PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Balboa
vs
Junior

185 cm
25
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

177 cm
24
206 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, 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 Tokyo, Carlos Junior!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junior fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Balboa avoids it really well and circles away.
Balboa lands a nice hook to Junior's body. Junior takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Junior gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Junior pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Junior tries for a takedown but Balboa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Junior takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Junior looks gassed!
Balboa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Balboa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balboa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Balboa scores with a hook to the body. Junior takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Balboa drops Junior with a beautiful combination! Junior stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Balboa is looking for the KO!

Junior is rocked!
Balboa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Junior takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Balboa cracks Junior with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Balboa has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Junior to stand back up!
Junior is still on wobbly legs! Can Balboa finish him?
Junior bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Balboa comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Junior falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Junior was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rocky Balboa!