PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Petro Pspic (ranked 2899 p4p, 313 weight class) and Arzlan Bathory (ranked 3078 p4p, 332 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Pspic
vs
Bathory

178 cm
25
166 lbs
10 - 12 - 0

175 cm
26
160 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
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 10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Petro Pspic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arzlan Bathory!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Pspic. Those never looked like landing.
Pspic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pspic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bathory lands a jab.
Pspic lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bathory backs up against the cage.
Bathory buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pspic avoids the body shot from Bathory.
Pspic lands a lovely overhand right.
Pspic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pspic throws a head kick but Bathory moves out of range.
Bathory chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pspic lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pspic has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Holding Cell in the buildup to the fight.
Bathory is looking to slow Pspic down with leg kicks.
Bathory digs a good hook to Pspic's body.
Pspic looks to land a combination but Bathory avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes from Pspic. Those never looked like landing.

Bathory clinches with his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bathory blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bathory managing to block the knees to the body from Pspic.
Pspic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bathory.
Pspic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pspic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bathory softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bathory digs a right hand underneath Pspic's ribcage. Pspic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bathory lands a shot to the body.
Pspic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bathory is defending well for now.
Pspic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pspic prevents a body shot from Bathory.
Pspic missing with knees to the body.
Bathory gets through Pspic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pspic.
Bathory lands a nice uppercut.
Bathory blocks a body shot from Pspic.
Pspic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bathory avoids it.
Pspic tries to land knees in the clinch but Bathory avoids the damage to the body.
Bathory misses with a body punch.
Bathory blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bathory misses with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pspic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bathory's elbow.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bathory.
Bathory lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bathory managing to block the knees to the body from Pspic.
Pspic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bathory backwards.
Bathory manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Pspic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bathory.
Pspic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bathory lands a shoulder strike.
Bathory has Pspic pushed against the cage.
Pspic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bathory's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bathory.
Bathory lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pspic backwards.
Bathory working aggressively here.
Pspic tries to work over Bathory's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pspic misses with some punches.
Bathory scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bathory is leaning against Pspic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bathory blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bathory.
Pspic takes a shot to the head.
Pspic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pspic missing with knees to the body.
Pspic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pspic pushes off an throws an elbow but Bathory leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pspic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pspic tries to land knees in the clinch but Bathory avoids the damage to the body.
Still in the clinch, Bathory scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bathory blocks a body shot from Pspic.
A left hand lands to the body for Pspic.
Bathory lands with a light punch inside.
Bathory avoiding damage as Pspic throws knees to the body.
Pspic tries to throw a body punch but Bathory avoids it by throwing Pspic back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bathory.
Pspic tries to land a knee to the head but Bathory blocks with his arms.
Pspic has a couple of punches blocked by Bathory.
Bathory softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bathory blocks a body shot from Pspic.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bathory is working Pspic over against the cage.
Bathory lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bathory dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pspic crunches a lovely knee into Bathory's ribcage.
Pspic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Pspic.
Pspic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bathory's elbow.
Pspic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pspic missing with knees to the body.
Bathory throws a punch but it's blocked by Pspic.
Bathory misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bathory doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bathory lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bathory lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pspic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pspic has a couple of punches blocked by Bathory.
Bathory controlling the action here for a moment.
Pspic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bathory is defending well for now.
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 Petro Pspic will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bathory scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bathory ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pspic. Bathory shrugs it off though.
Pspic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bathory tries to score with a low kick but Pspic moves his leg out of the way.
Petro Pspic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bathory.
Bathory goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pspic swings and misses with a hook to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bathory lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pspic backwards.
Pspic misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bathory blocking some punches.
Pspic missing with knees to the body.
Pspic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bathory avoids it.
Arzlan Bathory seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bathory works on Pspic's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pspic.
A head punch on the inside from Pspic fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bathory tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pspic's elbow.
Bathory lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pspic backwards.
Bathory on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bathory scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bathory avoids a wild elbow strike from Pspic.
Bathory is struggling to control the position.
Pspic misses with the head strike.
Pspic tries a body shot but Bathory blocks it.
A short uppercut from Pspic.
Pspic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bathory's elbow.
Bathory slowing the pace effectively.
Bathory tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pspic misses with the head strike.
Pspic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bathory works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bathory pushes Pspic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Bathory.
A hook to the body from Pspic.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pspic tries to work over Bathory's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bathory on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bathory lands an uppercut.
Pspic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bathory.
Pspic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bathory cracks Pspic with a nice body shot.
Pspic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bathory avoids it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bathory.
Pspic has a couple of punches blocked by Bathory.
Bathory is pushing Pspic up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bathory scores with a hook to the body.
Pspic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bathory tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bathory throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pspics head.
Pspic swings wildly with an uppercut but Bathory uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bathory managing to block the knees to the body from Pspic.
Pspic misses with a punch to the body.
Bathory managing to block the knees to the body from Pspic.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Bathory fails to land.
Bathory lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pspic or not.
Bathory managing to block the knees to the body from Pspic.
Bathory lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bathory.
Bathory gets through Pspic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pspic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bathory is working Pspic over against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pspic misses with a knee to the head.
Bathory blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short body shot lands from Bathory as the two fighters clinch.
Bathory lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bathory lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bathory gets through Pspic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bathory works on Pspic's body with a couple of short punches.
Pspic tries to land knees in the clinch but Bathory avoids the damage to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pspic throws a head punch that misses.
Pspic pushes off an throws an elbow but Bathory leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Bathory.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bathory lands a shot to the body.
Pspic working aggressively here.
Bathory lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pspic throws a head punch that misses.
Bathory working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Bathory breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pspic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bathory.
Bathory lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pspic tries to bum rush Bathory with a series of wild strikes but Bathory uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bathory appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pspic throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bathory fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bathory lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pspic takes a step back to recover.
Pspic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pspic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bathory fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bathory lands with a nice body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arzlan Bathory 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. This is the final round!

