PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Giovanni Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bard Palawszewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Balboa comes to the cage accompanied by Fratelli D'Italia. Palawszewski has chosen Type 0 Negative Kill you tonight as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Balboa
vs
Palawszewski

175 cm
19
184 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
21
174 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

$10

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Giovanni Balboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Bard Palawszewski !
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palawszewski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Balboa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Palawszewski .
Balboa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Balboa tries to clinch up.

Balboa has closed the distance and engaged Palawszewski in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Balboa.
Palawszewski tries for a takedown. No joy.
Balboa lands with a short shot to the head.
A short left from Balboa.
Balboa digs a right hand into Palawszewski 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Palawszewski 's gas tank.
Balboa is stalling here.
Balboa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Palawszewski manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Balboa has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Palawszewski wants to stand up but Balboa is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palawszewski keeping full guard, as Balboa tries to pass.

Palawszewski is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Balboa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Palawszewski backwards.
Balboa prevents the takedown attempt.
Giovanni Balboa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bard Palawszewski .
Palawszewski has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Balboa avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Balboa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Balboa takes the fight into the clinch.

Balboa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Balboa fails with an attempt to clinch.

Balboa moves into range and clinches up with Palawszewski .
Palawszewski tries to pull guard but Balboa won't allow it.
Balboa prevents the takedown attempt.
Palawszewski fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Palawszewski is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Balboa to keep the fight standing.
Balboa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Palawszewski backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palawszewski looking for a takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa prevents the takedown attempt.
Palawszewski looks gassed!
Balboa lands with a short shot to the head.

Balboa breaks the clinch.
Palawszewski shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Balboa lands with a good body shot.
Balboa cracks Palawszewski on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Palawszewski falls backwards against the cage. Balboa follows up with more strikes that drop Palawszewski to his knees. Balboa keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Palawszewski ! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Giovanni Balboa!
During a confident post fight interview, Giovanni Balboa thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.