PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dan Alucard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adrian Bale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Alucard
vs
Bale

173 cm
29
165 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

170 cm
30
165 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Great elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Alucard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Adrian Bale!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bale connects with a nice looking jab.
Adrian Bale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bale lands with a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Alucard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bale staying out of range there.
Bale needs to keep his hands up - Alucard had a free shot at his head there.
Nice straight punches there by Bale. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bale.
Bale throws a head kick but Alucard moves out of range.
Bale defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Alucard.
Bale moves away from the strike by Alucard.
Bale keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alucard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alucard throws a right hand that misses
and Bale counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Alucard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alucard with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bale to score with a decent uppercut.
Bale throws a sloppy head kick and Alucard moves out of range easily.
Bale takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bale pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bale. Alucard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alucard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bale counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Alucard thinking.
Alucard tries for a takedown but Bale sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bale takes a swing at Alucard's ribcage but misses.
Bale scores with a jab to the head.
Bale does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bale uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alucard.
Bale swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Alucard counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alucard swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Alucard misses with a wild body shot.
Bale throws a body punch but Alucard moves out of range.
Adrian Bale is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bale looks to land a left hand but Alucard moved out of range nicely.
Alucard throws a jab but it's blocked by Bale.
Alucard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bale.
Bale throws a jab but it's blocked by Alucard.
Alucard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bale.
Alucard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bale.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bale. Alucard does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alucard takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bale fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alucard manages to avoid it.
Bale throws out a loose jab but Alucard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bale looks to score with a jab to the body but Alucard is just out of range.
Alucard stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Alucard misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Alucard looks to land a left hand but Bale moved out of range nicely.
Alucard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alucard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bale. Bale obviously looking to wear him down.
Bale scores with a jab.
Alucard fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Alucard or perhaps it was just good defense by Bale which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Alucard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alucard takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bale throws a leg kick
and Alucard counters with a two punch combo.
Bale just misses with a punch to the body.
Bale gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Alucard misses with an uppercut.
Bale thuds his right hand into Alucard's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bale lands with a thumping leg kick.
Alucard pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Alucard just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adrian Bale dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bale fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The fighters circling - Alucard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bale misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Alucard counters with a nice uppercut.
Adrian Bale seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bale scores with a leg kick.
Alucard scores with a hook.
Bale jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bale swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bale connects with a single shot there.
Alucard wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bale jabs Alucard to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bale misses with an uppercut. Alucard saw that one coming.
Alucard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bale was well out of range. Poor timing from Alucard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bale throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Alucard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bale with a nice cross.
Alucard scores with a jab to the jaw.
Alucard throws a hook but Bale avoids it easily.
Bale misses with a hook. Alucard ducked under it nicely.
Alucard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bale moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bale throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donk. Bale catches Alucard right on the button with a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bale fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alucard.
A shot to the liver by Bale. Beautiful body shot.
Bale misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bale. Alucard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alucard throws a leg kick
and Bale counters with a right hand 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!
Bale fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bale misses with a series of wild punches.
Alucard scores with a hook to the body. Bale takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bale.
Bale moves forwards but Alucard connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bale slips a jab and a cross from Alucard.
Nice uppercut there from Bale.
Bale misses with a hook.
Bale lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bale swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alucard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bale.
Bale looks to land a right hand but Alucard moved out of range.
Alucard missing with a left hand there. Bale was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alucard comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bale throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alucard doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Alucard drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Alucard misses with a wild body shot.
Alucard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alucard misses with a body shot
and Bale counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bale thows a leg kick but Alucard checks it
letting Alucard counter with a right hand.
Bale throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alucard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alucard swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alucard just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adrian Bale 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!

