PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jaroslav Svoboda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Balcita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Svoboda comes to the cage accompanied by Giles. Balcita comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Mobb Deep - Animal Instinct kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Svoboda
vs
Balcita

174 cm
20
155 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

177 cm
23
156 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Knock Out Artistry
Malicious Intent Fight Gear

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jaroslav Svoboda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Balcita!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svoboda tries to close the distance and clinch but Balcita swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Balcita has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Svoboda.
A solid leg kick lands there for Svoboda.
A slapping leg kick lands for Svoboda.
Balcita looks to score with a jab to the body but Svoboda is just out of range.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Svoboda.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Svoboda.
Balcita looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Balcita moves out of range as Svoboda throws a body kick.
A low kick from Balcita misses
and Svoboda counters with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Balcita misses.
Balcita with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Balcita takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Balcita misses with a kick to the body
and Svoboda counters with a big head kick but Balcita shrugs it off.

Svoboda darts in and clinches Balcita up against the cage.
Balcita tries a body shot but Svoboda blocks it.
Balcita is trying to break the clinch but Svoboda is controlling him.
Svoboda is pushing Balcita up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Svoboda lands an elbow just above Balcita 's eye.
Balcita tries a body shot but Svoboda blocks it.
Nice elbow from Svoboda.
Balcita wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Balcita lands a body shot.
Balcita is trying to break the clinch but Svoboda has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balcita presses Svoboda against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Svoboda trying to land knees to the body.
Balcita lands with a light punch inside.

Svoboda manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Svoboda is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Balcita defends well.
Svoboda has Balcita pulled in close to control his posture.
Balcita throwing strikes but missing.
Balcita tries to free his leg and advance position but Svoboda is retaining full guard.
Balcita controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Balcita wants to stand but Svoboda is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svoboda has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Svoboda bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Balcita's guard.
Svoboda stopping the sweep attempt from Balcita.
Svoboda wants to pass the guard but Balcita is keeping the position.
Balcita bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Svoboda's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svoboda is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Svoboda is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Balcita is just riding it out for now. Svoboda eventually gives up the hold.
Svoboda trying to mount his opponent but Balcita defends it.
Balcita wants to improve his position but Svoboda is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Svoboda is pressing down on Balcita's thigh, looking to free his foot. Balcita is holding on for now.
Balcita keeps control of the position for the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaroslav Svoboda dominated that round.
That's time! Svoboda's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Balcita takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Svoboda moves out of range as Balcita strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Svoboda. That's going to slow Balcita down.
Svoboda ducks under a wild hook from Balcita.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Balcita misses its intended target.
Left hook, right uppercut from Balcita.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balcita takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Svoboda chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Balcita throws out a loose jab but Svoboda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Balcita is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Svoboda.
Balcita looks to land a left hand but Svoboda moved out of range nicely.
Balcita throws a looping overhand right but Svoboda ducks down to avoid it.
Svoboda lands with a kick to the ribs.
Balcita is breathing heavily.
Balcita misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svoboda throws a sloppy head kick and Balcita moves out of range easily.
Svoboda turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Balcita swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Svoboda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Balcita paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Balcita misses with a series of wild punches.
Svoboda throws a nice outside leg kick.
Svoboda fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Balcita.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svoboda lands with a nice body kick.
Svoboda moves in looking to clinch but Balcita pushes him off.
Svoboda turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jaroslav Svoboda is winning the standup battle so far.
Svoboda lets loose with a powerful body kick. Balcita will feel that in the morning.
A head kick misses from Svoboda.
Svoboda scores with a nice body kick.
A head kick from Svoboda lands but Balcita takes it in his stride.
Svoboda wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balcita throws a body punch but Svoboda moves out of range.
Balcita chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Svoboda can pounce on him.
Svoboda throws the kick towards the body but Balcita avoids it.
Svoboda wants to clinch up but Balcita keeps it at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slapping leg kick lands for Svoboda.
Balcita's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Svoboda connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaroslav Svoboda dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Balcita ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Svoboda moves away.
Balcita pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Balcita throws a hook but Svoboda avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Svoboda. That's going to slow Balcita down.
Svoboda pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Balcita throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Svoboda counters with an outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balcita steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Svoboda. That one must have hurt.
Svoboda lands with a kick to the temple. Balcita shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Balcita takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Svoboda lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Balcita has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Svoboda.
Svoboda lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Svoboda lands with a slapping head kick.
Svoboda throws a head kick that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Svoboda, right into the meat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Svoboda.
Svoboda lands with a slapping head kick.
Svoboda throws a front kick that sends Balcita stumbling back into the cage.
Jay Balcita has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balcita keeps the fight on the outside.
Svoboda connects with a high kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Svoboda moves out of range of the strikes.
Svoboda lands a nice leg kick that just misses Balcita's sensitive parts.
Svoboda doesn't manage to clinch there - Balcita circles away.
Balcita on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Svoboda. Svoboda obviously looking to wear him down.
Svoboda throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jaroslav Svoboda is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svoboda explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Svoboda throws a head kick that half lands.
Balcita steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Svoboda. That one must have hurt.
Svoboda is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Balcita can do to turn this around?
Svoboda connects with a high kick.
Svoboda throws a nice inside leg kick.
Balcita swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Svoboda connects with a high kick.
Balcita falls off balance throwing a combination
and Svoboda counters with a good low kick that Balcita was not able to check.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svoboda lands with a slapping head kick.
Balcita throws a shot from downtown. Svoboda moves away and avoids it.
Nice body kick there by Svoboda.
Svoboda bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Svoboda pushes Balcita away with a front kick.
Svoboda connects with a high kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jaroslav Svoboda showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Svoboda, 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaroslav Svoboda!