PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between max muscle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulie Balletti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Balletti has chosen Ace of spades as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

muscle
vs
Balletti

195 cm
22
265 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

196 cm
21
283 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, max muscle!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Paulie Balletti!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
muscle throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Balletti's waist but Balletti gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing muscle off to one side.
muscle wants to clinch up but Balletti keeps it at a distance.

Balletti gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows muscle to score an easy takedown into full guard.
muscle forces his way into half guard.
Balletti is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Balletti is looking for a sweep. muscle is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Balletti is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
muscle is trying to control. Balletti wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Balletti tries to get to full guard but muscle has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balletti regains full guard. Nicely done.
muscle won't allow Balletti to sweep him here.

muscle gets to his feet. Balletti looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Jab from Balletti.
Balletti connects with a jab.
Balletti stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from muscle.
Balletti keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Balletti misses with a hook.
muscle throws a sloppy head kick and Balletti moves out of range easily.
No joy there for muscle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
muscle moves forwards but Balletti connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balletti uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before muscle has time to react.
Balletti with a poor takedown

and muscle counters with a nice double leg into side control. Balletti won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
muscle wants to control but Balletti is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Balletti's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Balletti is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
muscle gets to mount! Balletti was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Balletti is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balletti keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

muscle jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Balletti is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Balletti and muscle has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
muscle is breathing heavily.
muscle in side control, throwing shots but Balletti defends.
Balletti gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Balletti trying to control but muscle postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Balletti moves into full guard.
muscle trying to control the position from guard on top but Balletti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Balletti tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Balletti has muscle pulled in close to control his posture.
muscle wants to control from the top but Balletti keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

muscle throws out a loose jab but Balletti uses good head movement to avoid it.
muscle fails with a takedown attempt.
muscle takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Balletti misses with a straight left.
Balletti lands an overhand right.
muscle shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Balletti as he jumps to the side.
muscle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Balletti scores with the left hand. muscle knows he should have avoided that one.
Balletti lands a nice looking body shot.
muscle could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
muscle with a poor takedown
and Balletti counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for max muscle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
muscle on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balletti scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Balletti lands a jab-cross combination.
muscle on the wrong end of a nice hook.
muscle takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Balletti throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Good exchange - Balletti coming out on top.
Balletti lands with a nice body punch.
A left lands for Balletti.
Balletti tries to bum rush muscle with a series of wild strikes but muscle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
muscle is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Balletti.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
muscle on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Balletti shoots in for a takedown but muscle shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice jab there from Balletti.
A lazy left from Balletti finds it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balletti connects with a body shot.
Balletti throws a leg kick

and muscle counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
muscle being controlled here momentarily.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Balletti can do anything to dispel that myth.
Balletti tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Balletti has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
muscle stopping the sweep attempt from Balletti.
Balletti managing to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Balletti has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. muscle is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Balletti.
muscle working the ground and pound but Balletti is defending the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Balletti sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paulie Balletti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

