PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Joker (ranked 1759 p4p, 254 weight class) and Tony Bale (ranked 2773 p4p, 391 weight class). Joker's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Jester of Genocide - Travis Scott. 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.

Joker
vs
Bale

194 cm
28
205 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

194 cm
31
215 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 180$)

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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mr Joker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Bale!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joker on the wrong end of a nice hook.

It looks like Mr Joker has been cut.
Joker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bale.
Some wild striking there from Bale.
Joker lands a jab to the head.
Joker misses with a hook.
Bale has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bale throws a jab but it's blocked by Joker.
Bale throws a left and a right that both miss
and Joker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bale plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Joker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bale.
Joker moves away from the strike by Bale.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Joker dives in and scores a takedown into Bale's guard.
Joker wants to control from the top but Bale keeps moving.
Joker trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Bale manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Joker has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Bale has passed into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bale wants to stand but Joker has his arm trapped.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bale controls the position from side control.
Bale tries to stand but Joker is controlling his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Joker is trying to get back to half guard.
Joker is working hard here to advance position.
Bale wants to stand but Joker has his arm trapped.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joker can't do much from the bottom here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Joker is looking for a sweep.
Joker wants to control but Bale postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Joker shoots in and drives through. Bale sprawls well.
Bale looks to land a combination but Joker avoids it well.
Bale cracks Joker with an open hand slap.

Mr Joker's cut is getting worse.

Joker is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bale's half guard.
Joker scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Joker lands strikes from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joker throwing shots but Bale is blocking nicely.
Bale is looking to improve his position.
Joker slips a nice elbow through Bale's hands, connecting with Bale's forehead.
Bale avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Joker.
Joker trying to control from half guard but Bale is working away.
Joker misses with a head shot. Bale uses the momentum to regain guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Bale has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Joker is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Joker slows down the pace here.
Bale wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Bale dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mr Joker's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Joker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bale was well out of range. Poor timing from Joker.
Joker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Joker has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bale.
A left lands for Bale.
Bale defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Joker.
Bale rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Joker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bale just misses with a punch to the body.
Bale waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Joker.
Joker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Joker lands with a cross.
Joker lands a jab to Bale's midsection.
Joker goes for a double leg but Bale avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bale continues to drive forward.
Joker is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bale sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Joker. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Joker closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bale to the mat! Bale manages to get full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joker postures up.
Bale keeping full guard, as Joker tries to pass.
Joker trying to control the position from guard on top but Bale is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bale wants to sweep here but Joker controlling him for the moment.
Bale manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Joker manages to get himself to full guard.

Joker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tony Bale has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bale tries to stand but Joker is controlling from the bottom.

Joker escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bale gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bale is looking to stand up but Joker won't let him.
Bale keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Joker's head.
Joker has a closed guard, preventing Bale from standing up.
We've been hearing good reports from Joker's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Joker is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Joker is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Joker is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Bale cracks Joker with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Joker looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Bale finish him?
Joker just misses with a punch to the body.
Bale throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Joker.

Joker gets tackled into the cage by Bale. Bale maintains the clinch.
Joker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Joker lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Bale breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Joker is looking to wear down Bale with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bale connects with a good right hand that stumbles Joker. Joker circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Mr Joker's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Joker scores with a hook to the body. Bale takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bale moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bale has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Bale feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Joker sprawling to the canvas! Joker rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Bale finish him?!

Joker is rocked!

Jeez, Mr Joker's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Bale weaves into range and cracks Joker right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Joker goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Bale is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tony Bale!
In his post fight interview, Tony Bale started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
In defeat, Mr Joker stepped up to the mic, saying 'HahaHAAhaaHha haHAhahaHA haha ha Hahaaha ha ha... haHa.. HA!'.