PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Oliver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Bale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Oliver
vs
Bale

180 cm
22
202 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

194 cm
21
215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

//buriedALIVE// Fight Gear

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Oliver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Bale!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliver throws a body punch but Bale moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Oliver.
Bale tests Oliver's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bale throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Oliver.
Bale throws a hook but Oliver avoids it easily.
Oliver has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Netherlands Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Bale throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bale scores with a sloppy right hand. Oliver should have avoided that one.
Oliver moves out of range of the body kick from Bale.
Tony Bale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oliver swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And Bale responds with a good body kick, but Oliver manages to step out the way in time.
Some wild striking there from Bale.
A big left from Oliver misses.
Bale unleashes a big counter combination but Oliver bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Oliver on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Oliver misses with a leg kick.
Bale works the jab nicely.

It looks like Tommy Oliver has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oliver throws a body punch but Bale moves out of range.
Bale avoids the body shot from Oliver.
Bale takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

It looks like Tony Bale has been cut.
Bale lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bale.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliver slips a jab from Bale.
Oliver with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Oliver needs to keep his hands up - Bale had a free shot at his head there.
Bale checks a leg kick.
Oliver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bale.

Bale lands a big uppercut and Oliver crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Oliver looks OK. Bale waves Oliver back to his feet!

Oliver is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Oliver walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Oliver limp body while Bale jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tony Bale!
During a confident post fight interview, Tony Bale thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.