PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Baltasar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raymond Holt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holt has chosen Brooklyn Nine-Nine Theme Song as his entrance music. Raymond Holt is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Baltasar
vs
Holt

179 cm
19
179 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
26
159 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

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 St Petersburg, Fernando Baltasar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Raymond Holt!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holt takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Holt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baltasar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Baltasar throws a body punch but Holt moves out of range.
Holt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Baltasar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Baltasar takes a swing at Holt's ribcage but misses.
Baltasar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Holt looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Baltasar is fending him off so far but Holt persists. Nope, Baltasar circles away and we're back to standing.
Holt dives in and grabs Baltasar's left leg, looking for a takedown. Baltasar pushes down on Holt's head and hops out.
Holt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Baltasar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Holt misses with an uppercut. Baltasar saw that one coming.
Some wild striking there from Baltasar.
Holt throws a hook but Baltasar blocks it.
Holt lands with a straight right. Baltasar didn't see that one coming.
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!
A punch lands to the side of Baltasar 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Baltasar lands with a nice body punch.
Holt moves away from the strike by Baltasar.
Baltasar is looking to wear down Holt with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holt with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Baltasar to score with a decent uppercut.
Baltasar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice jab there from Holt.
Jab, jab by Baltasar - just one landing.
Holt misses with a double jab.
Baltasar lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Baltasar.
Baltasar misses with a hook. Holt ducked under it nicely.
Baltasar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Holt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baltasar.
Holt on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Holt is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baltasar closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Baltasar dodges the punch combination from Holt.
Holt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baltasar.
Holt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holt goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Holt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Baltasar lands a nice shot to the body.
Holt throws a nice looking combination but Baltasar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Holt misses with the combination.
Holt takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
No luck for Holt with that takedown attempt.
Fernando Baltasar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raymond Holt.
Baltasar scores with a nice body kick.
Holt looks winded!
Baltasar jabs Holt to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A nice combination there by Holt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Baltasar, as that shot connected.

Baltasar feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Holt sprawling to the canvas! Holt rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Baltasar finish him?!
Holt is still on wobbly legs! Can Baltasar finish him?
Baltasar catches Holt with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Holt forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Fernando Baltasar!
A victorious Fernando Baltasar thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Raymond Holt had this to say: 'I'll be back. This is just a minor hiccup, and I'l return with a vengeance. Kudos to my opponent. He was the better fighter tonight'.