PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronny Gomez (ranked 8514 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konstantine Baltzar (ranked 5611 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gomez
vs
Baltzar

219 cm
18
214 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

187 cm
23
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Hates pizza

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ronny Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Konstantine Baltzar!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baltzar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gomezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

It looks like Ronny Gomez has been cut.
Konstantine Baltzar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Baltzar shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Gomez is rocked!
Baltzar tries to stand and escape but Gomez is controlling the position.
Oh Gomez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gomez wants to improve his position but Baltzar is controlling well.
Gomez seems to have got his legs back now.

Gomez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Baltzar pulls his head out easily.
Gomez throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

Gomez actively working from the bottom here.

Gomez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Gomez actively working from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez is looking to control Baltzar's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gomez avoid being mounted?
Baltzar tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Gomez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez missing with punches from the bottom.
Gomez throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Baltzar pushes Gomez up against the cage in a clinch.
Gomez missing with knees to the body.
Baltzar is trying to break the clinch but Gomez is controlling him.
Gomez holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gomez is trying to push Baltzar away but Baltzar has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Baltzar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gomez is looking to break free of the clinch but Baltzar has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Baltzar breaks the clinch.

Gomez closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Baltzar did well to prevent Gomez getting side control.
Baltzar is trying to stand back up but Gomez is controlling him
Well, if Gomez is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Baltzar is trying to stand back up but Gomez is controlling him

Gomez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Baltzar has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gomez is breathing heavily.
Gomez prevents Baltzar from standing back up.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gomez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baltzar lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gomez backs up against the cage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Baltzar, right into the meat.
Baltzar swinging wildly here.

Baltzar clinches up against the cage.
Baltzar working hard to break the clinch.
Baltzar is trying to break the clinch but Gomez has him pressed against the cage.
Baltzar can't break the clinch.
Gomez prevents Baltzar from breaking the clinch.
Baltzar tries to break free but Gomez pushes him back against the cage.
Baltzar misses with an elbow strike.
Baltzar keeps control of Gomez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Baltzar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baltzar is trying to stall.
Gomez keeps control of Baltzar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gomez.
Baltzar working hard to break the clinch.
Baltzar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Baltzar tries to break free but Gomez pushes him back against the cage.
Gomez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gomez has Baltzar pressed against the cage, preventing Baltzar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gomez wants to get back to striking at distance but Baltzar won't allow it.
Baltzar is trying to break the clinch but Gomez is controlling him.
Baltzar is trying to force a seperation but Gomez has the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Baltzar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gomez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Baltzar is trying to force a seperation but Gomez has the dominant position.

Baltzar manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Konstantine Baltzar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ronny Gomez's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gomez closes the distance and clinches.
Gomez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Baltzar blocks it with crossed arms.
Baltzar has had enough of the clinch but Gomez keeps him there for the moment.
A short uppercut from Baltzar.
Baltzar is trying to break the clinch but Gomez is controlling him.
Baltzar wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gomez works on Baltzar's body with a couple of short punches.
Baltzar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gomez's efforts to push away.
Baltzar tries to break the clinch but Gomez is controlling the position.
Gomez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Gomez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Baltzar closes the distance and clinches.
Baltzar is trying to break the clinch but Gomez is controlling him.
Baltzar is trying to break free.
Gomez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Baltzar's efforts to push away.
Gomez's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baltzar wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gomez tries to circle away but Baltzar has him pinned against the cage.
Baltzar is trying to break the clinch but Gomez has him pressed against the cage.
Baltzar wants to break the clinch but can't.
Baltzar has had enough of the clinch but Gomez keeps him there for the moment.
Baltzar wants to break free but Gomez has control.
Baltzar avoiding damage as Gomez throws knees to the body.
Gomez prevents Baltzar from breaking the clinch.
Baltzar wants to get back to striking at distance but Gomez won't allow it.
Gomez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Baltzar's efforts to push away.

Baltzar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Baltzar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Baltzar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Baltzar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Baltzar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Baltzar wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gomez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gomez struggles to land a body shot inside as Baltzar controls his hands.
Baltzar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stalling in the clinch from Gomez.
Gomez is trying to break free.
Baltzar struggles to land a body shot inside as Gomez controls his hands.
Baltzar is trying to push Gomez away but Gomez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Baltzar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gomez stalls.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baltzar tries to break free but Gomez pushes him back against the cage.
Gomez stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gomez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Baltzar is trying to force a seperation but Gomez has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Baltzar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Gomez fails to land.
Gomez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Baltzar's efforts to push away.
Gomez wants to break free but Baltzar has control.
Gomez misses with a knee strike.
Baltzar is looking to break free of the clinch but Gomez has double underhooks.
Gomez leaning his opponent against the cage.
Baltzar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gomez has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Baltzar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Gomez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Baltzar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gomez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Baltzar's elbow.
Gomez has Baltzar pressed against the cage, preventing Baltzar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gomez's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Gomez tries to work over Baltzar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Baltzar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gomez has him pressed against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Baltzar is trying to push Gomez away but Gomez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Gomez breaks the clinch.
Baltzar lands a brutal head kick. Gomez looks out on his feet and Baltzar throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Konstantine Baltzar!