PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirk Richter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Balboa comes to the cage accompanied by Burning Heart. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Balboa
vs
Richter

186 cm
27
192 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

193 cm
26
191 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

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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 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robbie Balboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dirk Richter!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Richter.
Richter bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Richter looks to land a body kick but Balboa moved away.
Richter throws a lazy body kick
and Balboa counters with a stiff right hand.
Richter shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Balboa eats them both and turns towards Richter to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Balboa stuns Richter with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Balboa tries to score with a low kick but Richter moves his leg out of the way.
Richter misses with a body kick.
Richter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Richter tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Balboa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Richter walks into a stiff left hand from Balboa.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Richter lands a high kick!
Richter takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Richter throws a leg kick but Balboa moved away.
Balboa moves out of range of the body kick.
Balboa just misses with a punch to the body.
Balboa scores with the left hand. Richter knows he should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richter moves out of range of the body kick.
Richter misses with an uppercut
and Balboa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Richter is looking to land body kicks.
Balboa misses with a wild body shot.
Richter tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Balboa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Richter takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Richter throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Balboa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Balboa stalks Richter and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Richter's face. Richter staggers backwards, shaken.
A nice inside leg kick there by Balboa. That's going to slow Richter down.
Richter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A shot to the body from Richter misses
and Balboa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Balboa lands with an overhand left.
Richter gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Balboa throws a series of punches but Richter avoids them all with ease.
Nice uppercut lands for Balboa. That snapped Richter's head back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Balboa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Balboa. Richter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Richter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Balboa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Richter throws a leg kick which misses Balboa's front leg but catches the back leg as Balboa tries to avoid it.
Balboa scores with a body shot.
Balboa moves out of range as Richter throws a body kick.
Balboa throws a big shot that misses.
Balboa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Balboa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Richter swings away with a body shot that misses
and Balboa counters with a one-two to the body.
Balboa misses with a body shot.
Richter swings for the body but Balboa moves out of range.
Balboa closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Richter lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Richter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa moves out of range of the strikes.
Richter throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Balboa counters with a left and a right that stings Richter.
Some bone on bone action there as Richter checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Good standup being displayed there by Balboa as he connects with a hook.
Balboa lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Richter tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Balboa counters with a left and a right that stings Richter.

Richter is rocked!
Dirk Richter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richter takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Some wild striking there from Balboa.
Richter misses with a lunging right hand
and Balboa counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Richter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Richter throws a leg kick that is checked
and Balboa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Richter walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Balboa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Richter darts in trying to clinch
and Balboa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Richter darts in trying to clinch
and Balboa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richter misses with a kick to the body
and Balboa counters with a two punch combo.
Richter has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A nice leg kick lands there from Richter.
Balboa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Balboa. Richter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Balboa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A right-left combo lands from Balboa.
Nice uppercut there from Balboa.
Balboa avoids a kick to the body.
Richter misses with the body kick
and Balboa counters with a leg kick.
Balboa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Richter. That did some damage!
Balboa is working the combinations to good effect here.
Richter looks gassed!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Balboa scores with a shot to the body.
Balboa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Balboa is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Richter.
Richter throws a lazy head kick
and Balboa counters with a left and a right that stings Richter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robbie Balboa dominated that round.
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.

Balboa scores with a body shot.
Balboa checks a leg kick.
Richter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Balboa lands a right hook to the body.
Balboa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Balboa as he connects with a hook.
Richter throws a jab but it's blocked by Balboa.
Balboa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Balboa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Balboa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Balboa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Richter scores with a hook to the body. Balboa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Balboa throws a low kick, looking for Richter's leg but Richter calmly moves out of range.
Richter is breathing heavily.
Balboa scores with a sloppy right hand. Richter should have avoided that one.
Balboa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Balboa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Richter can do to turn this around?
Richter misses with the body kick
and Balboa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richter throws the kick towards the body but Balboa avoids it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Richter. Balboa shrugs it off though.
Richter wants to clinch but Balboa slips to the side
and Balboa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Balboa jabs Richter right on the nose. Richter blinks but takes it well.
Robbie Balboa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Richter throws a leg kick
and Balboa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Richter cracks the inside of Balboa's front leg.
A low kick from Richter is predictable there
and Balboa counters with a good low kick that Richter was not able to check.
Balboa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Richter.
Richter throws a leg kick that is checked
and Balboa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Balboa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Balboa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Richter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Balboa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Balboa scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Balboa swings for the body but Richter moves out of range.
Balboa cracks a nice hook into Richter's ribs.
Robbie Balboa is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Richter gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Balboa counters with a stiff right hand.
Richter looks to throw a body kick
letting Balboa counter with a right hand.

