PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ej Balingit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diaz's Brothers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Balingit
vs
Brothers

205 cm
27
294 lbs
21 - 4 - 0

225 cm
24
315 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

:: Happy Pills ::

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ej Balingit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diaz's Brothers!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brothers moves away from the strike by Balingit.
Balingit throws a hook but Brothers blocks it.
Balingit scores with the left hand. Brothers knows he should have avoided that one.
Brothers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brothers ducks under a wild hook from Balingit.
Balingit checks a leg kick nicely.
Brothers misses with an attempted mid kick.
Balingit scores with a punch to the head.
Balingit tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Brothers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brothers looks to score with a jab to the body but Balingit is just out of range.
Balingit misses the jab.
Balingit keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Brothers scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Brothers thows a leg kick but Balingit checks it
and Balingit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brothers loads up on a big right hand but Balingit slips the punch.
Balingit moves out of range of the body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brothers.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brothers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Balingit checks the leg kick nicely there.
Brothers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Balingit.
Brothers throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A jab from Balingit misses.
Balingit slips under a jab from Brothers.
Brothers misses with a body shot.
Brothers misses with an uppercut
and Balingit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Balingit.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brothers.
Balingit connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Brothers connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
An inside leg kick lands from Brothers.
Diaz's Brothers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brothers throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balingit lands a body shot.
Brothers moves out of range as Balingit strikes.
Balingit connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Brothers throws a looping overhand right but Balingit ducks down to avoid it.
Brothers looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Balingit throws a series of strikes that have Brothers backpedaling.
Balingit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Balingit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brothers was well out of range. Poor timing from Balingit.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brothers.
Brothers scores with a shot to the body.
Balingit swings for the body but Brothers moves out of range.
Balingit checks a low kick from Brothers.

Balingit gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Brothers prevents a body shot from Balingit.
Brothers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brothers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brothers throws a hook but Balingit avoids it easily.
Balingit digs a good body shot into Brothers's ribs.
Brothers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Balingit.
Balingit swings for the body but Brothers moves out of range.
Balingit checks a leg kick.
Nice body punch from Balingit.
Brothers looks gassed!
Balingit scores with a hook to the body. Brothers takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brothers takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balingit jabs Brothers to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Balingit lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Balingit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brothers moves away.
Balingit scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Balingit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brothers.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balingit jabs at Brothers's body.
Balingit lands a right hook to the body.
Balingit throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Balingit sizes up Brothers with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Brothers is rocked!
Balingit fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Brothers square on the jaw! Damn, Brothers is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ej Balingit!
A very excited looking Ej Balingit made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.