PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karl Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baldomir Zsofka Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michaels's entrance music is Gimme Shelter. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Michaels
vs
Zsofka Jr

187 cm
32
212 lbs
16 - 12 - 0

188 cm
27
210 lbs
9 - 5 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karl Michaels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Baldomir Zsofka Jr!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zsofka Jr misses with a leg kick
and Michaels counters with a low kick, right behind Zsofka Jr 's knee.
Zsofka Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zsofka Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zsofka Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Zsofka Jr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Zsofka Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Michaels manages to avoid it.
Michaels needs to keep his hands up - Zsofka Jr had a free shot at his head there.
Michaels throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zsofka Jr moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Zsofka Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Michaels moves away.
Baldomir Zsofka Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zsofka Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Michaels looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zsofka Jr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Michaels throws a poor cross that misses
and Zsofka Jr counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zsofka Jr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Zsofka Jr closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Michaels's guard.
Zsofka Jr controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zsofka Jr postures up.
Zsofka Jr must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Michaels working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zsofka Jr.
Michaels utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Michaels holds on and takes a little breather.
Zsofka Jr lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Michaels keeping moving, preventing Zsofka Jr from controlling successfully.
Zsofka Jr looking to pass the guard.
Zsofka Jr sitting in guard here, content to control.
Michaels looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Zsofka Jr throws the kick towards the body but Michaels avoids it.
Zsofka Jr throws a jab when Michaels was well out of range.
Zsofka Jr is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Michaels rather than just go for the knockout.
Zsofka Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Michaels ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zsofka Jr moves away.
Zsofka Jr cracks a nice hook into Michaels's ribs.
Zsofka Jr throws a head kick but Michaels moves out of range.
Michaels is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Zsofka Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Michaels swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Michaels steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Zsofka Jr. That one must have hurt.
Zsofka Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Michaels misses with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zsofka Jr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A big right from Michaels misses.
Zsofka Jr throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Michaels.
Michaels lunges at Zsofka Jr with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Zsofka Jr's hand.
Michaels looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Crunch! Zsofka Jr slams his shin into Michaels's torso.
Michaels thuds his right hand into Zsofka Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Zsofka Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Michaels.
Zsofka Jr shoots in but no luck this time.

Zsofka Jr looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Michaels regains full guard. Nicely done.
Zsofka Jr content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Michaels is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zsofka Jr throwing strikes from guard but Michaels blocks nicely.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Zsofka Jr working his ground and pound in the gym.
Zsofka Jr sitting in guard here, content to control.
Michaels is striking but Zsofka Jr is not phased and passes to half guard.
Zsofka Jr trying to control the action but Michaels is working from the bottom.
Michaels is controlling Zsofka Jr's trapped leg to prevent Zsofka Jr from advancing to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Baldomir Zsofka Jr dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Zsofka Jr cracks Michaels with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Michaels bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Michaels scores with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Zsofka Jr.
Michaels keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Michaels ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zsofka Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Zsofka Jr connects with a body shot.
Zsofka Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Michaels moves away.
Michaels digs a good hook to Zsofka Jr's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zsofka Jr misses with a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zsofka Jr. That's going to slow Michaels down.
Michaels throws a leg kick but Zsofka Jr checks it.
Zsofka Jr looks to land a left hand but Michaels moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Michaels darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Zsofka Jr checks a leg kick.
Michaels misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Michaels lands a nice shot to the body.
Zsofka Jr throws a looping overhand right but Michaels ducks down to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Zsofka Jr.

Zsofka Jr closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
You can see the frustration on Michaels's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Zsofka Jr tries to move into full mount but can't pass Michaels's legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zsofka Jr with the ground and pound but Michaels regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Zsofka Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Michaels wants to control the action here but instead Zsofka Jr manages to pass to full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Zsofka Jr punishing his opponent with strikes.
The referee warns Michaels that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Zsofka Jr thowing shots but they're missing.
Zsofka Jr fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Zsofka Jr punishing his opponent with strikes.
Zsofka Jr trying to control but Michaels is having none of it.
Zsofka Jr throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zsofka Jr fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Michaels is working to get back to half guard.
A big strike lands for Zsofka Jr! That's really hurt Michaels and he's turned his back - Zsofka Jr keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Zsofka Jr jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Baldomir Zsofka Jr!
A relieved looking Baldomir Zsofka Jr thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.