PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Balisi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyryon Lannister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Balisi comes to the cage accompanied by Philippine National Anthem. Christopher Balisi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tyryon Lannister's chin.

Balisi
vs
Lannister

209 cm
25
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Christopher Balisi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Tyryon Lannister!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Balisi closes the distance and clinches.

Balisi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Balisi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lannister is fending him off so far but Balisi persists. Nope, Lannister circles away and we're back to standing.
Balisi lands a head kick. Lannister smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Balisi closes the distance and clinches.

Balisi breaks the clinch.
Balisi misses with a head kick.
Balisi throws a lazy head kick

and Lannister counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Balisi!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lannister tries to control but Balisi wriggling away.
Balisi tries to hold on but Lannister pushes him away.
Balisi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lannister trying to control but Balisi is having none of it.
Lannister with shots to the head and body - Balisi looks very uncomfortable down there.
Balisi is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Balisi is trying to escape the mount.
Lannister avoids the attempt from Balisi to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister controlling the pace for now.
Lannister trying to control but Balisi is having none of it.
Balisi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Balisi tries to lock up and control but Lannister gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Balisi slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Balisi manages to get to full guard.
Lannister trying to control the position from guard on top but Balisi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lannister throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Balisi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lannister trying to control but Balisi is working from the bottom.
Balisi pulls Lannister in to control the position.
Lannister should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balisi wants to stand and escape but Lannister is having none of it.
Lannister trying to control but Balisi is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tyryon Lannister.
Balisi misses with a head kick.

Balisi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Balisi really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Balisi breaks the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balisi shoots for a double leg takedown but Lannister sprawls well. He's pushed Balisi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Balisi is breathing heavily.
Lannister shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Balisi as he avoids it easily.
Lannister fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lannister fails with a takedown attempt.
Christopher Balisi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyryon Lannister.
Lannister takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

Balisi closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Balisi as Lannister tries to tie him up.
Balisi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lannister is working for takedown but Balisi is calmly controlling the position for now.
Knees to the body from Balisi.
Balisi slowing the pace effectively.
Balisi landing knees to the head.
Balisi working Lannister over with knees to the body.

Balisi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Balisi throws a sloppy head kick and Lannister moves out of range easily.
Balisi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Balisi throws a head kick but Lannister moves out of range.
Lannister shoots in looking for a takedown but Balisi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lannister's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Balisi clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Balisi breaks the clinch.
Balisi lands with a kick to the temple. Lannister shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Balisi throws a head kick but Lannister moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lannister.
Christopher Balisi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balisi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balisi misses with a wild combination.
Lannister tries to close the distance and clinch up but Balisi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Balisi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Balisi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lannister paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Balisi misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christopher Balisi dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Balisi misses with a head kick.
Balisi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lannister paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Balisi gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Balisi has his feet on Lannister's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Lannister on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Christopher Balisi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Balisi tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Lannister counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balisi trying to control here.

Lannister is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Balisi defends it well.
Balisi trying to control here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Balisi is pressing down on Lannister's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lannister being controlled here momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Balisi has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Lannister off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Balisi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Balisi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lannister shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Balisi pinned against the cage. Balisi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lannister misses with a double jab.

Balisi moves into range and clinches up with Lannister.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lannister prevents Balisi from breaking the clinch.
Balisi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Balisi just leaning against Lannister, taking a breather.
A knee to the head by Balisi.
Balisi is trying to break the clinch but Lannister is controlling him.
Balisi has had enough of the clinch but Lannister keeps him there for the moment.
Lannister looking for a takedown.
Balisi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lannister's face.
Balisi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lannister.
Christopher Balisi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyryon Lannister.
Balisi connects with a knee to the head.

Balisi manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Balisi has managed to clinch.
Balisi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Balisi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lannister has him pressed against the cage.
Lannister throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Balisi wants to break the clinch but can't.
A knee to the head by Balisi.
Balisi is trying to break the clinch but Lannister has him pressed against the cage.

Lannister manages to pull guard.
Balisi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lannister's head.
Lannister is looking to stand up but Balisi isn't so interested in that idea.
Lannister preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lannister preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Balisi lands a couple of elbows.
Balisi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Balisi with a nice head shot there.
Balisi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lannister working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Balisi.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Balisi is looking to work some ground and pound but Lannister has wrist control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Balisi gets to his feet. Lannister looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Lannister shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Lannister was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Balisi tries to hold on but Lannister pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christopher Balisi dominated that second round.
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!

Balisi throws a head kick that misses.
Nice jab there from Balisi.
Balisi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Balisi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Lannister counters with a takedown into side control.
Lannister is looking to take a break and control but Balisi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Balisi avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Lannister.
Balisi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Balisi wants to control but Lannister postures up.
Lannister trying to control the action but Balisi is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lannister lands a decent elbow from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister looking to control but instead Balisi has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Balisi is trying to maintain the position but Lannister is very close to passing his half guard.
Lannister trying to mount his opponent but Balisi defends it.
Lannister is looking to take a break and control but Balisi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Balisi is positioning himself well to prevent Lannister advancing to mount.
Balisi gets back to full guard.
Balisi managing to control the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Balisi tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balisi is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Lannister gets a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Balisi.
Lannister tries to score a body lock takedown but Balisi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Balisi breaks from the clinch.
Balisi lands a high kick!
Balisi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lannister pinned against the cage. Lannister gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christopher Balisi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Balisi tries to clinch

and Lannister counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lannister.
Balisi wants to stand up but Lannister is controlling him.
Balisi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lannister stays in close to Balisi's body and controls the position.
Lannister stops Balisi from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lannister chips away with some ground and pound.
Lannister trying to control but Balisi is working from the bottom.
Lannister wants to pass the guard but Balisi is keeping the position.
Christopher Balisi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Balisi looking for a sweep. Not yet Balisi, not yet.
Lannister trying to control the position from guard on top but Balisi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Tyryon Lannister was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Balisi.
Lannister is being controlled here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lannister is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Balisi has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Balisi just content to control the position.
Tyryon Lannister has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lannister is trying to get back to his feet.
Balisi taking a breather here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Christopher Balisi.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Balisi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:28
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christopher Balisi!
In his post fight interview, Christopher Balisi started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.