PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Rodenbucher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodenbucher's entrance music is Aenima . A fine choice. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Rodenbucher
vs
Balboa

195 cm
23
212 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
215 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Likes comics

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Bullet Proof System

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Rodenbucher!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rocky Balboa!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balboa scores with a hook to the body. Rodenbucher takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rodenbucher scores with a one two! Balboa had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Balboa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rodenbucher throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Balboa counter with a right hand.
Balboa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rodenbucher has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Nonprofit Vegas Elite $50 ($1000 value) in the buildup to the fight.
Rodenbucher takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Balboa.
Balboa scores with the left hand. Rodenbucher knows he should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodenbucher throws a right hand that Balboa ducks under and follows up with a left that Balboa also avoids with ease.
Rodenbucher throws a combination. Balboa tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like Rocky Balboa has been cut.
Rodenbucher throws a lazy uppercut

and Balboa counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Balboa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rodenbucher letting Balboa take a breather here.
Balboa tries a body shot but Rodenbucher blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa pushes Rodenbucher back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Rodenbucher's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Balboa tries to work over Rodenbucher's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Balboa working aggressively here.
Balboa can't find room to land a body shot as Rodenbucher controls the action.
Balboa lands a shot to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rodenbucher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Balboa's coach down at ELITE University of Hard Knocks was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Balboa's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Balboa pushes Rodenbucher back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rodenbucher tries to circle away but Balboa has him pinned against the cage.
Balboa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Balboa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Balboa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Balboa displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rodenbucher up against the cage.
Balboa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Balboa.

Rodenbucher breaks the clinch.
Rodenbucher swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Balboa counter with a right hand.
Rodenbucher misses with a combination
and Rodenbucher takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balboa lands a nice shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Balboa there.
Rodenbucher slips a straight right by Balboa.
Nice shot by Rodenbucher.
Balboa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Rodenbucher.
Balboa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
No luck for Rodenbucher with that takedown attempt.

Rodenbucher instigates a clinch.
Balboa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Balboa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Balboa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A frustrated look appears on Rodenbucher's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rodenbucher's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Balboa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Balboa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Balboa.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodenbucher blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Balboa lands with a left to the head.
Balboa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Balboa lands a nice uppercut.
Balboa working aggressively here.
Balboa tries to work over Rodenbucher's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Balboa struggles to land a body shot inside as Rodenbucher controls his hands.
A short right from Balboa.
Rodenbucher fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rodenbucher throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rodenbucher fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Balboa fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rodenbucher throws a right and a left that Balboa avoids nicely.
Balboa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rodenbucher drops his hands momentarily and Balboa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A shot to the liver by Balboa. Beautiful body shot.
Rodenbucher walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Balboa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rodenbucher looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Balboa is fending him off so far but Rodenbucher persists. Nope, Balboa circles away and we're back to standing.
Donk. Balboa catches Rodenbucher right on the button with a cross.
Balboa connects with a body shot.
Rodenbucher gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Balboa.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodenbucher tries to bum rush Balboa with a series of wild strikes but Balboa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Balboa now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Balboa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rodenbucher's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa lands a jab.
Balboa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rodenbucher on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Balboa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rodenbucher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Balboa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Balboa connects with a crisp jab.
Balboa jabs Rodenbucher right on the nose. Rodenbucher blinks but takes it well.

Rodenbucher is rocked!
Rodenbucher misses with a left hand
and Balboa counters with a nice body shot.
Rodenbucher will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Rodenbucher has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Rodenbucher breaks from the clinch.
Balboa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Rodenbucher moves into the clinch.
Balboa has Rodenbucher pressed against the cage, preventing Rodenbucher from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rodenbucher is looking to break free of the clinch but Balboa has double underhooks.
Rodenbucher blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Balboa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Balboa misses with the head strike.
Balboa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rodenbucher backwards.
Balboa lands with a short shot to the head.
Balboa lands a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rodenbucher breaks the clinch.
Balboa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rodenbucher.
Balboa takes one on the button.
Rodenbucher will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Balboa scores with a nice head shot.
Balboa cracks Rodenbucher with a good jab.
Oh Rodenbucher is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rodenbucher lands a really nice looking cross but Balboa seems unphased.
Rodenbucher jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rodenbucher seems to have got his legs back now.
Balboa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rodenbucher.
Balboa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rodenbucher's head.
Rodenbucher getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodenbucher throws a poor cross that misses
and Balboa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tony Rodenbucher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good exchange - Balboa coming out on top.
Rodenbucher misses with a right hand
and Balboa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rodenbucher misses with a double jab
enabling Balboa to counter with a crisp jab.
A combination from Rodenbucher does no damage.

Rodenbucher closes the distance and pushes Balboa back into the cage.
Balboa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Balboa throws a punch but it's blocked by Rodenbucher.
Balboa lands a hook that snaps the head of Rodenbucher backwards.
Rodenbucher blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Balboa fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rocky Balboa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rocky Balboa's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Rodenbucher gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Balboa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rodenbucher thinking.
Rodenbucher misses with a body shot.
Rodenbucher takes one on the button.
A jab lands there for Balboa.
Rodenbucher gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rodenbucher throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice side step and Balboa releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Balboa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rodenbucher takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balboa cracks Rodenbucher with a hook to the temple - Rodenbucher is on wobbly legs here! Balboa swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Rodenbucher falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Balboa wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Rocky Balboa! Rocky Balboa retains his light heavyweight title!