PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Baller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sicobo Fratibi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baller comes to the cage accompanied by Helicopter, made of meat!. Fratibi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: AFRICAN UNITE. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Baller
vs
Fratibi

225 cm
30
275 lbs
16 - 13 - 0

203 cm
23
288 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Baller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sicobo Fratibi!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baller throws a hook but Fratibi avoids it easily.
Baller misses with a wild body shot.
Baller misses with a lunging right hand
and Fratibi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Baller really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Baller misses with a wild combination.
Baller connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fratibi. Fratibi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

It looks like Sicobo Fratibi has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fratibi moves away.
Nice straight punches there by Fratibi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fratibi.

It looks like Paul Baller has been cut.
Fratibi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baller was well out of range. Poor timing from Fratibi.
Baller changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Baller misses with a double jab.
Baller swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fratibi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Baller thinking.
Fratibi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Baller swings for the body but Fratibi moves out of range.
Baller is looking to wear down Fratibi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fratibi misses with a looping left.
Baller throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fratibi counters with a stiff right hand.
Baller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fratibi manages to avoid it.
Baller throws an overhand right that lands on Fratibi's shoulder, as Fratibi tries to avoid the shot.
Baller misses with a body shot.
Baller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fratibi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No joy there for Baller, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fratibi lands a head shot.
Baller takes a swing at Fratibi's ribcage but misses.
Fratibi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Baller jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baller jabs Fratibi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fratibi lands a nice looking body shot.
Fratibi swings for the body but Baller moves out of range.
Fratibi misses with a looping right.
Baller lands a jab.
Baller throws a body punch but Fratibi moves out of range.
Fratibi misses with a few strikes there.
Baller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fratibi.
Baller lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Baller throws a lazy right hand but Fratibi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fratibi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Baller misses with a double jab.
Fratibi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baller.
Baller is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Paul Baller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fratibi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Baller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fratibi moves away.
Baller thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Baller. Fratibi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baller scores with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fratibi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A combination from Fratibi does no damage.
Baller takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baller swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fratibi counters with a one-two to the body.
Fratibi looks gassed!
A combination from Fratibi does no damage.
Baller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fratibi misses with a body shot.
Fratibi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Baller.
Fratibi misses with a low kick.
Fratibi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Baller swings for the body but Fratibi moves out of range.
Fratibi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Baller connects with the punch.
Baller looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Baller throws a right hand that Fratibi ducks under and follows up with a left that Fratibi also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sicobo Fratibi dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Baller's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Baller staying out of range there.
Baller just misses with a punch to the body.
Baller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fratibi manages to avoid it.
Fratibi misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Baller, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fratibi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baller.
Baller scores with a nice strike.
Sicobo Fratibi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baller has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fratibi finds it's way round the side to connect with Baller's head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fratibi.
Baller closes the distance and lands a one-two.
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!
Baller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fratibi manages to avoid it.
Baller misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baller shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Some wild striking there from Fratibi.
Baller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fratibi.
Baller swings for the body but Fratibi moves out of range.
Fratibi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fratibi lands a jab to the nose.
Baller lands a nice looking body shot.
Fratibi is breathing heavily.
Fratibi tries to move into range but Baller moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That has opened up Sicobo Fratibi's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Baller throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Fratibi tumbling to the canvas!

Fratibi is rocked!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Baller stands and throws Fratibi's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Fratibi is still in real trouble! Can Baller finish him?
Baller tries to move into full mount but can't pass Fratibi's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baller lands a big left to the face of Fratibi, bouncing his head like a basketball. Another shot from Baller and another - Fratibi is out! Baller stands up and salutes his fans, who are going crazy in the stands.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Paul Baller!
Paul Baller seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.