PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between leomar baluga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blaze Titanfist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

baluga
vs
Titanfist

177 cm
23
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
21
249 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, leomar baluga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Blaze Titanfist!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Titanfist looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
baluga misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

baluga tries to keep at a distance but Titanfist has taken the fight into the clinch.

Titanfist breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Titanfist closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. baluga quickly recovers to half guard.
Titanfist thows a huge punch but baluga dodges it nicely.
baluga knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Titanfist on the ground.
Titanfist throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Titanfist missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Titanfist throwing shots but baluga is blocking nicely.
Titanfist thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Titanfist lands strikes from half guard.
Titanfist not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
baluga avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Titanfist.
baluga blocking the ground and pound attempt from Titanfist.
baluga wants to get back to his feet.
Titanfist missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Titanfist thows a huge punch but baluga dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
baluga is breathing heavily.
Titanfist sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. baluga defending well though.
Titanfist missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Titanfist thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Titanfist scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Titanfist missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
baluga has hold of Titanfist's hands but Titanfist slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Titanfist seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
baluga is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Titanfist scores with a couple of nice shots.
Titanfist missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Titanfist has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Titanfist winds up and cracks baluga with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Titanfist winds up and cracks baluga with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Titanfist takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Titanfist slips a nice elbow through baluga's hands, connecting with baluga's forehead.
Titanfist thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
baluga blocking the ground and pound attempt from Titanfist.
Titanfist not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Titanfist thows a huge punch but baluga dodges it nicely.
Titanfist takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Titanfist decides to stand up.

Titanfist has taken the fight to the clinch.
baluga looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Titanfist has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Titanfist breaks from the clinch.

Titanfist clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
baluga tries to circle away but Titanfist has him pinned against the cage.
baluga has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Titanfist can't break the clinch.
Titanfist is trying to break the clinch but baluga is controlling him.
baluga is trying to push Titanfist away but Titanfist has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Titanfist breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blaze Titanfist dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Titanfist has baluga up against the cage in a clinch.
Titanfist is trying to force a seperation but baluga has the dominant position.

baluga pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
baluga misses with a wild combination.

Titanfist scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Titanfist working the head and body with strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Titanfist connects with a nice short shot to baluga's temple.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Titanfist lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Titanfist thows a huge punch but baluga dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Titanfist missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
baluga avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Titanfist.
baluga wants to get back to his feet.
Titanfist drops an elbow to the side of baluga's head.
baluga keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Titanfist thows a huge punch but baluga dodges it nicely.
baluga blocking the ground and pound attempt from Titanfist.
Titanfist lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
baluga avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Titanfist.
baluga has hold of Titanfist's hands but Titanfist slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Titanfist not landing any meaningful shots this time.
baluga avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Titanfist.
Blaze Titanfist has got the better of the ground game so far.
baluga is trying to stand back up but Titanfist is controlling him
baluga avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Titanfist.
Ground and pound from Titanfist.
baluga blocking the ground and pound attempt from Titanfist.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Titanfist connects with a nice short shot to baluga's temple.
Titanfist working the head and body with strikes.
Titanfist missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
baluga might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Titanfist connects with a nice short shot to baluga's temple.
Nice strikes from Titanfist there.
Titanfist missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Titanfist is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Titanfist with a flurry of punches that miss.
Titanfist landing some decent shots from guard.
Titanfist scoring with some ground and pound.
Titanfist trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
baluga wants to stand up but Titanfist is controlling him.
baluga working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Titanfist.
baluga wants to stand but Titanfist is controlling the position.
Titanfist is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
baluga wants to stand but Titanfist is controlling the position.
Titanfist lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blaze Titanfist 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!

Titanfist throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
leomar baluga is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Titanfist drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Titanfist is looking to work some ground and pound but baluga has wrist control.
Titanfist thows a big elbow that misses.
Titanfist is looking to work some ground and pound but baluga has wrist control.
Titanfist throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Titanfist lands a couple of digs.
Titanfist connects with a couple of short punches.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Titanfist accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Titanfist with a flurry of punches that miss.
Titanfist throws a strike but baluga rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Titanfist looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
baluga is looking to stand up but Titanfist won't let him.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Titanfist is on top in guard.

Titanfist gets to his feet. baluga looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A combination from baluga does no damage.

Titanfist darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
baluga regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Titanfist.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
baluga utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Titanfist with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Titanfist landing some decent shots from guard.
Titanfist throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Titanfist accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Titanfist stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Titanfist throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. baluga was covering up waiting for the punch and Titanfist finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Titanfist working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Titanfist accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Titanfist missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Titanfist postures up in baluga's guard and throws a big left but baluga blocks it.
Titanfist works over baluga with some ground and pound from guard.
baluga preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Titanfist connects with a couple of short punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
baluga working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Titanfist.
Titanfist working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of baluga's head.
Titanfist landing some decent shots from guard.
Titanfist lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
leomar baluga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Titanfist working some strikes from top position.
Titanfist postures up in baluga's guard and throws a big left but baluga blocks it.
Titanfist throwing strikes but missing.
Titanfist loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

And that's the end of the fight!
Blaze Titanfist comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Titanfist 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blaze Titanfist!