PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aawut Sundwarrama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Balkan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Sundwarrama
vs
Balkan

188 cm
24
250 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

207 cm
23
240 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aawut Sundwarrama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Boris Balkan!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balkan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Balkan slips a straight right by Sundwarrama.
Sundwarrama fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sundwarrama walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Balkan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sundwarrama is looking to chop away at Balkan's legs.
Sundwarrama throws a head kick that misses.
Sundwarrama definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sundwarrama throws a head kick that misses.
Sundwarrama is looking to land body kicks.
Sundwarrama throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sundwarrama throws a body punch but Balkan moves out of range.
Sundwarrama wants to clinch up but Balkan keeps it at a distance.
Sundwarrama throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Both fighters circling a little - Sundwarrama finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

Sundwarrama gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sundwarrama makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Sundwarrama.
Sundwarrama lands with a light punch inside.
Sundwarrama working aggressively here.
Sundwarrama struggles to land a body shot inside as Balkan controls his hands.
Balkan blocks a body shot from Sundwarrama.
Sundwarrama goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balkan struggles to land a body shot inside as Sundwarrama controls his hands.
Sundwarrama goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Balkan tries a body shot but Sundwarrama blocks it.

Sundwarrama manages to break the clinch.
Balkan moves out of range of the body kick from Sundwarrama.
Balkan scores with the left hand. Sundwarrama knows he should have avoided that one.
Balkan tries a head kick but it misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sundwarrama!

Sundwarrama gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sundwarrama working aggressively here.
Balkan misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Balkan fails to land.
Sundwarrama softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sundwarrama scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Balkan throws a punch but it's blocked by Sundwarrama.
Sundwarrama misses with a body punch.
Balkan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sundwarrama backwards.
Sundwarrama blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sundwarrama throws a punch but it's blocked by Balkan.
Sundwarrama goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balkan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sundwarrama lands a body shot.
Balkan looks winded!
Sundwarrama lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sundwarrama is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Balkan blocks an uppercut.

Sundwarrama breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sundwarrama.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sundwarrama, right into the meat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sundwarrama, right into the meat.
Sundwarrama connects with a good right hand that stumbles Balkan. Balkan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Balkan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Sundwarrama moves into the clinch successfully.
Balkan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sundwarrama misses with a body punch.
Balkan has a couple of punches blocked by Sundwarrama.

Sundwarrama's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Balkan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Balkan misses with a head kick.
Balkan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sundwarrama. That's going to slow Balkan down.
Sundwarrama throws a nice inside leg kick.
Balkan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sundwarrama throws a leg kick but Balkan moved away.
Sundwarrama connects with an inside leg kick.
A jab from Balkan misses.
Sundwarrama fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Balkan.
Balkan misses with the combination.
Sundwarrama's jab looks to have found its range, popping Balkan under the eye.
Sundwarrama looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Despite the aggression on Balkan's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
An inside leg kick lands from Sundwarrama.
Balkan moves out of range of the body kick.
Sundwarrama cracks the inside of Balkan's front leg.

Sundwarrama closes the distance and clinches.
Sundwarrama lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balkan blocks a body shot from Sundwarrama.
Balkan tries a body shot but Sundwarrama blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sundwarrama tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Balkan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Balkan scores with a nice short uppercut.

Balkan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Balkan ducks under a wild hook from Sundwarrama.
Sundwarrama throws a quick inside leg kick.

Sundwarrama has Balkan up against the cage in a clinch.
Sundwarrama tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sundwarrama.
Balkan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sundwarrama lands a nice uppercut.

Sundwarrama escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sundwarrama looks to throw the jab but Balkan is out of range.
Balkan works Sundwarrama's body with a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Balkan avoids the head kick by Sundwarrama.
Nice body kick there by Sundwarrama.
Balkan misses with a body kick.
Balkan misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aawut Sundwarrama dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Balkan misses with a looping left.
Balkan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sundwarrama can pounce on him.
Balkan scores with a spinning back kick!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Balkan - that will leave a mark!
Balkan looks to land a right hand but Sundwarrama moved out of range.
Sundwarrama is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Balkan can do to turn this around?
The fight stays on the outside here - Sundwarrama looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Balkan checks a low kick from Sundwarrama.
Sundwarrama throws a solid leg kick but Balkan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sundwarrama.
Sundwarrama pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Balkan clinches up with Sundwarrama and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sundwarrama.
Sundwarrama misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sundwarrama has a couple of punches blocked by Balkan.
Sundwarrama lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Sundwarrama breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Balkan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aawut Sundwarrama is winning the standup battle so far.
Sundwarrama looks to land a body kick but Balkan moved away.
Sundwarrama lands a nice leg kick that just misses Balkan's sensitive parts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sundwarrama throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice defenses there by Sundwarrama.
Sundwarrama looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Balkan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sundwarrama under the eye.
Sundwarrama tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Balkan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Balkan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sundwarrama moves away.
Balkan throws a push kick but Sundwarrama slaps the foot to one side.
Sundwarrama throws a wild body kick that Balkan sees coming a mile off.
Balkan lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Balkan avoids the head kick by Sundwarrama.
As Sundwarrama backs off Balkan throws a huge counter combo but Sundwarrama manages to avoid it all.
Sundwarrama wants to clinch up but Balkan keeps it at a distance.
Sundwarrama scores with a nice body kick.
Balkan thumps Sundwarrama with a low kick.
Balkan scores with a push kick.
Sundwarrama throws a body shot but no joy.
Sundwarrama moves out of range of the body kick.
Balkan moves out of range of the body kick.
Sundwarrama avoids a kick to the body.
Crunch! Sundwarrama slams his shin into Balkan's torso.
Balkan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Balkan is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sundwarrama lands with a slapping head kick.
Sundwarrama moves into range and connects with a jab.
Balkan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sundwarrama lands a nice looking body kick.
Sundwarrama misses with a head kick.
As Sundwarrama backs off Balkan throws a huge counter combo but Sundwarrama manages to avoid it all.
Sundwarrama tries to land a front kick but Balkan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sundwarrama tries a head kick but it misses.
Sundwarrama goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sundwarrama misses with a low kick as Balkan jumps back.
Sundwarrama pivots, looking for a leg kick but Balkan is out of range and Sundwarrama settles back down.
Sundwarrama lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Balkan throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Balkan connects with a jab.

