PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wes Good (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marian Balkon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Good comes to the cage accompanied by Wiz Khalifa - I'm Good. On his way into the cage it seems that Wes Good has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Wes Good seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Good
vs
Balkon

185 cm
23
194 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

184 cm
22
191 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
KO power

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Bullet Proof System

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wes Good!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marian Balkon!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Roberts and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Balkon! But no joy.
Good scores with a crisp jab that stopped Balkon in his tracks.
Some bone on bone action there as Good checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
We've been informed that Balkon has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Balkon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Good circles away quickly and effectively.
Balkon throws a chopping leg kick but Good manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Balkon walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Good checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A little feinted left hand from Good on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wes Good seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Good misses with a leg kick.
Good backing away here, and Balkon unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Balkon on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Good throws a shot from downtown. Balkon moves away and avoids it.
Good throws a leg kick but Balkon moved away.
Good backing away here, and Balkon unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Good staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balkon's jab looks to have found its range, popping Good under the eye.
Balkon throws out a loose jab but Good uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good throws a sloppy head kick and Balkon moves out of range easily.
Balkon throws out a counter right but Good avoids it with no problem.
Nice shot lands for Good.
Decent striking displayed by Balkon there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balkon lands a nice shot that snaps Good's head back.
Balkon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Good sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Balkon.
Balkon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Good moves away.
Balkon cracks Good with an open hand slap.
Good jabs Balkon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Balkon misses with a body shot.
Good throws a jab but it's blocked by Balkon.
Balkon misses with a series of wild punches.
Good swings for the body but Balkon moves out of range.
Good moves away from the strike by Balkon.
Good connects with a single shot there.
Good pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Balkon looks to land a left hand but Good moved out of range nicely.
Good throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Good has been working on his boxing with his coaches at WHATprivate in the buildup to the fight.
Balkon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Good.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balkon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Balkon avoids the head kick by Good.
Good avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Good throws a sloppy head kick
and Balkon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Balkon.
Balkon scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Good checks a leg kick nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Good on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Balkon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Good.
Good takes one on the button.
Good throws a front kick that sends Balkon stumbling back into the cage.
A low kick from Balkon is predictable there
and Good counters with a nice leg kick.
Nice body kick from Good.
Good keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Balkon.
Good attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balkon sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Good tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Balkon is able to avoid easily.
Good pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Balkon throws out a powerful jab.
Good connects with a solid leg kick.
Good throws a hook but Balkon avoids it easily.
Good lands an overhand right.
Balkon takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Balkon will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Balkon looks to throw the jab but Good is out of range.
Balkon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Good sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good moves away from the strike by Balkon.
Balkon thuds a left hand into Good's body.
Sloppy strikes from Balkon. Those never looked like landing.
A combination from Balkon does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good looks for the body kick but Balkon saw that one coming.
Balkon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Good throws out the jab.
Good takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Balkon tries to work over Good's front leg with a kick but Good checks it.
Balkon takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Good scores with a jab to the head.
Good looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Balkon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Balkon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Good.
Good cracks Balkon with an open hand slap.
Good is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Good walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Balkon checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A good leg kick by Balkon.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Balkon blocks a head kick by Good.
A little jabbing left from Balkon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Good looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Good scores with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Wes Good will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Good throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good scores with a jab.
Balkon throws an overhand right that lands on Good's shoulder, as Good tries to avoid the shot.
Balkon jabs Good right on the nose. Good blinks but takes it well.
Balkon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A clash of legs there as Good blocks the low kick.
Balkon blocks a leg kick.
Balkon throws a jab when Good was well out of range.
Good misses with a leg kick.
Good looks to land a left hand but Balkon moved out of range nicely.
Wes Good is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balkon throws a big shot that misses.
Good misses with a looping left.
Balkon unleashes a big counter combination but Good bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Balkon blocks a head kick by Good.
Balkon misses the jab.
Good throws a quick counter kick to the body but Balkon avoids it.
Balkon motions for Good to come forward. Balkon throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balkon throws a leg kick
and Good counters with a nice body shot.
Balkon throws a one two combo.
Good misses with a wild body shot.
Balkon throws out a counter right but Good avoids it with no problem.
Balkon checks a leg kick.
Good blocks a jab.
Balkon dodges the punch combination from Good.
Good's corner calls for a 1-2. Good obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Balkon misses with a hook. Good ducked under it nicely.
A big right from Balkon misses.
Good ducks right into an uppercut from Balkon.
Good lands a nice looking kick to the body. Balkon takes a step back to recover.
Good misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Balkon.
Balkon is looking to slow Good down with leg kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balkon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Good.
Balkon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Balkon throws a looping overhand right but Good ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Good was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Balkon.
Balkon throws out a leg kick but Good moves out of range and Balkon only half commits.
Balkon moves away from the strike by Good.
Good moves away from the strike by Balkon.
Good is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Balkon moves out of range of the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Balkon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Good throws a head kick that Balkon semi-blocks.

