PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Baloney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dejan Djokovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Djokovic is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Back in Black - AC/DC. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Baloney
vs
Djokovic

179 cm
25
184 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

182 cm
27
179 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Baloney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dejan Djokovic!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baloney tries to clinch
and Djokovic counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Baloney misses with the combination.
Baloney just misses with a punch to the body.
Baloney fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tony Baloney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Djokovic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baloney circles away quickly and effectively.
Baloney throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Djokovic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Baloney misses with a hook. Djokovic ducked under it nicely.
Djokovic shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Baloney sprawls well. Baloney wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Djokovic gets slowly back to his feet.
Djokovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baloney was well out of range. Poor timing from Djokovic.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Djokovic shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Baloney pinned against the cage. Baloney gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tony Baloney is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Baloney misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Djokovic throws an overhand right that lands on Baloney's shoulder, as Baloney tries to avoid the shot.
Baloney connects with a body shot that sends Djokovic's belly button to the back.
Djokovic defending well as Baloney loads up on a big left hand.
Djokovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baloney.
Djokovic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Djokovic closes this distance looking for a takedown but Baloney circles away.
Tony Baloney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dejan Djokovic.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Djokovic.
Baloney misses the jab.
Baloney takes a swing at Djokovic's ribcage but misses.
Djokovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baloney.
Baloney takes a swing at Djokovic's ribcage but misses.
Baloney jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Djokovic fails with a takedown attempt.
Baloney throws a good cross that connects.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Djokovic will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Baloney rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Djokovic counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Baloney wants to get back to his feet but Djokovic is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Djokovic postures up in Baloney's guard and throws a big left but Baloney blocks it.
Djokovic lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Baloney pulls Djokovic in to control the position.
Baloney is trying to keep Djokovic in close.
Baloney keeping moving, preventing Djokovic from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Djokovic throwing strikes from guard but Baloney blocks nicely.
Djokovic landing some decent shots from guard.
Djokovic stays in close to Baloney's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
It looks like Djokovic might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Djokovic throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Djokovic is stalling in the full guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Baloney thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dejan Djokovic will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Djokovic doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A punch combination from Djokovic misses.
Baloney digs a good hook to Djokovic's body.
Djokovic thows a body shot but no joy.
Djokovic is looking to clinch.
Djokovic fails with a takedown attempt.
Baloney throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A big left from Baloney misses.
Djokovic shoots in looking for a takedown. Baloney tries to sprawl out of it but Djokovic keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Baloney manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Djokovic defending well as Baloney loads up on a big left hand.

Djokovic looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Baloney!
Djokovic tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Baloney is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baloney wants to hold on but Djokovic pushes him away.
Djokovic won't let Baloney get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Djokovic thowing shots but they're missing.
Baloney regains half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baloney is refusing to be controlled, as Djokovic sits in half guard.
Djokovic missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Djokovic throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Djokovic takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Djokovic has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Baloney wants to get back to his feet.
Djokovic not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Djokovic is looking to take a break and control but Baloney is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Djokovic content to control rather than advance.

Baloney kicks off Djokovic and gets to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Djokovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Djokovic fails with a takedown attempt.
Tony Baloney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dejan Djokovic.
Baloney throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Djokovic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Djokovic moves away from the strike by Baloney.
Djokovic looks for a takedown but Baloney sprawls well.
Baloney scores with a jab to the head.
Baloney connects with a single shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Djokovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baloney throws out the jab.
Baloney comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Donk. Djokovic catches Baloney right on the button with a cross.
Djokovic closes this distance looking for a takedown but Baloney circles away.
Djokovic has a takedown stuffed.
Baloney throws a looping overhand right but Djokovic ducks down to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Djokovic takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice shot lands for Baloney.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Baloney dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Djokovic gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Baloney throws a shot to the body.
Baloney scores with a nice right hand.
A nice combination there by Baloney.
Baloney lands with a nice body punch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Djokovic is defended easily by Baloney.
Baloney throws a jab but it's blocked by Djokovic.
Baloney connects with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Djokovic shoots in for a takedown but Baloney shows good takedown defense.
A punch combination from Baloney misses.
Baloney lands a nice shot to the body.
Baloney ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Baloney paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Djokovic shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Baloney pinned against the cage. Baloney gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tony Baloney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dejan Djokovic.
Baloney looks to land a combination. Djokovic sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Djokovic throws a leg kick but Baloney checks it.
Djokovic takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Baloney tries to clinch there but Djokovic circles away.
A big left from Baloney misses.
Djokovic tries to score a power double leg takedown but Baloney sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Djokovic somewhat.
Baloney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Djokovic.
Djokovic throws the left hand but Baloney avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Djokovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baloney.
No luck for Djokovic with that takedown attempt.
Baloney thows a body shot but no joy.
Djokovic is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Djokovic shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Baloney but Baloney pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Djokovic shoots for a takedown but Baloney saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Djokovic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Djokovic moves away from the strike by Baloney.
Djokovic avoids the body shot from Baloney.
A right-left combo lands from Baloney.
Baloney connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Baloney cracks Djokovic with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Djokovic shoots in looking for a takedown. Baloney tries to sprawl out of it but Djokovic keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Baloney manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Decent striking displayed by Baloney there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Baloney showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Baloney has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Baloney!
In his post fight interview, Tony Baloney started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.