PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Thy (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.

Balboa
vs
Thy

180 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

191 cm
25
188 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rocky Balboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Peter Thy!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balboa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Balboa tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Thy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thy thuds his right hand into Balboa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Thy loads up on a big right hand but Balboa slips the punch.
Balboa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Balboa tries to clinch but Thy moves out of range.

Thy gets tackled into the cage by Balboa. Balboa maintains the clinch.
Balboa blocks a body shot from Thy.
Thy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Balboa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Balboa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Thy.
Thy tries to work over Balboa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Balboa - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Balboa seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Balboa looking to stall.
Thy lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thy is trying to stall.
Thy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stalling in the clinch from Balboa.
Thy lands a shot to the body.
Balboa slowing the pace effectively.
Balboa prevents a body shot from Thy.
Balboa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Balboa.
Balboa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Thy fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thy.
Thy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Balboa stalling in the clinch but Thy improves position.
Thy misses with a punch to the body.
Balboa dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Balboa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thy's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa lands a body shot in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thy can't find room to land a body shot as Balboa controls the action.
Thy throws a head punch that misses.
Thy misses with a punch on the inside.
Balboa lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thy misses with a punch to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Thy as Balboa tries to tie him up.
Balboa misses with the head strike.

Balboa breaks the clinch.
Thy scores with a nice right hand.
Good exchange - Thy coming out on top.
Thy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Balboa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thy looks to land a right hand but Balboa moved out of range.
Thy scores with a body shot.
Balboa misses with a straight left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa walks into a left hand.
Balboa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Balboa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Balboa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Thy finds it's way round the side to connect with Balboa's head.
Balboa looks to land a combination but Thy avoids it well.
Balboa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Thy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Balboa tries to close the distance and clinch but Thy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rocky Balboa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balboa thows a body shot but no joy.
Balboa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

Thy moves into the clinch successfully.
A hook to the body from Thy.
Thy blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balboa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Thy as Balboa tries to tie him up.
Thy is trying to stall.
Thy presses Balboa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thy effectively controlling the action here.
Thy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Balboa has a couple of punches blocked by Thy.
Thy blocking some punches.
Thy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thy is trying to force a seperation but Balboa has the dominant position.
Thy can't find room to land a body shot as Balboa controls the action.
Balboa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thys head.
Thy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Balboa misses with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thy tries to work over Balboa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Balboa misses with the head strike.
Thy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Thy working aggressively here.
Thy lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Thy dominated that round.
That's time! Balboa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Balboa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Thy works on Balboa's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Balboa fails to land.
Balboa misses with a body punch.
Balboa tries a body shot but Thy blocks it.
Thy scores with a shoulder strike.
Thy can't find room to land a body shot as Balboa controls the action.
Thy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Thy misses with a punch to the body.
Thy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thy.
Balboa stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Balboa is trying to maintain a safe position but Thy gets an underhook and turns Balboa into the cage.
Balboa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Balboa is trying to maintain a safe position but Thy gets an underhook and turns Balboa into the cage.
Balboa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Thy as Balboa tries to tie him up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Balboa.
A bit of stalling here from Thy.
Peter Thy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Balboa just leaning against Thy, taking a breather.
Balboa lands a right hand.
Thy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Thy.
Thy lands with a right to the head.
Balboa trying to stall but Thy improves his position.
Thy lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Balboa.
Thy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Balboa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Balboa lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Balboa backwards.
Thy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Balboa trying to stall but Thy improves his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Balboa has a couple of punches blocked by Thy.
Thy pushes Balboa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Thy has a couple of punches blocked by Balboa.
A left hand lands to the body for Thy.
Thy pushes Balboa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Thy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Balboas head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Balboa is looking to control Thy's arms but Thy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Balboa has his back to the cage.
Thy pushes Balboa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Balboa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Balboa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thy works on Balboa's body with a couple of short punches.
Balboa stalling against the cage.
Good body shot from Thy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thy blocks a body shot from Balboa.
Thy lands a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thy avoids it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thy lands with a short shot to the head.
Thy misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Thy.

Thy breaks the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Balboa is defended easily by Thy.
Thy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rocky Balboa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Balboa moves to clinch but Thy breaks away
and Thy counters with a stiff right hand.
Thy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Balboa is rocked!
Thy lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Balboa can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Thy and Balboa drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Thy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Thy!
During a confident post fight interview, Peter Thy thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.