PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Steel Penn Alliance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Steel Penn Alliance has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Balboa
vs
Steel Penn Alliance

184 cm
25
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

189 cm
18
201 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rocky Balboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, The Steel Penn Alliance!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alliance circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alliance throws a shot from downtown. Balboa moves away and avoids it.
Alliance is looking to score with low kicks.
Alliance throws a leg kick which misses Balboa's front leg but catches the back leg as Balboa tries to avoid it.
Alliance throws a low kick but it's checked well by Balboa.
Balboa tries to close the distance and clinch but Alliance swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alliance ducks under a wild hook from Balboa.
Balboa tests Alliance's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alliance throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Balboa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jab from Balboa.
Alliance will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Balboa throws a series of punches but Alliance avoids them all with ease.
Balboa throws a push kick but Alliance slaps the foot to one side.
Alliance fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Balboa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Alliance wants to slow Balboa down by chopping away at his legs.
Alliance lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Balboa takes the fight into the clinch.
Balboa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Balboa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Balboa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Alliance manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Balboa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alliance. That did some damage!
Alliance looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Balboa thuds a left hand into Alliance's body.
Balboa tries to clinch up but Alliance circles away and keeps his distance.
Alliance scores with a leg kick.
Balboa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alliance.
Alliance throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Balboa throws a leg kick
and Alliance counters with a good low kick that Balboa was not able to check.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Balboa moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch on the inside from Balboa fails to land.

Balboa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Balboa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Balboa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alliance lands a high kick!
Alliance wants to slow Balboa down by chopping away at his legs.
Balboa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Alliance manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Balboa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alliance sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alliance throws a leg kick but Balboa moved away.
Balboa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alliance throws out the jab.
Alliance tries to work over Balboa's front leg with a kick but Balboa checks it.
Balboa closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alliance slips under a jab from Balboa.
Rocky Balboa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alliance tries a head kick but it misses.
Balboa is looking to clinch.
Alliance throws a head kick that misses.
Balboa misses with a wild body shot.
Balboa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alliance.

Balboa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Balboa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Balboa tries a body shot but Alliance blocks it.
Balboa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Balboa lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Balboa.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alliance tries to break free but Balboa pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Balboa fails to land.
Balboa lands a shot to the body.
Balboa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alliance tries to circle away but Balboa has him pinned against the cage.
Balboa misses with a punch to the body.
Alliance wants to break free but Balboa has control.

Alliance pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balboa jabs Alliance right on the nose. Alliance blinks but takes it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Balboa is looking to clinch.
Balboa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alliance.
A jab from Balboa misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rocky Balboa dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Balboa slips a jab from Alliance.
Alliance misses with a body shot.
Balboa tries to close the distance and clinch but Alliance swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alliance checks a low kick from Balboa.
Alliance chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Balboa looks to throw the jab but Alliance is out of range.
Alliance misses the shot to the body.
Balboa throws a poor cross that misses
and Alliance counters with a nice uppercut.
Alliance cracks the inside of Balboa's front leg.
Alliance gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Balboa.
A big right from Alliance misses.
Alliance fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Balboa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Balboa throws a body punch but Alliance moves out of range.
Alliance lands with a kick to the temple. Balboa shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Balboa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alliance sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alliance lands with a thumping leg kick.
Balboa tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Alliance counters with a nice low kick that buckles Balboa's knee momentarily.
Alliance throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Balboa works the jab nicely.
Alliance with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Balboa to score with a decent uppercut.
Alliance throws a nice outside leg kick.
Alliance throws a head kick that misses.
Alliance cracks the inside of Balboa's front leg.
Balboa wants to clinch up but Alliance keeps it at a distance.
Balboa misses with a looping right.
Alliance looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Balboa moves in looking to clinch but Alliance pushes him off.
Balboa lands an overhand right.

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!
Alliance keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Balboa.
Alliance thows a body shot but no joy.
Balboa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Good work by Balboa as he checks the leg kick.
Balboa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alliance.
Alliance slips a jab from Balboa.

