PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Pimpin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pimpin comes to the cage accompanied by I'm Destructive. Pimpin is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Pimpin
vs
Balboa

190 cm
20
205 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

185 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Pimpin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rocky Balboa!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balboa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pimpin swivels and escapes.
Pimpin is breathing heavily.
No joy there for Pimpin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Balboa looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Balboa working Pimpin over with strikes.
Balboa landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Balboa looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pimpin is trying to stand.
Pimpin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Balboa scores with a couple of nice shots.
Balboa scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Balboa lands strikes from half guard.

Pimpin is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Pimpin taking some punishment here, with Balboa in his half guard.
Oh Pimpin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Balboa takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Balboa drops an elbow to the side of Pimpin's head.
Balboa working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Pimpin is trying to stand.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Balboa lands a nice short elbow.
Balboa working Pimpin over with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Balboa lands a nice short elbow.
Balboa tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pimpin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Balboa lands strikes from half guard.
Ground and pound from Balboa.
Pimpin seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa wants to free his trapped foot but Pimpin is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Pimpin is trying to stand back up but Balboa is controlling him
Balboa lands with a punch from half guard.
Pimpin wants to get back to his feet.
Pimpin taking some punishment here, with Balboa in his half guard.
Balboa looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Balboa connects with a nice short shot to Pimpin's temple.
Pimpin is looking to escape.
Balboa lands strikes from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Balboa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nice strikes from Balboa there.
Balboa lands strikes from half guard.
Balboa seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Balboa connects with a nice short shot to Pimpin's temple.
Pimpin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balboa lands with a punch from half guard.
Balboa is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Balboa lands with a punch from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nice strikes from Balboa there.
Balboa looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pimpin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Balboa looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pimpin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Balboa scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nice strikes from Balboa there.
Pimpin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Balboa looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pimpin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nice strikes from Balboa there.
Balboa drops an elbow to the side of Pimpin's head.
Balboa landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Balboa wants to pass to mount but Pimpin is defending the position.
Balboa working Pimpin over with strikes.
Pimpin tries to get to full guard but Balboa has control of the leg.
Balboa working over Pimpin with some ground and pound. Pimpin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Balboa lands with a punch from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pimpin wants to get back to his feet.
Balboa scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pimpin flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pimpin wants to control but Balboa is keeping busy.
Pimpin regains full guard. Nicely done.
Balboa is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Balboa prevents Pimpin from getting back to his feet.
Balboa distracts Pimpin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Balboa is working Pimpin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Balboa lands a couple of digs.
Balboa is in close to Pimpin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Balboa lands a couple of decent looking shots.
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!
Balboa postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Balboa postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Balboa works over Pimpin with some ground and pound from guard.
Balboa postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Balboa postures up and lands a big shot to Pimpin's brow.
Balboa scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Balboa working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pimpin's head.
Pimpin trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Balboa with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Balboa tries to free his leg and advance position but Pimpin is retaining full guard.
Balboa works over Pimpin with some ground and pound from guard.
Balboa working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pimpin's head.
Balboa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pimpin is keeping the position for now.
Balboa postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pimpin trying to keep a closed guard but Balboa is proving a slippery customer.
Balboa scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Balboa with a nice head shot there.
Pimpin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pimpin trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Balboa postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Balboa keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pimpin's head.
Balboa with a nice head shot there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Balboa postures up and lands a big shot to Pimpin's brow.
Pimpin has momentary wrist control but Balboa slips an elbow through the middle.
Balboa is pushing down on Pimpin's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pimpin is fighting to maintain full guard but Balboa has managed to sneak the leg through.
Balboa landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Balboa trying to mount his opponent but Pimpin defends it.
Balboa working over Pimpin with some ground and pound. Pimpin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rocky Balboa dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Balboa shoots in for a takedown but Pimpin shows good takedown defense.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Balboa.
Balboa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ben Pimpin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky Balboa.
Balboa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pimpin is fending him off so far but Balboa persists. Nope, Pimpin circles away and we're back to standing.
Balboa shoots in but Pimpin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Balboa shoots for a double leg takedown but Pimpin sprawls well. He's pushed Balboa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Balboa misses with a takedown attempt - Pimpin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ben Pimpin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pimpin stuffs the takedown attempt from Balboa. Balboa gets slowly back to his feet.
Balboa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Balboa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pimpin is fending him off so far but Balboa persists. Nope, Pimpin circles away and we're back to standing.
Balboa fails to land the takedown.
Balboa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pimpin circles away.
Balboa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pimpin's waist but Pimpin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Balboa off to one side.
Nice takedown defense from Pimpin. No joy for Balboa on that attempt.
Balboa has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Balboa has a takedown stuffed.
Balboa tries for a takedown but Pimpin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Balboa scores a takedown into full mount!
Pimpin trying desperately to get to his feet.
Balboa is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Pimpin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Balboa lands a big elbow.
Balboa is in the full mount, landing strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Balboa cracks Pimpin with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Balboa lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Balboa working the ground and pound effectively.
Balboa dominating with strikes here.
BOOM! Balboa connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Balboa lands a big shot there that rocks Pimpin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Balboa working Pimpin over with strikes here.
Pimpin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Balboa has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Pimpin's face.
Pimpin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Pimpin is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pimpin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Balboa with a couple of short strikes.
Pimpin regains half guard.
Balboa working the head and body with strikes.
Pimpin is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Balboa's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Balboa's back!
Balboa manages to reverse the position and now he's in Pimpin's guard. Nice work there by Balboa.
Balboa scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Pimpin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Balboa postures up and lands a big shot to Pimpin's brow.
Balboa scoring with punches to the head and body.
Balboa keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pimpin's head.
Balboa scoring with some ground and pound.
Balboa is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pimpin wants to stand and escape but Balboa is having none of it.
Balboa stands up over Pimpin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pimpin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Balboa working some strikes from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa landing with the ground and pound.
Pimpin has momentary wrist control but Balboa slips an elbow through the middle.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Balboa's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Balboa is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pimpin wants to sweep here but Balboa controlling him for the moment.
Balboa with a nice head shot there.

