PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James May (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Balboa comes into a darkened arena with his song building. mama said knock you out kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Frankie Balboa is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

May
vs
Balboa

180 cm
22
192 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

185 cm
21
195 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, James May!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Frankie Balboa!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balboa looks to throw the jab but May is out of range.
Balboa thows a left - swing and a miss!
May dodges the punch combination from Balboa.
May tries to clinch up.
May on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balboa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Balboa lands a slapping body shot.
Balboa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa throws a jab when May was well out of range.
Balboa cracks May with an open hand slap.
Balboa throws a series of strikes that have May backpedaling.
Balboa swats away the attempt to clinch by May.
May tries to clinch up but Balboa circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
May tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
May tries a low kick but Balboa avoids it.
Balboa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Balboa!
Balboa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Balboa thuds his right hand into May's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Balboa throws a leg kick but May checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Balboa.
Balboa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Frankie Balboa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
May is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Balboa looks to land a right hand but May moved out of range.
Balboa throws a leg kick but May sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Balboa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Balboa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from May.
Balboa swings for the body but May moves out of range.
Balboa misses the jab.
May tries to clinch but Balboa moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frankie Balboa dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Balboa cracks May with a right hand to the side of the head.
Balboa throws a quick head kick that skims the top of May's head.
Balboa misses with a hook.
May tries to clinch but Balboa moves out of range.
May tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Balboa misses with a few strikes there.
Balboa keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
May avoids a punch combination nicely.
May fails in his attempt to clinch.
Balboa misses with a few strikes there.
A telegraphed right hand from Balboa misses the target.
No joy there for Balboa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
May is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Balboa swings for the body but May moves out of range.
Balboa lunges at May with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by May's hand.
Balboa misses with a leg kick.
May is looking to clinch but Balboa is avoiding it.
May throws a leg kick
and Balboa counters with a straight right hand.
Balboa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Frankie Balboa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa throws out a loose jab but May uses good head movement to avoid it.
Balboa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
May tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Balboa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Balboa closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Balboa throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
May misses with a leg kick
and Balboa finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
May closes the distance but Balboa moves to the side
and Balboa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Balboa lands a two punch combo.
A leg kick checked by Balboa.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
May checks a low kick from Balboa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frankie Balboa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Balboa lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Balboa.

May clinches up with Balboa and pushes him back against the cage.

Balboa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
May clinches but Balboa breaks the clinch
and Balboa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A punch combination from Balboa misses.
May staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
May showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Balboa.
Balboa lands with an uppercut that bounces May off the cage and back into rage.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as May checks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Balboa.
May wants to clinch but Balboa slips to the side
and Balboa counters with a body kick that stops May in his tracks momentarily.
May looks to clinch
and Balboa counters with a two punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa misses with a body kick.
May wants to clinch but Balboa slips to the side

and Balboa counters with a left and a right that hurts May! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Balboa jumps into full mount!
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!
May is wriggling around trying to escape.
Balboa content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
May tries to reverse the position but Balboa maintains control.
Frankie Balboa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Balboa controlling his opponent.
May wants to control but Balboa is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frankie Balboa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Balboa winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 James Glass scores the fight 24:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 24:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 24:30

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