PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roman The Russian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Triston Baal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

The Russian
vs
Baal

180 cm
21
230 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
270 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roman The Russian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Triston Baal!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Dean Styles and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baal looks for a takedown but The Russian sprawls well.
Baal shoots in but The Russian avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The Russian is looking to clinch.

The Russian gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Baal.
Baal scores with a shoulder strike.
The Russian trying to land knees to the body.
The Russian is stalling here.
The Russian lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Baal lands a nice shot to the body.
Baal gets through The Russian's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Baal gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The Russian is trying to get back to full guard.
Baal not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The Russian on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if The Russian tries to get out of the position.
Baal throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Baal wants to work for an arm triangle but The Russian is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The Russian is refusing to be controlled, as Baal sits in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Russian punching from the bottom.
Baal is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Baal wants to control but The Russian is keeping him busy.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The Russian fails in his attempt to clinch.

Baal scores with a takedown into The Russian's guard.
The Russian wants to get back to his feet but Baal is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The Russian looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Baal is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Baal looking to pass the guard.
Baal has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The Russian keeping moving, preventing Baal from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baal controlling from the top position.
The Russian knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Baal on the ground.
Baal's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Baal looks gassed!
Baal trying to control the position from guard on top but The Russian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Baal is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Baal trying to control the position from guard on top but The Russian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Despite being in the dominant position, Triston Baal just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Baal misses with a two punch combination.
Baal circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baal misses with a series of wild punches.
Baal looks to land a combination but The Russian avoids it well.
Nice sprawl there from The Russian as Baal shoots in.
Roman The Russian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Triston Baal.

The Russian darts in and clinches Baal up against the cage.
The Russian lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The Russian landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The Russian lands an elbow inside that Baal shrugs off.
The Russian is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Baal turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Baal manages to end up in side control.
Baal throws a strike aimed at the side of The Russian's head but The Russian avoids it well.
The Russian gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Baal lands a nice shot to the head.
Baal looking to finish The Russian with some ground and pound. This is bad for The Russian!
Baal tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Baal working the ground and pound effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baal controlling the pace for now.
The Russian tries to hold on but Baal postures up.
The Russian taking shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baal scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish The Russian?

The Russian is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baal lands a big elbow.
Oh The Russian is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Baal connects with a bit shot that sees The Russian covering up! More strikes from The Russian and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Baal is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Triston Baal!