PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dakimbong Mwambong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Balboa
vs
Mwambong

190 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rocky Balboa!
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, Dakimbong Mwambong!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Balboa drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Mwambong is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Balboa is controlling him well.
Balboa postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Mwambong tries to buck Balboa off but Balboa is having none of it.
Mwambong is trying to control Balboa's posture but Balboa avoids it.
Mwambong is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Balboa is staying active.
Balboa working the body and head with strikes.
The ground and pound from Balboa seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
An elbow from Balboa crashes against the mat.

Balboa is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mwambong is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Balboa working away.
Mwambong defending against the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Mwambong sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Mwambong managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Balboa.
Balboa tries to advance to mount but Mwambong denies him.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mwambong blocks a head kick by Balboa.
Balboa lands a right hook to the body.
Mwambong displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Balboa.
Mwambong is looking to clinch but Balboa is avoiding it.

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.
A big right from Balboa misses.
Mwambong shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Balboa to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Dakimbong Mwambong has been cut.
Balboa moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mwambong doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Balboa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mwambong's knee momentarily.
Mwambong looks gassed!
Mwambong has his takedown stuffed
and Balboa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rocky Balboa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dakimbong Mwambong.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa misses with a head kick.
Balboa throws a jab but it's blocked by Mwambong.
Mwambong misses with a takedown attempt
and Balboa counters with a one-two to the body.
Balboa cracks a nice hook into Mwambong's ribs.
Balboa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Balboa scores with a jab. Mwambong acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Balboa throws a sloppy head kick and Mwambong moves out of range easily.
Balboa misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa lands with a nice body punch.
Balboa scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Balboa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mwambong fails with the takedown
and Balboa counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Balboa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mwambong.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rocky Balboa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dakimbong Mwambong's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Mwambong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Balboa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mwambong was well out of range. Poor timing from Balboa.
Mwambong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A punch combination from Balboa misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mwambong shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Balboa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa throws a right hand that Mwambong ducks under and follows up with a left that Mwambong also avoids with ease.
Mwambong with a lazy takedown attempt
and Balboa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Balboa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mwambong was well out of range. Poor timing from Balboa.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Some wild striking there from Balboa.
Mwambong leaves Balboa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Balboa is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mwambong has his takedown stuffed
and Balboa counters with a nice uppercut.
Rocky Balboa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dakimbong Mwambong.

That's two 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.
Balboa lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Balboa.
Balboa throws out a loose jab but Mwambong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mwambong misses with a takedown attempt
and Balboa makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Mwambong really felt that one!
Balboa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Balboa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mwambong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mwambong doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Balboa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mwambong.
Balboa scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Balboa connects with a looping right hand.
Mwambong tries for a takedown but Balboa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Balboa throws a right hand that Mwambong ducks under and follows up with a left that Mwambong also avoids with ease.
Mwambong buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

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.
Mwambong shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Balboa pinned against the cage. Balboa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rocky Balboa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mwambong shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Balboa to counter with a crisp jab.
Mwambong avoids the body shot from Balboa.
Balboa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mwambong's hands.
No joy there for Balboa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mwambong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Balboa.
Mwambong gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mwambong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rocky Balboa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dakimbong Mwambong's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Mwambong blocks a head kick by Balboa.
Mwambong shoots and misses
and Balboa counters with a three punch combo that has Mwambong backing up. Mwambong nods at Balboa to acknowledge the strikes.
Mwambong misses with a takedown
and Balboa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mwambong has his takedown stuffed
and Balboa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rocky Balboa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dakimbong Mwambong.
Mwambong doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Balboa counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mwambong won't be happy with that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mwambong is working to avoid the ground and pound but Balboa connects with a decent elbow.
Balboa landing strikes.
Balboa throws an elbow but Mwambong slips to the side and avoids it well.
Mwambong is trying to improve his position.
Balboa lands a decent elbow from side control.
Mwambong wants to control but Balboa postures up.
Balboa is chipping away with strikes.
Mwambong tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Balboa wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Balboa fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Balboa in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Balboa throws a series of punches but Mwambong avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Balboa does no damage.

Mwambong gets a takedown into half guard.
Mwambong wants to pass the guard but Balboa is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mwambong perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Mwambong wants to control but Balboa is keeping him busy.
Mwambong stalling.

Balboa pushes Mwambong off and gets back to his feet.
Balboa scores with a jab. Mwambong acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dakimbong Mwambong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rocky Balboa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Balboa avoids the head kick by Mwambong.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rocky Balboa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Balboa 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:26
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocky Balboa!