PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baldomir Markova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baldomir Markova has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Markova
vs
Vera

190 cm
20
245 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

215 cm
22
270 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Determined

2KMMA Ultimate Nutrition 144 Quality

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Baldomir Markova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Christian Vera!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vera misses with a head kick.
Vera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Markova scores a takedown into full mount!
Markova throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Markova looking to ground and pound but Vera is blocking nicely.
Markova unloads with some shots from mount but Vera bucks and avoids them well.
Vera is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Markova throws some wild stikes that Vera manages to avoid easily.
Markova looking to finish Vera with some ground and pound. This is bad for Vera!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Markova cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Markova breaks from Vera's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Vera is rocked!
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!
Vera blocking the ground and pound.
Markova throwing strikes here but Vera is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
A nice elbow there by Markova.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera blocking the ground and pound.
Vera wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Markova.
Markova throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Vera holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Markova tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Markova connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Markova throwing strikes here but Vera is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Vera avoids a series of strikes thrown by Markova.
Markova thowing shots but they're missing.
Markova lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vera wants to hold on but Markova pushes him away.
Markova has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Markova misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Markova throws some wild stikes that Vera manages to avoid easily.
Poor strikes thrown by Markova there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Markova thowing shots but they're missing.
Markova throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Vera because Markova loaded up on that one.
Vera really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Markova thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Vera is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markova throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Markova throwing strikes here but Vera is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Markova raining down shots from the mount!
Markova postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Vera looks a forlorn figure.
Markova connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Markova misses with a head shot.
Vera is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
Vera taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markova throwing strikes here but Vera is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Vera wants to control but Markova is having none of it.
Markova throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Markova sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Markova unloads with some shots from mount but Vera bucks and avoids them well.
Vera is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Markova landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Markova thowing shots but they're missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Baldomir Markova dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Markova takes a swing at Vera's ribcage but misses.
Markova takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Vera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A big left from Vera misses.

Markova shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Markova was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Markova looking to ground and pound but Vera is blocking nicely.
Markova looking to finish with strikes here!
Markova throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Vera because Markova loaded up on that one.
Markova throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Vera really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Markova. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Vera holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Markova tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Vera wants to control but Markova is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Markova.
Markova looking to finish Vera with some ground and pound. This is bad for Vera!
Markova unloading with bombs!
Vera holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Markova tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Markova avoids the attempt from Vera to control.
Markova thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markova is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Vera can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Markova looking to ground and pound but Vera is blocking nicely.
Markova scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Markova thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Vera manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Vera, under a barage of strikes from Markova.
Baldomir Markova overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vera wants to control but Markova is keeping busy.
Markova wants to control but Vera is keeping him busy.
Vera trying to control but Markova postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markova wants to stand up but Vera manages to regain full guard.
Vera keeping moving, preventing Markova from controlling successfully.
Vera looking to control.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Vera rushes Markova and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vera looking to throw knees to the head but Markova is blocking nicely.
Vera is looking to control Markova's arms but Markova gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vera has his back to the cage.
Vera with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Markova can't get the takedown.
Vera tries a knee to the head but Markova blocks it.

Markova has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Vera clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vera tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markova looking to finish with strikes here!
Poor strikes thrown by Markova there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Vera tries to reverse the position but Markova maintains control.
Markova sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Vera tries to hold on but Markova pushes him away.
Vera holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Markova tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Markova lands a big elbow.
Markova throws some wild stikes that Vera manages to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Baldomir Markova dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Vera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Markova swats away the attempt to clinch by Vera.
Markova lands a nice shot to the body.
Vera misses the jab.
Christian Vera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vera misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Markova throws a right and a left that Vera avoids nicely.
Vera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Markova paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vera misses with a head kick.
Vera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Markova throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Markova shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Markova looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Markova takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Markova wants to pass to mount but Vera is defending the position.
Markova thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Markova wants to free his trapped foot but Vera is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Markova thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Vera keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Markova tries to pass to full mount but Vera defends it.
Markova not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Markova shoots in for a double leg but Vera sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Markova misses the shot to the body.
Vera tries to clinch but Markova moves out of range.
Christian Vera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vera throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markova attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Markova tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Vera swivels and escapes.
A head kick misses from Vera.
A head kick misses from Vera.
Markova wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Markova ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vera moves away.
Markova is looking to wear down Vera with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Vera looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Vera slips a jab and a cross from Markova.
Vera thuds his shin into the meat of Markova's side.
Vera fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vera misses with a straight right.
Markova takes a kick to the side of the head.
Markova circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vera lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vera throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Markova here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Markova looks to score with a jab to the body but Vera is just out of range.
Markova fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vera manages to avoid it.
Vera lands with a kick to the ribs.
Vera wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Markova avoids the head kick by Vera.
Vera chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Markova shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Vera looking for a sweep. Not yet Vera, not yet.

Vera working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Markova doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Markova manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Markova advances position into side control!

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Christian Vera.
I think Markova 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baldomir Markova!