PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Walter Balzerati (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corrupt Cop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Balzerati
vs
Cop

188 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

202 cm
23
191 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Walter Balzerati!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Corrupt Cop!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cop moves into range and clinches up with Balzerati.
Cop landing knees to the body.
Cop landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cop lands an elbow just above Balzerati 's eye.
Cop connects with a nasty looking knee right to Balzerati's face.
Cop with a knee to the head.
Cop lands a damaging elbow.
Cop landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Balzerati takes an elbow to the forehead.
Balzerati wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Balzerati is trying to break free.
Cop lands an elbow inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cop is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cop lands a knee to the body.
Cop prevents Balzerati from breaking the clinch.
Cop lands a damaging elbow.
Cop lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cop tries a knee to the head but Balzerati blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cop keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Balzerati's efforts to push away.
Cop using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Balzerati is trying to break free.
Cop utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cop lands a knee to the head.
Cop lands a knee to the head.
Cop lands an elbow inside.
Balzerati is trying to break the clinch but Cop is controlling him.
Knees to the body from Cop.
Cop lands a damaging elbow.
Knees to the body from Cop.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cop obliges.
Balzerati tries to break free but Cop pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cop landing knees to the body.
Cop lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cop is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Balzerati takes an elbow to the forehead.
Balzerati takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cop lands a nice knee to the body.
Cop lands a nice elbow.
Cop lands an elbow just above Balzerati 's eye.
Cop landing knees to the head.
Balzerati working hard to break the clinch.
Balzerati can't break the clinch.
Cop is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Balzerati wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cop has him pressed against the cage.
Balzerati wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Balzerati on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cop lands an elbow inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balzerati wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cop has him pressed against the cage.
Cop working Balzerati over with knees to the body.
Cop lands an elbow inside that Balzerati shrugs off.
Balzerati takes a knee right on the jaw!
Balzerati takes an elbow to the temple.
Cop gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Balzerati takes an elbow to the temple.
Cop keeps control of Balzerati as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Balzerati looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cop.
Cop lands a nice elbow.
Cop using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cop keeps control of Balzerati as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nice elbow from Cop.
Cop putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Balzerati in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Cop scores with a knee to the head.
Cop scores with a knee to the head.
Cop lands an elbow inside that Balzerati shrugs off.
Cop lands a nice knee to the body.
Cop looks winded!
Cop lands an elbow inside.
Cop keeps control of Balzerati as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cop lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cop lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Balzerati is trying to push Cop away but Cop has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cop tries to land knees in the clinch but Balzerati avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cop.
Balzerati is trying to push Cop away but Cop has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Balzerati blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Balzerati wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Corrupt Cop dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Balzerati moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Cop moves into the clinch.
Cop unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Balzerati is looking to break free of the clinch but Cop has double underhooks.
Cop lands a nice knee to the body.
Cop tries to land knees in the clinch but Balzerati avoids the damage to the body.
Cop scores a nice knee to the body.
Balzerati wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cop with a knee to the head.
Cop lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cop creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Balzerati's defenses.
Cop landing some nice looking knees to the body.
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!
Balzerati can't break the clinch.
Cop landing knees to the head.
Cop misses with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cop obliges.
Cop landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cop is breathing heavily.
Cop lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Balzerati managing to block the knees to the body from Cop.
Cop is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cop keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Balzerati's efforts to push away.
Cop tries to land knees in the clinch but Balzerati avoids the damage to the body.
Cop lands an elbow inside.
Cop keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Balzerati's efforts to push away.
Balzerati takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cop scores a nice knee to the body.
Cop looking to throw knees to the head but Balzerati is blocking nicely.
Cop misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Balzerati.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cop throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Balzerati blocks it with crossed arms.
Cop has Balzerati pressed against the cage, preventing Balzerati from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Balzerati wants to break free but Cop has control.
Cop comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cop tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Balzerati avoids it.
Balzerati has had enough of the clinch but Cop keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Balzerati's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Balzerati wants to break the clinch but can't.
Corrupt Cop seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Balzerati wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Balzerati is trying to break the clinch but Cop has him pressed against the cage.
Cop scores with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cop tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Balzerati is trying to force a seperation but Cop has the dominant position.
Balzerati working hard to break the clinch.
Balzerati wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balzerati is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cop using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cop lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cop pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cop putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Balzerati in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Balzerati tries to circle away but Cop has him pinned against the cage.
Balzerati takes an elbow to the temple.
Balzerati tries to break free but Cop pushes him back against the cage.
Cop unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cop gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cop has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Balzerati can't break the clinch.
Cop with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cop tries to land knees in the clinch but Balzerati avoids the damage to the body.
Balzerati takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cop tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Balzerati avoids it.
Balzerati tries to circle away but Cop has him pinned against the cage.
Cop connects with a nasty looking knee right to Balzerati's face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balzerati looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Balzerati tries to break free but Cop pushes him back against the cage.
Cop tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Balzerati looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cop misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Balzerati.
Cop prevents Balzerati from breaking the clinch.
Balzerati wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cop prevents Balzerati from breaking the clinch.
Cop missing with knees to the body.
Cop tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cop misses with a knee to the head.
Balzerati is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Corrupt Cop 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! This is the final round!

