PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Misicavi Bebster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonas Lazar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonas Lazar is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Bebster
vs
Lazar

190 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

194 cm
22
210 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Misicavi Bebster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jonas Lazar!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lazar throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lazar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bebster moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bebster misses with a takedown attempt - Lazar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lazar tries to land a leg kick but Bebster saw it coming and moves away.
Bebster keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lazar.
Bebster takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

It looks like Misicavi Bebster has been cut.
Lazar shoots in for a takedown but Bebster shows good takedown defense.
Lazar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lazar misses with a combination

and Bebster holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bebster is looking to break free of the clinch but Lazar has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Bebster's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lazar is trying to break free.
Bebster wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bebster is trying to break the clinch but Lazar is controlling him.
Bebster lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lazar prevents Bebster from breaking the clinch.
Lazar tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bebster smiles and moves away.
Lazar throws a sloppy body shot
and Bebster counters with a left and a right that stings Lazar.
Bebster throws a head kick but Lazar moves out of range.
Jonas Lazar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bebster lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lazar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bebster takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bebster fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lazar tries to bum rush Bebster with a series of wild strikes but Bebster uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bebster showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lazar.
Lazar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bebster.
Lazar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lazar misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice combination there by Bebster.
Lazar is looking to chop away at Bebster's legs.
Lazar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lazar looks gassed!
Lazar shoots in for a double leg but Bebster sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Misicavi Bebster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonas Lazar.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Bebster has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bebster content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lazar has had enough of the clinch but Bebster keeps him there for the moment.
Bebster wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lazar has him pressed against the cage.
Bebster taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lazar manages to break the clinch.
Lazar misses with an uppercut. Bebster saw that one coming.
Lazar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lazar throws a low kick, looking for Bebster's leg but Bebster calmly moves out of range.
No joy there for Lazar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lazar throws a combination that misses
and Bebster counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bebster misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bebster throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bebster shoots for a double leg takedown but Lazar sprawls well. He's pushed Bebster's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lazar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lazar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bebster moves out of range as Lazar throws a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bebster gets a clinch.

Lazar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bebster shoots in for a takedown but Lazar shows good takedown defense.
Lazar throws a nice looking combination but Bebster bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lazar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bebster counters with a left and a right that stings Lazar.
Lazar stuffs the takedown.
Lazar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bebster throws a head kick but Lazar moves out of range.
Bebster misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bebster, as that shot connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lazar misses the shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Lazar. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Misicavi Bebster will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Misicavi Bebster's cut.
That's time! Bebster's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lazar swings away with a body shot that misses

and Bebster counters by moving into the clinch.
Lazar fails to pull guard.
Lazar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bebster's efforts to push away.
Lazar tries to pull guard but Bebster holds him up against the cage and eventually Lazar drops back down to his feet.
Bebster keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lazar's efforts to push away.
Lazar is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bebster is defending well.
Misicavi Bebster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonas Lazar.
Lazar jumps guard but Bebster stands there with Lazar around his waist. Lazar gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bebster looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Bebster breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Some wild striking there from Lazar.
Lazar is breathing heavily.
Lazar goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bebster scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lazar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Danga de danga de dang - Bebster scores with a four punch combination!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bebster.
Some wild striking there from Lazar.
Bebster shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lazar as he jumps to the side.
Lazar misses with a low kick.
Bebster takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lazar throws a right hand that Bebster ducks under and follows up with a left that Bebster also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Lazar misses.
Bebster steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lazar.
Lazar misses the shot to the body.
Bebster is looking to clinch.
Lazar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lazar stuffs the takedown attempt from Bebster. Bebster gets slowly back to his feet.
Lazar slips a jab and a cross from Bebster.
Bebster misses with a wild combination.
Lazar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bebster on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lazar tries to bum rush Bebster with a series of wild strikes but Bebster uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lazar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bebster's waist but Bebster gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lazar off to one side.
Bebster throws a series of punches but Lazar moves out of range.
Lazar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bebster.
Bebster tries to bum rush Lazar with a series of wild strikes but Lazar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bebster fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lazar looks to score with a jab to the body but Bebster is just out of range.
Bebster checks a leg kick.
A combination from Lazar does no damage.
Lazar throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Bebster counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bebster.

Bebster's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lazar throws out a powerful jab.
A shot to the body from Lazar misses

and Bebster moves into the clinch.
Bebster tries to break the clinch but Lazar is controlling the position.
Bebster stalls.
Bebster tries to break free but Lazar pushes him back against the cage.
Lazar is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bebster to keep the fight standing.
Bebster misses with an elbow strike.
Bebster lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lazar tries to break free but Bebster pushes him back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lazar lands a hook to the side of the head.

Lazar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lazar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonas Lazar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Misicavi Bebster's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Lazar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bebster counters with a series of strikes. Lazar will be more careful next time no doubt.
No joy there for Lazar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Misicavi Bebster is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bebster displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lazar.
Lazar keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bebster tries to clinch up but Lazar circles away and keeps his distance.
Bebster tries to clinch up but Lazar circles away and keeps his distance.
Bebster tries a head kick but it misses.
Lazar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lazar.
Lazar looks to land a left hand but Bebster moved out of range nicely.
Bebster blocks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bebster's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bebster duly obliges.
Lazar throws a head kick but Bebster moves out of range.
Bebster pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lazar's corner calls for a 1-2. Lazar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lazar scoring well with a low kick there.
Lazar misses with a combination
and Bebster counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lazar fails to land with a series of punches.
A slow jab from Lazar misses its intended target.
A shot to the liver by Bebster. Beautiful body shot.
Lazar throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lazar blocks the body kick.
Bebster works over Lazar's head and body with a nice combination.
Bebster lands a jab-cross combination.
Lazar throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Bebster to counter with a crisp jab.
Bebster fails with the takedown.
Lazar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bebster counters with a left and a right that stings Lazar.
Lazar throws a wild body kick that Bebster sees coming a mile off.
Lazar stuffs the takedown attempt from Bebster. Bebster gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Misicavi Bebster. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lazar throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lazar throws a series of punches but Bebster moves out of range.
Lazar misses with a shot to the body
enabling Bebster to counter with a crisp jab.
Lazar misses with a looping left.
Bebster misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lazar looks to land a left hand but Bebster moved out of range nicely.

Bebster closes the distance and clinches.
Lazar keeps control of Bebster as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Lazar breaks from the clinch.
Bebster scores with a nice head shot.
Lazar misses with a head kick.

Bebster moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bebster will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lazar up against the cage.
Bebster is trying to break free.
Lazar tries to break free but Bebster pushes him back against the cage.
Bebster tries to circle away but Lazar has him pinned against the cage.
Bebster is trying to break the clinch but Lazar is controlling him.
Lazar is trying to push Bebster away but Bebster has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lazar is trying to pull guard but Bebster has him pressed against the cage.
Bebster wants to break free but Lazar has control.
Lazar tries to break free but Bebster pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Lazar breaks the clinch.
Lazar misses with the combination.

Bebster darts in and clinches Lazar up against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jonas Lazar.
I think Lazar 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jonas Lazar!