Bathory lets loose with a powerful body kick. Pspic will feel that in the morning.
Pspic walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bathory scores with a shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bathory.
Bathory lands with a shot to the body.
Bathory connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pspic throws a leg kick that misses.
Pspic throws out a leg kick but Bathory moves out of range and Pspic only half commits.
Pspic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice body kick from Bathory.
Petro Pspic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bathory lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pspic takes one on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bathory ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bathory looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bathory!
Pspic throws a one two combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bathory thuds his shin into the meat of Pspic's side.
Bathory has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bathory.
Bathory moves out of range as Pspic throws a body kick.
And Bathory responds with a good body kick, but Pspic manages to step out the way in time.
Bathory pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bathory fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bathory takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bathory lands with a good body shot.
Bathory fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Arzlan Bathory seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bathory lands a leg kick that knocks Pspic off balance momentarily.
Pspic swinging wildly here.
Pspic throws a head kick that misses
and Bathory counters with a stiff right hand.
Bathory lands a head kick. Pspic smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Bathory moves into the clinch.
Pspic missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Bathory.
Bathory prevents a body shot from Pspic.
Pspic throws a head punch that misses.
Pspic lands a body shot.
Bathory working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bathory managing to block the knees to the body from Pspic.
A hook to the body from Bathory.
Bathory scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pspic crunches a lovely knee into Bathory's ribcage.
Bathory working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bathory stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bathory makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bathory lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bathory lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bathory lands an uppercut.
Bathory lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Pspic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pspic tries to throw a body punch but Bathory avoids it by throwing Pspic back against the cage.
Bathory lands with a right to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bathory avoiding damage as Pspic throws knees to the body.
Bathory lands with a light punch inside.
Bathory slows down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bathory.
A body shot lands from Bathory.
A hook to the body from Bathory.
Bathory throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Bathory.
Bathory pushes Pspic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bathory working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bathory scores with a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Bathory.
Pspic has a couple of punches blocked by Bathory.
Bathory lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pspic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bathory lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pspic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bathory avoids it.
Bathory managing to block the knees to the body from Pspic.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bathory tries to work over Pspic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bathory lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pspic backwards.
Bathory lands a nice uppercut.
Bathory lands a nice elbow.
Pspic is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bathory lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bathory managing to block the knees to the body from Pspic.
Bathory lands with a short shot to the head.
Bathory digs a right hand into Pspic's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pspic's gas tank.
A short uppercut from Bathory.
Pspic takes a shot to the head.
Bathory scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pspic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pspic throws a punch but it's blocked by Bathory.
Bathory misses with a punch to the body.
Bathory managing to block the knees to the body from Pspic.
Pspic struggles to land a body shot inside as Bathory controls his hands.
Bathory blocks a punch to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arzlan Bathory comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bathory has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arzlan Bathory!
After winning the bout, Arzlan Bathory thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.