PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Diefenbaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Balboa might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Burning Heart. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as John Diefenbaker enters the cage!

Balboa
vs
Diefenbaker

186 cm
28
192 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

180 cm
24
195 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
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 16 - 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 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Diefenbaker!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balboa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diefenbaker.
Diefenbaker fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Balboa checks it well.
Balboa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Diefenbaker misses with a hook
and Balboa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Balboa misses with an uppercut.
Diefenbaker misses with a double jab
and Balboa counters with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diefenbaker.
Balboa connects with a nice looking jab.
Balboa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Balboa looks to score with a jab to the body but Diefenbaker is just out of range.
Diefenbaker misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa throws a head kick but Diefenbaker moves out of range.
Diefenbaker thows a body shot but no joy.
Diefenbaker lands a nice hook to Balboa's body. Balboa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Diefenbaker has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Diefenbaker shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diefenbaker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diefenbaker misses with an uppercut
and Balboa counters with a thumping low kick.
Diefenbaker throws a leg kick
and Balboa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
John Diefenbaker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diefenbaker misses with a right hand
and Balboa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Diefenbaker is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Balboa rather than just go for the knockout.
Diefenbaker lands a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa misses with the combination.
Balboa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Diefenbaker on the side of the head.
Balboa misses with a shot to the body
and Diefenbaker counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Robbie Balboa will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Diefenbaker throws a sloppy head kick
and Balboa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diefenbaker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diefenbaker closes the distance but Balboa moves to the side
and Balboa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diefenbaker tries to clinch up but Balboa circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diefenbaker throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Balboa counters with a leg kick.
Balboa looks to land a combination but Diefenbaker avoids it well.
Diefenbaker thows a leg kick but Balboa checks it
and Balboa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Balboa looks to land a left hand but Diefenbaker moved out of range nicely.
Diefenbaker misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Balboa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Diefenbaker's knee momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diefenbaker takes a swing at Balboa's ribcage but misses.
Diefenbaker tries to close the distance and clinch but Balboa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Balboa throws a lazy uppercut
and Diefenbaker counters with a three punch combo that has Balboa backing up. Balboa nods at Diefenbaker to acknowledge the strikes.
Diefenbaker misses with a wild body shot.
Diefenbaker tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diefenbaker misses with a low kick.
A low kick from Diefenbaker is predictable there
and Balboa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Diefenbaker misses with an uppercut.
Diefenbaker throws a predictable looking body shot
and Balboa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A clash of legs there as Balboa blocks the low kick.

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.
Some wild striking there from Diefenbaker.
Robbie Balboa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diefenbaker does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Balboa scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
No joy there for Balboa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robbie Balboa dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

A big right from Balboa misses.
Diefenbaker misses with an attempted mid kick.
Balboa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A punch combination from Balboa misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diefenbaker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Balboa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diefenbaker misses with a body shot.
Diefenbaker throws out a leg kick but Balboa moves out of range and Diefenbaker only half commits.
Diefenbaker throws the left hand but Balboa avoids the punch easily.
Diefenbaker swings for the body but Balboa moves out of range.
Diefenbaker throws a series of punches but Balboa moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Balboa shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Diefenbaker eats them both and turns towards Balboa to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Diefenbaker takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Balboa blocks a leg kick.
Diefenbaker ducks under a wild hook from Balboa.
Diefenbaker throws a leg kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diefenbaker is looking to chop away at Balboa's legs.
Diefenbaker looks to throw a body kick
and Balboa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Diefenbaker misses the body punch
and Balboa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
John Diefenbaker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diefenbaker throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Diefenbaker.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diefenbaker throws a leg kick which misses Balboa's front leg but catches the back leg as Balboa tries to avoid it.
Diefenbaker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Diefenbaker takes a swing at Balboa's ribcage but misses.
Balboa throws a leg kick but Diefenbaker checks it.
Balboa throws a nice looking combination but Diefenbaker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Robbie Balboa.
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!