PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Longwei Jiang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Baltozar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jiang might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to BRMC / Weapon Of Choice. The key to victory for Longwei Jiang has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Jiang
vs
Baltozar

188 cm
19
209 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Longwei Jiang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Carlos Baltozar!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jiang with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Baltozar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jiang counters with a right hand to the body.
Jiang wants to clinch.
Baltozar takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice body punch from Jiang.
Baltozar takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Baltozar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jiang with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jiang lands with a straight right. Baltozar didn't see that one coming.
Jiang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jiang lands a jab to the head.
Longwei Jiang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baltozar tests Jiang's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jiang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jiang gets a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Jiang.
Jiang struggles to land a body shot inside as Baltozar controls his hands.
Baltozar is pushing Jiang up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Baltozar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jiang throws out a powerful jab.
Jiang misses with the combination.
Jiang lands with a nice combination. Baltozar backs away looking to recover.

Baltozar closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Jiang's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Baltozar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baltozar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Baltozar must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Baltozar is working Jiang over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jiang not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Baltozar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jiang looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Baltozar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Baltozar trying to control but Jiang is working from the bottom.
Baltozar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jiang controls Baltozar momentarily but Baltozar frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jiang looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Baltozar trying to move into half guard but instead Jiang has managed to sweep!
Baltozar keeping moving, preventing Jiang from controlling successfully.
Baltozar looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Jiang puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Baltozar gets full guard.
Jiang won't allow Baltozar to sweep him here.
Jiang trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jiang wants to control from the top but Baltozar keeps moving.
Baltozar is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Baltozar wants to sweep but no luck.
Baltozar has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Jiang has passed into side control.
Baltozar manages to work his way to half guard, despite Jiang's best efforts.
Baltozar gets back to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baltozar wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Baltozar working a defensive guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baltozar looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Jiang puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Carlos Baltozar will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Jiang jabs at Baltozar's body.
Baltozar swings for the body but Jiang moves out of range.
Baltozar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jiang as he avoids it easily.
Baltozar gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jiang lands a right hook to the body.
Jiang connects with a body shot.
Jiang tests Baltozar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jiang darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Baltozar misses with an uppercut. Jiang saw that one coming.
Jiang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Baltozar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Baltozar wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baltozar throws a body punch but Jiang moves out of range.
Baltozar shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jiang lands the left hand.
Jiang tests Baltozar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jiang scores with a shot to the body.
Baltozar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Baltozar on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jiang bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Baltozar's head backwards.
Jiang jabs at Baltozar's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baltozar shoots in and drives through. Jiang sprawls well.
Longwei Jiang is winning the standup battle so far.
Baltozar walks into a left hand.
Jiang tries to clinch but Baltozar is having none of it.
Baltozar closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jiang scores with a hook to the body. Baltozar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice shot lands for Jiang.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jiang connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jiang keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jiang lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Baltozar misses with a body shot
and Jiang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jiang cracks Baltozar with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Baltozar just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baltozar fails with a takedown attempt.
Longwei Jiang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Baltozar.
Baltozar swings for the body but Jiang moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Jiang lands an impressive looking overhand right. Baltozar doesn't seem phased though.
Jiang stuns Baltozar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Baltozar has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

Baltozar forces Jiang back against the cage and clinches.
Jiang being controlled against the cage.
Jiang working aggressively here.

Baltozar gets control of Jiang's arms and successfully pulls guard. Baltozar will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Jiang preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jiang engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baltozar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jiang manages to get himself to full guard.
Baltozar tries to free his leg and advance position but Jiang is retaining full guard.
Jiang not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Baltozar postures up in Jiang's guard and throws a big left but Jiang blocks it.
Baltozar preventing the sweep.
Jiang keeping moving, preventing Baltozar from controlling successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jiang bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Baltozar's guard.

Jiang drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jiang jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Longwei Jiang dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Jiang fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Baltozar misses with a hook
and Jiang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Baltozar throws a hook but Jiang avoids it easily.
Jiang digs a good hook to Baltozar's body.
Jiang feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Baltozars jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jiang misses with a body shot.
Jiang moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Baltozar moves into the clinch.
A short left from Jiang.
Baltozar stalling against the cage.
Jiang lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiang lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jiang tries to break the clinch but Baltozar is controlling the position.
Jiang lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jiang is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Baltozar is keeping busy.
Jiang lands a body punch.

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

Jiang closes the distance and clinches.
Baltozar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Baltozar is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jiang tries to work over Baltozar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jiang misses with a body punch.
Baltozar holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiang lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jiang working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jiang lands an uppercut.

Baltozar breaks from the clinch.
Longwei Jiang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jiang takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jiang shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Baltozar eats them both and turns towards Jiang to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Jiang punishes Baltozar's body with a nice straight punch.
Baltozar shoots for a double leg takedown but Jiang sprawls well. He's pushed Baltozar's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jiang connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A head kick misses from Baltozar.
Baltozar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A leg kick checked by Jiang.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baltozar's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jiang connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Baltozar scrambles back to his feet.
Jiang tries to clinch up.
Nice body punch from Jiang.
Jiang lands with a shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Jiang.

Baltozar moves into range and clinches up with Jiang.

Baltozar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jiang dips to his left and cracks Baltozar with an uppercut!
Jiang works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jiang lunges at Baltozar with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Baltozar's hand.
Jiang lands a jab.
Baltozar takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jiang scores with a hook to the body. Baltozar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jiang is looking to clinch.
Jiang avoids the body shot from Baltozar.
Baltozar takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Baltozar takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jiang scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Baltozar doesn't seem bothered though.

Baltozar drives through with a takedown into Jiang's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Baltozar throwing strikes from guard but Jiang blocks nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baltozar lands a couple of decent looking shots.

And that's the end of the fight!
Longwei Jiang showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jiang has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Longwei Jiang!
A very excited looking Longwei Jiang made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.