PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Glenn Nacpil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Balde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nacpil comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem - Love The Way You Lie. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Nacpil
vs
Balde

167 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Glenn Nacpil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Richard Balde!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Nacpil is trying to trip Balde. He has hold of a leg but Balde is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Nacpil persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Balde controlling the position.
Balde throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Nacpil thows a big elbow that misses.
Nacpil might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nacpil postures up in Balde's guard and throws a big left but Balde blocks it.
Balde has his hands on Nacpil's head, controlling the position.
Balde wants to sweep but no luck.
Nacpil tries to free his leg and advance position but Balde is retaining full guard.
Nacpil trying to control but Balde is working from the bottom.
Balde has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Nacpil closes the distance and pushes Balde back into the cage.
Balde keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nacpil's efforts to push away.

Balde has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Nacpil is trying to keep an underhook but Balde manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Nacpil is trying to get back to full guard.
Balde is pressing down on Nacpil's thigh, looking to free his foot. Nacpil is holding on for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balde is trying to control the action in half guard but Nacpil is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nacpil gets full guard.
Nacpil can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Balde controls the pace.
Balde wants to get up but he can't break Nacpil's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Nacpil avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nacpil pulls Balde in close to prevent any damage.
Balde with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Balde trying to control but Nacpil is working from the bottom.
Balde trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nacpil working a defensive guard here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Balde looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Balde wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nacpil keeps working.
Balde looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balde is taking a breather. Nacpil says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Nacpil is trying to stand.
Balde is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nacpil is trying to get back to full guard.

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.
Balde looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nacpil wants to get back to his feet.

Balde postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Nacpil to stand up.

Balde scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Balde wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Nacpil, who protects the arm well.
Balde wants to stand but Nacpil has his arm trapped.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Balde dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nacpil with a lazy takedown attempt

and Balde counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Nacpil can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Balde controls the pace.
Balde trying to control but Nacpil is working from the bottom.
Balde throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nacpil works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nacpil working a defensive guard but Balde manages to pass into side control anyway.
Balde wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nacpil keeps working.
Nacpil defending against the ground and pound.

Balde goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Nacpil has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Balde but great work by Nacpil.
Balde gets back to half guard.
Nacpil is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Nacpil trying to control from half guard but Balde is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Balde missing with punches from the bottom.

Balde looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Nacpil is working for a kimura but Balde is defending it quite comfortably.

Balde makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

Balde closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Balde lands in his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balde wants to control from the top but Nacpil keeps moving.

Balde has gone for a leg lock! Nacpil slips out almost immediately though and dives into Balde's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nacpil in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nacpil looking to pass the guard.
Nacpil trying to control the position from guard on top but Balde is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Balde controlling Nacpil's posture.
Balde wants to sweep but no luck.
Balde wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Balde is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Nacpil sitting in guard here, content to control.
Nacpil throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Balde showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Nacpil's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Balde closes the distance and pushes Nacpil back into the cage.
Nacpil is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Balde is keeping busy.

Balde breaks the clinch.
Nacpil misses with a series of wild punches.
Balde doesn't succeed with the takedown

so Nacpil counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Balde is trying to keep Nacpil in close.
Balde looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nacpil stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Balde swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Balde is pulling down on Nacpil's head to control his posture.
Nacpil slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balde managing to control the position.
Nacpil postures up.
Nacpil wants to stand and escape but instead Balde has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Balde stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nacpil swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Richard Balde has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nacpil looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Balde puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Balde trying to control from Nacpil's half guard. Nacpil has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

Nacpil is working an open guard so Balde takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Balde tries to clinch up.
Nacpil shoots and misses
and Balde counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Nacpil is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Nacpil shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Balde counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Nacpil's guard now.
Balde trying to control the position from guard on top but Nacpil is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nacpil looking to control.
Balde pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nacpil is keeping the position for now.

Balde drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Nacpil dives on top into guard.
Balde controlling the position.

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

Balde is looking for a triangle but Nacpil pushes his legs off easily.
Balde bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nacpil's guard.
Nacpil looking to hit a scissor sweep but Balde is one step ahead there.
Balde postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Balde gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Nacpil fails with the takedown

so Balde counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Balde comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Balde 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Balde!