PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Baloff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Cena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baloff's entrance music is Bonded By Blood - Exodus. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Cena's choice of entrance music: you cant see me.. Paul Baloff has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Baloff
vs
Cena

182 cm
22
211 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

193 cm
20
265 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul Baloff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Cena!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Cena.
Baloff looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Cena tries to clinch up

and Baloff counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Cena's guard now.
Baloff might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Cena is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Cena has his feet on Baloff's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Cena misses with a jab, cross combination.
Baloff swats away the attempt to clinch by Cena.
Cena throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Baloff throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cena.
Cena misses with a few strikes there.
Cena misses with a wild combination.
Cena is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cena tries to clinch but Baloff moves out of range.
Cena rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Baloff moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Cena has taken the fight to the clinch.
Baloff drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cena wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cena is trying to break free.
Cena is trying to force a seperation but Baloff has the dominant position.

Cena escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cena fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cena throws a right and a left that Baloff avoids nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cena looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cena tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cena fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baloff avoids a punch combination nicely.
Baloff dives in and grabs Cena's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cena pushes down on Baloff's head and hops out.
Cena looks to land a combination. Baloff sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A combination from Cena does no damage.
John Cena is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cena throws a series of punches but Baloff avoids them all with ease.
Baloff shoots in for a double leg but Cena sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Baloff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baloff avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cena tries to clinch up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cena lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A punch combination from Cena misses.
Cena fails with an attempt to clinch.

Cena tries to keep at a distance but Baloff has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baloff keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cena's efforts to push away.
Cena is trying to break free.
Cena is looking to break free of the clinch but Baloff has double underhooks.
Cena tries to circle away but Baloff has him pinned against the cage.

Baloff wants the takedown. Cena is fighting it off but Baloff persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Cena's guard against the cage.
Baloff sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Cena keeping moving, preventing Baloff from controlling successfully.
Baloff stops Cena from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baloff wants to control from the top but Cena keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Paul Baloff.
Cena misses with a series of wild punches.
Cena throws a series of punches but Baloff avoids them all with ease.
Cena throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cena tries to clinch

and Baloff counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cena wants to get back to his feet.

Baloff decides to stand back up. Baloff steps back and let's Cena get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baloff throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cena is looking to clinch but Baloff is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but John Cena will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Cena tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Baloff manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Cena darts in and clinches Baloff up against the cage.

Cena breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baloff throws a right and a left that Cena avoids nicely.
Cena tries to clinch up

so Baloff counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Baloff stops Cena from standing up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baloff is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Baloff stops Cena from standing up.
Baloff slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Paul Baloff has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Cena fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cena swinging wildly here.
Baloff has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cena tries to clinch up.
Cena tries to clinch but Baloff is having none of it.
Baloff shoots in for a double leg but Cena sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cena tries to close the distance and clinch but Baloff swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No joy there for Cena, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from Cena does no damage.
Cena tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A punch combination from Cena misses.
Cena tries to clinch up.
Cena fails in his attempt to clinch.
John Cena seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baloff throws out a loose jab but Cena uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paul Baloff is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baloff throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Cena clinches up against the cage.

Cena breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cena misses with a double jab

and Baloff counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cena won't be happy with that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cena is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cena really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Baloff. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cena tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Cena is trying to get back to his feet but Baloff has full control of the position and if anything, Cena has just worked his way into a worse spot.

Baloff is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Cena with him. Cena is trying to defend but Baloff has an arm under the chin now! Cena grimaces and is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Paul Baloff!
Post fight, Paul Baloff took to the microphone: 'Murder In The Front Row Crowd Begins To Bang And There's Blood Upon The Stage Bang You Head Against The Stage And Metal Takes Its Price BONDED BY BLOOD!'.