PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Bashor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Vondracek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bashor
vs
Vondracek

172 cm
24
202 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

194 cm
23
198 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Malicestar

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesse Bashor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roman Vondracek!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jorge Garcia and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vondracek misses with a body shot.
Vondracek fails to land with a series of punches.
Vondracek connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Vondracek lands with an uppercut that bounces Bashor off the cage and back into range.
Vondracek throws a nice looking combination but Bashor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vondracek misses with an uppercut. Bashor saw that one coming.
Vondracek throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bashor takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bashor ducks right into an uppercut from Vondracek.
A big right from Vondracek misses.
Vondracek wants to slow Bashor down by chopping away at his legs.
A telegraphed right hand from Vondracek misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashor gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vondracek.
Vondracek misses with a left hand
and Bashor counters with a left and a right that stings Vondracek.
Vondracek thows a body shot but no joy.
Bashor has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vondracek finds it's way round the side to connect with Bashor's head.
Vondracek throws a series of punches but Bashor avoids them all with ease.
Vondracek misses with a two punch combination.
Roman Vondracek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bashor ducks under a wild hook from Vondracek.
Vondracek throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vondracek with a jab.
Vondracek throws out a leg kick but Bashor moves out of range and Vondracek only half commits.
Bashor avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vondracek throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bashor.
Vondracek is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Some wild striking there from Vondracek.
Vondracek throws a jab but it's blocked by Bashor.
Roman Vondracek is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vondracek throws a right and a left that Bashor avoids nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vondracek feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bashors jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Vondracek swings for the body but Bashor moves out of range.
Bashor defending well as Vondracek loads up on a big left hand.
Good exchange - Vondracek coming out on top.
Bashor is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashor blocks a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Vondracek. Those never looked like landing.
Vondracek motions for Bashor to come forward. Vondracek throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vondracek lands a jab to the head.
Vondracek throws a series of punches but Bashor avoids them all with ease.
Vondracek looks to land a right hand but Bashor moved out of range.
Vondracek scores with a three punch combo!
Vondracek connects with a crisp jab.
Sloppy strikes from Vondracek. Those never looked like landing.
Vondracek throws a shot from downtown. Bashor moves away and avoids it.
Bashor takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vondracek swings for the body but Bashor moves out of range.
Nice shot by Vondracek.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vondracek lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bashor circles away quickly and effectively.
Bashor takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Vondracek looks to land a left hand but Bashor moved out of range nicely.
Vondracek has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Vondracek tries to bum rush Bashor with a series of wild strikes but Bashor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vondracek bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bashor's head backwards.
Vondracek throws the left hand but Bashor avoids the punch easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No joy there for Vondracek, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vondracek tries to bum rush Bashor with a series of wild strikes but Bashor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roman Vondracek dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bashor shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vondracek but Vondracek pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bashor avoids the body shot from Vondracek.
Vondracek connects with a nice looking jab.
A jab lands there for Vondracek.
Vondracek misses with a head kick.
Vondracek throws a right and a left that Bashor avoids nicely.
Vondracek pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A right-left combo lands from Vondracek.
Bashor walks into a left hand.
Vondracek scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bashor in his tracks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vondracek tries to land a leg kick but Bashor saw it coming and moves away.
Vondracek throws a nice looking combination but Bashor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vondracek misses the jab.
Bashor needs to keep his hands up - Vondracek had a free shot at his head there.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Bashor might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Vondracek misses with a few strikes there.
Vondracek lands with a straight right. Bashor didn't see that one coming.
Vondracek lands a slapping body shot.
Vondracek has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vondracek getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vondracek throws a jab but it's blocked by Bashor.
Vondracek misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vondracek misses with a double jab.
Vondracek fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bashor slips under a jab from Vondracek.
Sloppy strikes from Vondracek. Those never looked like landing.
Vondracek swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bashor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vondracek.
Roman Vondracek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bashor shoots in looking for a takedown but Vondracek manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bashor's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nice cross by Vondracek.
Vondracek is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bashor.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vondracek misses with a few strikes there.
Bashor ducks under a wild hook from Vondracek.
Vondracek misses with a series of wild punches.
Vondracek throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bashor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vondracek throws a right hand that Bashor ducks under and follows up with a left that Bashor also avoids with ease.
Bashor slips a jab and a cross from Vondracek.
Vondracek throws out a loose jab but Bashor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roman Vondracek seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vondracek throws a series of punches but Bashor avoids them all with ease.
Vondracek throws an overhand right that lands on Bashor's shoulder, as Bashor tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vondracek lands with a nice combination. Bashor backs away looking to recover.
A jab from Vondracek misses.
Bashor takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vondracek throws a looping overhand right but Bashor ducks down to avoid it.
Bashor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vondracek thows a body shot but no joy.
Bashor looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bashor takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vondracek thuds his right hand into Bashor's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vondracek looks to score with a jab to the body but Bashor is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roman Vondracek showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. 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.

Bashor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vondracek.
Vondracek pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vondracek slips under a jab.
Vondracek throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vondracek throws a series of punches but Bashor moves out of range.
Vondracek tries to score with a low kick but Bashor moves his leg out of the way.
Vondracek waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bashor.
Vondracek misses with a wild combination.
Vondracek throws a solid leg kick but Bashor takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Vondracek.
Bashor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vondracek dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vondracek fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bashor manages to avoid it.
Vondracek throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bashor.
Bashor avoids the head kick by Vondracek.
Vondracek digs a good body shot into Bashor's ribs.
Vondracek swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A big right from Vondracek misses.
Bashor ducks under a wild hook from Vondracek.
Vondracek throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bashor slips a straight right by Vondracek.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Vondracek gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bashor to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bashor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bashor wants to control from the top but Vondracek keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bashor wants to pass the guard but Vondracek is keeping the position.
Vondracek really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bashor. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bashor passes into half guard.
Bashor keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bashor is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bashor works his way into full mount!

Bashor is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Vondracek is surviving well by controlling Bashor's body position as best he can.

Bashor looking to secure an arm triangle but Vondracek defends it well.

Bashor goes for an armbar but Vondracek turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Vondracek.
Jesse Bashor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bashor tries to strike from the bottom.
Bashor not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Vondracek wants to control from the top but Bashor keeps moving.
Vondracek throws an elbow that misses. Bashor uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Vondracek's guard. Nice move by Bashor!
Roman Vondracek is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bashor postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jesse Bashor showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Vondracek 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roman Vondracek!
A victorious Roman Vondracek thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.