PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Noah Pymus (ranked 2794 p4p, 3000 weight class) and Tunde Balogun (ranked 346 p4p, 373 weight class). Noah Pymus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pymus
vs
Balogun

190 cm
21
194
4 - 3 - 0

225 cm
20
209
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Gatoroids

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Noah Pymus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tunde Balogun!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Columbo Gatti and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pymus takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Pymus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Balogun - that will leave a mark!
Balogun explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Balogun ducks under a wild hook from Pymus.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Balogun.
Pymus walks forward, straight into a front kick from Balogun.
Pymus throws a one two combo.
Balogun throws the left hand but Pymus avoids the punch easily.
Pymus misses with a hook. Balogun ducked under it nicely.
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!
Balogun lands a nice shot that snaps Pymus's head back.
Balogun scores with a nice body kick.
Pymus will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Crunch! Balogun slams his shin into Pymus's torso.
Balogun lets loose with a powerful body kick. Pymus will feel that in the morning.
Pymus is breathing heavily.
A solid body kick from Balogun.
Pymus moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Balogun scores with a kick to the midsection.
Balogun fakes the leg kick and cracks Pymus in the body.
Balogun lands with a hook. Pymus tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Balogun.
Balogun lands a nice looking body kick.
Balogun thows a body kick. Pymus tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Pymus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Balogun.
Pymus sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Balogun throws a front kick that sends Pymus stumbling back into the cage.
Balogun is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Balogun lands a head shot.
Pymus takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Pymus misses with a straight right.
Balogun has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pymus takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Balogun - that will leave a mark!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Pymus crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Balogun - the referee stops the clock and Pymus gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Balogun. Pymus manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Balogun lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pymus takes a step back to recover.
Pymus sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Balogun throws a good cross that connects.

Pymus is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balogun bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Oh Pymus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Balogun cracks Pymus with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tunde Balogun!