PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Conan Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conor McGregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conan Balboa could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Conor McGregor's chin.

Balboa
vs
McGregor

186 cm
35
139 lbs
10 - 24 - 0

175 cm
25
145 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

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 10 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conan Balboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conor McGregor!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Balboa.
Balboa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Balboa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McGregor loads up on a big right hand but Balboa slips the punch.
McGregor shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Balboa eats them both and turns towards McGregor to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

It looks like Conan Balboa has been cut.
McGregor moves out of range of the leg kick from Balboa.
Balboa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Balboa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McGregor is out of range.
Balboa throws a chopping leg kick but McGregor manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McGregor looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Balboa misses with a low kick.
McGregor looks to throw the jab but Balboa is out of range.
Balboa lands a leg kick that knocks McGregor off balance momentarily.
A bone on bone clash there as McGregor blocks the leg kick.
McGregor let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGregor lands with a nice body punch.
Balboa misses with a low kick.
Balboa throws a leg kick but McGregor moved away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Balboa.
McGregor misses the jab.
The crowd cheers as McGregor lands an impressive looking overhand right. Balboa doesn't seem phased though.
Conan Balboa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balboa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa feints and then cracks McGregor's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McGregor down.
Balboa really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
McGregor scores with a jab. Balboa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Balboa throws a leg kick that misses.
McGregor avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
McGregor tries to bum rush Balboa with a series of wild strikes but Balboa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Balboa appears to be looking for a big counter.
Balboa throws a chopping leg kick but McGregor manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McGregor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Balboa was well out of range. Poor timing from McGregor.
Balboa dives in for a single leg takedown but McGregor sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Balboa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A low kick from Balboa misses
letting McGregor counter with a right hand.

Balboa is rocked!
McGregor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A leg kick checked by McGregor.
McGregor blocks a low kick nicely.
McGregor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balboa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Balboa avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from McGregor.
A solid leg kick lands there for Balboa.
McGregor throws an overhand right that lands on Balboa's shoulder, as Balboa tries to avoid the shot.
McGregor cracks Balboa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Oh Balboa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Balboa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Balboa seems to have got his legs back now.
Balboa moves away from the strike by McGregor.
McGregor checks the leg kick nicely there.
Conor McGregor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McGregor checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
McGregor looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Balboa scores with a crisp jab that stopped McGregor in his tracks.
Balboa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
McGregor is looking for the big counter here.
McGregor 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 lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A left and a right from McGregor both land. Nice combination.
Balboa throws a leg kick
and McGregor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Balboa tries to work over McGregor's front leg with a kick but McGregor checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa misses with a leg kick.
Balboa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Balboa.
A leg kick checked by McGregor.
McGregor swings for the body but Balboa moves out of range.
Balboa fails to land with a series of punches.
Balboa tries to score with a low kick but McGregor moves his leg out of the way.
McGregor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McGregor moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Balboa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Balboa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Balboa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
No joy there for McGregor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Balboa slips a jab from McGregor.
Balboa cracks the inside of McGregor's front leg.
Balboa dodges the punch combination from McGregor.
Balboa fires out a quick counter leg kick but McGregor just manages to avoid it.

That's four 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 throws a leg kick but McGregor sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Balboa tries to score with a low kick but McGregor moves his leg out of the way.
McGregor swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Balboa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McGregor.
McGregor listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Balboa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McGregor's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Balboa shoots in and drives through. McGregor sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conan Balboa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGregor blocks a low kick nicely.
McGregor has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Balboa.
Balboa motions for McGregor to come forward. Balboa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Balboa is looking to slow McGregor down with leg kicks.
Balboa fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGregor checks the leg kick.
McGregor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGregor misses the shot to the body.
Balboa appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
McGregor checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Conor McGregor will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Conan Balboa's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