A left and a right from Balzerati both land. Nice combination.
Cop is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Cop instigates a clinch.
Cop misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Balzerati.
Cop with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cop with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Balzerati can't break the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cop.
Cop keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Balzerati's efforts to push away.
Balzerati dodges an elbow strike from Cop.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cop with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cop takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cop lands a nice knee to the body.
Balzerati on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Balzerati avoids a wild elbow strike from Cop.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cop tries to land knees in the clinch but Balzerati avoids the damage to the body.
Cop throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cop throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cop throws an elbow that misses.
Cop tries to land a knee to the head but Balzerati blocks with his arms.
Cop is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Balzerati is defending well for now.
Balzerati can't break the clinch.
Cop tries to land knees in the clinch but Balzerati avoids the damage to the body.
Balzerati managing to block the knees to the body from Cop.
Balzerati tries to break free but Cop pushes him back against the cage.
Balzerati wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cop with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Balzerati is looking to break free of the clinch but Cop has double underhooks.
Cop lands a knee to the head.
Balzerati is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Balzerati tries to break the clinch but Cop is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cop lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cop tries a knee to the head but Balzerati blocks it.
Balzerati tries to break free but Cop pushes him back against the cage.
Balzerati wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Balzerati's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Balzerati's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Balzerati wants to break free but Cop has control.
Balzerati avoids the elbow strike from Cop, against the cage.
Cop prevents Balzerati from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Balzerati's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Balzerati has had enough of the clinch but Cop keeps him there for the moment.
Cop tries a knee to the head but Balzerati blocks it.
Cop tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Balzerati avoids it.
Balzerati has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balzerati wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cop has him pressed against the cage.
Balzerati blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Balzerati blocks the elbow strike.
Cop lands a good knee to the midsection. Balzerati won't want to take too many of those.
Cop lands a damaging elbow.
Balzerati tries to break the clinch but Cop is controlling the position.
Cop with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Balzerati tries to break free but Cop pushes him back against the cage.
Balzerati can't break the clinch.
Balzerati has had enough of the clinch but Cop keeps him there for the moment.
Cop utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cop pushes off an throws an elbow but Balzerati leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cop missing with knees to the body.
Balzerati working hard to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balzerati wants to get back to striking at distance but Cop won't allow it.
Balzerati is looking to break free of the clinch but Cop has double underhooks.
Cop with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Balzerati wants to get back to striking at distance but Cop won't allow it.
Balzerati is trying to break the clinch but Cop has him pressed against the cage.
Cop is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Balzerati is defending well for now.
Cop using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Balzerati wants to break free but Cop has control.
Balzerati blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Balzerati pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cop misses with a takedown
and Balzerati counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Balzerati works over Cop's head and body with a nice combination.
Walter Balzerati has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Corrupt Cop is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Balzerati works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Corrupt Cop comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cop winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 25:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 25:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corrupt Cop!
Corrupt Cop tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.