PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nori Borec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aljo Stajerski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Borec might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Carl orff - o fortuna. Stajerski has chosen ACAB as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Borec
vs
Stajerski

193 cm
23
220 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

201 cm
19
274 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

MMA's Best Nutrition

Synergy Nutrition
Nancy Botwin's Herbal Nutritions

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nori Borec!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Aljo Stajerski!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stajerski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Borec swats away the attempt to clinch by Stajerski.
Borec swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Stajerski.
Borec keeps the fight on the outside.
Stajerski tries to clinch up.
Good shot there by Borec.
Borec moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Borec misses with a body shot.
Borec lands with a shot to the body.
A jab from Borec misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borec dodges the punch combination from Stajerski.
Borec loads up on a big right hand but Stajerski slips the punch.

Borec fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stajerski, pushing him back against the cage.
Borec wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Borec breaks the clinch.
Borec keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Stajerski checks a leg kick.
Borec misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Stajerski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Borec circles away from the clinch attempt
and Borec counters with a nice kick to the body.
Borec is looking to land body kicks.
Stajerski closes the distance but Borec moves to the side
and Borec counters with a nice uppercut.
Borec moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stajerski tries to clinch
and Borec counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Borec lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Stajerski has taken the fight to the clinch.
Borec is leaning against Stajerski and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Borec can't break the clinch.
Borec is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Stajerski is working for takedown but Borec is calmly controlling the position for now.

Borec breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Borec works over Stajerski's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Aljo Stajerski has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Borec throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Stajerski!
Stajerski misses with a body shot
and Borec counters with a good low kick that Stajerski was not able to check.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borec moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Borec fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stajerski manages to avoid it.
Stajerski swats away the attempt to clinch by Borec.
Stajerski tries to close the distance and clinch but Borec swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stajerski falls off balance throwing a combination

and Borec holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch on the inside from Stajerski fails to land.
Stajerski keeps control of Borec as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Borec is looking to break free of the clinch but Stajerski has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nori Borec dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aljo Stajerski's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Borec fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stajerski manages to avoid it.
Stajerski throws a leg kick but Borec sees it coming and moves out of range.
Borec looks to score with a jab to the body but Stajerski is just out of range.
Borec missing with a left hand there. Stajerski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stajerski clinches but Borec breaks the clinch
and Borec counters with a two punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borec swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stajerski tries to clinch but Borec moves away

and Borec counters by clinching up.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Borec here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
A right hand to the body from Stajerski.

Stajerski jumps guard and drags Borec to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stajerski looking to control.
Stajerski wants to sweep but no luck.

Stajerski had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Borec is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Stajerski Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Borec's back instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Stajerski working for the choke.
Borec is trying to stand back up.

Borec preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Stajerski.
Stajerski tries to get the hooks in deep but Borec pushed the leg off.

Borec defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borec looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Stajerski somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Stajerski is hanging on to Borec's back as he tries to escape.

Stajerski looking for the RNC.
Stajerski is breathing heavily.
Stajerski looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Stajerski controlling from the back.
Borec trying to control the action but Stajerski just sinks the hooks in.
Borec can't escape the position.
Borec is working hard here to advance position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borec looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.

Stajerski has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Stajerski is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Borec has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.

Stajerski is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Borec is defending well though. Stajerski let's go of the attempt for now.

Stajerski working for the choke.
Borec is in bad spot here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borec is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

Stajerski working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Borec looking very determined here, making life difficult for Stajerski.
Borec knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stajerski on the ground.
Borec manages to reverse the position and now he's in Stajerski's guard. Nice work there by Borec.
Borec wants to stand but Stajerski is controlling his posture from full guard.
Borec scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aljo Stajerski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aljo Stajerski'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. This is the final round!

Stajerski misses with a few strikes there.
Borec avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stajerski shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Borec throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Stajerski's head.
Borec looks to clinch
and Stajerski counters with a stiff right hand.
Stajerski swings for the body but Borec moves out of range.
Borec lands a glancing blow to the side of Stajerski's head.
Stajerski ducks right into an uppercut from Borec.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borec connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Borec wants to clinch up but Stajerski keeps it at a distance.
Stajerski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Borec looks to land a combination but Stajerski avoids it well.
Borec misses with a series of wild punches.
Stajerski tries to work over Borec's front leg with a kick but Borec checks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Stajerski tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Borec counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stajerski throws a series of punches but Borec moves out of range.
Nori Borec is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stajerski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Borec paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Borec misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aljo Stajerski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stajerski wants to clinch.
Stajerski tries to clinch but Borec moves out of range.
Nori Borec is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borec misses with a few strikes there.
Stajerski looks to clinch
enabling Borec to counter with a crisp jab.
Decent striking displayed by Borec there.
Stajerski takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Borec misses the jab.
Borec misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stajerski blocks a leg kick.
Stajerski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stajerski shoots in and drives through. Borec sprawls well.
Borec circles away from the clinch attempt.
Borec lands the left hand.
Stajerski shoots for a double leg takedown but Borec sprawls well. He's pushed Stajerski's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nori Borec has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aljo Stajerski.
Borec rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stajerski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Borec stuffs the takedown.
Stajerski shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Borec as he avoids it easily.
Nori Borec is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stajerski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stajerski checks a low kick from Borec.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nori Borec showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Borec 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nori Borec!