PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Momo Djembe Djembe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brutus Baltazar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Momo Djembe Djembe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Djembe Djembe
vs
Baltazar

215 cm
26
280 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

203 cm
26
265 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Adrenaline

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Momo Djembe Djembe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brutus Baltazar!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baltazar drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Djembe Djembe catches Baltazar with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Baltazar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Djembe Djembe misses with a hook.
Djembe Djembe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Baltazar avoids the body shot from Djembe Djembe.
Djembe Djembe staying out of range there.
Baltazar slips under a jab.
Momo Djembe Djembe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baltazar takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Baltazar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Djembe Djembe.
Djembe Djembe takes a swing at Baltazar's ribcage but misses.
Baltazar slips under a jab from Djembe Djembe.
Djembe Djembe connects with a body shot that sends Baltazar's belly button to the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baltazar misses with a wild combination.
Baltazar drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
No joy there for Djembe Djembe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Djembe Djembe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Djembe Djembe blocks the low kick.
Baltazar thuds a left hand into Djembe Djembe's body.
Djembe Djembe misses with an uppercut
and Baltazar counters with a leg kick.
Baltazar jabs Djembe Djembe right on the nose. Djembe Djembe blinks but takes it well.
A punch combination from Djembe Djembe misses.
Baltazar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Djembe Djembe is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Baltazar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Djembe Djembe throws out a powerful jab.
Baltazar looks to score with a jab to the body but Djembe Djembe is just out of range.
Baltazar misses with an uppercut. Djembe Djembe saw that one coming.
Baltazar looks for the body kick but Djembe Djembe saw that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Djembe Djembe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baltazar throws out the jab.
Djembe Djembe misses with a straight right.
Djembe Djembe takes a swing at Baltazar's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - Djembe Djembe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baltazar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Djembe Djembe.
Baltazar is looking to chop away at Djembe Djembe's legs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Djembe Djembe darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Djembe Djembe throws a hook but Baltazar avoids it easily.

Djembe Djembe clinches up with Baltazar and pushes him back against the cage.
Baltazar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Djembe Djembe has him pressed against the cage.
Baltazar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Djembe Djembe prevents Baltazar from breaking the clinch.
Djembe Djembe is looking to break free of the clinch but Baltazar has double underhooks.
Djembe Djembe prevents Baltazar from breaking the clinch.
Djembe Djembe keeps control of Baltazar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Djembe Djembe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Baltazar backwards.

Djembe Djembe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Djembe Djembe lands an overhand right.
Baltazar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Djembe Djembe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Djembe Djembe with a jab.
Djembe Djembe lands a body shot.
Djembe Djembe throws a nice looking combination but Baltazar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Djembe Djembe is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Baltazar slips under a jab from Djembe Djembe.
Baltazar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Djembe Djembe.
A jab from Djembe Djembe misses.
Baltazar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Djembe Djembe is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Djembe Djembe throws a lazy uppercut
and Baltazar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Djembe Djembe misses.
Djembe Djembe lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Djembe Djembe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Baltazar scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baltazar walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Djembe Djembe checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Djembe Djembe misses with a left hand
and Baltazar counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Baltazar swings for the body but Djembe Djembe moves out of range.
Djembe Djembe connects with a jab.
Baltazar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Baltazar looks to land a body kick but Djembe Djembe moved away.
Djembe Djembe throws a body punch but Baltazar moves out of range.
Djembe Djembe misses with an uppercut.
Djembe Djembe lands a jab to the nose.
A telegraphed right hand from Djembe Djembe misses the target.
Baltazar pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Djembe Djembe back to the cage. Baltazar follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Baltazar gets tackled into the cage by Djembe Djembe. Djembe Djembe maintains the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Baltazar tries to break the clinch but Djembe Djembe is controlling the position.
Djembe Djembe keeps control of Baltazar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Momo Djembe Djembe dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Djembe Djembe throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Djembe Djembe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Djembe Djembe throws a looping overhand right but Baltazar ducks down to avoid it.
Djembe Djembe takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Baltazar misses the jab.
Baltazar looks to score with a jab to the body but Djembe Djembe is just out of range.
Djembe Djembe catches Baltazar with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Djembe Djembe throws a hook but Baltazar avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Djembe Djembe.
Baltazar slips a jab from Djembe Djembe.
Baltazar goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Baltazar's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Djembe Djembe connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Baltazar scrambles back to his feet.
Baltazar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Djembe Djembe throws a jab when Baltazar was well out of range.
Djembe Djembe loads up on a big right hand but Baltazar slips the punch.
Baltazar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baltazar tried to score with a low kick but Djembe Djembe checks it.
A right-left combo lands from Djembe Djembe.
Sloppy strikes from Djembe Djembe. Those never looked like landing.
Baltazar lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nice defenses there by Baltazar.
Baltazar cracks Djembe Djembe with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Djembe Djembe looks to land a right hand but Baltazar moved out of range.
Baltazar cracks a nice hook into Djembe Djembe's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baltazar connects with a good right hand that stumbles Djembe Djembe. Djembe Djembe circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Djembe Djembe dodges the punch combination from Baltazar.
Baltazar 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.

Djembe Djembe closes the distance and clinches.

