PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuudai Ryuu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Baller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Ryuu
vs
Baller

210 cm
21
287 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

225 cm
24
275 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

Vicious Nutrition (159 Recovery With Proof)
[JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition Q156 Rec/Stamina

{GTI} - HGH Nutrients

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yuudai Ryuu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Baller!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baller slips under a jab from Ryuu.

Ryuu fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Baller sprawls well initially but Ryuu persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ryuu trying to pass the guard but Baller defending well.
Ryuu not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Baller tries to roll over but Ryuu keeps him under control.
Baller trying to hold on to Ryuu's head to control him but Ryuu postures up.
Ryuu missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ryuu not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Baller has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ryuu is working away from the top position though.
Ryuu 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.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Baller misses with a wild body shot.
Ryuu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ryuu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ryuu misses with a shot to the body
and Baller counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Baller throws a hook but Ryuu blocks it.
Baller misses the shot to the body.
Paul Baller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryuu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A big right from Baller misses.
Baller's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Baller duly obliges.
Baller blocks a low kick nicely.
Baller misses with a hook.
A jab from Baller misses.
Ryuu lands a head kick!
Ryuu will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Baller avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Baller misses with a few strikes there.
Baller loads up on a big right hand but Ryuu slips the punch.
Ryuu tries to score with a low kick but Baller moves his leg out of the way.
Baller throws a looping overhand right but Ryuu ducks down to avoid it.
Baller lands a body shot.
Ryuu is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ryuu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ryuu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Baller scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Baller drops his shoulder and cracks Ryuu with a huge uppercut! Ryuu goes down! Can Baller finish him?

Ryuu is rocked!
Ryuu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Baller throws a big right hand that misses.
Baller wants to get up but he can't break Ryuu's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Baller tries to free his leg and advance position but Ryuu is retaining full guard.
Baller is looking to work some ground and pound but Ryuu has wrist control.
Baller tries to free his leg and advance position but Ryuu is retaining full guard.
Ryuu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Baller.
Baller missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Baller throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Ryuu counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ryuu.
Baller is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Baller working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ryuu doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Baller is tightening it up a little... Ryuu has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Ryuu reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Ryuu taps out! nice BJJ there by Baller!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Paul Baller!
Paul Baller is the new heavyweight champion!