PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andre Berto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Balsac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Berto
vs
Balsac

175 cm
21
150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

198 cm
21
154 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Andre Berto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Harry Balsac!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balsac stalks Berto and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Berto's face. Berto staggers backwards, shaken.
Berto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Berto gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Balsac.
Balsac throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Berto.
Balsac is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Berto moves in looking to clinch but Balsac pushes him off.
A punch lands to the side of Berto 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Berto takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Balsac plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Berto drives through and clinches with Balsac against the cage.
Berto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Berto tries to land a knee to the head but Balsac blocks with his arms.
Berto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Balsac blocks it with crossed arms.
Berto throws a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Berto.

It looks like Harry Balsac has been cut.
Berto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Berto tries to land a knee to the head but Balsac blocks with his arms.
Berto with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Balsac is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Berto pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Berto misses with a knee to the head.
Berto prevents the takedown attempt.
Berto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Balsac has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Berto is breathing heavily.
Berto misses with a knee strike.
Balsac wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Balsac drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Berto gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Andre Berto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Balsac.
Berto with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Berto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Berto tries to land a knee to the head but Balsac blocks with his arms.
Berto misses with a knee strike.
Balsac can't break the clinch.
Berto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Balsac blocks it with crossed arms.
Balsac working hard to break the clinch.
Balsac has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Balsac pulls Berto into guard.

Balsac is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Berto defends well.

Balsac has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Berto doesn't defend quickly enough and Balsac has managed to lock this one up! Can Berto escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Balsac on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Harry Balsac!