PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Fairtex (ranked 3001 p4p, 3569 weight class) and Vinny Baldelli (ranked 394 p4p, 450 weight class). Vinny Baldelli has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jon Fairtex's chin.

Fairtex
vs
Baldelli

179 cm
21
200
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
21
205
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jon Fairtex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vinny Baldelli!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Fairtex throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Baldelli misses with a looping left.
Fairtex ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baldelli moves away.
Baldelli wants to counter with a clinch but Fairtex pushes him away.
A punch combination from Fairtex misses.
Fairtex moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Fairtex clinches with his opponent.
Baldelli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fairtex definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Baldelli lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Baldelli is leaning against Fairtex and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fairtex struggles to land a body shot inside as Baldelli controls his hands.
Fairtex's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Baldelli blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fairtex struggles to land a body shot inside as Baldelli controls his hands.
Fairtex stalling.
Baldelli lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fairtex's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fairtex misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Baldelli.
Fairtex tries to stall but Baldelli uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baldelli.
A shot in the inside from Baldelli.
A shot in the inside from Baldelli.
Fairtex tries to pull guard but Baldelli won't allow it.
Fairtex takes a shot to the head.
Fairtex doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fairtex tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Baldelli avoids it.
Baldelli lands a nice uppercut.
Baldelli blocking some punches.
Baldelli blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Baldelli slowing the pace effectively.
Fairtex has a couple of punches blocked by Baldelli.
Fairtex blocks an uppercut.
Baldelli works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fairtex blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Baldelli.
Baldelli lands a body punch.
Fairtex is breathing heavily.
Fairtex stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Baldelli has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Fairtex seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Baldelli can turn it around.
Baldelli lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baldelli blocks a body shot from Fairtex.
Fairtex misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baldelli blocks a body shot from Fairtex.
Baldelli tries to work over Fairtex's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fairtex blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fairtex letting Baldelli take a breather here.
Fairtex tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Baldelli's elbow.
Fairtex misses with a punch to the body.
Baldelli lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Baldelli lands a shoulder strike.
Baldelli softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Baldelli avoiding damage as Fairtex throws knees to the body.
Baldelli misses with a punch on the inside.
Baldelli lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fairtex doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Baldelli throws a punch but it's blocked by Fairtex.
Baldelli misses with the head strike.
Baldelli digs a right hand into Fairtex's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fairtex's gas tank.
Baldelli lands a left hand.
Fairtex blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fairtex creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baldelli blocks an uppercut.
Baldelli working aggressively here.
Baldelli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Baldelli misses with a body punch.
Baldelli blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fairtex looking to stall.
Baldelli lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Baldelli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baldelli swings wildly with an uppercut but Fairtex uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fairtex lands a left hand.
Baldelli throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fairtexs head.
Baldelli gets through Fairtex's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Baldelli misses with a body punch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Fairtex misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fairtex scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baldelli.
Baldelli works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Baldelli blocks a body shot from Fairtex.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baldelli lands a nice uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Baldelli lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baldelli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fairtex can't find room to land a body shot as Baldelli controls the action.
Baldelli on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fairtex tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fairtex struggles to land a body shot inside as Baldelli controls his hands.
Fairtex misses with a punch to the body.
Baldelli scores with a nice hook to the head.
Baldelli lands with a short shot to the head.

Fairtex is rocked!
Baldelli throws a head punch that misses.
Oh Fairtex is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fairtex goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fairtex seems to have got his legs back now.
Baldelli lands an uppercut.
Fairtex tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Baldelli.
Baldelli lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fairtex backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fairtex misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Baldelli as the two fighters clinch.
Fairtex tries to land knees in the clinch but Baldelli avoids the damage to the body.
Fairtex misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vinny Baldelli dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Fairtex throws out a loose jab but Baldelli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baldelli throws an off balance right hand
and Fairtex counters with a stiff right hand.
Fairtex tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Baldelli counters with a crisp right hand that drops Fairtex! Baldelli lets Fairtex back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Fairtex thows a leg kick but Baldelli checks it
and Baldelli counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vinny Baldelli!
Vinny Baldelli bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.