PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jaan Jalgratas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Faldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Faldo's choice of entrance music: Paparazzi Pone - Man Down. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Jalgratas
vs
Faldo

190 cm
31
185 lbs
10 - 12 - 0

182 cm
40
199 lbs
22 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jaan Jalgratas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nick Faldo!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Anthony Taglia and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jalgratas misses with a kick to the body.
Jalgratas misses with a hook. Faldo ducked under it nicely.
Jalgratas throws a jab but it's blocked by Faldo.
Jalgratas blocks a leg kick.
Faldo wants to slow Jalgratas down by chopping away at his legs.
Jalgratas connects with a looping right hand.
Faldo looks to land a right hand but Jalgratas moved out of range.
Jalgratas tries to land a front kick but Faldo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Faldo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jalgratas is able to avoid easily.
A quick step to the side and Jalgratas tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Faldo connects with a leg kick. Jalgratas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jalgratas tries to score with a low kick but Faldo moves his leg out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faldo misses with a right hand

and Jalgratas counters by moving into the clinch.
Jalgratas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Jalgratas with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jalgratas landing knees to the body.
Faldo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Faldo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Faldo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jalgratas's elbow.
Jalgratas scores with a shoulder strike.
Faldo looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from Faldo fails to land.
Jalgratas stalling in the clinch.

Jalgratas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Faldo thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slapping body kick lands there for Jalgratas.
Jaan Jalgratas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jalgratas punishes Faldo's body with a nice straight punch.
Jalgratas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Faldo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jalgratas jabs Faldo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jalgratas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice body kick from Jalgratas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Faldo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Faldo throws a jab when Jalgratas was well out of range.
Jalgratas lands a jab to the nose.
Faldo throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jalgratas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jalgratas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jalgratas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jalgratas is looking to clinch.
Faldo tries to counter with a clinch but Jalgratas shakes him off and moves away.
Jalgratas looks to land a combination but Faldo avoids it well.

Jalgratas moves into the clinch.
Faldo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jalgratas lands with a left to the head.
Faldo takes a shot to the head.
Jalgratas taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Faldo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jalgratas blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jalgratas breaks from the clinch.
Jalgratas looks to land a left hand but Faldo moved out of range nicely.
Faldo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jalgratas can pounce on him.
A low kick from Faldo is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Faldo throws a right and a left that both miss.
As Faldo backs away, Jalgratas returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Faldo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Faldo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jalgratas.
Faldo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Jalgratas.
Jalgratas lands a head kick!
Faldo misses with a low kick.

Jalgratas clinches with his opponent.
Faldo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
I was talking to Jalgratas's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Jalgratas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Nick Faldo has been cut.
Faldo tries to throw a body punch but Jalgratas avoids it by throwing Faldo back against the cage.
Jalgratas tries a body shot but Faldo blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Jalgratas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jalgratas pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Faldo back to the cage. Jalgratas follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jalgratas goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jalgratas takes a swing at Faldo's ribcage but misses.
Jalgratas darts in looking for a takedown but Faldo gets double underhooks and turns Jalgratas into the cage.
Faldo tries to counter by closing the distance.
Faldo misses the shot to the body.
Jalgratas on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Faldo throws a solid leg kick but Jalgratas takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Faldo.
A little feinted left hand from Jalgratas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Faldo swings for the body but Jalgratas moves out of range.
Jalgratas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Faldo moves away.
Faldo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Jalgratas.
Jalgratas throws a good cross that connects.
Jalgratas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Faldo tries to move into range but Jalgratas moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jalgratas misses with a wild body shot.
Jalgratas lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaan Jalgratas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Faldo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Faldo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jalgratas can pounce on him.
Jalgratas scores with the left hand. Faldo knows he should have avoided that one.
Jalgratas dips to his left and cracks Faldo with an uppercut!
Jalgratas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Faldo circles away quickly and effectively.
Faldo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A head kick misses from Jalgratas.

