PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iron Balls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hype Fightert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Balls
vs
Fightert

225 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

176 cm
25
284 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Springfield HW Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Iron Balls!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hype Fightert!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fightert misses with a wild body shot.

Fightert clinches.
Balls is trying to pull guard but Fightert has him pressed against the cage.
Balls blocks an uppercut.
Balls blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fightert throws a punch but it's blocked by Balls.
Fightert lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fightert softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Balls is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Fightert lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Balls blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fightert blocks an elbow strike from Balls.
Fightert has a couple of punches blocked by Balls.
Fightert misses with some punches.
Balls blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Balls wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fightert misses with a hook from the clinch.
Balls tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fightert doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Balls blocks an uppercut.
Fightert throws a head punch that misses.
Balls tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fightert just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iron Balls. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Balls drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Balls wants a takedown but no success here.
Fightert has a couple of punches blocked by Balls.
Balls is looking to break free of the clinch but Fightert has double underhooks.
Fightert doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fightert lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Balls.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Balls.
A short right from Fightert.
A nice left hand lands by Fightert.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Fightert.
A nice left hand lands by Fightert.

It looks like Iron Balls has been cut.
Fightert lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Balls has Fightert pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Fightert manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fightert.
A nice left hand lands by Fightert.
Balls is working for takedown but Fightert is calmly controlling the position for now.
Fightert has a couple of punches blocked by Balls.
Balls blocks an uppercut.
Fightert swings wildly with an uppercut but Balls uses good head movement to avoid it.
Balls blocking some punches.
Fightert lands with a left to the head.
Fightert is pressed up against the cage. Balls has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fightert down to the mat. Fightert avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Fightert throws a looping overhand right but Balls ducks down to avoid it.
Balls steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fightert.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fightert digs a good hook to Balls's body.
Fightert slips a jab and a cross from Balls.
Balls uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fightert.
Balls misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fightert.
Fightert thows a body shot but no joy.
Balls looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Good work by Fightert as he checks the leg kick.
Fightert fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Balls manages to avoid it.
Fightert throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Balls sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Fightert fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Balls, pushing him back against the cage.
Fightert wants to take the fight to the mat but Balls manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Fightert lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Balls tries to pull guard but Fightert holds him up against the cage and eventually Balls drops back down to his feet.
Fightert has Balls pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Balls manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fightert throws a punch but it's blocked by Balls.
Fightert scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fightert swings wildly with an uppercut but Balls uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Fightert.
Fightert has a couple of punches blocked by Balls.
Fightert lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fightert throws a punch but it's blocked by Balls.
Fightert makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fightert has a couple of punches blocked by Balls.
Balls tries to pull guard but Fightert won't allow it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Balls jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fightert walks away with a smile on his face. Balls gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Balls throws a head kick but Fightert moves out of range.
Fightert throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hype Fightert dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Iron Balls's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A punch combination from Balls misses.

Fightert gets a clinch.
Fightert throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ballss head.
Balls blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fightert misses with a hook from the clinch.
Balls blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Fightert fails to land.
Balls content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Fightert swings wildly with an uppercut but Balls uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fightert lands a hook that snaps the head of Balls backwards.
Fightert pushes Balls back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Balls is trying to push Fightert away but Fightert has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fightert fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Balls blocks an uppercut.
Hype Fightert seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fightert lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Balls backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balls is trying to pull guard but Fightert turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fightert.
Balls blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fightert.
Fightert working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fightert.
Fightert stops a takedown attempt from Balls.
Fightert lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fightert doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fightert lands a right hand that snaps the head of Balls backwards.
Balls blocking some punches.
Fightert prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iron Balls. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Balls stalling in the clinch but Fightert improves position.
Fightert lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fightert.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Balls is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Fightert is defending well.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Fightert in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fightert misses with the head strike.
Fightert lands with a left to the head.

Balls is rocked!
Fightert throws a head punch that misses.
Fightert misses with a punch on the inside.
Fightert creates a bit of distance and cracks Balls with a massive left hook! Balls crumples out of camera shot, completely unconscious! He's been Nelmarked! Fightert stares at him for a moment then struts over to his corner, victorious.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hype Fightert!