PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Finn Balor (ranked 2265 p4p, 245 weight class) and Max Tauer (ranked 3998 p4p, 393 weight class). Balor comes to the cage accompanied by Monster. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Balor
vs
Tauer

172 cm
43
152 lbs
34 - 19 - 1

182 cm
34
156 lbs
14 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

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 34 - 19 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Finn Balor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Max Tauer!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tauer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Balor was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

Balor gets a takedown into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tauer can do anything to dispel that myth.
Balor is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Balor is trying to work for a kimura but Tauer is defending well.
Balor working the head and body with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balor is controlling the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balor not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Balor working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Tauer holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Tauer is trying to stand.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Balor in particular looking to stall.
Balor missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Balor is thwarting Tauer's attempts to control the position.
Balor is controlling the pace.
Balor thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tauer's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tauer is not content to let Balor control the position.
Tauer wants to get back to full guard.
Balor slips a nice elbow through Tauer's hands, connecting with Tauer's forehead.
Balor is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tauer is looking for a sweep. Balor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tauer won't allow Balor to pass to mount.

Tauer is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Balor has latched onto it... Big trouble! Balor pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Tauer is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Balor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Finn Balor!
A victorious Finn Balor thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.