PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Domino Balthazar (ranked 6697 p4p, 323 weight class) and Felix Jaroslav (ranked 6695 p4p, 321 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Balthazar
vs
Jaroslav

165 cm
18
137 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

168 cm
18
137 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Domino Balthazar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Felix Jaroslav!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaroslav scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jaroslav.
Balthazar misses with a left hand
and Jaroslav counters with a stiff right hand.
Balthazar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jaroslav counters with a leg kick.
Balthazar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jaroslav throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jaroslav. Balthazar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jaroslav lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jaroslav explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jaroslav lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jaroslav dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balthazar connects with an inside leg kick.
Balthazar throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Balthazar has Jaroslav up against the cage in a clinch.
Jaroslav lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Balthazar lands with a right to the head.
Jaroslav blocks a body shot from Balthazar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaroslav misses with a knee strike.
Jaroslav drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jaroslav scores with a nice hook to the head.
A body shot lands from Jaroslav.
Jaroslav lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Balthazar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Balthazar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jaroslav.
Balthazar takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Domino Balthazar has been cut.
Jaroslav tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Balthazar misses with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Balthazar.
Jaroslav struggles to land a body shot inside as Balthazar controls his hands.
Balthazar pushes Jaroslav back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Balthazar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Balthazar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jaroslav lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Balthazar avoids a wild elbow strike from Jaroslav.
Balthazar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Balthazar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jaroslav avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jaroslav comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Balthazar lands a nice elbow.
Balthazar misses with some punches.
Jaroslav misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Balthazar.

Jaroslav breaks from the clinch.
Jaroslav dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Balthazar. That did some damage!
Balthazar takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jaroslav walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Balthazar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Balthazar trying to land knees to the body.
Balthazar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jaroslav's elbow.
Nice body punch from Jaroslav - that landed with a thud.
Balthazar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jaroslav backwards.
Jaroslav managing to block the knees to the body from Balthazar.
Balthazar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jaroslav blocks it with crossed arms.
Balthazar is breathing heavily.
Balthazar pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balthazar lands a hook that snaps the head of Jaroslav backwards.
Balthazar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Balthazar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jaroslav scores with a nice hook to the head.
Balthazar tries to throw a body punch but Jaroslav avoids it by throwing Balthazar back against the cage.
Jaroslav tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jaroslav misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Jaroslav breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jaroslav dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Balthazar wants to clinch.
Balthazar on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Balthazar misses with the body kick
and Jaroslav counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Balthazar.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jaroslav. Balthazar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Balthazar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Balthazar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jaroslav can pounce on him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jaroslav scores with a kick to the body.
Balthazar looks for the body kick but Jaroslav saw that one coming.
Jaroslav feints and then cracks Balthazar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Balthazar down.
A jab from Balthazar does it's job there.
Balthazar bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Balthazar looks to land a body kick but Jaroslav moved away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Balthazar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Balthazar cracks Jaroslav with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Balthazar takes a swing at Jaroslav's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felix Jaroslav dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Domino Balthazar's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jaroslav lands a glancing blow to the side of Balthazar's head.
Felix Jaroslav seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Balthazar moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Balthazar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jaroslav's calf.
Balthazar looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jaroslav takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Domino Balthazar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jaroslav slips a jab from Balthazar.
Balthazar tests Jaroslav's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jaroslav avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Balthazar throws a sloppy body shot
and Jaroslav counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Balthazar finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jaroslav.
Balthazar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jaroslav has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balthazar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Balthazar will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Jaroslav lands a front kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Jaroslav finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Balthazar misses with a right hand
and Jaroslav counters with a low kick, right behind Balthazar 's knee.
Balthazar tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jaroslav lands a slapping body shot.
Balthazar throws a lazy uppercut
and Jaroslav makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Balthazar really felt that one!
A punch lands to the side of Balthazar 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Balthazar walks into a straight right hand from Jaroslav.
Jaroslav has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jaroslav rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Balthazar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Good leg kick by Jaroslav there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jaroslav tests Balthazar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jaroslav lands a slapping body shot.
Balthazar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Jaroslav.
Balthazar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jaroslav keeps Balthazar at a distance using the push kick.
Balthazar fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Balthazar throws out a loose jab but Jaroslav uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaroslav connects with a good right hand that stumbles Balthazar. Balthazar circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jaroslav lands a head kick. Balthazar smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Balthazar is rocked!
Jaroslav lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Oh Balthazar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jaroslav lands with a straight right. Balthazar didn't see that one coming.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jaroslav scores with a body shot.
Balthazar cracks the inside of Jaroslav's front leg.
Balthazar misses with a shot to the body
enabling Jaroslav to counter with a crisp jab.
Balthazar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Balthazar throws a right hand that misses
and Jaroslav counters with an inside leg kick.
Jaroslav cracks Balthazar with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Balthazar falls to his knees and Jaroslav doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Felix Jaroslav!
A very excited looking Felix Jaroslav rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.