PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rumble Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Human Human (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Human Human is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Balboa
vs
Human

200 cm
19
280 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

191 cm
19
280 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rumble Balboa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Human Human!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balboa closes the distance but Human moves to the side

so Human counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Human throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Human looking to pass the guard.
Human is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Human is working Balboa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Human tries to free his leg and advance position but Balboa is retaining full guard.
Balboa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Human is one step ahead there.
Human is looking to work some ground and pound but Balboa has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Human throwing strikes from guard but Balboa blocks nicely.
Human trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Human is looking to work some ground and pound but Balboa has wrist control.
Human with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Human tries to free his leg and advance position but Balboa is retaining full guard.
Human throwing strikes but missing.
Balboa is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's two 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Human accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Human lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Human missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Human won't allow Balboa to sweep him here.
Balboa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Human with a flurry of punches that miss.
Human content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Human postures up in Balboa's guard and throws a big left but Balboa blocks it.
Human pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Balboa is keeping the position for now.
Human is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Human working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Human looking to pass the guard.
Balboa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Human throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Human throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Human throwing strikes but missing.
Balboa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Human pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Balboa is keeping the position for now.
Human must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

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.
Human passes Balboa's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Human trying to mount his opponent but Balboa defends it.
Balboa tries to kick Human off but Human keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Balboa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Human.
Balboa wants to control but Human is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Human thows a huge punch but Balboa dodges it nicely.
Human throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Human works his way into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Human Human dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Human ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Balboa moves away.
Balboa tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Human counters with a nice double leg into side control. Balboa won't be happy with that.
Human tries to move to full mount but Balboa actually manages to regain half guard.
Human throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Human sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Balboa defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Human is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Human not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Human working the head and body with strikes.
Human scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Human lands a nice short elbow.
Human tries to pass the half guard into mount. Balboa knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Balboa is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Human scores with a couple of nice shots.
Human sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Balboa defending well though.
Human throws a strike but Balboa avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Human postures up in Balboa's guard and throws a big left but Balboa blocks it.
Balboa keeping full guard, as Human tries to pass.
Human throwing strikes but missing.
Human throws a strike but Balboa rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Balboa wants to control from the top but Human keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Human keeping full guard, as Balboa tries to pass.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Rumble Balboa just wasn't active enough.
Balboa darts in trying to clinch

and Human counters with a takedown into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Human.
The ground and pound from Human seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Balboa gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Human is looking to advance position but Balboa won't allow it.
Human throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Human wants to free his trapped foot but Balboa is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Balboa tries to kick Human off but Human keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Human Human showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Human blocks a head kick by Balboa.
Balboa darts in trying to clinch

and Human counters by moving into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Balboa.
Balboa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Balboa blocks a body shot from Human.
Human misses with a hook from the clinch.
Balboa trying to control the position but instead, Human has worked for underhooks and has pushed Balboa into the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balboa presses Human against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Balboa.
Human misses with a hook to the ribs.
Balboa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Balboa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Human's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Human blocking some punches.
Human tries a body shot but Balboa blocks it.
Human misses with some punches.
Balboa pushes Human back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Balboa presses Human against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Human takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A right handed body shot lands from Balboa.
A left hand lands to the body for Balboa.
Balboa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Balboa holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Balboa digs a right hand underneath Human's ribcage. Human let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balboa lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Balboa.
Balboa works on Human's body with a couple of short punches.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Balboa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Balboa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Balboa stalling the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa misses with a punch to the body.
Balboa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Balboa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Balboa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Balboa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Balboa trying to land knees to the body.
Balboa digs a right hand underneath Human's ribcage. Human let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Balboa lands a nice shot to the body.
Balboa lands a nice shot to the body.
Balboa holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Human swings wildly with an uppercut but Balboa uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Balboa.
Balboa lands a body punch.
Balboa has Human pressed against the ropes.
Balboa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Balboa prevents a body shot from Human.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Human misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Balboa.
Balboa taking a breather.
Maybe Balboa would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Balboa lands with a light punch inside.
Human tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Balboa's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Balboa as the two fighters clinch.
Human lands a body shot.
Human scores with a hook to the body.
Balboa stalling in the clinch but Human improves position.
Human can't get the takedown.
Balboa is looking to control Human's arms but Human gets an underhook and turns him. Now Balboa has his back to the ropes.
Rumble Balboa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Balboa as Human tries to tie him up.
Human misses with the head strike.
Human throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Balboa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Human misses with the head strike.
Balboa blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Human.
Human swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Balboa.
Nice body punch from Balboa.
Balboa lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short body shot lands from Balboa as the two fighters clinch.
Balboa is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Human is working for takedown but Balboa is calmly controlling the position for now.
A shot in the inside from Balboa.
Human being controlled against the ropes.
Balboa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rumble Balboa clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Human swats away the attempt to clinch by Balboa.
Balboa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Human counters with a nice body shot.
Horrible takedown by Human or perhaps it was just good defense by Balboa which made him look bad.
Rumble Balboa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balboa tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Human counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Human throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Human sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Balboa defending well though.
Human thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Balboa's head.

Balboa manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Balboa misses with a body kick.
Human circles away from the clinch attempt
and Human counters with a two punch combo.
Human looks for a takedown but Balboa sprawls well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Human blocks the body kick.
Balboa moves to clinch but Human breaks away

so Human counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Human throws a big right hand that misses.
Human pushing down on Balboa's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Balboa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Human.
Human looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Balboa with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Human throwing shots but Balboa is blocking nicely.
Human thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

Balboa manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Human misses the shot to the body.
Balboa closes the distance looking to clinch

and Human counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Human.
Human is looking to work some ground and pound but Balboa has wrist control.
Human with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Human in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Balboa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Human.
Human throws a big right hand that misses.
Human working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Balboa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Balboa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Human's guard.
Balboa wanted to stand there but Human had control of the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Balboa looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Human Human dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Human throws a front kick aimed at Balboa's knee but Balboa avoids it well.
Balboa closes the distance looking to clinch

and Human counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Balboa!
Human with shots to the head and body - Balboa looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa taking shots to the head.
Human with a couple of short strikes.
Human is landing with some decent strikes but Balboa is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Human looking to ground and pound but Balboa is blocking nicely.
Balboa takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Human looking to ground and pound but Balboa is blocking nicely.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Human misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Balboa is in a horrible position here. Human smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Human postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Balboa looks a forlorn figure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Human punishing his opponent with strikes.
Human looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Balboa covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Human Human!
Human Human is the new heavyweight champion!