PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mariusz Balon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Chis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Balon's entrance music is Dawaj na ring. A fine choice. Mariusz Balon could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Big Chis's chin.

Balon
vs
Chis

193 cm
18
260 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

195 cm
23
238 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mariusz Balon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Big Chis!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chis tries for a takedown but Balon circles away easily

and Balon counters with a nice double leg into side control. Chis won't be happy with that.
Chis looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Balon is trying to ground and pound but Chis uses the momentary lack of control by Balon to regain half guard.
Balon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Balon prevents Chis from standing back up.
Balon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chis trying to control from the bottom.
Balon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Balon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chis on the ground.
Balon with the ground and pound but Chis uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Balon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Balon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Balon content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Balon thows a big elbow that misses.
Chis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Balon throws a strike but Chis rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Chis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chis won't allow Balon to get back to his feet.
Chis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Balon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chis scoring with punches to the head and body.
Chis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Balon is looking to stand up but Chis isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Chis gets to his feet. Balon looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Balon blocks a head kick by Chis.
Chis throws a nice outside leg kick.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Balon enables Chis to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Balon manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chis throws and elbow that misses. Balon uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Chis's guard. Nice move by Balon!
Balon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balon lands a couple of elbows.
Chis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Chis seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Balon does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Chis is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Balon is just riding it out for now. Chis eventually gives up the hold.
Chis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Chis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Chis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Chis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Big Chis dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Chis lands a head kick!
Balon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Balon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Chis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice takedown defense from Chis. No joy for Balon on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mariusz Balon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Balon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A head kick misses from Chis.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balon avoids the body shot from Chis.
Chis misses with a body kick.
Balon has a takedown stuffed.
Chis looks to land a combination but Balon avoids it well.
Balon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Chis throws a solid leg kick but Balon takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Chis.
Chis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Chis.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Balon fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Chis to the ground. Balon is now in Chis's guard.
Chis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Big Chis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Balon with a nice head shot there.
Balon throws and elbow that misses. Chis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Balon's guard. Nice move by Chis!
Balon keeping moving, preventing Chis from controlling successfully.
Balon wants to get back to his feet but Chis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Chis is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chis forces his way into half guard.
Chis works his way into full mount!
Chis scoring with strikes but Balon is staying in there.

Chis with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

Chis jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Balon manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Balon on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Balon tries to get out of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Chis looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Chis is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Balon is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Big Chis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!

Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chis.
Balon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Balon stuffs the takedown attempt from Chis. Chis gets slowly back to his feet.
Chis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Big Chis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chis tries to bum rush Balon with a series of wild strikes but Balon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Balon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chis manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Balon.
Balon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chis moves away.
A punch combination from Chis misses.
Balon just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Chis as Balon shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mariusz Balon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chis with a poor takedown

and Balon counters with a shoot takedown. Chis fights it but they end up in guard.
Balon postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Balon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chis trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balon throws a big right hand that misses.
Balon with a flurry of punches that miss.
Balon has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Balon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Balon with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chis is pulling down on Balon's head. It's preventing any offense from Balon, at least for the moment.
Balon throws a strike but Chis rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Chis trying to control but Balon is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chis advances position into side control!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Balon is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Chis has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Chis postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Chis trying to control the action but Balon is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chis tries to score with some ground and pound. Balon controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Big Chis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Chis working the body and head with strikes.

Chis tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Chis throws a strike aimed at the side of Balon's head but Balon avoids it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Big Chis.
Well Chis has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Big Chis!