muscle looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Balletti is fending him off so far but muscle persists. Nope, Balletti circles away and we're back to standing.
muscle throws a jab but it's blocked by Balletti.
muscle takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Balletti stuffs the takedown.
Horrible takedown by muscle or perhaps it was just good defense by Balletti which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for max muscle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
muscle closes the distance and clinches up with Balletti, looking for a takedown. muscle pushes Balletti against the cage but Balletti circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
max muscle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Balletti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Balletti thuds his right hand into muscle's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Balletti smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
muscle with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Balletti to score with a decent uppercut.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Balletti!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Balletti.
Balletti lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balletti lands a two punch combo.
Balletti lands with a nice combination. muscle backs away looking to recover.
Balletti misses with a low kick.
muscle takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Balletti lands with a straight right. muscle didn't see that one coming.
Balletti lands with an uppercut that bounces muscle off the cage and back into rage.
Balletti listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Balletti scores with a one two! muscle had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Balletti fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches muscle on the side of the head.
muscle tries to move into range but Balletti moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Left hook, right uppercut from Balletti.
Balletti lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Balletti.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balletti cracks muscle with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Balletti scores with a nice strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balletti scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
muscle has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Balletti finds it's way round the side to connect with muscle's head.
Balletti throws a shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Balletti - just one landing.
Balletti misses with a few strikes there.
Balletti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
muscle takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Balletti connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Balletti uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before muscle has time to react.
muscle looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Balletti lands a with a good body shot.
Balletti throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Balletti uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Balletti scores with a jab. muscle acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
muscle moves out of range of the leg kick from Balletti.
Balletti scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Balletti scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
muscle closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Balletti lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
muscle on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Balletti lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Balletti lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Balletti thuds his right hand into muscle's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Balletti scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Balletti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Balletti works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Balletti stalks muscle and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into muscle's face. muscle staggers backwards, shaken.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balletti throws and low kick but muscle moves out of range easily.
Balletti lunges at muscle with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by muscle's hand.
Balletti scores with a nice strike.
Balletti works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Balletti stalks muscle and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into muscle's face. muscle staggers backwards, shaken.
Balletti lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
muscle takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balletti changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
muscle shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Balletti as he jumps to the side.
Balletti takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Balletti is working the combinations to good effect here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
muscle needs to keep his hands up - Balletti had a free shot at his head there.
Paulie Balletti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
muscle ducks right into an uppercut from Balletti.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paulie Balletti really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Balletti scores with a nice strike.
Balletti scores with a sloppy right hand. muscle should have avoided that one.
muscle tries for a takedown but Balletti sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
muscle shoots in but no luck this time.
muscle darts in trying to clinch
and Balletti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Balletti scores with a nice strike.
Balletti lands a jab to the head.
muscle needs to keep his hands up - Balletti had a free shot at his head there.
Balletti cracks a nice hook into muscle's ribs.
muscle takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
muscle takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Balletti scores with a decent looking hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Balletti.
Balletti lands a nice hook to muscle's body. muscle takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
muscle walks into a jab.
Balletti has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Balletti with a hook.
Balletti will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Balletti tries to score with a low kick but muscle moves his leg out of the way.
Balletti throws a right hand that muscle ducks under and follows up with a left that muscle also avoids with ease.
Balletti lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
muscle with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Balletti to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice sprawl there from muscle as Balletti shoots in.
muscle closes the distance but Balletti moves to the side
and Balletti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Balletti scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
muscle walks into a jab.
Balletti fails with a takedown attempt.
Balletti lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Balletti.
Balletti lands a jab to the head.
muscle on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A nice combination there by Balletti.
Balletti darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
muscle takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Balletti connects with a right hand. muscle shakes it off.
Balletti scores with a decent looking hook.
Balletti takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balletti takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Balletti lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
muscle gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
muscle closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Balletti scores with a nice head shot.
Balletti tries a low kick but muscle avoids it.
muscle gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Balletti counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for max muscle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Balletti jabs muscle right on the nose. muscle blinks but takes it well.
Balletti fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. muscle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
muscle tries for a takedown but Balletti sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Balletti. That snapped muscle's head back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balletti is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Balletti fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. muscle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
muscle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Balletti.
Danga de danga de dang - Balletti scores with a four punch combination!
Balletti motions for muscle to come forward. Balletti throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Balletti thuds his right hand into muscle's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Balletti bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of muscle's head.
Balletti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Balletti moves into range and connects with a jab.
muscle has a takedown stuffed.
muscle takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paulie Balletti dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Balletti lands with an uppercut that bounces muscle off the cage and back into rage.
muscle takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
muscle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Balletti.

muscle looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Balletti wants to improve his position but muscle is controlling well.
Balletti keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Balletti is looking to improve his position.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balletti avoiding damage under a succession of punches from muscle.
Balletti is holding on to half guard well.
muscle looks to land a strike but Balletti avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
muscle throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Balletti works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Well,muscle is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Balletti tries to land a sweep but no joy.
muscle wants to get up but he can't break Balletti's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Balletti wants to sweep but no luck.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
muscle takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Balletti slaps away a takedown attempt from muscle, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Balletti connects with a nice looking jab.
muscle tries to clinch
and Balletti counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balletti moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Balletti closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Balletti circles away from the clinch attempt
and Balletti counters with a left to the body.
Balletti works muscle's body with a nice hook.
Balletti fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. muscle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Balletti throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Balletti scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Balletti scores with a hook.
A cross from Balletti lands.
Paulie Balletti is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balletti lands with a cross.
Balletti lands a nice hook to muscle's body. muscle takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Balletti throws a one two combo.
Balletti scores with a crisp jab that stopped muscle in his tracks.
Balletti lands a head shot.
Balletti connects with a looping right hand.
Balletti lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Balletti lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
muscle closes the distance but Balletti moves to the side
and Balletti counters with a nice uppercut.
Balletti scores with a crisp jab that stopped muscle in his tracks.
Balletti throws a good cross that connects.
max muscle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
muscle walks into a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paulie Balletti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Balletti 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Paulie Balletti!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Paulie Balletti!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Paulie Balletti!

Paulie Balletti wins by unanimous decision!
Paulie Balletti is the new heavyweight champion!