PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jakov Pavlek (ranked 82 p4p, 106 weight class) and Johnny Billabong (ranked 12 p4p, 15 weight class). Pavlek comes to the cage accompanied by Cool Kids of Death - Czloweik Mucha. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Pavlek
vs
Billabong

170 cm
34
155
24 - 11 - 1

171 cm
32
155
36 - 15 - 2

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Pulling Guard
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jakov Pavlek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Billabong!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pavlek lands the left hand.
Billabong looks to score with a jab to the body but Pavlek is just out of range.
Pavlek slips under a jab.
Pavlek throws a leg kick but Billabong sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pavlek throws a hook but Billabong blocks it.
Pavlek keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Billabong.
Pavlek looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Billabong drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pavlek 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.
Billabong wants to control from the top but Pavlek keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pavlek has control of Billabong's left arm, preventing Billabong from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Billabong with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pavlek is trying to control the position but Billabong postures up.
Billabong won't allow Pavlek to sweep him here.
Pavlek pulls Billabong in close to prevent any damage.
Pavlek controls Billabong momentarily but Billabong frees himself.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pavlek tests Billabong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Billabong has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pavlek scores with a jab to the jaw.
Billabong just misses with a punch to the body.
Billabong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pavlek.
Billabong changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Pavlek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Billabong gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Pavlek has taken the fight to the clinch.
Billabong wants to take the fight to the mat but Pavlek manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Pavlek misses with a body punch.
Billabong avoids the elbow strike from Pavlek, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pavlek throws an elbow but misses.
Billabong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Billabong wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pavlek has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pavlek.
Still in the clinch, Pavlek scores with a nice short uppercut.
Billabong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pavlek.
Pavlek creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pavlek misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Billabong wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Billabong is trying to maintain a safe position but Pavlek gets an underhook and turns Billabong into the cage.
Billabong lands with a light punch inside.
Pavlek throws a head punch that misses.
Pavlek prevents a body shot from Billabong.
Pavlek misses with a punch on the inside.
Pavlek can't find room to land a body shot as Billabong controls the action.
Pavlek working aggressively here.
Billabong can't find room to land a body shot as Pavlek controls the action.
Pavlek tries to work over Billabong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pavlek throws a punch but it's blocked by Billabong.
Pavlek can't find room to land a body shot as Billabong controls the action.
A short uppercut from Pavlek.
Pavlek blocks an uppercut.
Pavlek tries to throw a body punch but Billabong avoids it by throwing Pavlek back against the cage.
Pavlek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Billabong.
Billabong blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Pavlek scores with a nice short uppercut.
Billabong blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek tries to throw a body punch but Billabong avoids it by throwing Pavlek back against the cage.
Pavlek pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pavlek working aggressively here.
Billabong prevents a body shot from Pavlek.
Pavlek softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Billabong blocks the elbow strike.
Pavlek has a couple of punches blocked by Billabong.
Pavlek pushes Billabong back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Billabong is working for takedown but Pavlek is calmly controlling the position for now.
Still in the clinch, Pavlek scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pavlek.
Pavlek lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Pavlek fails to land.
Billabong changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pavlek fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jakov Pavlek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Billabong.
Pavlek thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pavlek thumps Billabong with a low kick.
Pavlek throws a chopping leg kick but Billabong manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Billabong feints the counter takedown.
Pavlek jabs at Billabong's body.
Pavlek smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Billabong checks a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jakov Pavlek dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Billabong misses with a looping left.
Billabong bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Billabong gets a double leg takedown into Pavlek's guard.
Billabong passes into half guard.
Billabong trying to control the action but Pavlek is working from the bottom.
Pavlek wants to improve his position but Billabong is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Billabong seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pavlek does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlek is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Billabong not doing much here.
Billabong is trying to control. Pavlek wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Billabong thows a huge punch but Pavlek dodges it nicely.
Pavlek is looking to improve his 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.
Pavlek has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Billabong is working away from the top position though.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pavlek is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Billabong can do to turn this around?
Billabong fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Billabong throws a hook but Pavlek blocks it.
Pavlek tries to clinch up.

Pavlek moves into range and clinches up with Billabong.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pavlek creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Billabong scores with a nice short uppercut.
Billabong is trying to break the clinch but Pavlek is controlling him.
Billabong misses with a punch to the body.
Pavlek can't find room to land a body shot as Billabong controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Billabong.
Pavlek lands with a left to the head.
Pavlek trying to land knees to the body.
Pavlek tries a body shot but Billabong blocks it.
Billabong pushes Pavlek back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pavlek tries to throw a body punch but Billabong avoids it by throwing Pavlek back against the cage.
Billabong misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek misses with a body punch.
Billabong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A hook to the body from Pavlek.

Billabong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pavlek connects with a good right hand that stumbles Billabong. Billabong circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pavlek avoids the body shot from Billabong.
Pavlek appears to be looking for a big counter.
A jab from Pavlek misses.
Billabong takes one on the button.
Nice defenses there by Billabong.
Billabong connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Pavlek gets a clinch.

Billabong gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Billabong missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Billabong slows the pace down in half guard.
Pavlek wants to control but Billabong is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Billabong tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pavlek knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Billabong is thwarting Pavlek's attempts to control the position.
Pavlek is controlling Billabong's trapped leg to prevent Billabong from advancing to side control.
Pavlek has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Billabong is working away from the top position though.
Billabong is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Billabong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Billabong gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pavlek uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Billabong.
Pavlek misses with a body shot

so Billabong counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Johnny Billabong has got the better of the ground game so far.
Billabong with a nice head shot there.
Pavlek not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pavlek pulls Billabong in to control the position.
Pavlek on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pavlek tries to get out of the position.
Billabong won't allow Pavlek to sweep him here.
Pavlek not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pavlek utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pavlek is pulling down on Billabong's head. It's preventing any offense from Billabong, at least for the moment.
Pavlek working a defensive guard here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlek looks to score with a jab to the body but Billabong is just out of range.
Pavlek misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pavlek throws a hook to the side of Billabong's head but Billabong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pavlek tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Billabong shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Pavlek manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Billabong pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pavlek is keeping the position for now.
Pavlek is trying to control the position but Billabong postures up.
Billabong is in close to Pavlek's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pavlek wants to control the position but Billabong says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Billabong postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Pavlek looking for a sweep. Not yet Pavlek, not yet.
Billabong trying to control the position from guard on top but Pavlek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pavlek wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Billabong accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Billabong stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pavlek swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pavlek working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Billabong.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pavlek moves out of range as Billabong strikes.

Billabong dives in and scores a takedown into Pavlek's guard.
Billabong trying to control the position from guard on top but Pavlek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pavlek pulls Billabong in close to his closed guard and prevents Billabong from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek trying to keep a closed guard but Billabong is proving a slippery customer.
Pavlek wants to sweep but no luck.
Billabong's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pavlek is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Billabong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Billabong has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Billabong!
Johnny Billabong decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.