PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Tipps (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conan Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Tipps might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to MC Hammer - U Can't Touch This. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Tipps
vs
Balboa

176 cm
24
143 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

186 cm
32
139 lbs
6 - 19 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Tipps!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conan Balboa!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tipps scores with a three punch combo!
Tipps checks the leg kick nicely there.
Balboa is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Balboa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tipps. That did some damage!
Balboa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Balboa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A leg kick checked by Tipps.
Tipps checks a leg kick.
Balboa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tipps misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Balboa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tipps checks it well.
Tipps looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Balboa dives in for a single leg takedown but Tipps sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tipps has a couple of punches blocked by Balboa.
Tipps managing to block the knees to the body from Balboa.

Balboa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Balboa is looking to chop away at Tipps's legs.
Tipps lands a jab to Balboa's midsection.
Tipps checks a low kick from Balboa.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balboa avoids the body shot from Tipps.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tipps checks the leg kick.
Tipps has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Balboa.
Balboa throws out a leg kick but Tipps moves out of range and Balboa only half commits.
Tipps checks the leg kick nicely there.
Balboa misses with a low kick as Tipps jumps back.
Balboa thows a leg kick but Tipps checks it
and Tipps counters with a nice uppercut.
Tipps checks a low kick from Balboa.
Balboa throws a looping overhand right but Tipps ducks down to avoid it.
Balboa throws a nice inside leg kick.

Balboa drops Tipps with a nice combination! Balboa dives into Tipps's guard, looking to finish!

Tipps is rocked!

It looks like Ryan Tipps has been cut.
Tipps looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Balboa gets to his feet - Tipps follows without any prompting.
Oh Tipps is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tipps lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tipps seems to have got his legs back now.
Balboa tries a low kick but Tipps avoids it.
Tipps thows a left - swing and a miss!
Balboa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tipps checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa 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.
Tipps keeps the fight on the outside.
Tipps fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Balboa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tipps blocks a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Balboa lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tipps has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tipps and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Balboa wants to land a leg kick but Tipps is out of range.
Balboa throws a leg kick but Tipps sees it coming and moves out of range.
Balboa throws a front kick aimed at Tipps's knee but Tipps avoids it well.
An inside leg kick from Balboa misses.
Balboa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tipps has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Balboa.
Balboa misses with a leg kick.
Tipps misses with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tipps throws a half hearted mid kick.
Balboa misses with a leg kick.
Tipps chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Balboa can pounce on him.
Tipps checks a low kick from Balboa.
Balboa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Balboa motions for Tipps to come forward. Balboa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Balboa tries a low kick but Tipps avoids it.
Balboa throws a front kick aimed at Tipps's knee but Tipps avoids it well.
Tipps throws a right hand that Balboa ducks under and follows up with a left that Balboa also avoids with ease.
Tipps throws a body punch but Balboa moves out of range.
Tipps moves out of range of the leg kick from Balboa.
Tipps checks the leg kick nicely there.
Balboa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tipps. Balboa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tipps throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tipps throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Balboa.
Balboa 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.
Balboa tries to score with a low kick but Tipps moves his leg out of the way.
Balboa tried to score with a low kick but Tipps checks it.
A leg kick checked by Tipps.
Tipps checks a leg kick.
Tipps tries to clinch but Balboa moves out of range.
Balboa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Balboa.
Tipps fails with the takedown.
Tipps is breathing heavily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tipps checks a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Balboa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Balboa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tipps cracks a nice hook into Balboa's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Conan Balboa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Tipps's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Balboa tries to work over Tipps's front leg with a kick but Tipps checks it.
Balboa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tippss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Balboa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tipps.
Tipps checks a leg kick.
Balboa scores with a leg kick.
Tipps checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tipps is looking to clinch but Balboa is avoiding it.
Balboa cracks the inside of Tipps's front leg.
Tipps checks a leg kick.
Tipps is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Balboa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balboa is looking to score with low kicks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tipps on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Conan Balboa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balboa lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Balboa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Balboa connects with a solid leg kick.
Balboa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Balboa.
Tipps defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Balboa.
Jab by Balboa.
Balboa throws a leg kick that misses.
Balboa tries to score with a low kick but Tipps moves his leg out of the way.
That kick from Balboa tenderised Tipps's leg. Tipps is trying to keep his angry face on.
Balboa connects with a solid leg kick.
Balboa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balboa 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.
Balboa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Balboa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Balboa throws a front kick aimed at Tipps's knee but Tipps avoids it well.
Some bone on bone action there as Tipps checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Balboa tries to land a leg kick but Tipps saw it coming and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Balboa.
Balboa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tipps checks it well.
Ryan Tipps is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A chopping leg kick lands by Balboa.
Balboa connects with a leg kick. Tipps looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tipps checks a low kick from Balboa.
Balboa tried to score with a low kick but Tipps checks it.
Conan Balboa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tipps is looking to clinch but Balboa is avoiding it.
Tipps avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Balboa connects with a solid leg kick.
Balboa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid leg kick lands there for Balboa.
Balboa throws a right and a left that both miss.
A nice leg kick lands there from Balboa.
Balboa wants to land a leg kick but Tipps is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Balboa lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tipps has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tipps and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Balboa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Balboa connects with an inside leg kick.
Tipps is looking to wear down Balboa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Good work by Tipps as he checks the leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Balboa. That's going to slow Tipps down.
Tipps blocks a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Balboa lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tipps has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tipps and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Balboa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Balboa cracks Tipps with a right hand to the side of the head.
An inside leg kick from Balboa misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tipps takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tipps tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Balboa defends well and Tipps ends up having to push Balboa into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Balboa trying to land knees to the body.
Balboa missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tipps blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tipps tries to break free but Balboa pushes him back against the cage.
Balboa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tipps avoids a wild elbow strike from Balboa.
Tipps is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Balboa to keep the fight standing.
Tipps on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tipps looking to stall.
Balboa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tipps is defending well for now.

