PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Bubba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jam Balaia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bubba
vs
Balaia

196 cm
21
255 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

190 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Big Bubba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jam Balaia!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bubba shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Balaia napping and manages to drive through into side control!
A lull in the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bubba's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Balaia tries to improve position but can't.
Balaia is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bubba looks up at the clock and then as Balaia takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bubba smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Balaia taking a bit of punishment here - Bubba scoring with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Bubba has an Americana. Balaia didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Bubba is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Bubba hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Big Bubba!
Big Bubba decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.