PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Tomcic (ranked 682 p4p, 605 weight class) and Azriel Pandens (ranked 91 p4p, 82 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Tomcic
vs
Pandens

173 cm
24
156
10 - 3 - 0

173 cm
24
148
12 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Core Combat
Conviction

Altitude Clothing
Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Tomcic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Azriel Pandens!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Skip Squint and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Tomcic.
Tomcic misses the body punch
and Pandens counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tomcic shoots in for a takedown but Pandens shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pandens throws a hook but Tomcic blocks it.
A head kick by Tomcic misses
and Pandens counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Vladimir Tomcic has been cut.
Tomcic misses with a right hand
and Pandens counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tomcic. Pandens does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tomcic tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomcic scores with a nice head shot.
Tomcic tries to clinch
and Pandens counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vladimir Tomcic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tomcic lands with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandens waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tomcic.

Tomcic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tomcic tries to work over Pandens's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pandens blocks a body shot from Tomcic.

Pandens pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tomcic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pandens.
Tomcic looks to clinch
and Pandens counters with a stiff right hand.
Tomcic scores with a jab to the body.
Pandens has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Tomcic throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pandens counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tomcic lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pandens blocks a head kick by Tomcic.
Tomcic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Azriel Pandens is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomcic connects with the punch.
Tomcic finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tomcic misses with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tomcic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pandens! But no joy.
Tomcic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tomcic misses with a hook to the body
and Pandens counters with a straight right hand.
Tomcic throws a sloppy head kick
and Pandens counters with a stiff right hand.
Tomcic misses with a right hand
and Tomcic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomcic throws a lazy head kick
and Tomcic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tomcic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pandens.
Tomcic throws an off balance right hand
and Pandens counters with a stiff right hand.
Tomcic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pandens.
Pandens swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A head kick misses from Tomcic.
Pandens is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tomcic had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A low kick from Tomcic misses
and Pandens counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tomcic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pandens on the side of the head.
Tomcic misses with a straight right.
Tomcic lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tomcic motions for Pandens to come forward. Tomcic throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tomcic ducks under a wild hook from Pandens.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Tomcic. That snapped Pandens's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pandens takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tomcic tries to clinch up but Pandens circles away and keeps his distance.
Pandens looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A low kick from Tomcic misses
and Pandens counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tomcic tries to clinch but Pandens moves out of range.
Pandens throws a head kick that misses
and Tomcic counters with an outside leg kick.
Pandens misses with a hook.

Tomcic gets a clinch.
Tomcic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tomcic.
Nice body punch from Tomcic - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Azriel Pandens will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Tomcic'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.

Nice shot lands for Tomcic.
Tomcic throws a sloppy head kick and Pandens moves out of range easily.
Tomcic swinging wildly here.
Tomcic throws a series of punches but Pandens moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pandens! But no joy.
The fighters circling - Tomcic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pandens swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tomcic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pandens paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomcic lands a nice shot that snaps Pandens's head back.
It looks like Tomcic has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Tomcic throws a sloppy head kick
and Pandens counters with a straight right hand.
Tomcic throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Pandens counters with a nice uppercut.
Tomcic misses with a takedown attempt
and Pandens counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pandens 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomcic misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pandens counters with a stiff right hand.
Tomcic throws a lazy head kick
and Pandens connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Tomcic is rocked!
Tomcic fails with the takedown

and Pandens counters with a crisp right hand that drops Tomcic! Pandens lets Tomcic back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Oh Tomcic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tomcic throws a sloppy head kick
and Pandens counters with a right hand from hell and Tomcic is out cold! A vicious knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Azriel Pandens!
Azriel Pandens spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.