PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ezekial Stoltzfuses (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cocky Balboner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stoltzfuses comes to the cage accompanied by Cotton Eye Joe. Balboner has chosen You're The Best Around as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ezekial Stoltzfuses has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Stoltzfuses
vs
Balboner

177 cm
22
201 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

181 cm
22
192 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Enjoys gardening

Crocodile Steak and Ale House

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ezekial Stoltzfuses!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cocky Balboner!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balboner scores with a jab to the body.
Stoltzfuses ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Balboner lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Stoltzfuses sprawling to the canvas. Balboner follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Stoltzfuses hang on?

Stoltzfuses is rocked!

It looks like Ezekial Stoltzfuses has been cut.
Balboner not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Oh Stoltzfuses is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Balboner with the ground and pound but Stoltzfuses uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Stoltzfuses seems to have got his legs back now.
Balboner landing with the ground and pound.
Balboner throws and elbow that misses. Stoltzfuses uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Balboner's guard. Nice move by Stoltzfuses!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stoltzfuses trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Balboner trying to keep a closed guard but Stoltzfuses is proving a slippery customer.
Stoltzfuses throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Balboner utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stoltzfuses loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoltzfuses's corner is telling him to maintain position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stoltzfuses accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Balboner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Balboner connects with the punch.
Stoltzfuses slips a jab from Balboner.
Balboner connects with a superb combination that knocks Stoltzfuses out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Balboner before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Stoltzfuses!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Cocky Balboner!