PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Balaur Bondoc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Spat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Spat is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Bondoc
vs
Spat

185 cm
26
210 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

200 cm
26
197 lbs
7 - 9 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Balaur Bondoc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Spat!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from Bondoc.

Bondoc darts in and clinches Spat up against the ropes.
Spat wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bondoc has him pressed against the ropes.
Bondoc prevents Spat from breaking the clinch.
Bondoc tries to land a knee to the head but Spat blocks with his arms.
Spat tries to break the clinch but Bondoc is controlling the position.
Spat can't break the clinch.
Bondoc tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Spat wants to break free but Bondoc has control.
Bondoc tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A frustrated look appears on Spat's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bondoc with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bondoc misses with a knee strike.
Bondoc misses with an elbow strike.
Spat wants to get back to striking at distance but Bondoc won't allow it.
Bondoc connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Jack Spat has been cut.
Bondoc has Spat pressed against the ropes, preventing Spat from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Spat wants to get back to striking at distance but Bondoc won't allow it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bondoc is pushing Spat up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spat tries to break free but Bondoc pushes him back against the ropes.
Spat is trying to break the clinch but Bondoc is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Spat's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bondoc.

Spat's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bondoc lands with a nice body punch.
Bondoc lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spat changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bondoc tries to avoid it but Spat manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bondoc to the ground. Bondoc escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Bondoc clinches with his opponent.
Bondoc lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Spat tries to circle away but Bondoc has him pinned against the ropes.
Bondoc connects with a knee to the head.
Bondoc using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Spat has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Spat breaks from the clinch.
Bondoc misses with a two punch combination.
Bondoc lands a two punch combo.

Bondoc moves into range and clinches up with Spat.
Bondoc lands a knee to the head.
Bondoc lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bondoc prevents Spat from breaking the clinch.
Spat working hard to break the clinch.

Spat breaks from the clinch.
Spat tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Spat looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Spat.
Balaur Bondoc has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Spat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bondoc misses with the combination.
Bondoc defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Spat.

Bondoc moves into the clinch.
Spat wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bondoc lands a good knee to the midsection. Spat won't want to take too many of those.
Spat looks gassed!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Spat as Bondoc tries to tie him up.
Spat wants to break the clinch but can't.
Spat looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Spat wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bondoc lands a body shot in the clinch.
Spat is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spat has had enough of the clinch but Bondoc keeps him there for the moment.
Bondoc keeps control of Spat as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Spat is trying to push Bondoc away but Bondoc has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Bondoc lands a shoulder strike.
Spat is trying to break the clinch but Bondoc is controlling him.
Spat is trying to force a seperation but Bondoc has the dominant position.
Spat looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short uppercut from Bondoc.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bondoc scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bondoc working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Spat has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bondoc lands a body punch.
Bondoc tries a knee to the head but Spat blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spat is trying to push Bondoc away but Bondoc has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Bondoc using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bondoc has Spat pressed against the ropes, preventing Spat from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Balaur Bondoc dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Spat's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bondoc has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bondoc is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bondoc landing knees to the head.
Bondoc scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bondoc lands a knee to the body.
Bondoc keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Spat's efforts to push away.
Spat wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bondoc unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Spat wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bondoc throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spat blocks it with crossed arms.
Spat has had enough of the clinch but Bondoc keeps him there for the moment.
Bondoc has Spat pushed against the ropes.

Spat breaks from the clinch.
Spat is breathing heavily.

Bondoc closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Spat's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bondoc scores with a knee to the head.
Bondoc lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bondoc obliges.
Bondoc with a knee to the head.
Spat's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bondoc lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Bondoc scores with a nice short uppercut.

Bondoc breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bondoc lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bondoc throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bondoc will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Spat takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spat walks into a stiff left hand from Bondoc.

Bondoc pushes Spat up against the ropes in a clinch.
Balaur Bondoc has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Spat wants to get back to striking at distance but Bondoc won't allow it.
Bondoc with a knee to the head.
Bondoc is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bondoc landing knees to the head.
Spat is trying to break the clinch but Bondoc has him pressed against the ropes.
Bondoc using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Spat has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bondoc lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A shot in the inside from Bondoc.
Bondoc lands a knee to the head.

Spat is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Spat is still on wobbly legs! Can Bondoc finish him?
Bondoc landing knees to the head.
Spat takes a shot to the head.
Spat tries to break free but Bondoc pushes him back against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bondoc lands a big knee to the head and Spat goes down! Bondoc pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Balaur Bondoc!