PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jingky Bacolod (ranked 1413 p4p, 2079 weight class) and Drax Bautista (ranked 168 p4p, 237 weight class). Bacolod's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Havana. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bacolod
vs
Bautista

204 cm
21
288
4 - 1 - 0

190 cm
21
267
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Urban Fighter
Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Brooklyn Apothecary
Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jingky Bacolod!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drax Bautista!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bautista throws a looping overhand right but Bacolod ducks down to avoid it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Bautista tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bacolod was well out of range. Poor timing from Bautista.
Bacolod changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bautista throws an off balance right hand

and Bacolod decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bautista's guard.

Bacolod stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Bautista misses with a hook

and Bacolod counters with a single leg into guard. Bautista didn't expect that.
Bacolod is fighting to break Bautista's control of his arms but Bautista is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Bautista is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bautista pulls Bacolod in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Bautista has his foot on Bacolod's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bacolod works his way back into a safe position though.
Bautista is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bautista is pulling down on Bacolod's head. It's preventing any offense from Bacolod, at least for the moment.
Bautista trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bacolod stopping the sweep attempt from Bautista.
Bautista wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bacolod preventing the sweep.
Bautista working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bautista controlling the position.
Bacolod stopping the sweep attempt from Bautista.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bautista looks to land a left hand but Bacolod moved out of range nicely.
Bacolod tries to counter with a takedown but Bautista is quick to defend against it.
Bautista has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bautista throws a hook but Bacolod blocks it.
Bacolod uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bautista.
Bautista misses with a straight right.
Bacolod drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bautista sprawls and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bautista throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bacolod sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bacolod attempts a counter takedown but Bautista avoids it well and moves away.
Bautista throws a looping overhand right but Bacolod ducks down to avoid it.
Drax Bautista seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bacolod uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bautista.
Bautista swings widly with a right hand

and Bacolod counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bacolod.
Bautista is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bautista pulls Bacolod in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jingky Bacolod dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Bautista throws a jab when Bacolod was well out of range.
Bacolod changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bacolod blocks a jab.
Bacolod attempts a counter takedown but Bautista avoids it well and moves away.
Bautista might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bautista looks to land a right hand but Bacolod moved out of range.
Bacolod attempts a counter takedown but Bautista avoids it well and moves away.
Bautista looks to land a left hand but Bacolod moved out of range nicely.
Bacolod changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bautista throws an overhand right that lands on Bacolod's shoulder, as Bacolod tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bautista misses with a right hand

and Bacolod counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bautista trying to control here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bautista gets full guard.
Bautista looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bacolod is one step ahead there.
Bacolod has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bacolod is fighting to break Bautista's control of his arms but Bautista is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Bautista had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bacolod defends it easily.
Bautista has his hands on Bacolod's head, controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bautista looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bacolod wants to stand and escape but instead Bautista has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Bacolod is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Bautista lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

It looks like Jingky Bacolod has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from Bautista fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bautista misses with the head strike.
Bautista fails to pull guard.
Bautista fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Bacolod has picked Bautista up - he's going for a ride! Bacolod dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Bacolod prevents Bautista from improving his position.
Bautista has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bacolod is working away from the top position though.
Bautista is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bautista is concentrating on defense, preventing Bacolod from advancing position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bacolod staying out of range there.
Bacolod tries to counter with a takedown but Bautista is quick to defend against it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bacolod displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bautista throws out the jab.
Bautista misses with an uppercut. Bacolod saw that one coming.
Bacolod attempts a counter takedown but Bautista avoids it well and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jingky Bacolod will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jingky Bacolod's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Bautista throws an off balance right hand

and Bacolod counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Bautista!
Bautista is looking for a sweep.
Bacolod working away.
Bautista looks to move to half guard but instead Bacolod has passed into mount! Damn!
Bacolod tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bautista is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bacolod tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Bautista is looking to improve his position but Bacolod isn't that keen on the idea.
Bacolod wants to get back to his feet but Bautista is holding on tight.

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.
Bautista wants to hold on but Bacolod pushes him away.
Bautista is just holding on here. Bacolod manages to take his back.
Bacolod can't escape the position, to get back to his feet.
Bacolod is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bautista can do to turn this around?

Bacolod has Bautista's back but decides to stand back up... Obviously he fancies his chances in the standup department!
Bacolod avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bautista tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bacolod was well out of range. Poor timing from Bautista.
Bacolod blocks a jab.
Bacolod changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bacolod moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bautista is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bacolod.
Bacolod feinted with a counter takedown.
Bacolod staying out of range there.
Bautista throws a shot from downtown. Bacolod moves away and avoids it.
Bacolod attempts a counter takedown but Bautista avoids it well and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bautista misses with an uppercut

and Bacolod counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bautista won't be happy with that.
Bautista can't do much from the bottom here.
Bacolod tries to stand but Bautista controls the position and pulls Bacolod into his guard.

Bautista throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bacolod trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bautista's guard.
Drax Bautista has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bautista trying to strike off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jingky Bacolod showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bacolod, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jingky Bacolod!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jingky Bacolod waved his t-shirt featuring Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.