McGregor misses with a looping right.
McGregor throws the left hand but Balboa avoids the punch easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Balboa.
Balboa throws a low kick but McGregor avoids it.
McGregor closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Balboa throws a front kick aimed at McGregor's knee but McGregor avoids it well.
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 McGregor has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McGregor and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McGregor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Balboa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Balboa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Balboa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
McGregor throws a right hand that Balboa ducks under and follows up with a left that Balboa also avoids with ease.
Balboa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McGregor loads up on a big right hand but Balboa slips the punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Balboa, right into the meat.
You can see that McGregor has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Balboa wants to land a leg kick but McGregor is out of range.
McGregor looks to land a right hand but Balboa moved out of range.
Balboa misses with a leg kick
and McGregor counters with a series of strikes. Balboa will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor cracks Balboa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Balboa throws a low kick but McGregor avoids it.
McGregor stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and McGregor wants it to stay on the feet.
McGregor misses with a looping right.
A slow jab from McGregor misses its intended target.
Balboa tries to land a leg kick but McGregor saw it coming and moves away.
McGregor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McGregor is breathing heavily.
Balboa throws a chopping leg kick but McGregor manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Balboa throws a low kick but McGregor avoids it.
Balboa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Balboa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
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.
As Balboa backs off McGregor throws a huge counter combo but Balboa manages to avoid it all.
Balboa walks into a stiff left hand from McGregor.
Conor McGregor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Balboa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McGregor's calf.
Balboa thumps McGregor with a low kick.
Balboa connects with a solid leg kick.
Balboa is looking to score with low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balboa is looking to score with low kicks.
McGregor thuds a left hand into Balboa's body.
McGregor has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McGregor there as he acknowledges the shot.
McGregor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Balboa.
McGregor takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Balboa cracks the inside of McGregor's front leg.
McGregor lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Balboa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Balboa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Balboa is looking to chop away at McGregor's legs.
Balboa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McGregor.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Balboa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McGregor.
McGregor has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Balboa.
A bone on bone clash there as McGregor blocks the leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Balboa.
Balboa misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGregor checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Balboa is looking to slow McGregor down with leg kicks.
Some bone on bone action there as McGregor checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McGregor takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McGregor looks to score with a jab to the body but Balboa is just out of range.
Balboa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McGregor.
McGregor misses with the combination.
Balboa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McGregor checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Balboa misses with a low kick as McGregor jumps back.
Balboa misses with a low kick.
McGregor throws a series of punches but Balboa moves out of range.
McGregor misses the shot to the body.
Good work by McGregor as he checks the leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Balboa. That's going to slow McGregor down.
A good leg kick by Balboa.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa is looking to chop away at McGregor's legs.
McGregor unleashes a big counter combination but Balboa bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
McGregor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Balboa feints and then cracks McGregor's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McGregor down.
McGregor displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Balboa.
Balboa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balboa throws a leg kick which misses McGregor's front leg but catches the back leg as McGregor tries to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from McGregor. Those never looked like landing.
McGregor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Balboa scoring well with a low kick there.
No joy there for McGregor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Balboa connects with an inside leg kick.
Balboa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McGregor is fending him off so far but Balboa persists. Nope, McGregor circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conan Balboa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Balboa throws out a leg kick but McGregor moves out of range and Balboa only half commits.
McGregor is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
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 Conan Balboa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Conan Balboa's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Balboa wants to slow McGregor down by chopping away at his legs.
McGregor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGregor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Balboa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A shot to the body from Balboa misses
and McGregor counters with a nice uppercut.
Balboa throws a low kick but McGregor moves out of range easily.
Balboa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Balboa throws a right and a left that McGregor avoids nicely.
McGregor misses with a hook. Balboa ducked under it nicely.
McGregor moves out of range of the leg kick from Balboa.
Conor McGregor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Balboa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Balboa lands a leg kick that knocks McGregor off balance momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGregor takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McGregor scores with a nice right hand.
McGregor misses with a hook. Balboa ducked under it nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Balboa.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balboa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for McGregor.
Balboa wants to slow McGregor down by chopping away at his legs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Balboa.
It seemed like McGregor was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McGregor has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McGregor is trying to push Balboa away but Balboa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Balboa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McGregor's efforts to push away.
McGregor can't break the clinch.

Balboa manages to break the clinch.
Balboa misses with a low kick.
Balboa throws a leg kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from McGregor on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McGregor checks a low kick from Balboa.
McGregor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Balboa was well out of range. Poor timing from McGregor.
Balboa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Balboa blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A bone on bone clash there as McGregor blocks the leg kick.
No joy there for McGregor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McGregor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Balboa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Balboa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Balboa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Balboa shoots for a takedown but McGregor saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Balboa misses with a low kick.
Balboa tests McGregor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGregor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A solid leg kick lands there for Balboa.
McGregor misses with a wild body shot.
Balboa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McGregor. That did some damage!
Balboa wants to slow McGregor down by chopping away at his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGregor throws a body shot but no joy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Balboa.
Balboa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Balboa moves out of range as McGregor strikes.
Balboa throws a leg kick but McGregor moved away.
McGregor getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Balboa throws a chopping leg kick but McGregor manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McGregor looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McGregor looks to throw the jab but Balboa is out of range.
Balboa throws a leg kick but McGregor sees it coming and moves out of range.
Balboa scores with the left hand. McGregor knows he should have avoided that one.
McGregor stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Balboa.
McGregor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Balboa manages to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as McGregor blocks the low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Balboa.
Balboa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Balboa slips a jab from McGregor.
Balboa motions for McGregor to come forward. Balboa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Balboa throws a leg kick but McGregor sees it coming and moves out of range.
A low kick from Balboa is predictable there
letting McGregor counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balboa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McGregor throws a right hand that Balboa ducks under and follows up with a left that Balboa also avoids with ease.
McGregor throws a body punch but Balboa moves out of range.
Balboa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McGregor.
Balboa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A shot to the liver by McGregor. Beautiful body shot.
Balboa throws a front kick aimed at McGregor's knee but McGregor avoids it well.
McGregor swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McGregor throws a jab but it's blocked by Balboa.
McGregor 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 with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McGregor scores with a jab to the body.

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 Conan 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Conan Balboa!