PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mario Izaormara (ranked 4725 p4p, 7394 weight class) and Janko Hrasko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Izaormara
vs
Hrasko

182 cm
25
195
0 - 0 - 0

191 cm
18
184
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mario Izaormara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Janko Hrasko!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Izaormara shoots in and gets a takedown into Hrasko's guard.
Hrasko working a defensive guard here.
Izaormara sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hrasko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hrasko is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Izaormara looking to sit in guard and control but Hrasko gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Izaormara looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Izaormara holds on and takes a little breather.
Izaormara is looking to stand up but Hrasko isn't so interested in that idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Izaormara working a defensive guard here.
Hrasko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Izaormara avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hrasko is looking to work some ground and pound but Izaormara has wrist control.

Izaormara scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Izaormara moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Hrasko's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Hrasko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hrasko has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Hrasko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Izaormara fails to land with a series of punches.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hrasko. That's going to slow Izaormara down.
Janko Hrasko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hrasko has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Izaormara finds it's way round the side to connect with Hrasko's head.
Hrasko slips a jab from Izaormara.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hrasko.
Hrasko connects with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hrasko throws the kick towards the body but Izaormara avoids it.
Hrasko scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hrasko swats away the attempt to clinch by Izaormara.

Izaormara fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hrasko, pushing him back against the cage.

Hrasko breaks the clinch.
Izaormara shoots in and drives through. Hrasko sprawls well.
Izaormara is looking to clinch but Hrasko is avoiding it.
Hrasko scores with a head kick. Izaormara tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hrasko circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hrasko takes a swing at Izaormara's ribcage but misses.
Hrasko misses with a two punch combination.
Izaormara throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hrasko throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A good leg kick by Hrasko.

Izaormara pushes Hrasko up against the cage in a clinch.
Hrasko lands an uppercut.
Hrasko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hrasko landing knees to the head.
Hrasko is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Hrasko lands an elbow inside.
Hrasko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hrasko misses with a knee to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Knees to the body from Hrasko.
Hrasko is stalling here.

Hrasko breaks the clinch.
Izaormara misses with the combination.
Hrasko was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Izaormara throws the kick towards the body but Hrasko avoids it.
Hrasko looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hrasko keeps the fight on the outside.
Hrasko throws a leg kick which misses Izaormara's front leg but catches the back leg as Izaormara tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Janko Hrasko dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Izaormara tries for a takedown but Hrasko sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Izaormara crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hrasko - the referee stops the clock and Izaormara gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hrasko. Izaormara manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hrasko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hrasko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Izaormara takes the fight into the clinch.
Hrasko has Izaormara pressed against the cage, preventing Izaormara from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hrasko trying to land knees to the body.
Izaormara keeps control of Hrasko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Izaormara blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hrasko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hrasko stalling in the clinch.
Hrasko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Izaormara in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hrasko can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hrasko misses with a punch on the inside.
Come on Hrasko - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hrasko throws an elbow but misses.

Hrasko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hrasko takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hrasko lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hrasko lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hrasko throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Izaormara scores with a three punch combo!
Izaormara scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
OH! Hrasko has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Izaormara smells blood and charges in for the finish! Izaormara unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Hrasko sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mario Izaormara!