PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brutus Baltazar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peyton Kraze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kraze is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Fight Night . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Baltazar
vs
Kraze

203 cm
27
265 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

191 cm
28
277 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brutus Baltazar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peyton Kraze!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baltazar throws a body punch but Kraze moves out of range.
Baltazar misses with a jab to the body
and Kraze makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kraze throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Baltazar.
Kraze throws the left hand but Baltazar avoids the punch easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kraze looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Baltazar darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kraze throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd cheers as Baltazar lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kraze doesn't seem phased though.
Baltazar dodges the punch combination from Kraze.
Baltazar moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Kraze throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kraze misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Baltazar to counter with a crisp jab.
Kraze misses with a few strikes there.
Baltazar scores with a jab to the head.
Baltazar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kraze throws out the jab.
Nice defenses there by Kraze.
Baltazar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kraze throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Baltazar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kraze steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Baltazar. That one must have hurt.
Kraze misses with a hook
and Baltazar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Peyton Kraze has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kraze swinging wildly here.
Baltazar looks to land a body kick but Kraze moved away.
Baltazar is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kraze scores with a hook.

It looks like Brutus Baltazar has been cut.
Kraze misses with a hook.
Kraze throws out a loose jab but Baltazar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kraze swinging wildly here.
Baltazar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Baltazar cracks Kraze with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baltazar works the jab nicely.
Baltazar misses with a few strikes there.
Baltazar lands with a nice combination. Kraze backs away looking to recover.
Baltazar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Baltazar throws a good cross that connects.
Baltazar scores with a decent looking hook.
Kraze misses the jab.
Kraze's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Baltazar connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kraze scrambles back to his feet.
Kraze thows a body shot but no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baltazar connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kraze. Kraze circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kraze lands a jab.
Baltazar is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Baltazar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kraze.
Baltazar digs a good body shot into Kraze's ribs.
Kraze misses with an uppercut.
Kraze moves forwards but Baltazar connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Baltazar is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kraze throws a body punch but Baltazar moves out of range.
Kraze takes a swing at Baltazar's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kraze throws a combination that misses
and Baltazar counters with a straight right hand.
Baltazar misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brutus Baltazar dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Baltazar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Baltazar dips to his left and cracks Kraze with an uppercut!
Baltazar misses with a double jab.
Kraze takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kraze looks to land a right hand but Baltazar moved out of range.
Baltazar slips under a jab from Kraze.
Baltazar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kraze misses the shot to the body.
Kraze takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Baltazar lands with a good body shot.
Baltazar dodges the punch combination from Kraze.
Baltazar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Brutus Baltazar is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kraze fails to land with a series of punches.
Baltazar explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A left and a right from Baltazar both land. Nice combination.
Baltazar swinging wildly here.
Baltazar lands a jab to the nose.
Nice shot by Baltazar.
Peyton Kraze is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kraze throws a combination that misses
and Baltazar counters with a right hand to the body.
Kraze throws a hook to the side of Baltazar's head but Baltazar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baltazar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kraze throws a combination that misses
and Baltazar counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baltazar avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Baltazar tries to bum rush Kraze with a series of wild strikes but Kraze uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Baltazar scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kraze in his tracks.
Kraze lands a jab to the head.
Baltazar scores with a shot to the body.
Kraze takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kraze is breathing heavily.
Kraze walks into a jab.
Baltazar slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kraze throws a jab but it's blocked by Baltazar.
Baltazar lands with a nice combination. Kraze backs away looking to recover.
Baltazar tries to bum rush Kraze with a series of wild strikes but Kraze uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kraze doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Baltazar has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kraze lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baltazar circles away quickly and effectively.
Baltazar keeps the fight on the outside.
Kraze walks into a straight right hand from Baltazar.
Baltazar cracks Kraze with a right hand to the side of the head.
Baltazar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kraze misses with a looping left.
Baltazar connects with a looping right hand.
Baltazar jabs Kraze to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kraze swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Baltazar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Baltazar takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kraze has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Baltazar connects with a solid leg kick.
Kraze throws an overhand right that lands on Baltazar's shoulder, as Baltazar tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kraze fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Baltazar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kraze on the side of the head.

That has opened up Peyton Kraze's cut even more.
Baltazar cracks Kraze with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brutus Baltazar dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're 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.

Kraze ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kraze fails to land with a series of punches.
Kraze on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Baltazar is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kraze ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baltazar moves away.
Baltazar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Baltazar scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kraze is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Baltazar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kraze takes one on the button.
Nice defenses there by Kraze.
Baltazar lands a right hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Baltazar.
Kraze looks to land a combination. Baltazar sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kraze takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Baltazar misses with a low kick.
Kraze misses with a low kick.
Baltazar scores with a hook.
Baltazar tried to score with a low kick but Kraze checks it.
Kraze throws a looping overhand right but Baltazar ducks down to avoid it.
Baltazar lands a nice shot to the body.
Kraze on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kraze moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baltazar connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kraze momentarily.
Baltazar dodges the punch combination from Kraze.
Baltazar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That kick from Baltazar tenderised Kraze's leg. Kraze is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kraze takes one to the chin there.
A nice combination there by Baltazar.

The cut above Peyton Kraze's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kraze is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Baltazar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kraze can do to turn this around?
Kraze looks to land a left hand but Baltazar moved out of range nicely.
Baltazar fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kraze is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kraze closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Good standup being displayed there by Baltazar as he connects with a hook.
Baltazar catches Kraze with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kraze jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Baltazar throws a one two combo.
Brutus Baltazar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kraze misses with a straight left.
Kraze misses with a lunging right hand
and Kraze takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kraze takes one to the side of the head.
Baltazar scores with a jab. Kraze acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Baltazar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Decent striking displayed by Baltazar there.
Kraze gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Peyton Kraze's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Kraze throws a series of punches but Baltazar moves out of range.
Peyton Kraze has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baltazar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kraze on the side of the head.
Baltazar lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kraze misses with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kraze is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jab, jab by Baltazar - just one landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brutus Baltazar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Baltazar has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brutus Baltazar!
Brutus Baltazar seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.