PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tomy Faspred (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Claus Baldemnic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Faspred
vs
Baldemnic

184 cm
26
178 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

175 cm
19
177 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Prefers standup

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tomy Faspred!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Claus Baldemnic!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Baldemnic clinches up with Faspred and pushes him back against the cage.

Baldemnic manages to break the clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Faspred blocks the leg kick.
Baldemnic lands a jab.
No luck for Faspred with that takedown attempt.
Faspred fails with a takedown attempt.
Faspred fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomy Faspred. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Baldemnic pushes Faspred up against the cage in a clinch.
Baldemnic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baldemnic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Faspred tries to score a body lock takedown but Baldemnic shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Baldemnic throws an elbow but it misses.
Baldemnic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Faspred backwards.
Faspred drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Baldemnic gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Faspred tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Baldemnic just stands there and leans against the cage.
Baldemnic effectively controlling the action here.
Baldemnic misses with a body punch.
Faspred wants a takedown but no success here.
Baldemnic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Faspred on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Baldemnic breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faspred slips under a jab from Baldemnic.
Baldemnic moves in looking to clinch but Faspred pushes him off.
Faspred steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baldemnic.
Faspred fails with a takedown attempt.
We've been told by Faspred's head coaches at Kung Fu Fighting Club ($200 entry fee) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A swing and a miss from Baldemnic.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Faspred is defended easily by Baldemnic.
Faspred shoots in but no luck this time.
Baldemnic scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baldemnic misses with a double jab.
Baldemnic scores with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baldemnic cracks the inside of Faspred's front leg.
Faspred fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Faspred will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Baldemnic stuffs the takedown.
It seemed like Baldemnic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Faspred misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Baldemnic misses with a straight right.
Faspred misses with a takedown attempt - Baldemnic sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Despite the aggression on Baldemnic's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Baldemnic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Claus Baldemnic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Faspred avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Baldemnic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faspred shoots in but Baldemnic avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Baldemnic tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Faspred is able to avoid easily.
Baldemnic tries to close the distance and clinch but Faspred swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Baldemnic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Baldemnic misses with a punch to the body.
Faspred drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Baldemnic gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Baldemnic stalls.
Baldemnic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Faspred is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Baldemnic pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Baldemnic tries to throw a body punch but Faspred avoids it by throwing Baldemnic back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Claus Baldemnic dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Baldemnic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Faspred manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Faspred gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Faspred shoots in and drives through. Baldemnic sprawls well.
Baldemnic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Baldemnic scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Baldemnic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Baldemnic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Baldemnic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Good work by Faspred as he checks the leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Faspred is defended easily by Baldemnic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baldemnic lands a really nice looking cross but Faspred seems unphased.
Baldemnic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Faspred moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baldemnic will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Faspred fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomy Faspred. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Baldemnic takes the fight into the clinch.

Baldemnic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Baldemnic throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Good work by Faspred as he checks the leg kick.
Faspred fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Baldemnic rushes Faspred and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Baldemnic prevents the takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baldemnic gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Faspred.
Faspred wants a takedown but no success here.
Baldemnic lands a hook that snaps the head of Faspred backwards.

Baldemnic breaks the clinch.
Baldemnic misses with a body shot.
Faspred shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Baldemnic as he jumps to the side.
Faspred will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Baldemnic scores with a decent looking hook.
Faspred avoids the body shot from Baldemnic.
Faspred wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Faspred shoots in looking for a takedown. Baldemnic tries to sprawl out of it but Faspred keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Baldemnic manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faspred fails with the takedown.
Baldemnic thuds a left hand into Faspred's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Faspred shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Baldemnic defends it nicely.
Baldemnic connects with a leg kick. Faspred looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Baldemnic ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baldemnic drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Faspred right on the button. Faspred goes down! Baldemnic follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Baldemnic gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Claus Baldemnic!
After winning the bout, Claus Baldemnic thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.