Balboa drops Richter with a right and a left! Balboa comes rushing in but Richter regains his composure and manages to keep Balboa in guard.
Richter is still in real trouble! Can Balboa finish him?
Richter wants to control but Balboa passes easily into half guard.

Balboa is working for a kimura but Richter is defending it quite comfortably.
Richter seems to have recovered his senses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Balboa is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Balboa takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richter tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Balboa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Richter is looking to escape.
Richter working to try and regain half guard.
Richter reaches up to try and control the position but Balboa seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Richter rolls and tries to escape and now Balboa has his back!

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.
Balboa tries to get the hooks in deep but Richter pushed the leg off.

Richter defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Balboa's arms.
Balboa is not going to allow Richter to sit and survive in this position.
Richter rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Richter tries to get to full guard but Balboa has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robbie Balboa dominated that second round.
That's time! Balboa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Balboa throws a series of punches but Richter avoids them all with ease.
Balboa misses with a wild combination.
Richter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Balboa. That did some damage!
Balboa misses with the combination.
Balboa blocks a head kick by Richter.
Balboa checks the leg kick nicely there.
A head kick misses from Balboa.
Balboa throws a leg kick which misses Richter's front leg but catches the back leg as Richter tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richter lands with a nice body punch.
Richter misses with a shot to the body
and Balboa counters with a stiff right hand.
Balboa just misses with a punch to the body.
Richter tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Balboa closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richter getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Balboa works Richter's body with a nice hook.
Richter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A punch lands to the side of Richter 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Richter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A combination from Balboa does no damage.
Richter throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Balboa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Richter misses with the body kick
and Balboa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Richter throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Balboa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Richter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Richter takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Balboa throws a lazy right hand but Richter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Balboa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Richter fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Richter throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dirk Richter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Richter.
A head kick by Richter misses
and Balboa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Richter thinking.
Richter misses with a shot to the body
and Balboa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Richter throws a head kick that misses
and Balboa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Richter takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
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!
Richter tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Balboa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Richter swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Balboa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Balboa throws a series of punches but Richter avoids them all with ease.
Balboa lands a head kick!
Richter is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Balboa rather than just go for the knockout.
Balboa connects with a leg kick. Richter looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Richter closes the distance looking to clinch
and Balboa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Balboa.
Richter throws a leg kick
and Balboa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Balboa tries to bum rush Richter with a series of wild strikes but Richter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Richter scores with a head kick.
Richter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Balboa counters with a stiff right hand.
Balboa scores with a three punch combo!
Balboa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Richter blocks a head kick by Balboa.
Richter throws a low kick but Balboa moves out of range easily.
Balboa throws a good cross that connects.
Balboa lands a nice hook to Richter's body. Richter takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Balboa throws out a powerful jab.
Balboa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Richter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richter avoids a punch combination nicely.
A low kick from Richter is predictable there
and Balboa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Balboa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Some wild striking there from Balboa.
Richter closes the distance but Balboa moves to the side
and Balboa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Richter thinking.
Richter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Balboa manages to avoid it.
Richter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Balboa can pounce on him.
Richter walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balboa swinging wildly here.
Richter just misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Balboa lands with a straight right. Richter didn't see that one coming.
Richter throws a sloppy head kick
and Balboa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Balboa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Balboa lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Robbie Balboa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Balboa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

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