PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jager Bomb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dudley Balrog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Balrog has chosen Indestructible by Konami as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bomb
vs
Balrog

179 cm
18
177 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

EFC Clothing

Beast Fightwear
Win Nutritional - proof of quality

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jager Bomb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dudley Balrog!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bomb throws a shot from downtown. Balrog moves away and avoids it.
Balrog wants to clinch.
Balrog throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bomb looks to land a right hand but Balrog moved out of range.

Bomb shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bomb works his foot free and advances to mount.
Bomb seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Balrog is holding on tight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomb looking to control but Balrog is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Bomb is going olschool here, as he tries to force Balrog to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Balrog shrugs it off.

Bomb goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Balrog turns into him and now he's in Bomb's guard.

Bomb is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Balrog defends well.
Bomb tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bomb isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Balrog stacks Bomb on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Balrog!
Bomb tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Balrog wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bomb sneaks back into half guard.
Balrog really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bomb. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bomb is trying to control but can't.
Bomb is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bomb is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Balrog's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Balrog's back!

Bomb is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Balrog defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

Bomb is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Balrog is defending well though. Bomb let's go of the attempt for now.
Balrog is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

Bomb working for the choke.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balrog covering up well under a barage of strikes.

Bomb is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Balrog is defending well though. Bomb let's go of the attempt for now.

Bomb is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Balrog has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balrog controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

Bomb looking for the choke from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jager Bomb dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bomb throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from Bomb misses.
Balrog uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bomb has time to react.
Balrog tries to clinch but Bomb is having none of it.
Bomb takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
No joy there for Balrog, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bomb throws a hook but Balrog avoids it easily.
Bomb throws a right and a left that Balrog avoids nicely.
Balrog keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomb ducks under a wild hook from Balrog.
Balrog lands a jab-cross combination.
Balrog tries to clinch but Bomb is having none of it.
Balrog lands an overhand right.
Bomb throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Balrog's waist but Balrog gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bomb off to one side.
Bomb doesn't manage to clinch there - Balrog circles away.
Bomb keeps the fight on the outside.
Bomb fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balrog ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bomb ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Balrog moves away.
Bomb throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Balrog sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Balrog misses.
Balrog throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Bomb misses with the combination.
Balrog throws a right and a left that Bomb avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balrog connects with a crisp jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Balrog looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Balrog connects with the punch.
Bomb avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Balrog looks to land a combination but Bomb avoids it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Bomb misses the target.
Dudley Balrog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balrog slips a jab from Bomb.
Bomb tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bomb misses with a wild combination.
A right-left combo lands from Balrog.
Balrog tries to clinch up but Bomb circles away and keeps his distance.
No joy there for Bomb, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Bomb, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Balrog cracks a nice hook into Bomb's ribs.
Balrog tries to clinch up

and Bomb counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dudley Balrog showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Balrog thuds a left hand into Bomb's body.
Nice defenses there by Balrog.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bomb.
Balrog uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bomb.
A slow jab from Bomb misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bomb keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Balrog fails to land with a series of punches.
Bomb scores with a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balrog swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bomb throws a left and a right that both miss
and Balrog counters with a straight right hand.
Balrog will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bomb takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Balrog misses with a wild combination.
Balrog lands a nice looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bomb tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bomb avoids the body shot from Balrog.
Balrog bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bomb's head backwards.
Bomb fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Balrog manages to avoid it.
Balrog throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Balrog throws a nice looking combination but Bomb bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A lazy left from Balrog finds it's target.
Balrog tries to clinch but Bomb moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bomb throws a left and a right that both miss
and Balrog counters with a nice body shot.
Bomb circles away from the clinch attempt.
Balrog throws a series of punches but Bomb moves out of range.
Bomb swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bomb uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Balrog.
Balrog throws a right and a left that Bomb avoids nicely.
Bomb scores with a body shot.
Balrog misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bomb throws out a loose jab but Balrog uses good head movement to avoid it.

Balrog fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bomb, pushing him back against the cage.

Balrog escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Balrog moves out of range of the strikes.
Dudley Balrog is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bomb moves away from the strike by Balrog.
Balrog throws a jab when Bomb was well out of range.
Bomb wants to clinch.
Balrog tries to close the distance and clinch but Bomb swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dudley Balrog comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Balrog has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dudley Balrog!