PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Balbus Michael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Natural Born Killer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Natural Born Killer told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Michael
vs
Born Killer

178 cm
25
150 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

176 cm
23
143 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Aspire Clothing

Hellbent
KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Balbus Michael!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Natural Born Killer!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Joseph Jones and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michael ducks under a wild hook from Killer.
Killer throws a body punch but Michael moves out of range.

Killer closes the distance and clinches.
Killer missing with knees to the body.
Killer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Killer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Michael.
Michael scores with a nice hook to the head.
Michael lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Michael looking to stall.
Killer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Michael has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Michael tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Killer's elbow.
Michael tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Killer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Michael avoids it.
Killer working aggressively here.
Michael lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Killer pushes Michael back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Killer fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Michael.
Killer misses with the head strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Michael misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Killer prevents a body shot from Michael.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Killer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Killer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Killer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Killer tries to land knees in the clinch but Michael avoids the damage to the body.
Michael on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Michael tries to work over Killer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Killer lands a good knee to the midsection. Michael won't want to take too many of those.
Killer swings wildly with an uppercut but Michael uses good head movement to avoid it.
Killer prevents Michael from breaking the clinch.

Michael breaks the clinch.
Michael throws an off balance right hand
and Killer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Killer throws a body shot but no joy.
Michael is looking to land body kicks.
Michael throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Killer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Killer throws a jab but it's blocked by Michael.
Michael tries to land a front kick but Killer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Killer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A punch lands to the side of Michael 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Killer misses with a hook. Michael ducked under it nicely.
Michael is looking to counter punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Killer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circling - Michael throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Killer pushes Michael up against the cage in a clinch.
Michael cracks Killer with a nice body shot.
Killer throws a head punch that misses.
Michael blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Michael avoiding damage as Killer throws knees to the body.
Michael throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Killer.

Michael successfully pulls guard.
Killer controlling from the top position.

Michael is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Killer is aware though and is defending well.

Killer gets to his feet. Michael looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Killer throws a hook but Michael blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Michael was well out of range. Poor timing from Killer.
Killer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Killer looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Killer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Michaels jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Michael tries to land a front kick but Killer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Killer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Killer connects with a looping right hand.
Michael keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Killer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Michael.
Michael throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No joy there for Michael, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Michael lands a nice leg kick that just misses Killer's sensitive parts.
Michael looks to land a left hand but Killer moved out of range nicely.
Killer misses with a hook.
Michael does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Killer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Michael doesn't seem bothered though.
Killer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Natural Born Killer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Killer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Killer scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Killer tries to clinch there but Michael circles away.
It looked like Michael wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Donk. Killer catches Michael right on the button with a cross.

Killer forces Michael back against the cage and clinches.
Michael managing to block the knees to the body from Killer.
Michael tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Killer trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Michael fails to land.
Michael cracks Killer with a nice body shot.
Killer struggles to land a body shot inside as Michael controls his hands.
Killer looking to stall.
Killer is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Michael tries to throw a body punch but Killer avoids it by throwing Michael back against the cage.

