PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Victorio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bojan Bajic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victorio comes into the arena with Nightingale - The Glory Days blaring out of the sound system. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Victorio
vs
Bajic

197 cm
29
204 lbs
14 - 11 - 1

187 cm
30
220 lbs
13 - 10 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tommy Victorio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Bojan Bajic!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Victorio avoids the head kick by Bajic.
Victorio fails to land the takedown.
Victorio tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bajic defends well and Victorio ends up having to push Bajic into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bajic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bajic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Victorio.
Bajic misses with a body punch.
Victorio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Bajic.
Victorio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Victorio successfully pulls guard.
Bajic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bajic postures up in Victorio's guard and throws a big left but Victorio blocks it.
Victorio throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Bajic throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Victorio works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bajic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bajic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Victorio looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bajic trying to control the position from guard on top but Victorio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bajic is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bajic throws an elbow that misses. Victorio uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bajic's guard. Nice move by Victorio!

Victorio tries to free his leg and advance position but Bajic is retaining full guard.
Bajic wants to control the position but Victorio says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Bajic regains full guard. Nicely done.
Victorio trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Victorio content to stall in guard here.
Bajic is looking to stand up but Victorio isn't so interested in that idea.
Victorio wants to control from the top but Bajic keeps moving.
Victorio's corner is telling him to maintain position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bajic cracks Victorio with an open hand slap.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victorio throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Victorio fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Victorio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bajic just misses with a punch to the body.
Bajic stuffs the takedown.
Victorio shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Victorio.

Victorio has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Bajic has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Victorio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Victorio shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bajic but Bajic pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Victorio goes for a double leg but Bajic avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bajic continues to drive forward.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bajic letting Victorio take a breather here.
Bajic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Victorio looking for a takedown.
Bajic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bajic gets through Victorio's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Victorio pulls guard.
Bajic postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bajic throws an elbow that misses. Victorio uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bajic's guard. Nice move by Victorio!

Bajic has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bojan Bajic will probably get the nod.
That's time! Victorio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Good leg kick by Bajic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Victorio misses with a double jab.
Victorio has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bajic.
Bajic motions for Victorio to come forward. Bajic throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A combination from Bajic does no damage.
Victorio needs to keep his hands up - Bajic had a free shot at his head there.
Victorio shoots for a takedown but Bajic saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Victorio shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bajic as he avoids it easily.
Victorio looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Victorio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big left from Bajic misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bajic connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bajic misses with a few strikes there.
Victorio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bajic.
Bajic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Victorio.
Victorio tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bajic defends well and Victorio ends up having to push Bajic into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bajic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bajic stops a takedown attempt from Victorio.
Victorio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bajic crunches a lovely knee into Victorio's ribcage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bajic.
Bajic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bajic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Victorio fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bajic lands a knee to the head.
Bajic is pressed up against the cage. Victorio has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bajic down to the mat. Bajic avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bajic.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Victorio changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bajic tries to avoid it but Victorio manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bajic to the ground. Bajic escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bojan Bajic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bajic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
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!
Bajic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Victorio. That did some damage!

Victorio closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bajic is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Victorio is controlling him well.
Victorio wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bajic keeps working.
Bajic is trying to control Victorio's posture but Victorio avoids it.

Victorio stands up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victorio misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Victorio looks to clinch
and Bajic counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Victorio avoids the head kick by Bajic.
Victorio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A left and a right from Victorio both land. Nice combination.
Bajic throws a low kick but Victorio avoids it.
Victorio looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A head kick misses from Bajic.
Bajic tries to score with a low kick but Victorio moves his leg out of the way.
Tommy Victorio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Victorio tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bajic counters with a slapping leg kick.
Victorio walks into a jab.
Victorio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Victorio dives in and grabs Bajic's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bajic pushes down on Victorio's head and hops out.
Victorio throws a sloppy head kick and Bajic moves out of range easily.
Tommy Victorio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Victorio shoots in for a double leg but Bajic sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bajic lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bajic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bajic swings for the body but Victorio moves out of range.
Victorio fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bojan Bajic 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. This is the final round!

Victorio shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bajic counters with an inside leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Bajic. Those never looked like landing.
Bajic stuffs the takedown attempt from Victorio. Victorio gets slowly back to his feet.
Victorio slips a straight right by Bajic.
Victorio closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bajic circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Victorio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A cross from Bajic lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bajic misses with a hook.
Victorio tries for a takedown but Bajic sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
No luck for Victorio with that takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bajic swings for the body but Victorio moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bajic misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bajic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Victorio gets a double leg takedown into Bajic's guard.
Bajic wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Victorio postures up.
Bajic keeping moving, preventing Victorio from controlling successfully.
Bajic is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tommy Victorio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Victorio advances position into side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bajic takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Victorio trying to control the action but Bajic is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bajic is looking to reverse the position.
Bajic is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Victorio asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Bojan Bajic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victorio controls the position.
Bajic manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Victorio is just content to waste time from the top position. Bajic takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Tommy Victorio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bajic looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Victorio stopping the sweep attempt from Bajic.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Victorio postures up in Bajic's guard and throws a big left but Bajic blocks it.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Victorio tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bajic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bajic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Victorio closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bajic circles away.
Bajic digs a good hook to Victorio's body.
Victorio shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bajic as he avoids it easily.
Victorio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bajic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Victorio goes for a double leg but Bajic avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bajic continues to drive forward.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Victorio is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bajic is defending well.

Bajic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice body kick from Victorio.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bojan Bajic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bajic 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30

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