PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cryst Go (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Bambaleo Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leo Bambaleo Jr will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Go
vs
Bambaleo Jr

172 cm
28
169 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

185 cm
22
180 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Cryst Go!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leo Bambaleo Jr!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bambaleo Jr feints a jab promting Go to slip. Bambaleo Jr then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Go slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Go looks to land a left hand but Bambaleo Jr moved out of range nicely.
Go paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bambaleo Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Go.
Bambaleo Jr moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bambaleo Jr slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Bambaleo Jr.
Go loads up on a big right hand but Bambaleo Jr slips the punch.
Bambaleo Jr has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Go misses with a left hand
and Bambaleo Jr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Go misses with an uppercut. Bambaleo Jr saw that one coming.
Leo Bambaleo Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bambaleo Jr connects with a body shot.
Go misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bambaleo Jr looks to land a combination but Go avoids it well.
Bambaleo Jr loads up on a big right hand but Go slips the punch.
Go ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bambaleo Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bambaleo Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bambaleo Jr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Go to score with a decent uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Go on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Go has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Cryst Go is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Go looks to land a right hand but Bambaleo Jr moved out of range.
Go just misses with a punch to the body.
Bambaleo Jr lands with a hook. Go tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bambaleo Jr moves away from the strike by Go.
Bambaleo Jr connects with a right hand. Go shakes it off.
A big right from Go misses.
Go scores with a three punch combo!
Go misses with an uppercut. Bambaleo Jr saw that one coming.
Go is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Bambaleo Jr's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Go keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bambaleo Jr.
Go swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bambaleo Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Go misses with a low kick.
A big left from Bambaleo Jr misses.
Go misses with a body punch

and Bambaleo Jr counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bambaleo Jr.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Go trying to keep a closed guard but Bambaleo Jr is proving a slippery customer.

Bambaleo Jr thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bambaleo Jr passes Go's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bambaleo Jr is controlling the pace.
Go trying to control but Bambaleo Jr postures up.
Bambaleo Jr tries to pass the half guard into mount. Go knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bambaleo Jr stalling.
Go trying to control from the bottom.
Go tries to roll over but Bambaleo Jr keeps him under control.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bambaleo Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Go staying out of range there.
Nice shot by Go.
Go moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Go takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Go jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Go misses with a straight left.
Go swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Go throws a body punch but Bambaleo Jr moves out of range.
Bambaleo Jr misses with a wild combination.
Bambaleo Jr looks to land a left hand but Go moved out of range nicely.
Bambaleo Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bambaleo Jr ducks under a wild hook from Go.
Go lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Bambaleo Jr finds it's way through Go's defenses.
Go shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bambaleo Jr eats them both and turns towards Go to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bambaleo Jr, as that shot connected.
Bambaleo Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Go is just out of range.
Bambaleo Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Go.
Go tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bambaleo Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Go.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Leo Bambaleo Jr will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bambaleo Jr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Go at a distance.
Go blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bambaleo Jr. Go does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Bambaleo Jr misses.
Bambaleo Jr misses with an uppercut.
Go slips under a jab from Bambaleo Jr.
Bambaleo Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Go takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Go gets tackled into the cage by Bambaleo Jr. Bambaleo Jr maintains the clinch.
Go is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Go misses with a hook to the ribs.
Go wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bambaleo Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Go wants to break free but Bambaleo Jr has control.
Bambaleo Jr prevents a body shot from Go.
Bambaleo Jr lands with a left to the head.
Go taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bambaleo Jr turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Bambaleo Jr manages to end up in side control.
Bambaleo Jr wants to control but Go is keeping him busy.
Go tries to improve position but can't.
Go might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Go is working hard here to advance position.
Bambaleo Jr trying to control the action but Go is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Go is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Go can't do much from the bottom here.
Bambaleo Jr controlling from side mount.
Bambaleo Jr is looking to take a break and control but Go is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bambaleo Jr is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Go knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bambaleo Jr taking a breather here.

Bambaleo Jr thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Go is looking to reverse the position.
Go tries to escape but Bambaleo Jr is in control.
Go can't do much from the bottom here.
Bambaleo Jr moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Bambaleo Jr tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leo Bambaleo Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Bambaleo Jr scores with a shot to the body.
Go lands a jab to the nose.
Bambaleo Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Go.
Bambaleo Jr throws out a powerful jab.
Go bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Go throws the left hand but Bambaleo Jr avoids the punch easily.
Bambaleo Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bambaleo Jr dips to his left and cracks Go with an uppercut!
Go rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Bambaleo Jr counters with a shoot takedown. Go fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Go looking to control.
Go controlling the position.
Bambaleo Jr tries to free his leg and advance position but Go is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bambaleo Jr preventing the sweep.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bambaleo Jr wants to control from the top but Go keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bambaleo Jr lands with a good body shot.
Leo Bambaleo Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Go swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bambaleo Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bambaleo Jr closes the distance and clinches up with Go, looking for a takedown. Bambaleo Jr pushes Go against the cage but Go circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bambaleo Jr thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice straight punches there by Go. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Go.
Go tries to score with a low kick but Bambaleo Jr moves his leg out of the way.
Bambaleo Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bambaleo Jr lands with a cross.
Bambaleo Jr lands a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bambaleo Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Go.
Go waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bambaleo Jr.
Go ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bambaleo Jr moves away.
Go throws a jab but it's blocked by Bambaleo Jr.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Go takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bambaleo Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Go throws out the jab.
Go throws a front kick aimed at Bambaleo Jr's knee but Bambaleo Jr avoids it well.
Go swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bambaleo Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Nice body punch from Bambaleo Jr.
Bambaleo Jr dodges the punch combination from Go.
Bambaleo Jr lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bambaleo Jr is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Go keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Go throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Bambaleo Jr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Go, pushing him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bambaleo Jr tries to throw a body punch but Go avoids it by throwing Bambaleo Jr back against the cage.
Go lands a body shot.
Bambaleo Jr wants a takedown.
Bambaleo Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bambaleo Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Go controls his hands.
Cryst Go has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Go tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bambaleo Jr's elbow.
Bambaleo Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Go.
A short right from Bambaleo Jr.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Go.
Go can't find room to land a body shot as Bambaleo Jr controls the action.
Bambaleo Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bambaleo Jr digs a right hand underneath Go's ribcage. Go let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bambaleo Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bambaleo Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bambaleo Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bambaleo Jr blocks a body shot from Go.
Go prevents a body shot from Bambaleo Jr.
Bambaleo Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Go's elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bambaleo Jr blocks a body shot from Go.
Bambaleo Jr lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Go.
Go trying to stall but Bambaleo Jr improves his position.

Go breaks the clinch.
Go tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bambaleo Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Go.
Bambaleo Jr slips under a jab.
Go swings for the body but Bambaleo Jr moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bambaleo Jr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Go on the side of the head.
Bambaleo Jr paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bambaleo Jr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bambaleo Jr takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leo Bambaleo Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bambaleo Jr has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leo Bambaleo Jr!