Balboa moves into the clinch successfully.
Alliance tries to break free but Balboa pushes him back against the cage.
Alliance has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Alliance blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Balboa has a couple of punches blocked by Alliance.
Alliance tries to circle away but Balboa has him pinned against the cage.
Balboa can't find room to land a body shot as Alliance controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alliance is trying to push Balboa away but Balboa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Balboa slows down the pace here.
Balboa wants to break free but Alliance has control.
Balboa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Alliance is trying to break the clinch but Balboa is controlling him.
Balboa misses with the head strike.
Balboa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Balboa misses with a punch on the inside.
Alliance is trying to force a seperation but Balboa has the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa is trying to break the clinch but Alliance has him pressed against the cage.
Alliance is trying to force a seperation but Balboa has the dominant position.
A head punch on the inside from Balboa fails to land.
Balboa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alliance backwards.

Alliance breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Alliance.
Alliance uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Balboa.
Alliance takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Balboa blocks a low kick nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big right from Alliance misses.
A clash of legs there as Balboa blocks the low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Alliance.
Balboa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Rocky Balboa will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Balboa doesn't manage to clinch there - Alliance circles away.
Balboa blocks a head kick by Alliance.
Alliance avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab from Alliance finds it's way through Balboa's defenses.
Alliance lands a high kick!
Balboa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Balboa throws a leg kick which misses Alliance's front leg but catches the back leg as Alliance tries to avoid it.
Balboa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Balboa looks to score with a jab to the body but Alliance is just out of range.
Alliance does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Alliance lands a jab.
Alliance throws a head kick but Balboa moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alliance throws a head kick that misses.
Rocky Balboa is winning the standup battle so far.
Balboa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Alliance ducks under a wild hook from Balboa.
Balboa tries to clinch but Alliance moves out of range.
Alliance lands a high kick!
Alliance throws a body punch but Balboa moves out of range.
Balboa blocks a head kick by Alliance.
Balboa swings for the body but Alliance moves out of range.
Balboa tries to close the distance and clinch but Alliance swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alliance throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Balboa moves out of range of the leg kick from Alliance.
Alliance tries a low kick but Balboa avoids it.
Balboa scores with a nice right hand.
Balboa lunges at Alliance with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Alliance's hand.
Rocky Balboa 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!
Balboa lands with a cross.
Alliance loads up on a big right hand but Balboa slips the punch.
Balboa jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Balboa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alliance throws a hook but Balboa blocks it.
Balboa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Balboa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Alliance throws a low kick, looking for Balboa's leg but Balboa calmly moves out of range.
Balboa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alliance.
Alliance throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Balboa is looking to clinch but Alliance is avoiding it.
Alliance looks to land a right hand but Balboa moved out of range.
Alliance is looking to score with low kicks.
A swing and a miss from Alliance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa slips under a jab from Alliance.
Balboa catches Alliance with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Balboa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Balboa throws a sloppy head kick
and Alliance counters with a nice leg kick.
Alliance throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Balboa throws a chopping leg kick but Alliance manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The Steel Penn Alliance has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alliance misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alliance misses with a low kick as Balboa jumps back.
Nice uppercut lands for Balboa. That snapped Alliance's head back.
Alliance throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alliance takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alliance misses with a low kick.
Balboa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Balboa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Alliance has time to react.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alliance motions for Balboa to come forward. Alliance throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Alliance attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Balboa cracks Alliance with a good jab.
Balboa misses with a head kick.
Alliance tries a low kick but Balboa avoids it.
Alliance tries a head kick but it misses.
Alliance pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Balboa scores with a body shot.
A punch combination from Balboa misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balboa scores with a one two! Alliance had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alliance tries a low kick but Balboa avoids it.
Alliance moves out of range of the leg kick from Balboa.
Alliance looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rocky Balboa.
Well Balboa 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 William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rocky Balboa!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Rocky Balboa made sure he mentioned Heat Rising Clothing, LLC, along with how happy he was to win his fight.