PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Balrog Rhino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Gagarin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rhino comes into the arena with 100 Percent Aggression! blaring out of the sound system. Yuri Gagarin is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Rhino
vs
Gagarin

200 cm
20
282 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

190 cm
24
265 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

StarDust. Cosmic Creations.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Balrog Rhino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuri Gagarin!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gagarin throws a right hand that Rhino ducks under and follows up with a left that Rhino also avoids with ease.
A big right from Rhino misses.
Rhino keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Balrog Rhino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gagarin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gagarin throws a series of punches but Rhino avoids them all with ease.
Gagarin misses with a straight right.
Rhino lands a lovely overhand right.
Gagarin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rhino avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rhino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gagarin.
Gagarin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gagarin looks to land a combination but Rhino avoids it well.
Rhino misses the body punch
and Gagarin counters with a series of strikes. Rhino will be more careful next time no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rhino works the jab nicely.
Rhino misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rhino cracks Gagarin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Gagarin.
Rhino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gagarin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gagarin throws a series of punches but Rhino avoids them all with ease.
Gagarin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gagarin.
Rhino looks to score with a jab to the body but Gagarin is just out of range.
Gagarin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rhino connects with a body shot.
Gagarin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rhino cracks a nice hook into Gagarin's ribs.
Rhino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rhino lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rhino scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rhino is looking to wear down Gagarin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rhino, as that shot connected.
Rhino blocks a jab.
Gagarin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rhino counters with a stiff right hand.
Rhino ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
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!
Rhino darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rhino lands a nice shot that snaps Gagarin's head back.
Rhino misses with a body shot
and Gagarin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rhino thinking.
Rhino lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rhino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gagarin misses the jab.
Rhino sizes up Gagarin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhino lands a nice shot that snaps Gagarin's head back.
Gagarin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rhino misses with a wild body shot.
Gagarin misses with a straight right.
Rhino stuns Gagarin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rhino fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gagarin looks gassed!
Rhino lands a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gagarin. Rhino does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rhino digs a good hook to Gagarin's body.
Gagarin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice body punch from Rhino.
Gagarin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gagarin lunges at Rhino with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rhino's hand.
Rhino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gagarin.
Rhino slips under a jab from Gagarin.
Rhino lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A left lands for Rhino.
Rhino thuds his right hand into Gagarin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gagarin misses with a straight right.
Rhino digs a good body shot into Gagarin's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhino thuds a left hand into Gagarin's body.
Rhino throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gagarin on the side of the head.
Rhino lands a jab.
Gagarin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rhino counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rhino jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice body punch from Rhino.
Rhino misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rhino with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rhino connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gagarin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rhino cracks Gagarin with a good jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rhino digs a good hook to Gagarin's body.
A lazy left from Rhino finds it's target.
Rhino lands a glancing blow to the side of Gagarin's head.
Gagarin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rhino scores with a sloppy right hand. Gagarin should have avoided that one.
Gagarin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rhino.
Gagarin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rhino misses with a wild body shot.
Rhino scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gagarin in his tracks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gagarin throws a body punch but Rhino moves out of range.
Rhino throws a shot to the body.
Gagarin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rhino punishes Gagarin's body with a nice straight punch.
Rhino lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rhino paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A combination from Gagarin does no damage.
Rhino connects with a single shot there.
A shot to de liver by Rhino. Beautiful body shot.
Rhino lands a jab to Gagarin's midsection.
Rhino lands with a nice body punch.
Rhino comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rhino ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rhino lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rhino throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gagarin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rhino throws out a powerful jab.
Gagarin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rhino lands with a good body shot.
Rhino with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Balrog Rhino dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Gagarin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rhino, as that shot connected.
Gagarin works over Rhino's head and body with a nice combination.
A punch combination from Gagarin misses.
Rhino cracks Gagarin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rhino lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rhino scores with a body shot.
Yuri Gagarin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rhino bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gagarin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rhino displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gagarin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gagarin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rhino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gagarin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gagarin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rhino.
Rhino slips under a jab from Gagarin.
Gagarin is breathing heavily.
Rhino scores with a jab to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Gagarin might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Rhino has got the better of the exchanges.
Rhino throws a shot to the body.
Rhino goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rhino. Gagarin does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rhino, as that shot connected.
Rhino throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A combination from Gagarin does no damage.
Gagarin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rhino lands the left hand.
Balrog Rhino is winning the standup battle so far.
Rhino changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rhino scores with a one two! Gagarin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gagarin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gagarin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gagarin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gagarin thows a body shot but no joy.
Rhino moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gagarin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rhino fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rhino with a hook.
Gagarin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rhino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gagarin manages to avoid it.
Rhino lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gagarin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gagarin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rhino thows a body shot but no joy.
Gagarin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gagarin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rhino ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rhino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gagarin.
Gagarin scores with a three punch combo!
Gagarin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rhino cracks a nice hook into Gagarin's ribs.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gagarin misses with the combination.
Rhino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gagarin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A shot to de liver by Rhino. Beautiful body shot.
Nice shot lands for Rhino.
Rhino jabs at Gagarin's body.
Rhino cracks Gagarin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rhino comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rhino connects with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gagarin needs to keep his hands up - Rhino had a free shot at his head there.
Rhino 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.
Gagarin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice jab there from Rhino.
Rhino takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gagarin misses with a hook. Rhino ducked under it nicely.
Rhino punishes Gagarin's body with a nice straight punch.
Gagarin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rhino with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rhino throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gagarin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rhino lands with a straight right. Gagarin didn't see that one coming.
Rhino with a nice cross.
Rhino digs a good body shot into Gagarin's ribs.
Rhino scores with the left hand. Gagarin knows he should have avoided that one.
Rhino lands a body shot.
Rhino keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rhino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gagarin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rhino is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gagarin can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gagarin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gagarin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rhino changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gagarin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rhino finds it's way round the side to connect with Gagarin's head.
Rhino stuns Gagarin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rhino lands with a shot to the body.
Rhino scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rhino connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gagarin's hands.
Gagarin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gagarin is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Rhino fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rhino scores with a body shot.
Rhino is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rhino lands a right hook to the body.
Gagarin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gagarin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rhino.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rhino with a jab.
Rhino thows a body shot but no joy.
Rhino takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rhino lands a lovely overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Balrog Rhino dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Rhino moves out of range of the strikes.
Rhino bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gagarin's head.
Donk. Rhino catches Gagarin right on the button with a cross.
Gagarin throws a jab when Rhino was well out of range.
Rhino lands a jab to the nose.
Gagarin throws a right hand that Rhino ducks under and follows up with a left that Rhino also avoids with ease.
Rhino works Gagarin's body with a nice hook.
Gagarin misses with a combination
and Rhino counters with a series of strikes. Gagarin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rhino connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gagarin momentarily.
Rhino connects with a body shot.
Rhino lands with a good body shot.
Rhino scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Rhino.
Rhino connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gagarin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gagarin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rhino comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rhino digs a good hook to Gagarin's body.
Rhino connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gagarin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gagarin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A jab from Rhino does it's job there.
Rhino lands with a nice body punch.
Rhino fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gagarin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rhino with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gagarin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rhino connects with the punch.
Rhino with a hook.
Rhino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gagarin takes one to the chin there.
Rhino throws a shot to the body.
Rhino scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gagarin doesn't seem bothered though.
Rhino stuns Gagarin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rhino displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gagarin throws out the jab.
Rhino connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gagarin momentarily.
Rhino scores with a hook to the body. Gagarin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rhino misses with a body shot.
A shot to de liver by Rhino. Beautiful body shot.

