PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Human Human (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rumble Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumble Balboa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Human
vs
Balboa

191 cm
20
280 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

200 cm
20
280 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Human Human!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rumble Balboa!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balboa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Human swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Balboa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Balboa wants to clinch up but Human keeps it at a distance.
Balboa tries to clinch up
and Human connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Human throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Balboa tries to clinch up but Human circles away and keeps his distance.
Human looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Balboa is fending him off so far but Human persists. Nope, Balboa circles away and we're back to standing.
Human misses with a body shot
and Balboa counters with a nice body kick.
Human looks to score with a jab to the body but Balboa is just out of range.
Balboa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Balboa tries to clinch but Human is having none of it.
Balboa tries to clinch up but Human circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Human misses the shot to the body.
Balboa tries to clinch up.
Human gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Balboa counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Balboa.
Balboa tries to throw a body punch but Human avoids it by throwing Balboa back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Human.
Human swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Human blocking some punches.
Human tries to throw a body punch but Balboa avoids it by throwing Human back against the cage.
Human tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Balboa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Balboa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Balboa tries to throw a body punch but Human avoids it by throwing Balboa back against the cage.
Human misses with a punch to the body.
Balboa misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balboa tries to work over Human's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good body shot from Balboa.
Human is breathing heavily.
Balboa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Human's elbow.
Balboa wants to stall.
Human swings wildly with an uppercut but Balboa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Balboa can't find room to land a body shot as Human controls the action.
Balboa blocks a body shot from Human.
A head punch on the inside from Human fails to land.
Human can't get the takedown.
Human letting Balboa take a breather here.
Balboa misses with a body punch.
Balboa stalling the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Balboa trying to control the position but instead, Human has worked for underhooks and has pushed Balboa into the cage.
Balboa will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Human up against the cage.
Balboa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Human lands an uppercut.
Human prevents a body shot from Balboa.
Balboa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Human tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Balboa's elbow.
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 wants to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Human.
Human slows down the pace here.
Balboa just leaning against Human, taking a breather.
Human struggles to land a body shot inside as Balboa controls his hands.
Balboa looking to stall.
Balboa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Human tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Balboa's elbow.
Balboa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Balboa.
Human has a couple of punches blocked by Balboa.
Balboa misses with a punch to the body.
Balboa leaning against his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

That kick from Balboa tenderised Human's leg. Human is trying to keep his angry face on.
Balboa wants to clinch.
Human swats away the attempt to clinch by Balboa.
Balboa moves to clinch but Human breaks away
letting Human counter with a right hand.
Balboa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Human misses with a hook to the body
letting Balboa counter with a right hand.
Human circles away from the clinch attempt

and Human counters with a shoot takedown. Balboa fights it but they end up in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Balboa wants to stand but Human is controlling the position.
Human is looking to advance position but Balboa has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Balboa controlling from mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Human is desperately trying to improve his position but Balboa has a good base and remains in mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Rumble Balboa.
Balboa moves in looking to clinch but Human pushes him off.
Human misses with a body shot.
Rumble Balboa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Balboa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Balboa closes the distance but Human moves to the side
and Human makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rumble Balboa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balboa wants to clinch but Human slips to the side
and Human counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Balboa clinches up against the cage.
Human tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Balboa's elbow.
Balboa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Human backwards.
Balboa lands with a light punch inside.
Balboa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Human is keeping busy.
Human misses with a hook to the ribs.
Balboa looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from Human fails to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Balboa prevents a body shot from Human.
Balboa will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Human up against the cage.
Human has a couple of punches blocked by Balboa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rumble Balboa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Human shoots in and drives through. Balboa sprawls well.
Balboa wants to clinch up but Human keeps it at a distance.
Balboa throws a shot to the body.
Balboa is looking to clinch but Human is avoiding it.
Balboa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Balboa tries to clinch

and Human counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Balboa wants to control but Human is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Human with the ground and pound but Balboa uses the opportunity to regain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Human accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Balboa is on top in guard.
Balboa would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Balboa is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Human manages to get to full guard.
Balboa trying to control but Human is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Human on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Human tries to get out of the position.
Balboa wants to control from the top but Human keeps moving.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Rumble Balboa has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Human misses the body punch
and Balboa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Balboa slips under a jab from Human.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa moves to clinch but Human breaks away
and Human counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Balboa jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Balboa looks for the body kick but Human saw that one coming.
Balboa blocks a jab.
Human misses the shot to the body.
Human throws a lazy uppercut
and Balboa counters with a left to the body.
Balboa tries a head kick but it misses.
Balboa connects with a solid leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Balboa feints a jab promting Human to slip. Balboa then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Human slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Human Human has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balboa fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Balboa.
Nice body punch from Balboa.
Balboa is looking to clinch but Human is avoiding it.
Balboa is looking to clinch.
Balboa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Balboa is looking to clinch.
Balboa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Human swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Balboa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Human paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Balboa moves in looking to clinch but Human pushes him off.
Human keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rumble Balboa really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Human Human's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

The fight stays on the outside here - Balboa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Balboa wants to clinch up but Human keeps it at a distance.
Rumble Balboa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Balboa tries to clinch there but Human circles away.
Balboa throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Balboa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Balboa tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Human counters with a left to the body.

Balboa moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Human tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Human goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Balboa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Human misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Balboa blocks a body shot from Human.
Balboa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Balboa.
Balboa leaning against his opponent.
Balboa can't find room to land a body shot as Human controls the action.
Balboa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Human fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Balboa tries a body shot but Human blocks it.
Human goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Human scores with a hook to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Balboa.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Balboa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Human misses with a body punch.
Balboa slowing the pace effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa gets through Human's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Human doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Balboa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Balboa pushes Human back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Human prevents a body shot from Balboa.
Human misses with some punches.
Human throws a punch but it's blocked by Balboa.
Human tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Balboa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Human's elbow.
Balboa can't find room to land a body shot as Human controls the action.
Human misses with some punches.
Balboa gets underhooks to prevent Human's takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa blocks an uppercut.
Rumble Balboa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Balboa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Human misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Balboa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Human backwards.
Balboa misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from Balboa.
Balboa digs a right hand underneath Human's ribcage. Human let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Human's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Human prevents a body shot from Balboa.
Balboa stalling against the cage.
Human tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Balboa's elbow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Balboa takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Human has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Balboa is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa tries a body shot but Human blocks it.
Human misses with a hook from the clinch.
Balboa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Human.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Balboa.
Balboa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Balboa digs a right hand underneath Human's ribcage. Human let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Balboa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Balboa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Human backwards.
Human blocks a body shot from Balboa.
Balboa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Human trying to control the position but instead, Balboa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Human into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Balboa creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Human's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Human drops to his knees and Balboa pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rumble Balboa!
Rumble Balboa is the new heavyweight champion!