PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Baroni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sorin Astaroff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baroni comes to the cage accompanied by Beastie Boys- Fight for your right. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Baroni
vs
Astaroff

175 cm
25
155 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

165 cm
25
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Baroni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sorin Astaroff!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Columbo Gatti and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Astaroff fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Astaroff throws a shot to the body.
Baroni thuds a left hand into Astaroff's body.
Astaroff doesn't manage to clinch there - Baroni circles away.
Astaroff fails to land the takedown.
Astaroff has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Baroni pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Baroni lands with a kick to the ribs.
Astaroff tries to clinch but Baroni is having none of it.
Baroni misses with a wild combination.
Baroni throws a right and a left that both miss.
Baroni misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Astaroff staying out of range there.
Baroni lands with a nice body kick.
Astaroff getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baroni with a hook.
Astaroff defending well as Baroni loads up on a big left hand.
A right-left combo lands from Baroni.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Astaroff is looking to clinch but Baroni is avoiding it.
Astaroff ducks under a wild hook from Baroni.
Baroni misses with a series of wild punches.
Astaroff tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baroni swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Astaroff wants to clinch.
A punch combination from Baroni misses.
A big right from Baroni misses.
Baroni throws a low kick but Astaroff avoids it.
Baroni throws the left hand but Astaroff avoids the punch easily.
Baroni throws the left hand but Astaroff avoids the punch easily.
We've been hearing reports that Baroni has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Astaroff tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Baroni misses with a wild combination.

Astaroff has closed the distance and engaged Baroni in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Astaroff is trying to break the clinch but Baroni is controlling him.
Astaroff is leaning against Baroni and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Baroni is trying to push Astaroff away but Astaroff has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Baroni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baroni throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Baroni misses with the combination.
Baroni throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Astaroff counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Astaroff.
Joe Baroni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baroni keeps the fight on the outside.
Astaroff scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Baroni doesn't seem bothered though.
Baroni fails to land with a series of punches.
Baroni rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Astaroff moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Astaroff has managed to clinch.
Baroni is trying to break the clinch but Astaroff is controlling him.
Baroni is trying to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Astaroff.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baroni wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A left hand lands to the body for Astaroff.
Astaroff avoids a wild elbow strike from Baroni.
Astaroff blocks a body shot from Baroni.
Baroni misses with a punch to the body.
Astaroff blocks the elbow strike.
A frustrated look appears on Baroni's face as he tries to break the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Astaroff creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Baroni prevents Astaroff from breaking the clinch.
Astaroff blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Astaroff scores with a nice hook to the head.
Baroni just leaning against Astaroff, taking a breather.
Baroni wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Astaroff has him pressed against the cage.
Astaroff throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Baronis head.
Astaroff has Baroni pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Baroni manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Joe Baroni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sorin Astaroff.
Baroni has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Astaroff.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baroni.
Baroni with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Baroni makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Baroni is trying to break the clinch but Astaroff is controlling him.
A right hook to the body lands for Baroni.
Astaroff tries to break free but Baroni pushes him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Astaroff lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Astaroff lands a right hand that snaps the head of Baroni backwards.
Astaroff blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baroni letting Astaroff take a breather here.
A short right from Astaroff on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Astaroff keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Baroni's efforts to push away.
Baroni is trying to force a seperation but Astaroff has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Baroni dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nice defenses there by Astaroff.
Baroni rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Astaroff moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Astaroff slips a jab and a cross from Baroni.
Astaroff goes for a double leg but Baroni avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Baroni continues to drive forward.
Astaroff pressing his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baroni.

Baroni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Baroni throws a right hand that Astaroff ducks under and follows up with a left that Astaroff also avoids with ease.
Astaroff blocks a jab.
Astaroff tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baroni swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Baroni lands with a nice body kick.
A swing and a miss from Baroni.
A cross from Baroni lands.
Baroni on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Astaroff fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baroni keeps the fight on the outside.
Baroni throws a left and a right that both miss
and Astaroff counters with a three punch combo that has Baroni backing up. Baroni nods at Astaroff to acknowledge the strikes.
Astaroff is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Baroni fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Astaroff looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Baroni tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Astaroff counters with a stiff right hand.
Joe Baroni is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Astaroff steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baroni.
Baroni tries to bum rush Astaroff with a series of wild strikes but Astaroff uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Baroni has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Baroni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Astaroff was well out of range. Poor timing from Baroni.
Baroni avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Astaroff looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Baroni. Astaroff does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baroni swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Baroni closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baroni circles away from the clinch attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baroni throws a right hand that Astaroff ducks under and follows up with a left that Astaroff also avoids with ease.
Baroni swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Astaroff closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Astaroff is trying to break the clinch but Baroni is controlling him.
Astaroff lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Baroni backwards.
Baroni can't find room to land a body shot as Astaroff controls the action.
Baroni with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Baroni throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Astaroff blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch on the inside from Baroni fails to land.
Astaroff just leaning against Baroni, taking a breather.
Baroni wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Astaroff's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Astaroff slips a jab from Baroni.

Astaroff clinches up against the cage.
Baroni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Astaroff blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baroni misses with a hook from the clinch.
Astaroff wants to break free but Baroni has control.
Baroni throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Baroni tries to work over Astaroff's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Baroni tries to work over Astaroff's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Astaroff wants to break free but Baroni has control.
Baroni tries to throw a body punch but Astaroff avoids it by throwing Baroni back against the cage.
Astaroff lands an uppercut.

Baroni manages to break the clinch.

Oooooh!!! Astaroff has knocked Baroni down with a huge combo! Astaroff steps away and waves a wobbly Baroni back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Baroni is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Astaroff closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Baroni out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sorin Astaroff!