Michael manages to break the clinch.
A cross from Killer lands.
Michael uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Killer.
Michael takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Michael uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Killer.
Killer loads up on a big right hand but Michael slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Natural Born Killer dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Michael staying out of range there.
A little feinted left hand from Michael on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Killer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Michael throws a half hearted mid kick.
Killer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Michael slips under a jab.
Killer lands a head shot.
Michael 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.
Michael throws a hook to the side of Killer's head but Killer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good shot there by Michael.
Killer throws a hook but Michael blocks it.
Michael moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Michael lands a really nice looking cross but Killer seems unphased.
Michael keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Michael throws the left hand but Killer avoids the punch easily.
Michael misses with a body kick.
Killer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Michael.
Michael moves out of range as Killer strikes.
Natural Born Killer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Michael takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Killer takes a swing at Michael's ribcage but misses.
Michael looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Michael takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Killer throws a shot from downtown. Michael moves away and avoids it.
Killer avoids a kick to the body.
Killer misses with an uppercut. Michael saw that one coming.
Killer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Killer ducks under a wild hook from Michael.
Michael staying out of range there.
Michael pivots, looking for a leg kick but Killer is out of range and Michael settles back down.
Killer tries to clinch but Michael is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Killer. Michael does a little dance to reset his feet.
Killer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Killer swings for the body but Michael moves out of range.
Killer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Michael.
Michael slips a straight right by Killer.
Michael connects with a leg kick. Killer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Michael catches Killer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Michael ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Killer moves away.
Killer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Michael misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Michael 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Michael misses with the combination.
It seemed like Killer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Michael misses with a looping right.
Killer swings for the body but Michael moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Michael.
Michael misses with a body kick.
Michael scores with a nice head shot.
Killer moves out of range as Michael strikes.
Michael avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Michael swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Killer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Michael.
Michael takes a swing at Killer's ribcage but misses.
Michael takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Killer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Michael slips a jab from Killer.
Good shot there by Killer.
Michael looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killer lands a really nice looking cross but Michael seems unphased.
Michael keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Michael misses with a low kick.
Michael stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Killer looks to land a right hand but Michael moved out of range.
Killer throws out a powerful jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Killer. That snapped Michael's head back.
Killer lands a really nice looking cross but Michael seems unphased.
Michael scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A swing and a miss from Killer.
Killer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Michael throws a lazy right hand but Killer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Michael lands an overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Michael delivers a nice body kick.
Michael misses the jab.
Killer just misses with a punch to the body.
Killer slips a straight right by Michael.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Killer misses.
Killer moves out of range as Michael throws a body kick.
Michael bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Michael. Killer shrugs it off though.
Killer cracks Michael with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Michael moves out of range of the strikes.
A slow jab from Killer misses its intended target.
Michael fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Killer manages to avoid it.
Killer throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Michael cracks Killer with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice shot by Killer.
Killer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Michael misses with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Killer misses with a body shot.
Michael throws a body kick that misses.
Killer slips under a jab.
Michael throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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 Balbus Michael will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Michael misses with a hook. Killer ducked under it nicely.
Michael takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Michael throws a big shot that misses.
Killer misses with an uppercut.
Killer cracks Michael with a good jab.
The crowd cheers as Michael lands an impressive looking overhand right. Killer doesn't seem phased though.
Michael throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A right-left combo lands from Killer.
Killer defending well as Michael loads up on a big left hand.
Killer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Killer misses with a straight right.
A solid leg kick lands there for Michael.
Michael keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Killer darts in and clinches Michael up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Michael swings wildly with an uppercut but Killer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Killer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Killer misses with a knee to the head.

Michael jumps guard and drags Killer to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michael seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Killer stays in close to Michael's body and controls the position.
Killer has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Michael is proving hard to escape from.

Michael is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Killer has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Michael is proving hard to escape from.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Michael looking to control.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Killer misses with an uppercut.
Killer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Michael has time to react.
Michael throws a big shot that misses.
Nice jab there from Killer.
Killer misses with a hook
and Michael counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Michael takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Killer clinches up with Michael and pushes him back against the cage.
Michael looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Michael avoiding damage as Killer throws knees to the body.
Michael struggles to land a body shot inside as Killer controls his hands.
Michael taking a breather.
Michael on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Killer working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killer misses with a punch on the inside.
Michael scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Killer has a couple of punches blocked by Michael.
Killer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Michael misses with the head strike.

Michael successfully pulls guard.
Michael is trying to keep Killer in close.

Killer gets to his feet. Michael looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Killer misses the shot to the body.
It appears Michael was looking to counter with a kick there.
Killer moves out of range of the body kick.
Killer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Michael stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Killer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Michael.
Killer misses with a looping left.
Michael steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Killer.
Michael jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Killer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Michael takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Killer moves out of range of the strikes.
Michael sets himself, and Killer steps forward looking for the clinch! Michael avoids it this time.
Killer throws a wild body kick that Michael sees coming a mile off.
Michael throwing a counter right hand but Killer manages to avoid it.
Killer lands a jab to the nose.
Michael uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Killer.
Michael throws a body shot but no joy.
Michael slips under a jab from Killer.
Michael was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Killer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Killer cracks Michael with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Killer lands a jab to Michael's midsection.
Michael delivers a nice body kick.
Killer throws a big shot that misses.
Michael fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Killer manages to avoid it.
Killer throws a body punch but Michael moves out of range.
Killer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Michael uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Killer.

And that's the end of the fight!
Natural Born Killer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Killer has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Natural Born Killer!
Our winner, Natural Born Killer, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.