That's two 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!
Gagarin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rhino connects with a body shot.
Gagarin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rhino scores with the left hand. Gagarin knows he should have avoided that one.
Rhino works Gagarin's body with a nice hook.
Rhino with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rhino throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rhino throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gagarin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gagarin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rhino lands a right hook to the body.
Rhino lands a nice hook to Gagarin's body. Gagarin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jab from Rhino.
Gagarin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rhino scores with a body shot.
Gagarin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gagarin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rhino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gagarin manages to avoid it.
Rhino wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rhino scores with a sloppy right hand. Gagarin should have avoided that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhino misses with a body shot.
Rhino throws a shot to the body.
Rhino lands a nice hook to Gagarin's body. Gagarin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rhino thuds a left hand into Gagarin's body.
Rhino lands a nice hook to Gagarin's body. Gagarin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rhino tests Gagarin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rhino throws a shot to the body.
A shot to de liver by Rhino. Beautiful body shot.
Rhino takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gagarin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gagarin throws a nice looking combination but Rhino bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd cheers as Rhino lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gagarin doesn't seem phased though.
Rhino connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rhino digs a good hook to Gagarin's body.
Rhino throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gagarin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rhino lands a nice hook to Gagarin's body. Gagarin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rhino lands a jab to Gagarin's midsection.

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!
Rhino digs a good body shot into Gagarin's ribs.
Rhino changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rhino scores with a hook to the body. Gagarin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jab by Rhino.
Gagarin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A combination from Gagarin does no damage.
Good standup being displayed there by Rhino as he connects with a hook.
Rhino scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gagarin doesn't seem bothered though.
Gagarin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rhino digs a good hook to Gagarin's body.
Rhino lands with a nice combination. Gagarin backs away looking to recover.
Rhino works Gagarin's body with a nice hook.
Rhino scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gagarin in his tracks.
Rhino connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gagarin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rhino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gagarin manages to avoid it.
Yuri Gagarin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A punch lands to the side of Gagarin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gagarin looks to land a left hand but Rhino moved out of range nicely.
Gagarin throws a jab but it's blocked by Rhino.

And that's the end of the fight!
Balrog Rhino showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rhino 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:26
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:26

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