PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between rocky balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

balboa
vs
Douglas

185 cm
23
199 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

180 cm
22
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, rocky balboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyson Douglas!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

balboa scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
balboa takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
balboa has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
balboa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Douglas's head.
Douglas keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Douglas scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but balboa manages to mount him!
balboa throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
balboa looking to control but Douglas is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
balboa throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Douglas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with balboa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
balboa wants to control the pace but Douglas is squirming around nicely.
Douglas is wriggling around trying to escape.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Douglas can do anything to dispel that myth.
Douglas wants to hold on but balboa pushes him away.
balboa punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas working to try and regain half guard.
balboa throwing strikes here but Douglas is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Douglas is wriggling around trying to escape.

balboa is working for a guillotine from mount but Douglas frees his head quite easily.
balboa looking to control but Douglas is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Douglas avoids a series of strikes thrown by balboa.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Douglas is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
balboa misses with a head shot.
balboa with good strikes from the mount here!
Douglas holds on for dear life, controlling balboa's posture momentarily.
balboa in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

balboa goes for an armbar but Douglas turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Douglas.

Douglas stands and steps away. balboa gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Nice defenses there by balboa.
Douglas keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
balboa shoots in and drives through. Douglas sprawls well.
balboa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Douglas circles away.
balboa closes the distance and clinches up with Douglas, looking for a takedown. balboa pushes Douglas against the cage but Douglas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for rocky balboa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Douglas stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Douglas wants it to stay on the feet.
balboa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Douglas.
Douglas stuffs the takedown attempt from balboa. balboa gets slowly back to his feet.
balboa is breathing heavily.
balboa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
balboa on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
balboa blocks a jab.
Nice shot by Douglas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Douglas throws a series of strikes that have balboa backpedaling.
Douglas throws out a powerful jab.
balboa slips under a jab.
rocky balboa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
balboa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Douglas misses the shot to the body.
balboa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Douglas lands a nice hook to balboa's body. balboa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Douglas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but balboa was well out of range. Poor timing from Douglas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyson Douglas dominated that round.
That's time! balboa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Douglas lands a jab.
The fighters circling - Douglas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from balboa is defended easily by Douglas.
balboa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
balboa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
balboa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for rocky balboa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Douglas lands a really nice looking cross but balboa seems unphased.
Tyson Douglas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but balboa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Douglas stuffs the takedown.
balboa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Douglas misses with a straight right.
Douglas thows a body shot but no joy.

balboa shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
balboa is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Douglas!
Douglas avoids a series of strikes thrown by balboa.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
balboa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Douglas is looking to escape.
Douglas is trying to stand up.
Douglas holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as balboa tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Douglas wants to get back to his feet.
balboa raining down shots from the mount!
Douglas is in all sorts of trouble here.
Douglas is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
balboa lands a nice shot to the head.
Douglas is in all sorts of trouble here.
balboa unloads with some shots from mount but Douglas bucks and avoids them well.
balboa with a couple of short strikes.
Douglas tries to lock up and control but balboa gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
balboa looking to ground and pound but Douglas is blocking nicely.
Douglas tries to lock up and control but balboa gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
balboa in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
balboa raining down shots from the mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

balboa working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
balboa punching from mount but Douglas doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Douglas wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Douglas is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Douglas is in all sorts of trouble here.
balboa working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyson Douglas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

balboa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Douglas sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten balboa somewhat.
Douglas throws the left hand but balboa avoids the punch easily.
balboa tries to clinch there but Douglas circles away.
Douglas blocks a head kick by balboa.
balboa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Douglas as balboa shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for rocky balboa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Douglas loads up on a big right hand but balboa slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas misses with a body shot.
Douglas stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Douglas wants it to stay on the feet.
Douglas misses with an uppercut. balboa saw that one coming.
balboa shoots for a double leg takedown but Douglas sprawls well. He's pushed balboa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Douglas misses with a looping right.
Douglas throws a right and a left that balboa avoids nicely.
balboa shoots in looking for a takedown. Douglas tries to sprawl out of it but balboa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Douglas manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
balboa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
balboa moves out of range of the strikes.
balboa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Douglas circles away.
balboa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Douglas stuffs the takedown attempt from balboa. balboa gets slowly back to his feet.
balboa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Douglas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by balboa.
A combination from Douglas does no damage.
balboa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
balboa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Douglas defends it nicely.
Douglas is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Donk. Douglas catches balboa right on the button with a cross.
Douglas throws a lazy right hand but balboa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
rocky balboa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
balboa shoots in for a takedown but Douglas shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Douglas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but balboa manages to avoid it.
Douglas throws a series of punches but balboa avoids them all with ease.
Douglas lands with a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas leaves balboa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Douglas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but balboa was well out of range. Poor timing from Douglas.
Douglas waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract balboa.
Tyson Douglas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Douglas checks a low kick from balboa.
Douglas lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
balboa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Douglas throws a combination. balboa tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
balboa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Douglas avoids it really well and circles away.
Tyson Douglas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Douglas scores with a nice head shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyson Douglas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Douglas winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyson Douglas!