Bale fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bale darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
No joy there for Bale, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bale connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Alucard with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Alucard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bale.
Alucard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bale moves away.
Alucard on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Alucard throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bale counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alucard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bale.
Bale works the jab nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bale ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alucard moves away.
Bale scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alucard doesn't seem bothered though.
Bale with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bale misses with a wild combination.
Alucard misses with a straight left.
Bale throws an overhand right that lands on Alucard's shoulder, as Alucard tries to avoid the shot.
Bale misses with an uppercut. Alucard saw that one coming.
Bale throws a leg kick that misses.
Bale closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bale jabs at Alucard's body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Alucard.
Alucard thows a body shot but no joy.
Alucard moves away from the strike by Bale.
Alucard moves into range and connects with a jab.
Alucard throws the left hand but Bale avoids the punch easily.
Bale throws a hook but Alucard avoids it easily.
A cross from Alucard lands.
Alucard misses with a body shot.
Bale ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Alucard. Bale does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alucard looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bale is fending him off so far but Alucard persists. Nope, Bale circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bale scores with a head kick.
Bale throws the left hand but Alucard avoids the punch easily.
Bale feints and then cracks Alucard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Alucard down.
Bale fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Alucard has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Alucard connects with a nice looking jab.
Bale ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alucard moves away.
Bale lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Alucard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bale.
Alucard moves out of range of the leg kick from Bale.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bale misses with a left hand
and Alucard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bale feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Alucards jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bale misses with a wild combination.
Alucard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alucard throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bale.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alucard shoots in but no luck this time.
Alucard 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!
Bale thuds a left hand into Alucard's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adrian Bale really dominated that round.
That's time! Alucard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Alucard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bale, pushing him back against the cage.
Alucard blocks an uppercut.
Alucard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bale is defending well for now.
Alucard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Alucard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bale avoids it.
Bale tries to work over Alucard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alucard trying to land knees to the body.
Alucard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bale avoids it.
A right hand to the body from Bale.
Bale avoiding damage as Alucard throws knees to the body.
Alucard throws an elbow but it misses.
Alucard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bale avoids it.

Bale breaks the clinch.
Bale ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alucard moves away.
Bale misses with a hook. Alucard ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alucard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bale.
Bale with a nice cross.
Bale fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Alucard is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alucard. Bale does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alucard gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bale.
Bale takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Alucard closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bale circles away.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Bale scores with a nice right hand.
Bale jabs Alucard right on the nose. Alucard blinks but takes it well.
Bale takes a swing at Alucard's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alucard doesn't manage to clinch there - Bale circles away.
Alucard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bale.
Bale moves out of range as Alucard strikes.
Bale lands with a slapping head kick.
Alucard takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A chopping leg kick lands by Bale.
Alucard tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bale digs a good body shot into Alucard's ribs.
Bale scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bale slips a jab from Alucard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alucard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bale. Bale obviously looking to wear him down.
Bale throws a series of punches but Alucard avoids them all with ease.
Bale looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bale throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bale slips a jab from Alucard.
Alucard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bale lands with a cross.
Alucard misses with the combination.
A good leg kick by Bale.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bale just misses with a punch to the body.
Alucard looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bale throws a leg kick but Alucard sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Alucard takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Alucard misses the shot to the body.
Bale lands a glancing blow to the side of Alucard's head.
Alucard is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Alucard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alucard moves out of range as Bale strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bale jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A shot to the liver by Bale. Beautiful body shot.
Alucard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bale.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adrian Bale dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Alucard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bale paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bale looks to score with a jab to the body but Alucard is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Alucard.
Alucard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alucard. Bale does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good leg kick by Alucard there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bale missing with a left hand there. Alucard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bale bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Alucard's head.
A big left from Bale misses.
Alucard looks to score with a jab to the body but Bale is just out of range.
Bale feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Alucard's calf.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bale throws the kick towards the body but Alucard avoids it.
Bale swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alucard throws a poor cross that misses
and Bale counters with a right hand to the body.
Bale with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Alucard to score with a decent uppercut.
Bale cracks Alucard with an open hand slap.
Bale thows a body shot but no joy.
Alucard is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A jab from Bale finds it's way through Alucard's defenses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bale slips under a jab.
Bale looks for the body kick but Alucard saw that one coming.
Bale avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bale avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Alucard 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bale. Alucard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bale scores with a head kick.
Alucard looks to land a combination but Bale avoids it well.
Bale lands with a nice body punch.
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 three minutes gone in the round.
Bale misses with a low kick.
Alucard throws a shot from downtown. Bale moves away and avoids it.
Alucard gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bale.
Bale takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bale goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bale throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bale uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alucard.
Alucard slips under a jab from Bale.
Bale avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alucard misses with a body shot
and Bale counters with a two punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bale throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bale ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alucard moves away.
Alucard misses the jab.
Alucard is looking to chop away at Bale's legs.
Bale looks to land a body kick but Alucard moved away.
Alucard has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bale.
Alucard swings for the body but Bale moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bale tries to work over Alucard's front leg with a kick but Alucard checks it.
Bale connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dan Alucard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adrian Bale is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Alucard takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adrian Bale comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bale winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 45:50
Judge James Glass scores the fight 45:50
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adrian Bale!
Adrian Bale is the new lightweight champion!