PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ej Balingit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rich Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen Human Sacrifice as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Balingit
vs
Silva

205 cm
30
290 lbs
28 - 8 - 0

193 cm
30
264 lbs
24 - 8 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 28 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ej Balingit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rich Silva!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Balingit.
Balingit punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
Balingit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Balingit.
Balingit lands a jab to the nose.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Balingit's waist but Balingit gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
Silva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Balingit takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Balingit misses its intended target.
Balingit jabs Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Silva wants to land a leg kick but Balingit is out of range.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Balingit ducks down to avoid it.
Silva scores with a decent looking hook.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Balingit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Balingit moves away.
Ej Balingit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balingit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Balingit tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Balingit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Balingit is looking to wear down Silva with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The fight stays on the outside here - Balingit looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Balingit digs a good hook to Silva's body.
Balingit takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Balingit. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Ej Balingit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rich Silva.
Silva bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

It looks like Ej Balingit has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balingit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Balingit misses with a wild body shot.
Balingit takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Balingit misses with a hook
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Balingit connects with a body shot.
Balingit throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Silva drops his hands momentarily and Balingit takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Silva cracks a nice hook into Balingit's ribs.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Balingit manages to avoid it.
Balingit with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balingit tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva throws a solid leg kick but Balingit takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silva.
Balingit blocks a head kick by Silva.
Balingit fails in his attempt to clinch.
Balingit looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Balingit lands a really nice looking cross but Silva seems unphased.
Balingit digs a good hook to Silva's body.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Balingit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva throws a body kick that misses
and Balingit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Balingit moves away from the strike by Silva.
Silva tries to work over Balingit's front leg with a kick but Balingit checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balingit connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Balingit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Balingit.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balingit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva lands with a shot to the body.
Balingit tries to clinch
and Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Balingit thinking.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Balingit is just out of range.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Balingit counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Silva is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Balingit.
Balingit just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva throws a body punch but Balingit moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ej Balingit dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ej Balingit's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Balingit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Balingit has wrist control.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Balingit avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Balingit throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Balingit looking for a sweep. Not yet Balingit, not yet.

Balingit looking for a guillotine here but Silva defends easily.
Silva postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Balingit has wrist control.
Silva sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Balingit's guard.
Silva working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Balingit defending well though.
Balingit is not content to let Silva control the position.
Balingit trying to control here.
Balingit is refusing to be controlled, as Silva sits in half guard.
Silva working the head and body with strikes.

Silva looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to free his trapped foot but Balingit is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ground and pound from Silva.
Silva content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva is pressing down on Balingit's thigh, looking to free his foot. Balingit is holding on for now.
Silva prevents Balingit from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balingit manages to get to full guard.
Silva postures up.
Silva won't allow Balingit to sweep him here.
Balingit keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Balingit working a defensive guard here.
Silva postures up in Balingit's guard and throws a big left but Balingit blocks it.
Balingit will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to control from the top but Balingit keeps moving.
Balingit is looking to sweep but instead, Silva has passed into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Silva lands a nice short elbow.
Silva prevents Balingit from improving his position.
Silva seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Balingit does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Balingit avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva is trying to control the action in half guard but Balingit is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Silva connects with a nice short shot to Balingit's temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rich Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ej Balingit's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Balingit to score with a decent uppercut.
Silva lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Balingit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva misses with the body kick
and Balingit counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Balingit connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silva. Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Balingit gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
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!

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Balingit. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Balingit lands a nice looking body shot.
Balingit just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Balingit tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Balingit fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Balingit is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balingit punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Balingit is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Balingit scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
Balingit tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Balingit keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Silva throws a wild body kick that Balingit sees coming a mile off.
Balingit slips under a jab from Silva.
Balingit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Balingit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Balingit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balingit lands a right hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balingit slips a jab from Silva.
Balingit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Balingit.
Balingit swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Balingit fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A big right from Silva misses.
Nice shot by Balingit.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Balingit lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silva at a distance.
Balingit scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
Balingit fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Silva on the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Balingit throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Balingit lands a jab to Silva's midsection.
Balingit lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Balingit getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Balingit scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Balingit misses with a body shot.
Silva dives in and grabs Balingit's left leg, looking for a takedown. Balingit pushes down on Silva's head and hops out.
Balingit swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Balingit checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Silva takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Balingit smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Silva is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ej Balingit is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Balingit manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Balingit lands a head shot.

Silva is rocked!
Balingit connects with a right hand. Silva shakes it off.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Balingit finish him?
Balingit blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Balingit lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Silva throws an off balance right hand
and Balingit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Balingit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Balingit tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Balingit looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Balingit throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ej Balingit showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Balingit has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ej Balingit!
Ej Balingit took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, FinnFighter Nutrition (Only 160Q supps!) for their support in the buildup to the fight.