Jalgratas shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Faldo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jalgratas is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jalgratas trying to control the position from guard on top but Faldo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Faldo is controlling Jalgratas's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jalgratas slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jalgratas throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Faldo misses with a straight right.
Jalgratas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jalgratas lands a slapping body shot.
Jalgratas scores with a punch to the head.
Jalgratas cracks the inside of Faldo's front leg.
Jalgratas throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jalgratas swings for the body but Faldo moves out of range.
Jalgratas tries to bum rush Faldo with a series of wild strikes but Faldo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Faldo misses with a body shot.
Jalgratas darts in looking for a takedown but Faldo gets double underhooks and turns Jalgratas into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jalgratas ducks under a wild hook from Faldo.
Jalgratas is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
An inside leg kick from Faldo misses.
Jalgratas throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jalgratas walks into a stiff left hand from Faldo.
Jalgratas throws a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Jalgratas.
Jalgratas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Faldo can do to turn this around?
Jalgratas misses the shot to the body.
Jalgratas sets himself, and Faldo steps forward looking for the clinch! Jalgratas avoids it this time.
Faldo is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Faldo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Faldo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Faldo blocks a head kick by Jalgratas.
Faldo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jalgratas is looking to counter punch.
Jalgratas lands a nice hook to Faldo's body. Faldo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jalgratas lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jalgratas with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Faldo to score with a decent uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Jalgratas checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
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!
Jalgratas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Faldo swings widly with a right hand
and Jalgratas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jalgratas jabs at Faldo's body.
Jalgratas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jalgratas is looking to wear down Faldo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jalgratas scores with a jab to the head.
Jalgratas fails with a takedown attempt.
Jalgratas attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Faldo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Jalgratas.
Jalgratas staying out of range there.
It looked like Jalgratas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jalgratas throws a jab when Faldo was well out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jalgratas.
A right-left combo lands from Jalgratas.
Jalgratas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Faldo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaan Jalgratas dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nick Faldo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Jalgratas throws a head kick but Faldo moves out of range.
Jalgratas staying out of range there.
Jalgratas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Faldo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jalgratas scores with the left hand. Faldo knows he should have avoided that one.
Faldo missing with a left hand there. Jalgratas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jalgratas fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jalgratas misses with a two punch combination.
Some bone on bone action there as Jalgratas checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jalgratas avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jalgratas throws a chopping leg kick but Faldo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Good work by Faldo as he checks the leg kick.
Jalgratas tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Faldo swivels and escapes.
Jalgratas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faldo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jalgratas scores with a jab to the body.
Jalgratas takes a swing at Faldo's ribcage but misses.
Jalgratas lands with a slapping head kick.
The fighters circling - Jalgratas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jalgratas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Faldo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Faldo cracks Jalgratas with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Faldo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Faldo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Faldo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jalgratas.
Faldo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Faldo needs to keep his hands up - Jalgratas had a free shot at his head there.
Faldo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jalgratas manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jalgratas throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Faldo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jalgratas drives through and clinches with Faldo against the cage.
Faldo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jalgratas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Faldo backwards.
Jalgratas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Faldo's face.
Jalgratas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Faldo's elbow.
Faldo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jalgratas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jalgratas throws an elbow that misses.
Jalgratas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Faldo.
Jalgratas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Faldo is defending well for now.
Faldo lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jalgratas.
Faldo lands a left hand.
Faldo working aggressively here.
Jalgratas wants to get back to striking at distance but Faldo won't allow it.
Faldo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Faldo avoiding damage as Jalgratas throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jalgratas struggles to land a body shot inside as Faldo controls his hands.
Jalgratas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jalgratas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Faldo looking to slow down the pace here.
Jalgratas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jalgratas presses Faldo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Faldo throws a punch but it's blocked by Jalgratas.
Jalgratas being controlled against the cage.
A short left from Jalgratas.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jalgratas.
A right handed body shot lands from Jalgratas.
Faldo tries to work over Jalgratas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Faldo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jalgratas crunches a lovely knee into Faldo's ribcage.
Jalgratas scores a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jalgratas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jalgratas scores with a sloppy right hand. Faldo should have avoided that one.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jalgratas.
Faldo misses with a left hand
and Jalgratas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
Jalgratas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jalgratas throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Faldo's head.
Jaan Jalgratas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jalgratas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Faldo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jalgratas's calf.
Jalgratas works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jalgratas shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Faldo as he avoids it easily.
Nick Faldo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jalgratas connects with a body shot that sends Faldo's belly button to the back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jaan Jalgratas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jalgratas has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaan Jalgratas!