PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between TySon Dragon (ranked 4318 p4p, 4972 weight class) and Jacob Baelsar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). TySon Dragon looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Dragon
vs
Baelsar

200 cm
19
180
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
187
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, TySon Dragon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jacob Baelsar!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Joseph Jones and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Baelsar closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Dragon's guard.
Dragon looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Baelsar looking to pass the guard.
Baelsar engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Baelsar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Baelsar content to stall in guard here.
Baelsar's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Dragon will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baelsar stands and throws Dragon's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Baelsar taking a breather here.
Baelsar fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Baelsar scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Dragon to see if he's OK.

Baelsar stands up and beckons Dragon to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baelsar swats away the attempt to clinch by Dragon.
Dragon definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Baelsar has Dragon up against the cage in a clinch.
Baelsar will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dragon up against the cage.

Baelsar ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Baelsar no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Baelsar throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Baelsar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Baelsar keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Baelsar has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Baelsar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Baelsar lands a nice short elbow.
Baelsar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Baelsar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Baelsar with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Baelsar.

Baelsar is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dragon sees it coming and defends easily.
Dragon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Baelsar on the ground.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Well, if Baelsar is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jacob Baelsar dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Baelsar drives through with a takedown into Dragon's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Dragon being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baelsar slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Baelsar controls the position from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dragon really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Baelsar is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dragon knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dragon trying to remain calm as Baelsar controls from the top position.
Baelsar advances to full mount.
Baelsar looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragon tries to reverse the position but Baelsar maintains control.
BOOM! Baelsar connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Baelsar controlling from the full mount.

Baelsar has control of Dragon's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Dragon regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Jacob Baelsar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Baelsar tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragon has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Baelsar has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Dragon's body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jacob Baelsar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Baelsar scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dragon is being controlled here.

Baelsar is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dragon has escaped the position, nice work there.

Baelsar is trying to get an arm triangle but Dragon is defending well.
Dragon gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baelsar looking to finish Dragon with some ground and pound. This is bad for Dragon!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Baelsar looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Baelsar working Dragon over with strikes here.

Baelsar working for a submission but Dragon is keeping him at bay.

Baelsar stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.

Baelsar drives through with a takedown into guard.
Baelsar controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Baelsar decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Baelsar gets a takedown into half guard.
Baelsar perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Baelsar stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

Baelsar closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dragon quickly recovers to half guard.

Baelsar stands up and beckons Dragon to join him on the feet.

Baelsar shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dragon manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Dragon is wriggling around but Baelsar manages to pass to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Still in half guard, Baelsar seems content to control.

Baelsar is trying to work for a kimura but Dragon is defending well.
Baelsar passes to full mount!

And that's the end of the fight!
Jacob Baelsar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Baelsar 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 25:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 26:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacob Baelsar!