PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Norbert Thorbrand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huge Balls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Thorbrand
vs
Balls

175 cm
23
180 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

197 cm
25
185 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Experienced

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Norbert Thorbrand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Huge Balls!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorbrand tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Balls paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thorbrand shoots in but Balls avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Thorbrand shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Thorbrand moves in looking to clinch but Balls pushes him off.
Thorbrand tries to clinch up but Balls circles away and keeps his distance.
Thorbrand tries to clinch there but Balls circles away.
Horrible takedown by Thorbrand or perhaps it was just good defense by Balls which made him look bad.
Thorbrand tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Balls paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thorbrand misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Balls.
Thorbrand shoots in for a takedown but Balls shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Norbert Thorbrand. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Balls lands with a cross.
Thorbrand tries to clinch up.
Balls stuffs the takedown attempt from Thorbrand. Thorbrand gets slowly back to his feet.
Thorbrand will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Balls defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Thorbrand.
Thorbrand is breathing heavily.
Balls lands with a straight right. Thorbrand didn't see that one coming.
Thorbrand shoots in and drives through. Balls sprawls well.
Balls lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Thorbrand shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorbrand ducks right into an uppercut from Balls.
Balls lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Balls lands a jab.
Balls jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Balls works over Thorbrand's head and body with a nice combination.
Thorbrand gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Thorbrand takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Balls paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thorbrand on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A cross from Balls lands.
Balls throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Thorbrand on the side of the head.
Balls throws a good cross that connects.
Thorbrand takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Balls closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ground and pound from Balls.
Balls not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Balls trying to pass the guard but Thorbrand defending well.
Thorbrand is refusing to be controlled, as Balls sits in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balls lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Balls not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Balls working Thorbrand over with strikes.
Balls is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Thorbrand!
Balls wants to control the pace but Thorbrand is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Balls dominating with strikes here.
Balls avoids the attempt from Thorbrand to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorbrand in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Thorbrand might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Balls lands a big shot there that rocks Thorbrand but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Balls wants to control the pace but Thorbrand is squirming around nicely.
Balls working the ground and pound effectively.
Balls scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Balls connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Balls looking to control but Thorbrand is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Thorbrand on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Thorbrand tries to get out of the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Balls landing strikes, looking to finish!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Balls lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Balls content just to control the position here.
Balls trying to control but Thorbrand is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balls landing strikes from the mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thorbrand is squirming around, avoiding Balls's attempts to control the action.
Balls controlling the position easily from mount.
Balls is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Thorbrand in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Balls connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Thorbrand is bucking up trying to escape but Balls cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Thorbrand is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Huge Balls dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Balls throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Thorbrand was covering up waiting for the punch and Balls finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Thorbrand looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Balls wants to control from the top but Thorbrand keeps moving.
Balls wants to pass the guard but Thorbrand is keeping the position.
Balls throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balls lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Balls slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Balls tries to advance to mount but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thorbrand is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balls tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Thorbrand takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Thorbrand tries to buck Balls off but Balls is having none of it.
Balls has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Balls working the head with strikes.
Balls lands a decent elbow from side control.
Balls landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Balls in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Balls working the body and head with strikes.
Balls landing strikes.
Balls scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Thorbrand to see if he's OK.
Balls working the head with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balls scoring with punches and elbows.
Balls lands a decent elbow from side control.
Balls tries to move to mount but Thorbrand blocks the move with his legs.
Thorbrand is looking for a sweep.
Balls connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Thorbrand some visible discomfort.
Thorbrand can't do much from the bottom here.
Thorbrand is looking for a sweep.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Thorbrand with a lazy takedown attempt
and Balls counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Balls lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Balls moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Thorbrand walks into a jab.
Balls has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balls lands a two punch combo.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Thorbrand. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Balls scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nice shot lands for Balls.
Balls might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Thorbrand is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Balls.
Huge Balls is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thorbrand takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Balls scores with the left hand. Thorbrand knows he should have avoided that one.
Thorbrand walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Thorbrand moves forwards but Balls connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Balls jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Thorbrand takes a jab right on the kisser.
Balls lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Thorbrand takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Balls takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Balls lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Balls lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Balls.
Balls moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Balls.
Jab by Balls.
Balls scores with a three punch combo!
Thorbrand tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Balls counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Norbert Thorbrand seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balls connects with a single shot there.
Balls throws a combination. Thorbrand tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nice shot by Balls.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balls scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Thorbrand closes the distance but Balls moves to the side
and Balls counters with a straight right hand.
Balls tests Thorbrand's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Balls!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Balls's corner calls for a 1-2. Balls obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Balls throws out a powerful jab.
Balls scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Huge Balls 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!

Balls keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Thorbrand tries to clinch
and Balls counters with a two punch combo.
Thorbrand tries to clinch
and Balls cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thorbrand has his takedown stuffed
and Balls counters with a straight right hand.
Balls is working the combinations to good effect here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Balls.
Balls lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Balls scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Balls lands a jab to the head.
Balls tests Thorbrand's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Balls lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Balls.
Balls lands with a cross.
Thorbrand looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Thorbrand with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Balls to score with a decent uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Balls darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A cross from Balls lands.
Balls throws a combination. Thorbrand tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Thorbrand takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balls fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Balls lands the left hand.
Nice cross by Balls.
Balls lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Balls scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Balls darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Balls cracks Thorbrand with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Balls's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Balls duly obliges.
A nice combination there by Balls.

Thorbrand is rocked!
Balls connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Oh Thorbrand is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Balls scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Huge Balls seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Balls lands with a cross.
Balls cracks Thorbrand with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thorbrand has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Thorbrand there as he acknowledges the shot.
Thorbrand seems to have got his legs back now.
Balls throws a one two combo.
Balls connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Balls stalks Thorbrand and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Thorbrand's face. Thorbrand staggers backwards, shaken.
Huge Balls is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Balls cracks Thorbrand with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Thorbrand takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Balls connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Thorbrand closes the distance but Balls moves to the side
and Balls counters with a straight right hand.
Thorbrand takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Thorbrand has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Thorbrand tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Balls counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thorbrand darts in trying to clinch
and Balls counters with a three punch combo that has Thorbrand backing up. Thorbrand nods at Balls to acknowledge the strikes.
Balls connects with a single shot there.
Balls connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Decent striking displayed by Balls there.
A left lands for Balls.
Balls tests Thorbrand's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Balls closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Thorbrand did well to prevent Balls getting side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balls trying to control the pace.
Balls seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Balls is taking a breather. Thorbrand says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Thorbrand is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Balls escapes and gets back to his feet.
Balls's corner calls for a 1-2. Balls obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Norbert Thorbrand has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Balls scores with a crisp jab that stopped Thorbrand in his tracks.
Balls displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Balls closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Thorbrand is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Thorbrand is working hard here to advance position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Balls sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Huge Balls has got the better of the ground game so far.

And that's the end of the fight!
Huge Balls comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Balls has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 24:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 24:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Huge Balls!