PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Gregory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gregory has chosen Chumbawamba - English Rebel Songs as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Balboa
vs
Gregory

185 cm
32
215 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

192 cm
28
205 lbs
12 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Dragon

Steel Penn's All 160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rocky Balboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul Gregory!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gregory is looking to clinch but Balboa is avoiding it.
Nice sprawl there from Balboa as Gregory shoots in.
Balboa throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

Balboa has managed to clinch.
Balboa has a couple of punches blocked by Gregory.
Balboa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Balboa is pressed up against the cage. Gregory has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Balboa down to the mat. Balboa avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Balboa throws a sloppy head kick and Gregory moves out of range easily.
Gregory takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Balboa closes the distance and clinches.
Balboa wants a takedown but no success here.
Gregory has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Balboa is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rocky Balboa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Gregory.
Balboa lands with a short shot to the head.
Gregory wants to stall.
Balboa lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balboa lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa throws a head punch that misses.
Gregory is trying to push Balboa away but Balboa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Balboa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short uppercut from Balboa.
Gregory blocking some punches.
Gregory drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Balboa gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gregory wants a takedown.
Gregory goes for a takedown attempt but Balboa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Balboa clinches.
Balboa gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gregory.
Balboa struggles to land a body shot inside as Gregory controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gregory blocks it with crossed arms.
Balboa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gregory's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gregory goes for a takedown in the clinch but Balboa prevents it.
Balboa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Balboa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gregory can't get the takedown.
Balboa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Balboa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Balboa tries a knee to the head but Gregory blocks it.
A short left from Balboa.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gregory throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gregory blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gregory is looking to take this one to the mat.
Balboa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Balboa working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gregory breaks the clinch.
Balboa misses the shot to the body.
Balboa punishes Gregory's body with a nice straight punch.
Balboa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gregory shoots in for a takedown but Balboa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gregory shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Balboa as he jumps to the side.
Gregory slips a jab and a cross from Balboa.
Gregory shoots and misses
and Balboa counters with a left and a right that stings Gregory.
Gregory fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gregory avoids the head kick by Balboa.
Balboa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gregory moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Balboa as Gregory shoots in.

Balboa clinches with his opponent.
Balboa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Balboa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Balboa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balboa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gregory blocks it with crossed arms.
Balboa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Balboa throws a punch but it's blocked by Gregory.
Gregory is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Balboa.
Balboa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Balboa misses with some punches.
Balboa misses with some punches.
Gregory goes for a takedown in the clinch but Balboa prevents it.
Balboa lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rocky Balboa dominated that round.
That's time! Balboa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Balboa throws a wild body kick that Gregory sees coming a mile off.
Gregory looks for a takedown but Balboa sprawls well.
Balboa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gregory manages to avoid it.

Balboa pushes Gregory up against the cage in a clinch.
Balboa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gregory has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Balboa misses with a knee strike.
Gregory lands a damaging elbow.
Balboa gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gregory.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Balboa obliges.
Balboa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Balboa working aggressively here.
Balboa misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gregory is looking to take this one to the mat.
Rocky Balboa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Gregory.
Gregory blocking some punches.
Balboa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gregory lands an elbow inside that Balboa shrugs off.
Gregory tries for a takedown. No joy.
Balboa throws a head punch that misses.
Gregory is looking to control Balboa's arms but Balboa gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gregory has his back to the cage.
Balboa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Balboa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Balboa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gregory tries to score a body lock takedown but Balboa shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Balboa is leaning against Gregory and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Balboa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Balboa fails to land.
Balboa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gregory is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa can't find room to land a body shot as Gregory controls the action.
Gregory takes a knee right on the jaw!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gregory.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gregory tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gregory goes for a takedown attempt but Balboa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rocky Balboa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gregory is breathing heavily.
Balboa looks to land a body kick but Gregory moved away.
A head kick misses from Balboa.
Gregory closes the distance and clinches up with Balboa, looking for a takedown. Gregory pushes Balboa against the cage but Balboa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Balboa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Balboa throws a head kick but Gregory moves out of range.
Balboa works over Gregory's head and body with a nice combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa misses the body punch

and Gregory counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Balboa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gregory is defending well for now.
Gregory trying to stall but Balboa improves his position.
Gregory wants to take the fight to the mat but Balboa manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Balboa lands a right hand.
Gregory is trying desperately to land a takedown but Balboa is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Gregory.
Balboa lands with a left to the head.
Gregory drops down looking for an ankle pick but Balboa pulls his leg out and moves away.
Balboa throws the left hand but Gregory avoids the punch easily.
Gregory is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Balboa.
Gregory showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Balboa.
Gregory tries to clinch there but Balboa circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gregory tries to land a front kick but Balboa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Balboa throws the left hand but Gregory avoids the punch easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balboa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gregory moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gregory misses with a takedown
and Balboa counters with a two punch combo.
Gregory looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Balboa cracks Gregory with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Balboa throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gregory's head.
Balboa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gregory on the side of the head.

Balboa lands a big head kick that sends Gregory tumbling to the mat! Balboa takes a step backwards and waves Gregory back to his feet - he wants the finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rocky Balboa dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Gregory shoots for a takedown but Balboa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Balboa clinches up with Gregory and pushes him back against the cage.
Balboa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Balboa misses with some punches.
Balboa misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Balboa.
Gregory has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Balboa after a bit of a struggle.
Balboa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Balboa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gregory has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Balboa tries to land knees in the clinch but Gregory avoids the damage to the body.
Gregory trying to stall but Balboa improves his position.
Balboa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gregory wants a takedown.
Rocky Balboa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Gregory.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Balboa.
Balboa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gregory backwards.
Gregory blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Balboa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Balboa can't find room to land a body shot as Gregory controls the action.
Balboa landing knees to the head.
Gregory takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Balboa scores with a shoulder strike.

Gregory is rocked!
Balboa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gregory is still on wobbly legs! Can Balboa finish him?
Balboa lands a right hand.
Balboa lands a big knee! That's hurt Gregory! Oh, he's all over the place! Balboa lands another knee that sends Gregory to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rocky Balboa!
Our winner, Rocky Balboa, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.