Baltazar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baltazar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Djembe Djembe connects with a jab.
Momo Djembe Djembe is winning the standup battle so far.
A swing and a miss from Djembe Djembe.
Brutus Baltazar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Djembe Djembe misses with a double jab.
Baltazar slips under a jab from Djembe Djembe.
Djembe Djembe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Baltazar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Djembe Djembe misses.
Baltazar tries to work over Djembe Djembe's front leg with a kick but Djembe Djembe checks it.
Djembe Djembe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Djembe Djembe walks into a stiff left hand from Baltazar.
Baltazar pivots, looking for a leg kick but Djembe Djembe is out of range and Baltazar settles back down.
Djembe Djembe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Djembe Djembe throws a lazy uppercut
and Baltazar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Djembe Djembe throws out a loose jab but Baltazar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Djembe Djembe paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Djembe Djembe cracks Baltazar with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Djembe Djembe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baltazar.
Baltazar tries to work over Djembe Djembe's front leg with a kick but Djembe Djembe checks it.
Djembe Djembe throws a series of punches but Baltazar moves out of range.
Baltazar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Djembe Djembe throws out a loose jab but Baltazar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Djembe Djembe stuns Baltazar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Djembe Djembe fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Baltazar lands a jab-cross combination.
Djembe Djembe lands a nice looking body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Baltazar. Djembe Djembe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Djembe Djembe staying out of range there.
Baltazar ducks under a wild hook from Djembe Djembe.
Baltazar staying out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baltazar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baltazar digs a good body shot into Djembe Djembe's ribs.
Baltazar has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Baltazar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Djembe Djembe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Djembe Djembe connects with a body shot.
Baltazar cracks Djembe Djembe with an open hand slap.
That kick from Baltazar tenderised Djembe Djembe's leg. Djembe Djembe is trying to keep his angry face on.
Djembe Djembe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Djembe Djembe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Baltazar.
Baltazar throws a hook to the side of Djembe Djembe's head but Djembe Djembe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Baltazar ducks under a wild hook from Djembe Djembe.
Baltazar misses with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Baltazar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Djembe Djembe circles away quickly and effectively.
Baltazar ducks under a wild hook from Djembe Djembe.
Djembe Djembe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Baltazar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Momo Djembe Djembe will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Djembe Djembe lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Baltazar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Djembe Djembe.
Djembe Djembe misses with an uppercut.
Djembe Djembe connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Djembe Djembe dodges the punch combination from Baltazar.
Djembe Djembe lands the left hand.
Djembe Djembe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Djembe Djembe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Djembe Djembe throws a right hand that misses
enabling Baltazar to counter with a crisp jab.
Baltazar connects with a single shot there.
Djembe Djembe misses with a double jab.
Baltazar dodges the punch combination from Djembe Djembe.
Baltazar misses with a low kick as Djembe Djembe jumps back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Djembe Djembe gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Baltazar.
Baltazar cracks Djembe Djembe with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Djembe Djembe misses with a body shot.
Baltazar throws a hook to the side of Djembe Djembe's head but Djembe Djembe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Baltazar finds it's way through Djembe Djembe's defenses.
Baltazar defending well as Djembe Djembe loads up on a big left hand.
Baltazar misses with a double jab.
Baltazar wants to land a leg kick but Djembe Djembe is out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Djembe Djembe scores with a four punch combination!
Djembe Djembe throws a hook but Baltazar avoids it easily.
Baltazar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Djembe Djembe.
A big left from Djembe Djembe misses.
Djembe Djembe throws a shot from downtown. Baltazar moves away and avoids it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Djembe Djembe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Djembe Djembe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Djembe Djembe misses with a straight left.
Baltazar feints a jab promting Djembe Djembe to slip. Baltazar then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Djembe Djembe slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
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!
Baltazar misses with a double jab.
Baltazar swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Baltazar lands with a right hand.
Baltazar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Djembe Djembe.
Djembe Djembe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Baltazar bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Djembe Djembe's head backwards.
Baltazar lands a slapping body shot.
Djembe Djembe jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Djembe Djembe darts in and clinches Baltazar up against the cage.
Baltazar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Baltazar breaks the clinch.
Djembe Djembe fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Baltazar misses with a hook.
Jab, jab by Baltazar - just one landing.
Djembe Djembe lands a head shot.
Djembe Djembe scores with a nice strike.
Baltazar 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.
Momo Djembe Djembe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice defenses there by Baltazar.
Baltazar misses with a few strikes there.
Djembe Djembe misses with a double jab.
Baltazar moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Djembe Djembe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Baltazar walks into a straight right hand from Djembe Djembe.
Djembe Djembe tries to bum rush Baltazar with a series of wild strikes but Baltazar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Djembe Djembe.
Djembe Djembe throws a hook but Baltazar blocks it.
Djembe Djembe throws a shot from downtown. Baltazar moves away and avoids it.
Baltazar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Djembe Djembe.
Baltazar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Djembe Djembe.
Baltazar misses with a double jab.
Brutus Baltazar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baltazar lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
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!
Djembe Djembe misses with a hook.
Baltazar throws a right and a left that Djembe Djembe avoids nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Djembe Djembe slips under a jab.
Djembe Djembe bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice jab there from Baltazar.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brutus Baltazar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Djembe Djembe 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brutus Baltazar!
Brutus Baltazar spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a big arrogant.