PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jurgen Balhussen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnold Schwarzeneggar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Balhussen
vs
Schwarzeneggar

214 cm
22
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
22
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jurgen Balhussen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arnold Schwarzeneggar!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Franklyn Lucas and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schwarzeneggar shoots in and drives through. Balhussen sprawls well.
Balhussen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Schwarzeneggar's waist but Schwarzeneggar gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Balhussen off to one side.
Balhussen tries for a takedown but Schwarzeneggar sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Schwarzeneggar swats away the attempt to clinch by Balhussen.
Balhussen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Schwarzeneggar with a lazy takedown attempt

and Balhussen counters with a nice double leg into side control. Schwarzeneggar won't be happy with that.
Balhussen lands a decent elbow from side control.
Balhussen moves into full mount!
Balhussen controlling the pace for now.
Schwarzeneggar tries to hold on but Balhussen pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balhussen lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Balhussen controlling his opponent.
Schwarzeneggar tries to improve his position but instead Balhussen has taken his back!
Balhussen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Schwarzeneggar preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Balhussen.
Balhussen scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Schwarzeneggar tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Balhussen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balhussen wants to take Schwarzeneggar's back but he can't do it this time.
Schwarzeneggar holds of for dear life.
Schwarzeneggar reaches up to try and control the position but Balhussen seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Schwarzeneggar rolls and tries to escape and now Balhussen has his back!
Balhussen scores with punches and elbows.
Schwarzeneggar rolls, trying to escape but Balhussen keeps control of the position.
Schwarzeneggar wants to control his opponent's hands but Balhussen gets his hands free.
Schwarzeneggar tries to roll but Balhussen sticks to his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balhussen avoiding Schwarzeneggar 's attempts to control his hands.
Schwarzeneggar rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Balhussen is looking to stall here but Schwarzeneggar recovers full guard.
Schwarzeneggar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Balhussen is one step ahead there.
Balhussen wanted to stand there but Schwarzeneggar had control of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nice sprawl there from Schwarzeneggar as Balhussen shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jurgen Balhussen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Balhussen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Balhussen is breathing heavily.
Balhussen tries for a takedown but Schwarzeneggar circles away easily

and Schwarzeneggar decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Balhussen's guard.
Schwarzeneggar trying to control but Balhussen is working from the bottom.
Schwarzeneggar content to stall in guard here.
Balhussen working a defensive guard but Schwarzeneggar manages to pass into side control anyway.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jurgen Balhussen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Balhussen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Schwarzeneggar shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Balhussen counters with a straight right hand.
Schwarzeneggar tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Schwarzeneggar gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Balhussen counters with a single leg into guard. Schwarzeneggar didn't expect that.
Schwarzeneggar trying to control the position.
Balhussen preventing the sweep.

Schwarzeneggar is working an open guard so Balhussen takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Balhussen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Schwarzeneggar circles away from the clinch attempt.

Balhussen shoots in and bounces Schwarzeneggar off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Schwarzeneggar looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balhussen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Schwarzeneggar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Balhussen's guard.
Schwarzeneggar works over Balhussen with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schwarzeneggar trying to control the position from guard on top but Balhussen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schwarzeneggar is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneggar controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jurgen Balhussen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Schwarzeneggar looking to pass the guard.

Schwarzeneggar drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Balhussen dives on top into guard.
Balhussen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Schwarzeneggar is on top in guard.
Schwarzeneggar looking to pass the guard.
Schwarzeneggar trying to control but Balhussen is working from the bottom.
Balhussen working a defensive guard here.
Balhussen doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Balhussen wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Balhussen keeping full guard, as Schwarzeneggar tries to pass.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Schwarzeneggar's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Schwarzeneggar trying to control the position from guard on top but Balhussen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Schwarzeneggar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Balhussen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Balhussen throws a hook but Schwarzeneggar avoids it easily.
Balhussen shoots in for a double leg but Schwarzeneggar sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Schwarzeneggar looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Schwarzeneggar with a poor takedown

and Balhussen moves into the clinch.
Jurgen Balhussen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arnold Schwarzeneggar.
Balhussen prevents a takedown attempt there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jurgen Balhussen dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Balhussen slips a jab and a cross from Schwarzeneggar.

Balhussen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Schwarzeneggar looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Balhussen stands up.
Balhussen shoots in looking for a takedown. Schwarzeneggar tries to sprawl out of it but Balhussen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Schwarzeneggar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Arnold Schwarzeneggar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Schwarzeneggar closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Schwarzeneggar lands in his opponent's guard.
Balhussen keeping moving, preventing Schwarzeneggar from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarzeneggar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Balhussen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Schwarzeneggar is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Balhussen is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Balhussen has escaped and now he's on top!
Balhussen postures up.
Schwarzeneggar looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

Schwarzeneggar is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Balhussen looking to sit in guard and control but Schwarzeneggar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Schwarzeneggar would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Schwarzeneggar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Schwarzeneggar is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneggar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Schwarzeneggar trying to control the position from guard on top but Balhussen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schwarzeneggar throwing strikes but missing.
Schwarzeneggar wants to control from the top but Balhussen keeps moving.
Schwarzeneggar wants to stand but Balhussen is controlling his posture from full guard.

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

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Schwarzeneggar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Schwarzeneggar clinches but Balhussen breaks the clinch

and Balhussen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Schwarzeneggar's guard.
Schwarzeneggar controls Balhussen momentarily but Balhussen frees himself.
Balhussen tries to stand but Schwarzeneggar is controlling from the bottom.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Balhussen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Schwarzeneggar swivels though and keeps the full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jurgen Balhussen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Balhussen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Jurgen Balhussen!
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for Jurgen Balhussen!
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight for Jurgen Balhussen!

Jurgen Balhussen wins by unanimous decision!