PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Crazy Horse (ranked 1496 p4p, 1390 weight class) and Balthazar Bolleke (ranked 215 p4p, 203 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Horse
vs
Bolleke

175 cm
33
165
14 - 10 - 0

172 cm
24
155
7 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Crazy Horse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Balthazar Bolleke!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Horse. Bolleke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bolleke throws an off balance right hand

and Horse counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Horse looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bolleke desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Horse perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bolleke is trying is best to control the position here.
Horse is trying to control. Bolleke wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Horse is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Horse not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horse wants to free his trapped foot but Bolleke is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bolleke is trying to maintain the position but Horse is very close to passing his half guard.
Bolleke gets full guard.

Bolleke looking for a guillotine here but Horse defends easily.
Bolleke keeping moving, preventing Horse from controlling successfully.
Bolleke not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

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.
Horse trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Horse trying to control but Bolleke is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Horse with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bolleke lands a lovely overhand right.
Bolleke moves away from the strike by Horse.
Bolleke throws an off balance right hand
and Horse counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Bolleke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Horse looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Bolleke lunges at Horse with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Horse's hand.
A swing and a miss from Horse.
Bolleke on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bolleke takes a swing at Horse's ribcage but misses.
Bolleke slips a jab from Horse.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke digs a good body shot into Horse's ribs.
Horse stuns Bolleke with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Horse uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bolleke.
Horse misses the shot to the body.
Bolleke misses with a left hand
and Horse counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Horse uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bolleke.
Horse is looking to wear down Bolleke with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jab from Bolleke.
Horse throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bolleke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bolleke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Horse throws an off balance right hand
enabling Bolleke to counter with a crisp jab.
Bolleke stuns Horse with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bolleke throws a hook but Horse avoids it easily.
Bolleke throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Horse counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bolleke with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horse displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bolleke throws out the jab.
Horse avoids the body shot from Bolleke.
Bolleke connects with a nice looking jab.
A left lands for Bolleke.
A lazy left from Horse finds it's target.
Horse moves out of range as Bolleke strikes.
Bolleke tests Horse's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Horse waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bolleke.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Horse enables Bolleke to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Horse manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Horse managing to control the position.
Bolleke is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bolleke throws a big right hand that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Balthazar Bolleke will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Horse uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bolleke.
A little feinted left hand from Horse on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bolleke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bolleke takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bolleke fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheers as Horse lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bolleke doesn't seem phased though.
Bolleke misses with a left hand
and Horse counters with a straight right hand.

Bolleke is rocked!
Bolleke misses with a hook
and Horse counters with a nice body shot.
Bolleke misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bolleke swings for the body but Horse moves out of range.
Horse looks to score with a jab to the body but Bolleke is just out of range.
Bolleke throws out a powerful jab.
Bolleke throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Horse to counter with a crisp jab.
Bolleke is still on wobbly legs! Can Horse finish him?
Bolleke glances at the clock... BAM! Horse nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Bolleke crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Bolleke is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Crazy Horse!
Crazy Horse very nearly forgot to thank UnderGround Supplements amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.