PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Drew Pashik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Pony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drew Pashik could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to David Pony's chin.

Pashik
vs
Pony

172 cm
24
140 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

167 cm
22
140 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Drew Pashik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Pony!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pony tries to close the distance and clinch but Pashik swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pashik throws a leg kick but Pony moved away.
Pony checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pony tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pashik manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Pony darts in and clinches Pashik up against the cage.
Pashik is trying to force a seperation but Pony has the dominant position.
Pashik is trying to break the clinch but Pony has him pressed against the cage.
Pony is trying to drag Pashik to the mat but Pashik just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Pashik is trying to force a seperation but Pony has the dominant position.

Pony breaks from the clinch.
Pashik drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jab from Pony.
Pony getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pony lands a nice shot that snaps Pashik's head back.
Pashik is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pashik looks to land a combination but Pony avoids it well.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pashik fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pashik throws a leg kick but Pony sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pony lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pashik misses with a two punch combination.
Pony connects with a looping right hand.
Pony dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pashik. That did some damage!
A jab from Pony does it's job there.

Pony moves into the clinch.
Pony dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pony keeps control of Pashik as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pony gets through Pashik's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pony is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pashik gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Pashik is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pony prevents Pashik from breaking the clinch.
Pony looking for a takedown.
Drew Pashik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Pony.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pashik takes a shot to the head.
Pashik tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pony avoids it.
Pashik is looking to break free of the clinch but Pony has double underhooks.
Pony is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pashik pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Pashik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pashik throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice defenses there by Pony.
Pony scores with a jab.
Pony lands a body shot.
Pashik circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pony connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pashik. Pashik circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pony shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pashik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pashik throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pashik ducks under a wild hook from Pony.
Pashik throws a right and a left that both miss.
Drew Pashik is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pony.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pashik ducks under a wild hook from Pony.
Pashik swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pashik lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pony backs up against the cage.
Pony checks a leg kick.
Pashik takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pony has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pony tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pashik was well out of range. Poor timing from Pony.
Pony tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pashik swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pashik takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pony connects with a single shot there.
Pony misses with a wild combination.
Pony dips to his left and cracks Pashik with an uppercut!
Pashik throws a right and a left that Pony avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Pashik misses.
Pashik tries to bum rush Pony with a series of wild strikes but Pony uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pashik is breathing heavily.
Pashik fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pony has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pashik takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pashik throws a series of punches but Pony avoids them all with ease.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pashik 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 Pony has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pony and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pony doesn't manage to clinch there - Pashik circles away.
Pashik throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pony connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pony throws a leg kick which misses Pashik's front leg but catches the back leg as Pashik tries to avoid it.
Pony connects with a body shot.
Pony tests Pashik's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pony thumps Pashik with a low kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pony is defended easily by Pashik.
Pashik rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Pony counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pony.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Pony postures up.
Pony throwing strikes from guard but Pashik blocks nicely.
Pony wants to pass the guard but Pashik is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Pony dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Pashik goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pashik throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pony counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pony is looking to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Pashik.
Pashik tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pony manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pony lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pony digs a good hook to Pashik's body.
Pashik takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Some wild striking there from Pashik.
Pashik misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pashik fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pony looks to land a combination but Pashik avoids it well.
Pony lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pony doesn't manage to clinch there - Pashik circles away.
Pony defending well as Pashik loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pony works Pashik's body with a nice hook.
Pony lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pashik at a distance.
Pashik throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pony counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pony scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pashik doesn't seem bothered though.
Pashik 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.
Drew Pashik is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Pashik gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pashik is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pony is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pony accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pony distracts Pashik with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pony loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pashik knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pony on the ground.
Pony prevents Pashik from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pony with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pashik can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pony controls the pace.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pashik utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pony works over Pashik with some ground and pound from guard.
Pony slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Pony makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pony's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Pony lands a couple of digs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pony engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Pony is working Pashik over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pony sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Pony trying to control the position from guard on top but Pashik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pony throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pashik works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pony postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pony with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pashik has momentary wrist control but Pony slips an elbow through the middle.
Pony is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Pony stops Pashik from standing up.
David Pony has got the better of the ground game so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pony loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pony showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Pashik wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Pony is now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Pony showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Pashik stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pony.
Pony has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pashik attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pashik throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Pony counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pashik looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pashik misses with a low kick.
Pony moves away from the strike by Pashik.
Pony works Pashik's body with a nice hook.
Pashik misses with a two punch combination.
Pashik lands with a good body shot.
Pony tries to clinch but Pashik is having none of it.
Pashik gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pony.
Pashik throws a series of punches but Pony moves out of range.
Pashik misses with a wild combination.
Pony fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice body punch from Pony.

Pony clinches with his opponent.
Pashik is trying to break the clinch but Pony has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pashik wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pony has him pressed against the cage.

Pony breaks from the clinch.
Pony scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pony cracks Pashik with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pony tries to clinch but Pashik is having none of it.
Pashik tries a head kick but it misses.
Pashik misses with a leg kick
and Pony counters with a stiff right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pony.
Pony fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
David Pony seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pony lands with a cross.
A combination from Pashik does no damage.
Pony lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Pashik is rocked!
Pony blocks a head kick by Pashik.
Oh Pashik is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pashik just misses with a punch to the body.
Pony connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pashik. Pashik circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pony shoots in but no luck this time.
Pashik is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Pony moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Pony!