PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Raymore Ardonia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Balboa (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.

Raymore Ardonia
vs
Balboa

188 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 New York, Mirko Raymore Ardonia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rocky Balboa!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Kavanagh and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Balboa closes the distance and clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Ardonia.
Balboa tries to pull guard but Ardonia holds him up against the cage and eventually Balboa drops back down to his feet.
Balboa lands an elbow inside that Ardonia shrugs off.

Balboa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Balboa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ardonia thows a body shot but no joy.
A left and a right from Ardonia both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Rocky Balboa has been cut.
Ardonia's corner calls for a 1-2. Ardonia obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ardonia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ardonia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Balboa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Balboa is looking to clinch but Ardonia is avoiding it.
Ardonia cracks Balboa with a good jab.
Balboa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ardonia.
Ardonia throws the left hand but Balboa avoids the punch easily.
Ardonia lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ardonia avoids the head kick by Balboa.
Balboa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Balboa tries to clinch up.
Balboa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Balboa throws a nice head kick!
Balboa fails to land with a series of punches.
Balboa is looking to clinch.
A punch combination from Ardonia misses.
Sloppy strikes from Ardonia. Those never looked like landing.
Ardonia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Balboa.
Balboa tries to close the distance and clinch but Ardonia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Balboa shoots in looking for a takedown but Ardonia manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Balboa's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mirko Raymore Ardonia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky Balboa.
Balboa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Balboa looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa drops his hands momentarily and Ardonia takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ardonia misses with the combination.
Ardonia scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Balboa doesn't seem bothered though.
Ardonia swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Balboa counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ardonia is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ardonia knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Balboa on the ground.
Ardonia thows a huge punch but Balboa dodges it nicely.
Ardonia tries to stand but can't do so whilst Balboa controls his leg.
Ardonia performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ardonia is pressing down on Balboa's thigh, looking to free his foot. Balboa is holding on for now.

Balboa kicks off Ardonia and gets to his feet.
Balboa connects with a jab.
No luck for Balboa with that takedown attempt.
Balboa is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ardonia.
Balboa tries to clinch but Ardonia is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Ardonia. Those never looked like landing.
Ardonia throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Balboa counters with a head kick. That will keep Ardonia thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ardonia misses with a double jab
and Balboa counters with a nice kick to the body.
Ardonia misses with a straight left.
Balboa misses with a jab, cross combination.

Balboa moves into the clinch.
Balboa tries for a takedown. No joy.

Balboa manages to pull guard.
Ardonia wants to control from the top but Balboa keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Balboa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mirko Raymore Ardonia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rocky Balboa's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Balboa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Balboa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Balboa tries a head kick but it misses.
Ardonia throws out a powerful jab.
Ardonia misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ardonia tries to bum rush Balboa with a series of wild strikes but Balboa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Balboa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Balboa misses its intended target.
Ardonia fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Balboa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ardonia lands a two punch combo.
Mirko Raymore Ardonia is winning the standup battle so far.
Balboa has a takedown stuffed.
Balboa is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ardonia swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Balboa counters by moving into the clinch.
Balboa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ardonia wants to break free but Balboa has control.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Balboa breaks the clinch.
Ardonia fails to land with a series of punches.
Ardonia lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Balboa fakes the leg kick and cracks Ardonia in the body.
Nice body punch from Ardonia.
Ardonia falls off balance throwing a combination

and Balboa counters with a takedown into side control.
Ardonia tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Ardonia is trying to control Balboa's posture but Balboa avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ardonia is trying to get back to half guard.
Balboa just content to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Balboa working the head and body with strikes.
Balboa is working Ardonia over with some ground and pound from side control.
Balboa works to advance to full mount. Ardonia defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Balboa looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa raining down shots from the mount!
Balboa content just to control the position here.
Balboa trying to control but Ardonia is having none of it.
Balboa content just to control the position here.
Ardonia on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ardonia tries to get out of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ardonia is squirming around, avoiding Balboa's attempts to control the action.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ardonia wants to get back to his feet.
Ardonia tries to improve his position but instead Balboa has taken his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rocky Balboa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rocky Balboa's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Balboa closes the distance and clinches up with Ardonia, looking for a takedown. Balboa pushes Ardonia against the cage but Ardonia circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Balboa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ardonia pinned against the cage. Ardonia gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Balboa throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Balboa clinches with his opponent.
Balboa goes for a takedown attempt but Ardonia pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mirko Raymore Ardonia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky Balboa.
Ardonia throws a combination that misses

and Balboa counters with a takedown into side control.
Ardonia struggling a bit here.

Balboa stands up.
Nice takedown defense from Ardonia. No joy for Balboa on that attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Ardonia.
Mirko Raymore Ardonia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Balboa dodges the punch combination from Ardonia.
Ardonia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ardonia misses with a body shot.
Balboa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ardonia throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Balboa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ardonia misses with a straight left.
Balboa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ardonia lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Balboa shoots in for a double leg but Ardonia sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Balboa bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Ardonia's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ardonia prevents Balboa from improving position.
Balboa wants to control but Ardonia is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Ardonia's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa trying to control the position but Ardonia is working away.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Rocky Balboa was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Balboa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ardonia swivels and escapes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ardonia slaps away a takedown attempt from Balboa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mirko Raymore Ardonia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ardonia connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ardonia displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ardonia looks to land a combination but Balboa avoids it well.
A punch combination from Ardonia misses.
Balboa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Balboa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Balboa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ardonia but Ardonia pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ardonia just misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rocky Balboa.
I think Balboa has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29

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