PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Just Joshin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaius Baltar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baltar is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Even Flow. This should be a great matchup!

Joshin
vs
Baltar

150 cm
24
180 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

178 cm
24
183 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Demonic Drugs
Demonic Drugs

Convicted Trap House

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Just Joshin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gaius Baltar!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joshin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Baltar forces Joshin back against the cage and clinches.
Knees to the body from Baltar.
Baltar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Baltar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Baltar wants the takedown. Joshin is fighting it off but Baltar persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Joshin's guard against the cage.
Joshin wants to sweep but no luck.
Baltar is pushing down on Joshin's leg trying to pass to half guard. Joshin is fighting to maintain full guard but Baltar has managed to sneak the leg through.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Baltar is working for a kimura but Joshin is defending it quite comfortably.
Joshin tries to get to full guard but Baltar has control of the leg.
Joshin is trying to maintain the position but Baltar is very close to passing his half guard.
Baltar wants to get back to his feet.
Baltar trying to pass the guard but Joshin defending well.
Joshin tries to get to full guard but Baltar has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joshin gets full guard.
Baltar slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Joshin is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Baltar off and has taken his back!
Baltar can't escape the position.

Joshin tightening his grip on Baltar, looking for the choke.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Joshin goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Baltar escapes and is now in half guard on top.

Baltar is looking for a kimura but Joshin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Baltar to get the leverage.
Joshin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Baltar preventing the sweep.
Baltar passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joshin is looking for a sweep.

Baltar decides to stand up, so the ref orders Joshin to his feet.
Joshin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Baltar closes this distance looking for a takedown but Joshin circles away.
Baltar tries to clinch but Joshin moves out of range.

Baltar drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Baltar looks gassed!
Baltar wants to stand but Joshin is controlling his posture from full guard.
Baltar lands a couple of digs.

Joshin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Baltar preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Joshin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Baltar doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Baltar manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Baltar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Joshin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Baltar has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Joshin is proving hard to escape from.

Joshin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Baltar wants to control from the top but Joshin keeps moving.
Joshin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Baltar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Joshin swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Joshin is working an open guard so Baltar takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Joshin blocks a head kick by Baltar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baltar tries to close the distance and clinch but Joshin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Joshin avoids the head kick by Baltar.
Baltar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Joshin as he avoids it easily.

Baltar gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Joshin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Baltar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Baltar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Joshin trying to control but Baltar is working from the bottom.
Baltar manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Baltar is going olschool here, as he tries to force Joshin to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Joshin shrugs it off.
Joshin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gaius Baltar dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Baltar closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Baltar lands in his opponent's guard.
Joshin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Baltar trying to control the position from guard on top but Joshin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Baltar drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Baltar jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Joshin is looking for a triangle but Baltar pushes his legs off easily.
Joshin wants to sweep but no luck.

Joshin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Baltar can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Baltar thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Baltar is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baltar passes Joshin's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Baltar is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Joshin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Joshin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Baltar stands up from Joshin's guard - Baltar perhaps looking for a knockout.
Baltar lands with a slapping head kick.
Baltar wants to clinch up but Joshin keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Joshin scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

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

Joshin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Joshin wants to control but Baltar is keeping him busy.
Baltar tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Joshin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Joshin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Baltar is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Baltar stops Joshin from passing to mount.
Baltar is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Joshin's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joshin moves into full mount! Baltar won't be happy about that!
Joshin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Baltar is looking to escape.

Joshin goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Baltar turns into him and now he's in Joshin's guard.

Joshin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Baltar gets to his feet. Joshin looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Baltar tries to clinch but Joshin moves out of range.

Baltar feints and as Joshin raises his hands in defense, Baltar changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Baltar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Joshin is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baltar passes Joshin's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Baltar is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Joshin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Baltar moves nicely into side control.
Joshin manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Joshin works his way into full mount!
Joshin controlling the position easily from mount.
Joshin trying to control but Baltar is having none of it.
Baltar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gaius Baltar 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. 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.

Baltar gets caught flat footed, as Joshin shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Joshin forces his way into half guard.
Joshin tries to pass to full mount but Baltar defends it.

Baltar looking for submissions off his back.
Baltar wants to control but Joshin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Baltar is looking to improve his position.
Joshin tries to pass the half guard into mount. Baltar knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Joshin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Baltar defends it well.

Joshin is trying to work for a kimura but Baltar is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joshin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Baltar does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gaius Baltar has got the better of the ground game so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Baltar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Baltar darts in and clinches Joshin up against the cage.

Baltar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Baltar moves into the clinch.
Joshin goes for a takedown in the clinch but Baltar prevents it.

Baltar jumps into guard, dragging Joshin to the mat.

Joshin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Joshin passes easily into side control. Nice work.
You can see the frustration on Baltar's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joshin trying to control the action but Baltar is working from the bottom.

Joshin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Baltar is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Joshin prevents Baltar from escaping the position.
Baltar is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Baltar slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Baltar throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Baltar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Joshin is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Joshin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Baltar has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Joshin has managed to get both his arms back between Baltar's legs - danger averted.

Joshin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Baltar had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Joshin is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Baltar Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Joshin's back instead.
Joshin looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.

Baltar is looking for the choke from the back position but Joshin is controlling his hands well.
Joshin rolls, trying to escape but Baltar keeps control of the position.
Joshin turns into Baltar and is now in his guard.

Baltar is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Joshin sitting in guard here, content to control.
Baltar keeping moving, preventing Joshin from controlling successfully.
Just Joshin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Baltar has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Joshin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Joshin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Joshin looking to pass the guard.
Baltar working a defensive guard here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gaius Baltar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Baltar 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gaius Baltar!