PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Schaefer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rambeau Balbeaua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Schaefer
vs
Balbeaua

178 cm
30
178 lbs
16 - 11 - 0

186 cm
26
185 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

CEC Nutrition Q159 (*$75*)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ben Schaefer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rambeau Balbeaua!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balbeaua pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Schaefer misses with a few strikes there.
Balbeaua misses with a head kick.
Balbeaua lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Balbeaua moves into the clinch successfully.
Balbeaua scores with a hook to the body.
Schaefer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Balbeaua.
Schaefer is looking to control Balbeaua's arms but Balbeaua gets an underhook and turns him. Now Schaefer has his back to the cage.
Balbeaua lands a left hand.
Balbeaua lands a left hand that snaps the head of Schaefer backwards.
A short right from Schaefer.
Balbeaua lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Balbeaua lands a hook that snaps the head of Schaefer backwards.
Schaefer has Balbeaua pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Balbeaua manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Balbeaua.
Balbeaua holding his opponent close, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Balbeaua creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Balbeaua.
Schaefer trying to control the position but instead, Balbeaua has worked for underhooks and has pushed Schaefer into the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Balbeaua.
Schaefer is pushing Balbeaua up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Balbeaua is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Schaefer is trying to stall.
A short left from Balbeaua.

It looks like Ben Schaefer has been cut.

Balbeaua breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balbeaua cracks the inside of Schaefer's front leg.
Schaefer scores with a hook to the body. Balbeaua takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Balbeaua fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balbeaua misses with a straight right.
Balbeaua pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Balbeaua chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Balbeaua lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Schaefer at a distance.
Schaefer lands a really nice looking cross but Balbeaua seems unphased.
Balbeaua throws a sloppy head kick
and Schaefer counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schaefer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Balbeaua.
Balbeaua thuds his right hand into Schaefer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Balbeaua thuds his shin into the meat of Schaefer's side.
Balbeaua scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Balbeaua lands a nice shot that snaps Schaefer's head back.
Balbeaua scores with a nice body kick.
Balbeaua is looking to chop away at Schaefer's legs.
Balbeaua throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schaefer avoids the head kick by Balbeaua.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schaefer thows a leg kick but Balbeaua checks it
and Balbeaua counters with a good low kick that Schaefer was not able to check.
Rambeau Balbeaua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Balbeaua listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Balbeaua scores with a leg kick.
Balbeaua ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schaefer moves away.
Schaefer takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Balbeaua lands a really nice looking cross but Schaefer seems unphased.
Schaefer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rambeau Balbeaua dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ben Schaefer's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Balbeaua moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Schaefer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Balbeaua uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Schaefer has time to react.
Balbeaua looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Balbeaua throws a lazy right hand but Schaefer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Schaefer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Balbeaua.
Schaefer on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Balbeaua ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Balbeaua throws a big shot that misses.
Rambeau Balbeaua seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balbeaua scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Schaefer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Balbeaua.
Schaefer walks into a stiff left hand from Balbeaua.
Balbeaua scores with a jab to the body.
Balbeaua connects with the punch.
Schaefer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Balbeaua moves into range and connects with a jab.
Balbeaua goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Schaefer is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schaefer misses with a hook
and Balbeaua counters with a slapping leg kick.
Oh Schaefer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Balbeaua ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rambeau Balbeaua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balbeaua fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Schaefer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Balbeaua! Schaefer is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rambeau Balbeaua!