PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Julio Balestrin (ranked 4114 p4p, 4955 weight class) and Tommy No Bahamas (ranked 516 p4p, 580 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Balestrin
vs
No Bahamas

180 cm
25
182
1 - 0 - 0

150 cm
25
170
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Julio Balestrin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tommy No Bahamas!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balestrin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
No Bahamas should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Balestrin throws an off balance right hand
and No Bahamas counters with a lovely shot to the body.
No Bahamas stuns Balestrin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - No Bahamas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab lands there for No Bahamas.
No Bahamas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No Bahamas throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balestrin swinging wildly here.
No Bahamas keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balestrin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Balestrin slips a jab and a cross from No Bahamas.
No Bahamas fails with an attempt to clinch.
It looked like Balestrin was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Balestrin loads up on a big right hand but No Bahamas slips the punch.
Balestrin throws the left hand but No Bahamas avoids the punch easily.
A big left from No Bahamas misses.
No Bahamas listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Balestrin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. No Bahamas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
No joy there for No Bahamas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Balestrin throwing a counter right hand but No Bahamas manages to avoid it.
No Bahamas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No Bahamas wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balestrin misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from No Bahamas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
No Bahamas works Balestrin's body with a nice hook.
Balestrin misses with an uppercut. No Bahamas saw that one coming.
Balestrin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No Bahamas tries to clinch up but Balestrin circles away and keeps his distance.
Balestrin seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
No Bahamas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Balestrin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Balestrin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Balestrin misses the target.
No Bahamas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
No Bahamas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Balestrin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No Bahamas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balestrin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Despite the aggression on No Bahamas's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Balestrin throws a jab when No Bahamas was well out of range.
Balestrin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Balestrin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Balestrin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
No Bahamas just misses with a punch to the body.
Balestrin slips a jab and a cross from No Bahamas.
No Bahamas looks to land a combination but Balestrin avoids it well.
The fighters circle momentarily. Balestrin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
No Bahamas is looking to clinch.
Balestrin is looking for a counter combo.
No Bahamas throws a hook to the side of Balestrin's head but Balestrin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Balestrin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
No Bahamas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balestrin walks into a left hand.
No Bahamas takes a swing at Balestrin's ribcage but misses.
Balestrin swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
No Bahamas fails with an attempt to clinch.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - No Bahamas has eaten all the pies!
No Bahamas throws a right and a left that Balestrin avoids nicely.
No Bahamas scores with a shot 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!
Balestrin swats away the attempt to clinch by No Bahamas.
A little feinted left hand from Balestrin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Balestrin misses the body punch
letting No Bahamas counter with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from No Bahamas.
No Bahamas lands a body shot.
No Bahamas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy No Bahamas dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Balestrin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A swing and a miss from Balestrin.
No Bahamas looks to throw the jab but Balestrin is out of range.
No Bahamas looks to land a combination but Balestrin avoids it well.
No Bahamas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
No Bahamas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
No Bahamas takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Balestrin might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Balestrin looks to throw the jab but No Bahamas is out of range.
Tommy No Bahamas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No Bahamas throws a series of punches but Balestrin avoids them all with ease.
No Bahamas blocks a head kick by Balestrin.
No Bahamas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Balestrin on the side of the head.
No Bahamas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Balestrin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balestrin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but No Bahamas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No Bahamas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Balestrin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from No Bahamas.
Balestrin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As Balestrin backs off No Bahamas throws a huge counter combo but Balestrin manages to avoid it all.
No Bahamas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Balestrin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
No Bahamas throws a right and a left that Balestrin avoids nicely.
No Bahamas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sloppy strikes from No Bahamas. Those never looked like landing.
No Bahamas looks to throw the jab but Balestrin is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balestrin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Balestrin misses with a body shot.
No Bahamas tries to clinch but Balestrin moves out of range.
No Bahamas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from No Bahamas. Those never looked like landing.
Balestrin throws a lazy uppercut
and No Bahamas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
No Bahamas is looking to clinch.
No Bahamas slips a straight right by Balestrin.
No Bahamas misses with a body shot.
Balestrin throws a big counter combination but No Bahamas scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
No Bahamas lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Balestrin throws out a loose jab but No Bahamas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tommy No Bahamas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No Bahamas ducks under a wild hook from Balestrin.
Balestrin pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces No Bahamas back to the cage. Balestrin follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

It looks like Tommy No Bahamas has been cut.
No Bahamas loads up on a big right hand but Balestrin slips the punch.
No Bahamas lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
No Bahamas connects with a nice looking jab.
Balestrin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Balestrin misses with a wild body shot.
Nice straight punches there by No Bahamas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of No Bahamas.
No Bahamas misses with an uppercut.
No Bahamas lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by No Bahamas.
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!
No Bahamas lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No Bahamas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
No Bahamas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Balestrin lands a really nice looking cross but No Bahamas seems unphased.

No Bahamas is rocked!
No Bahamas ducks into an uppercut from Balestrin and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Julio Balestrin!