PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between EJ Balingit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikkel Ruhmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mikkel Ruhmann is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Balingit
vs
Ruhmann

205 cm
21
309 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
287 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, EJ Balingit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mikkel Ruhmann!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balingit misses with a body shot.
Ruhmann shoots in but no luck this time.
Ruhmann staying out of range there.
Ruhmann is looking to clinch.
Mikkel Ruhmann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruhmann looks to land a combination. Balingit sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like EJ Balingit has been cut.
The fighters circling - Balingit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ruhmann misses with a hook. Balingit ducked under it nicely.
Ruhmann is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ruhmann swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Balingit thows a body shot but no joy.
Ruhmann dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Balingit lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balingit swinging wilding here.
Balingit misses with a body shot

and Ruhmann counters with a shoot takedown. Balingit fights it but they end up in guard.
Ruhmann content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Balingit avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ruhmann passes into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruhmann throwing shots but Balingit is blocking nicely.
Ruhmann with the ground and pound but Balingit uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Ruhmann throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Balingit works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ruhmann postures up in Balingit's guard and throws a big left but Balingit blocks it.
Ruhmann throwing strikes from guard but Balingit blocks nicely.
Ruhmann working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ruhmann thows a big elbow that misses.
Balingit utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ruhmann wants to clinch up but Balingit keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Balingit cracks Ruhmann with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

It looks like Mikkel Ruhmann has been cut.
No joy there for Balingit, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
EJ Balingit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Balingit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ruhmann.
Ruhmann slips under a jab from Balingit.
Ruhmann wants to clinch up but Balingit keeps it at a distance.
Left hook, right uppercut from Balingit.
Balingit scores with a jab.
Ruhmann is looking to clinch.
Ruhmann lands a nice shot to the body.
Balingit swats away the attempt to clinch by Ruhmann.
Some wild striking there from Balingit.
Balingit misses with an uppercut.
Ruhmann tries to clinch up.
Ruhmann throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Balingit misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruhmann fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Balingit as Ruhmann shoots in.
Ruhmann missing with a left hand there. Balingit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Balingit throws a shot from downtown. Ruhmann moves away and avoids it.
Ruhmann shoots in for a takedown but Balingit shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
EJ Balingit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikkel Ruhmann.
Ruhmann thows a body shot but no joy.
Balingit lands with a hook. Ruhmann tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Balingit connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ruhmann's hands.

That has opened up Mikkel Ruhmann's cut even more.
Ruhmann takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ruhmann looks gassed!
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!
Balingit digs a good hook to Ruhmann's body.
Balingit throws a right hand that Ruhmann ducks under and follows up with a left that Ruhmann also avoids with ease.
Balingit throws a monster overhand right that drops Ruhmann! Balingit follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). EJ Balingit!
EJ Balingit retains his super heavyweight title!