Balboa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Balboa has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
An inside leg kick from Balboa misses.
No joy there for Tipps, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tipps tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good work by Tipps as he checks the leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Tipps checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Balboa connects with a leg kick. Tipps looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Conan Balboa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ryan Tipps's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

That kick from Balboa tenderised Tipps's leg. Tipps is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tipps misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Balboa.
Tipps will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Balboa throws a low kick but Tipps avoids it.
Balboa moves out of range of the strikes.
Balboa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tipps.
Balboa lands a leg kick that knocks Tipps off balance momentarily.
Tipps checks the leg kick nicely there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Balboa lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tipps has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tipps and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Balboa connects with an inside leg kick.
Balboa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Balboa. That's going to slow Tipps down.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tipps takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Balboa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tipps has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tipps blocks a leg kick.
Balboa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Balboa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tipps's sensitive parts.
Tipps takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tipps checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tipps on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Balboa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Balboa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balboa throws a front kick aimed at Tipps's knee but Tipps avoids it well.
Balboa throws out a leg kick but Tipps moves out of range and Balboa only half commits.
Tipps takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Balboa misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That kick from Balboa tenderised Tipps's leg. Tipps is trying to keep his angry face on.
Some bone on bone action there as Tipps checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tipps checks a leg kick.
Balboa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tipps. That did some damage!
Balboa throws a front kick aimed at Tipps's knee but Tipps avoids it well.
Balboa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Balboa thumps Tipps with a low kick.
Balboa misses with a two punch combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Balboa.
Good work by Tipps as he checks the leg kick.
Balboa motions for Tipps to come forward. Balboa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tipps has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Balboa.
Tipps swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tipps throws a wild body kick that Balboa sees coming a mile off.
Tipps lands with a right hand.
Balboa misses with a low kick.
Tipps takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Some bone on bone action there as Tipps checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Balboa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tipps has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Balboa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Balboa throws a leg kick which misses Tipps's front leg but catches the back leg as Tipps tries to avoid it.
Balboa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A bone on bone clash there as Tipps blocks the leg kick.
Tipps misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa throws a leg kick which misses Tipps's front leg but catches the back leg as Tipps tries to avoid it.
Balboa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tipps is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Balboa.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balboa scores with a leg kick.
Balboa tried to score with a low kick but Tipps checks it.
Tipps tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tipps checks a leg kick.
Ryan Tipps has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Balboa blocks a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Balboa.
Conan Balboa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Balboa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tipps at a distance.
Balboa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tipps defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Balboa.

And that's the end of the fight!
Conan Balboa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Balboa 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 25:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 25:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Conan Balboa!
The defeated Ryan Tipps had this to say: 'Conan Balboa got Tips by me to win this fight. Just kidding, he's a great fighter, because he has the last name Balboa. Rocky was great, Conan was alright. Not being mean or anything, but I've fought better.'.