It looks like Marian Balkon has been cut.
Good misses with a kick to the body.
Balkon misses with a hook.
Balkon punishes Good's body with a nice straight punch.
Good misses with a wild body shot.
Good connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Good loads up on a big right hand but Balkon slips the punch.
Good throws a low kick but Balkon moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balkon misses with an uppercut. Good saw that one coming.
Good takes a swing at Balkon's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Good. Balkon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Good pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab lands there for Balkon.
Good throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Balkon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Good's head backwards.
Balkon moves out of range of the strikes.
Good misses with a low kick.
Good ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good is looking to counter punch.
The fighters circling - Good throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Balkon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Balkon misses with a hook.
Good misses with a head kick.
Good throws a push kick but Balkon slaps the foot to one side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good digs a good hook to Balkon's body.
Good walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Balkon checks the leg kick.
Balkon throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good misses with a head kick.
Balkon listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Good misses with a body kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Balkon crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Good - the referee stops the clock and Balkon gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Good. Balkon manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Balkon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Balkon misses.
Good has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Balkon throws a low kick but Good moves out of range easily.
Balkon moves out of range as Good strikes.
Good misses with an attempted mid kick.
Good scores with a jab to the body.
Good buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Wes Good will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marian Balkon's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Nice body kick there by Good.
Good tries a low kick but Balkon avoids it.
Balkon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Good sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Balkon lands a jab to the nose.
Balkon drops his hands momentarily and Good takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Good throws a body punch but Balkon moves out of range.
Good feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Balkon's calf.
Balkon misses with a lunging right hand
and Good counters with a nice body shot.
Balkon cracks Good with a right hand to the side of the head.
Good throws a leg kick that is checked
and Balkon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Balkon throws a lazy right hand but Good sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Good on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Good misses with a low kick as Balkon jumps back.
Good looks to land a body kick but Balkon moved away.
Balkon looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Balkon checks a low kick from Good.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Balkon.
Balkon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Balkon misses with a series of wild punches.
Good cracks a nice hook into Balkon's ribs.
Balkon throws a leg kick that is checked
and Good finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Balkon thumps Good with a low kick.
Balkon connects with a looping right hand.
Good misses with a kick to the body
and Good takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good throws a hook but Balkon blocks it.
Balkon lands an overhand right.
Good throws a sloppy head kick
and Balkon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Balkon blocks a head kick by Good.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balkon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marian Balkon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balkon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Balkon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Balkon misses with a straight right.
Good swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A big left from Balkon misses.
Good throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Balkon! But no joy.
Balkon cracks Good with an open hand slap.
That kick from Good tenderised Balkon's leg. Balkon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Good looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Balkon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Balkon.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Balkon.
Nice uppercut there from Good.
Good throws a body shot but no joy.
Balkon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Balkon lands with a hook. Good tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Balkon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Good. That did some damage!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balkon misses with a looping left.
Balkon staying out of range there.
Good scores with a jab to the body.
Good lands a nice shot to the body.
Good lands a nice looking body kick.
Balkon looks to land a right hand but Good moved out of range.
Balkon has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Good.
Balkon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Good finds it's way round the side to connect with Balkon's head.
A head kick misses from Good.
Balkon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Balkon checks a leg kick.
Good slips a straight right by Balkon.
A little feinted left hand from Good on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Good scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Balkon throws a shot to the body.
Balkon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slow jab from Balkon misses its intended target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good digs a good hook to Balkon's body.
A head kick misses from Good.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Balkon. That did some damage!
Balkon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Balkon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Balkon loads up on a big right hand but Good slips the punch.
Good throws a wild body kick that Balkon sees coming a mile off.
Balkon scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Balkon gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Balkon moves out of range of the body kick.
Balkon throws a hook to the side of Good's head but Good sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good thinks about countering with a body kick.
Balkon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Good counters with a nice body kick.
Good lands a leg kick that knocks Balkon off balance momentarily.
Good smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marian Balkon.
Well Good has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wes Good!
A relieved looking Wes Good thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.