It looks like Aawut Sundwarrama has been cut.
Sundwarrama takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sundwarrama fails in his attempt to clinch.
Balkan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sundwarrama.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sundwarrama avoids a punch combination nicely.
Balkan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A head kick misses from Sundwarrama.
Sundwarrama walks forward, straight into a front kick from Balkan.
Sundwarrama blocks the body kick.
Balkan thuds his shin into the meat of Sundwarrama's side.
Balkan throws a solid leg kick but Sundwarrama takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Balkan.
Balkan is looking to land body kicks.
Sundwarrama thuds a left hand into Balkan's body.
Sundwarrama has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Balkan.
Sundwarrama throws a low kick but Balkan avoids it.
Balkan moves out of range of the leg kick from Sundwarrama.
Balkan throws a counter combo.
Balkan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sundwarrama is out of range.
Sundwarrama slips a straight right by Balkan.
Balkan throws the left hand but Sundwarrama avoids the punch easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sundwarrama fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Balkan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sundwarrama thows a body kick. Balkan tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Balkan. Sundwarrama does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Balkan tries to move into range but Sundwarrama moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Balkan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sundwarrama throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Good leg kick by Sundwarrama there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sundwarrama. That's going to slow Balkan down.
Balkan throws a big shot that misses.
Sundwarrama is looking to counter with head kicks.
Balkan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sundwarrama to score with a decent uppercut.
Balkan pushes Sundwarrama away with a front kick.
Sundwarrama looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Balkan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sundwarrama can pounce on him.
Sundwarrama checks a leg kick.
Sundwarrama throws a leg kick but Balkan moved away.
Balkan misses with a kick to the body.
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 Aawut Sundwarrama will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aawut Sundwarrama's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Balkan slips a jab from Sundwarrama.
Balkan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sundwarrama uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Balkan.
Balkan tried to score with a low kick but Sundwarrama checks it.
Sundwarrama pivots, looking for a leg kick but Balkan is out of range and Sundwarrama settles back down.
Sundwarrama throws a jab but it's blocked by Balkan.
Balkan blocks the body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Sundwarrama.

Sundwarrama fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Balkan, pushing him back against the cage.
Aawut Sundwarrama has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Balkan presses Sundwarrama against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sundwarrama swings wildly with an uppercut but Balkan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Balkan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sundwarrama lands a right hand.

Balkan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sundwarrama throws a half hearted mid kick.
Balkan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sundwarrama delivers a nice body kick.
Sundwarrama throws a wild body kick that Balkan sees coming a mile off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balkan throws the kick towards the body but Sundwarrama avoids it.
A big right from Balkan misses.
Sundwarrama throws a wild body kick that Balkan sees coming a mile off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sundwarrama. Balkan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sundwarrama lands with a thumping leg kick.
Balkan lands the left hand.
Sundwarrama lands a slapping body shot.
Balkan throws a leg kick but Sundwarrama sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sundwarrama misses with a leg kick.
Sundwarrama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Sundwarrama closes the distance and pushes Balkan back into the cage.
Balkan lands a hook that snaps the head of Sundwarrama backwards.
Sundwarrama tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Balkan avoids it.
Balkan throws a punch but it's blocked by Sundwarrama.
Sundwarrama throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Balkans head.
Sundwarrama is leaning against Balkan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Balkan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sundwarrama tries to throw a body punch but Balkan avoids it by throwing Sundwarrama back against the cage.
Boris Balkan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sundwarrama lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sundwarrama scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Balkan is rocked!
Sundwarrama misses with some punches.
Balkan is still on wobbly legs! Can Sundwarrama finish him?
Sundwarrama misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sundwarrama.

Sundwarrama breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Balkan wants to stay close but Sundwarrama steps back to make room for something. Balkan seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Sundwarrama and Balkan drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Aawut Sundwarrama!
Aawut Sundwarrama made sure to mention his sponsor, ON TAP 160Q Nutrition in his post fight interview.