PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Worthington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Worthington comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hand Covers Bruise- Trent Reznor kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Balboa
vs
Worthington

185 cm
25
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
218 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Adrenaline

Valhalla 160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rocky Balboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Worthington!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balboa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Worthington.
Worthington gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Balboa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Worthington counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Worthington tries to score with a low kick but Balboa moves his leg out of the way.
Worthington ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Worthington scores with a jab to the head.
Balboa misses the shot to the body.
Balboa misses with a lunging right hand

and Worthington counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Balboa!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balboa prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Balboa wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Worthington.
Worthington looking to finish with strikes here!
Worthington tries to control but Balboa wriggling away.
Balboa is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa is working hard here to advance position.
Worthington trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Balboa avoids a series of strikes thrown by Worthington.
Worthington lands a big shot there that rocks Balboa but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Worthington 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.
Worthington with shots to the head and body - Balboa looks very uncomfortable down there.
Balboa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Worthington on the ground.
Worthington scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Balboa?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Worthington working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Worthington 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 holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Worthington tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Balboa really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Worthington throws some wild stikes that Balboa manages to avoid easily.
Worthington is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Balboa can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Worthington throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Balboa because Worthington loaded up on that one.
Balboa taking shots to the head.
Worthington throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Balboa is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Worthington thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Balboa holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Worthington tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa is squirming around, avoiding Worthington's attempts to control the action.
Worthington sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Balboa in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Balboa avoids a series of strikes thrown by Worthington.
Worthington landing strikes from the mount.
Balboa avoids a series of strikes thrown by Worthington.
Worthington looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Worthington landing shots from mount.

Balboa is rocked!
Balboa tries to hold on but Worthington pushes him away.
Oh Balboa is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Balboa avoids a series of strikes thrown by Worthington.
Balboa seems to have got his legs back now.
A nice elbow there by Worthington.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worthington is landing with some decent strikes but Balboa is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Balboa avoids a series of strikes thrown by Worthington.

Worthington is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Balboa has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Balboa!
Worthington has control of Balboa's left arm, preventing Balboa from doing any damage.
Worthington wants to sweep here but Balboa controlling him for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Balboa trying to control the position from guard on top but Worthington is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Worthington dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Balboa takes a swing at Worthington's ribcage but misses.
Balboa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Balboa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Worthington on the side of the head.
Worthington has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Balboa misses the shot to the body.
Balboa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Worthington on the side of the head.
Worthington misses with an uppercut.
Worthington throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Balboa fails to land with a series of punches.
Balboa looks to throw the jab but Worthington is out of range.
Balboa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Worthington counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Balboa thinking.
Worthington scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Worthington waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Balboa.
Worthington looks to score with a jab to the body but Balboa is just out of range.
Worthington takes a swing at Balboa's ribcage but misses.

Worthington closes the distance and pushes Balboa back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Balboa fails to land.
Balboa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Worthington.
Balboa throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Balboa fails to land.
Worthington throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Balboas head.
Balboa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Worthington tries to throw a body punch but Balboa avoids it by throwing Worthington back against the cage.
Worthington's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Worthington misses with a short punch on the inside.
Worthington swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Balboa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Worthington blocking some punches.
Balboa taking a breather.

Worthington turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
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!

Worthington working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Worthington misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa sneaks back into half guard.
Balboa is looking to improve his position.
Worthington not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Balboa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Worthington wants to control but Balboa is keeping him busy.
Worthington tries to pass the half guard into mount. Balboa knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Worthington connects with a nice short shot to Balboa's temple.
Balboa is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Worthington scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Worthington.
Balboa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Balboa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Worthington.
Balboa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Worthington wants to pass the guard but Balboa is defending well.
Worthington missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Worthington throwing shots but Balboa is blocking nicely.
Worthington lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Worthington stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa is looking to control Worthington's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Balboa avoid being mounted?
Worthington missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Worthington throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Worthington is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Balboa on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Balboa tries to get out of the position.
Worthington not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jack Worthington has got the better of the ground game so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Balboa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Worthington.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Worthington throwing shots but Balboa is blocking nicely.
Worthington is trying to control. Balboa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Worthington 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 cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Balboa misses with a hook
and Worthington counters with a straight right hand.
Worthington shoots in for a takedown but Balboa shows good takedown defense.
Worthington scores with a sloppy right hand. Balboa should have avoided that one.
Worthington is looking to clinch.
Balboa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Balboa looks to score with a jab to the body but Worthington is just out of range.
Balboa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Worthington fails to land with a series of punches.
Balboa lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Worthington throws the left hand but Balboa avoids the punch easily.
Balboa swings widly with a right hand
enabling Worthington to counter with a crisp jab.
Worthington misses with a body shot.
Balboa throws a looping overhand right but Worthington ducks down to avoid it.
Worthington pivots, looking for a leg kick but Balboa is out of range and Worthington settles back down.
Worthington misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Worthington avoids the body shot from Balboa.
A telegraphed right hand from Balboa misses the target.
Rocky Balboa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balboa misses with a straight right.
Worthington takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Worthington slips a straight right by Balboa.
Rocky Balboa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Worthington keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Balboa.
Balboa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Balboa throws a jab but it's blocked by Worthington.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Worthington.
Worthington staying out of range there.
Balboa misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Balboa throws a body punch but Worthington moves out of range.
Worthington lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Balboa at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A big left from Balboa misses.
Worthington shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Balboa sprawls well. Balboa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Worthington gets slowly back to his feet.
Rocky Balboa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Worthington.
Worthington is looking to clinch.
Worthington looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Balboa is fending him off so far but Worthington persists. Nope, Balboa circles away and we're back to standing.
Balboa lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balboa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Balboa scores with a nice right hand.
Balboa throws a right and a left that Worthington avoids nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Balboa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rocky Balboa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Balboa misses its intended target.
Worthington uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Balboa.
Worthington uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Balboa.
Balboa scores with a sloppy right hand. Worthington should have avoided that one.
Worthington works the jab nicely.
Worthington lands a really nice looking cross but Balboa seems unphased.
Balboa misses with an uppercut. Worthington saw that one coming.
Worthington uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Balboa has time to react.
Balboa swings widly with a right hand
and Worthington counters with a stiff right hand.
Worthington swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Worthington jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Worthington on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Worthington attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jack Worthington is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Worthington counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Balboa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Worthington manages to avoid it.
Worthington scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
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!
Worthington throws out a loose jab but Balboa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Balboa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab from Worthington.
Donk. Worthington catches Balboa right on the button with a cross.
Balboa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Worthington takes a jab right on the kisser.
Balboa missing with a left hand there. Worthington was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Worthington scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Worthington throws an overhand right that lands on Balboa's shoulder, as Balboa tries to avoid the shot.
Balboa misses with an uppercut
and Worthington counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Balboa misses with a shot to the body

and Worthington counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Worthington.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rocky Balboa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Worthington has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Worthington!