Pimpin has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Balboa off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Pimpin scores with a jab to the body.
Balboa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pimpin swivels and escapes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Balboa dodges the punch combination from Pimpin.

Balboa feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Balboa is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Balboa postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Balboa stands up over Pimpin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Balboa postures up and lands a big shot to Pimpin's brow.
Pimpin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Balboa's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa landing some decent shots from guard.
Pimpin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pimpin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balboa lands with a few short shots to the body.
Nice strikes from Pimpin there.
Balboa regains full guard. Nicely done.
Balboa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Balboa thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Pimpin won't allow Balboa to sweep him here.
Balboa striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Balboa scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Balboa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pimpin's guard.
Balboa lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Balboa passes Pimpin's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Balboa looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pimpin is trying to stand back up but Balboa is controlling him
Balboa working Pimpin over with strikes.
Pimpin regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rocky Balboa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Balboa closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Balboa working the head with strikes.
Pimpin is looking for a sweep.
Balboa landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Pimpin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Balboa wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Balboa lands a few punches from side control.
Pimpin manages to work his way to half guard, despite Balboa's best efforts.
Balboa stops Pimpin from getting back to his feet.
Balboa looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pimpin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Balboa lands strikes from half guard.
Pimpin has hold of Balboa's hands but Balboa slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Balboa looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pimpin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Balboa slips a nice elbow through Pimpin's hands, connecting with Pimpin's forehead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balboa tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pimpin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Pimpin wants to get back to his feet.
Pimpin tries to get to full guard but Balboa has control of the leg.
Pimpin is trying to stand back up but Balboa is controlling him
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa trying to pass the guard but Pimpin defending well.
Pimpin wants to get back to his feet.
Balboa trying to pass the guard but Pimpin defending well.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Balboa tries for a takedown but Pimpin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Balboa misses with a takedown attempt - Pimpin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Balboa slips a jab and a cross from Pimpin.
Pimpin misses with a wild combination.
Balboa shoots in but no luck this time.
Ben Pimpin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky Balboa.
Pimpin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Balboa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pimpin but Pimpin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pimpin stuffs the takedown.

Balboa closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Pimpin takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Balboa working the body and head with strikes.
Balboa lands a few punches from side control.
Pimpin takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Pimpin gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pimpin punching from the bottom.
Balboa trying to pass the guard but Pimpin defending well.
Pimpin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Balboa.
Balboa lands strikes from half guard.
Pimpin taking some punishment here, with Balboa in his half guard.
Balboa scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pimpin taking some punishment here, with Balboa in his half guard.
Rocky Balboa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Balboa lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Balboa scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Balboa looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pimpin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Pimpin is in trouble now - Balboa has advanced to mount!
Balboa lands a big shot there that rocks Pimpin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Balboa scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Balboa landing shots from mount.
Balboa landing punches.
Pimpin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Balboa fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Pimpin is looking to improve his position but Balboa isn't that keen on the idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Pimpin hang on?
Balboa looking to finish Pimpin with some ground and pound. This is bad for Pimpin!
Pimpin throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Balboa landing strikes from the mount.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Balboa! Pimpin is hurt baaadly! Balboa is firing away with more strikes - Pimpin is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Rocky Balboa!