PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Lloyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lloyd comes into the arena with Hank Williams Sr - Lost Highway blaring out of the sound system. Balboa is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by eye of the tiger. On his way into the cage it seems that Ray Lloyd has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ray Lloyd seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Lloyd
vs
Balboa

185 cm
25
280 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

187 cm
25
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ray Lloyd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rocky Balboa!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lloyd looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lloyd cracks the inside of Balboa's front leg.
A big right from Balboa misses.
Nice shot by Balboa.
Balboa takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Balboa ducks under a wild hook from Lloyd.
Balboa misses with a hook.
Lloyd plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lloyd scores with a leg kick.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Balboa has eaten all the pies!
Balboa misses with a hook. Lloyd ducked under it nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lloyd swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Balboa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Balboa wants it to stay on the feet.
Balboa checks the leg kick nicely there.

Lloyd shoots in and bounces Balboa off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Lloyd is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Balboa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lloyd stopping the sweep attempt from Balboa.
Balboa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lloyd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lloyd sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Lloyd trying to control the position from guard on top but Balboa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lloyd tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Lloyd looking to score a takedown here. Balboa is defending well but Lloyd drives through and ends up in Balboa's guard.
Balboa is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lloyd is controlling him.
Balboa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lloyd's guard.
Balboa trying to control the position from guard on top but Lloyd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Balboa is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lloyd is keeping the position for now.
Balboa is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lloyd is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Balboa gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balboa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lloyd lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lloyd blocks a jab.
Balboa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lloyd sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd throws a leg kick but Balboa checks it.
Balboa lands with a hook. Lloyd tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A big right from Balboa misses.
Nice shot by Balboa.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lloyd.
Good shot there by Balboa.
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 lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Balboa throws a jab when Lloyd was well out of range.
Balboa might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Balboa throws out a loose jab but Lloyd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Balboa scores with the left hand. Lloyd knows he should have avoided that one.

Oooooh!!! Balboa has knocked Lloyd down with a huge combo! Balboa steps away and waves a wobbly Lloyd back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Lloyd is rocked!

It looks like Ray Lloyd has been cut.
Rocky Balboa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Balboa jabs at Lloyd's body.
Oh Lloyd is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lloyd is breathing heavily.
Nice takedown defense from Balboa. No joy for Lloyd on that attempt.
Lloyd seems to have got his legs back now.
Balboa misses with a straight right.
Balboa misses with a straight left.
Balboa lands with a cross.
Good standup being displayed there by Balboa as he connects with a hook.
Balboa throws a lazy right hand but Lloyd sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A head kick from Lloyd lands but Balboa takes it in his stride.
Balboa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lloyd's head.
Lloyd throws a leg kick that misses.
Lloyd attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Balboa misses with an uppercut. Lloyd saw that one coming.
Balboa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Balboa misses with an uppercut. Lloyd saw that one coming.
Balboa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lloyd.
Lloyd tries a head kick but it misses.
Rocky Balboa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lloyd ducks under a wild hook from Balboa.
Lloyd throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lloyd lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Balboa misses the jab.
Horrible takedown by Lloyd or perhaps it was just good defense by Balboa which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Lloyd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Balboa works the jab nicely.
Balboa misses with a few strikes there.
Balboa displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That kick from Lloyd tenderised Balboa's leg. Balboa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Balboa misses with a straight right.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Balboa misses the target.
Lloyd slips a jab from Balboa.
Balboa thows a body shot but no joy.
Balboa leaves Lloyd with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Balboa goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Balboa misses with a looping left.
Balboa throws a jab when Lloyd was well out of range.
Balboa misses with a wild combination.
Balboa is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lloyd had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Lloyd tries to land a front kick but Balboa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Balboa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lloyd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lloyd slips a straight right by Balboa.
Lloyd fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Balboa checks it well.
Lloyd connects with a solid leg kick.
Balboa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lloyd lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balboa misses with a two punch combination.
Balboa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lloyd.
Lloyd feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Balboa's calf.
Lloyd moves out of range as Balboa strikes.
Balboa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lloyd.
Lloyd throws a head kick but Balboa moves out of range.
Balboa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lloyd.
Lloyd is looking to slow Balboa down with leg kicks.
Balboa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Balboa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lloyd can pounce on him.
Lloyd turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Balboa throws a shot from downtown. Lloyd moves away and avoids it.
Lloyd scores with a head kick. Balboa tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Balboa swings widly with a right hand
and Lloyd counters with an inside leg kick.
Balboa scores with a hook.
Balboa looks to score with a jab to the body but Lloyd is just out of range.
Lloyd is looking to slow Balboa down with leg kicks.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd moves out of range as Balboa strikes.
Balboa thows a body shot but no joy.
Lloyd throws a nice outside leg kick.
A jab from Balboa misses.

Lloyd closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Lloyd wants to lay and pray for a moment but Balboa keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Balboa gets full guard.
Balboa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lloyd is one step ahead there.
Lloyd scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lloyd is working Balboa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lloyd won't allow Balboa to sweep him here.
Balboa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Balboa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lloyd is one step ahead there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lloyd looking to pass the guard.
Balboa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Balboa lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lloyd!
Balboa looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lloyd is trying desperately to improve position.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Balboa is trying to control here but Lloyd has managed to regain half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Balboa in particular looking to stall.
It looks like Balboa is going to stand back up.
Rocky Balboa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lloyd is looking for a sweep. Balboa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Balboa has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ray Lloyd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Balboa wants to control the pace but Lloyd is squirming around nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rocky Balboa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Balboa 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 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Rocky Balboa!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Rocky Balboa!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Rocky Balboa!

Rocky Balboa wins by unanimous decision!
Rocky Balboa took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I wanna thank QFC Tokyo and QFClothing for their support and this great stage to perform. After i retired from boxing i thought I had nothing to offer. Thx QFC...RIP Apollo Creed.... Yo Adrian I did it!!'.