eli Porter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Porter gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Baltrenas breaks from the clinch.
Porter wants to clinch.
Porter tries to clinch but Baltrenas moves out of range.
Porter takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Porter clinches.
Baltrenas is trying to pull guard but Porter turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Baltrenas pulls guard successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Baltrenas has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Porter off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

Porter forces Baltrenas back against the cage and clinches.
Porter creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Baltrenas has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Porter avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomas Baltrenas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Porter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Baltrenas has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Porter uses from the top position.
Porter trying to control but Baltrenas is working from the bottom.
Porter wanted to stand there but Baltrenas had control of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porter trying to control but Baltrenas is working from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Porter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Baltrenas is looking to stand up but Porter isn't so interested in that idea.
Porter wants to control from the top but Baltrenas keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Eli Porter was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Baltrenas shoots for a double leg takedown but Porter sprawls well. He's pushed Baltrenas's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Porter moves into the clinch successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Porter pulls guard successfully.
Porter wants to stand and escape but Baltrenas is having none of it.
Baltrenas trying to control the position from guard on top but Porter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Porter tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Baltrenas gets to his feet - Porter follows without any prompting.
Sloppy strikes from Porter. Those never looked like landing.
Porter tries to clinch up but Baltrenas circles away and keeps his distance.
Porter fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Baltrenas checks it well.
Baltrenas tries to clinch up.

Porter moves into range and clinches up with Baltrenas.
A frustrated look appears on Baltrenas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Porter is stalling here.
Porter missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Porter has Baltrenas pressed against the cage, preventing Baltrenas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Porter's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Porter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Baltrenas's efforts to push away.

Baltrenas decides to pull guard.
Porter trying to control the position from guard on top but Baltrenas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Porter is looking to stand up but Baltrenas won't let him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Porter trying to control but Baltrenas is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Eli Porter will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Porter misses with the combination.
Baltrenas fails with a takedown attempt.
Tomas Baltrenas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Porter darts in trying to clinch
and Baltrenas counters with a nice low kick that buckles Porter's knee momentarily.
Baltrenas lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Baltrenas lands a body shot.
Tomas Baltrenas is winning the standup battle so far.
Baltrenas is trying hard to land a takedown here. Porter sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Baltrenas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Porter moves to clinch but Baltrenas breaks away
and Baltrenas counters with a nice body kick.
Baltrenas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Baltrenas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Porter doesn't manage to clinch there - Baltrenas circles away.
Porter connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Baltrenas momentarily.
Porter fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Porter tries to clinch
and Baltrenas counters with a one-two to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Baltrenas.
Porter is looking to clinch but Baltrenas is avoiding it.
Baltrenas throws a lazy right hand but Porter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Baltrenas tries to keep at a distance but Porter has taken the fight into the clinch.
Porter taking a breather.
Baltrenas is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Porter works on Baltrenas's body with a couple of short punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Porter stalling in the clinch.
Porter pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Porter blocks an elbow strike from Baltrenas.
Porter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baltrenas lands a damaging elbow.
Still in the clinch, Porter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Porter pushes Baltrenas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Porter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Baltrenas.
Baltrenas jumps guard but Porter stands there with Baltrenas around his waist. Baltrenas gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomas Baltrenas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baltrenas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A nice right hand lands inside from Porter.
Baltrenas avoids a wild elbow strike from Porter.
Porter is trying to pull guard but Baltrenas turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baltrenas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Porter prevents Baltrenas from breaking the clinch.
Porter tries to circle away but Baltrenas has him pinned against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porter fails to pull guard.
Baltrenas is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Porter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baltrenas drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Porter gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Porter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Baltrenas tries to pull guard but Porter forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Porter tries to land knees in the clinch but Baltrenas avoids the damage to the body.

Baltrenas drags the fight down to the ground.
Porter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Baltrenas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Porter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Eli Porter is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baltrenas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Porter.
Porter wants to control from the top but Baltrenas keeps moving.
Tomas Baltrenas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baltrenas is looking to stand up but Porter isn't so interested in that idea.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Eli Porter hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Porter tries to clinch but Baltrenas is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eli Porter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Porter winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eli Porter!
Post fight, Eli Porter stared into the camera and said 'I'm the best MAYNE...I deed it!'.