PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joshua Shouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conan Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conan Balboa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Shouse
vs
Balboa

162 cm
27
116 lbs
23 - 21 - 0

186 cm
31
139 lbs
4 - 16 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 23 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joshua Shouse !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conan Balboa!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balboa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Balboa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Balboa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shouse 's sensitive parts.
Balboa lands with a nice body punch.
Balboa lands a leg kick that knocks Shouse off balance momentarily.
Balboa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shouse .
Shouse checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Balboa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Balboa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Balboa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Shouse throws the kick towards the body but Balboa avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Shouse scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Shouse is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Shouse frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Shouse tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Shouse landing strikes, looking to finish!
Shouse sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shouse is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Balboa is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

Shouse swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joshua Shouse !