PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daley Bornstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salvador Saballe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bornstein comes to the cage accompanied by Men at Work - Land Down Under. Saballe has chosen In My City as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bornstein
vs
Saballe

190 cm
33
315 lbs
21 - 16 - 0

225 cm
27
275 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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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 21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daley Bornstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Salvador Saballe!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bornstein misses with a low kick.
Bornstein throws an overhand right that lands on Saballe's shoulder, as Saballe tries to avoid the shot.
Saballe blocks a jab.
Bornstein moves out of range of the body kick from Saballe.
Bornstein falls off balance throwing a combination

and Saballe counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Saballe.
Saballe missing with knees to the body.
Saballe is stalling here.
Saballe misses with a body punch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bornstein lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

It looks like Salvador Saballe has been cut.
Bornstein avoiding damage.
Saballe stalling against the cage.
Bornstein makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bornstein scores with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saballe misses with a punch on the inside.
Bornstein is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Saballe is keeping busy.
Bornstein just leaning against Saballe, taking a breather.
Saballe prevents a body shot from Bornstein.
Bornstein using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Saballe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bornstein is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Saballe lands with a short shot to the head.
Bornstein looking to stall.
Bornstein lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bornstein lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Bornstein fails to land.
Bornstein tries to circle away but Saballe has him pinned against the cage.
Saballe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bornstein is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bornstein lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saballe is trying to force a seperation but Bornstein has the dominant position.
Bornstein swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Saballe scores with a shoulder strike.
Saballe wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Saballe is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bornstein misses with a punch on the inside.
Bornstein throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Saballes head.
Saballe swings wildly with an uppercut but Bornstein uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bornstein creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Saballe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Saballe is trying to maintain a safe position but Bornstein gets an underhook and turns Saballe into the cage.
Saballe blocks an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bornstein throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bornstein struggles to land a body shot inside as Saballe controls his hands.
A frustrated look appears on Saballe's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Saballe lands with a right to the head.
Saballe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Saballe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bornstein keeps control of Saballe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bornstein misses with a punch on the inside.
Bornstein is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Saballe manages to break the clinch.
Saballe goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Saballe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bornstein sizes up Saballe with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bornstein jabs at Saballe's body.
Saballe is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saballe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Saballe throws a head kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saballe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Saballe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Saballe checks a low kick from Bornstein.
Bornstein throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bornstein scores with a jab.
Bornstein scores with a jab.
No joy there for Bornstein, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Bornstein lands a big uppercut and Saballe crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Saballe looks OK. Bornstein waves Saballe back to his feet!

Saballe is rocked!
Saballe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Saballe is still on wobbly legs! Can Bornstein finish him?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saballe jabs Bornstein right on the nose. Bornstein blinks but takes it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Bornstein misses the target.
Saballe seems to have recovered his senses.
Saballe doesn't manage to clinch there - Bornstein circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daley Bornstein dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Salvador Saballe's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Saballe digs a good body shot into Bornstein's ribs.
Bornstein misses with a hook.
Bornstein shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Saballe eats them both and turns towards Bornstein to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bornstein throws a shot from downtown. Saballe moves away and avoids it.
Bornstein lands a nice shot to the body.
Daley Bornstein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saballe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Daley Bornstein is winning the standup battle so far.
Bornstein misses with a double jab.
A head kick misses from Bornstein.
A combination from Bornstein does no damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saballe. Bornstein does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bornstein digs a good hook to Saballe's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saballe connects with an inside leg kick.
Saballe is breathing heavily.
Bornstein with a nice cross.
Bornstein swinging wildly here.
Bornstein with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bornstein blocks the body kick.
Saballe takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bornstein fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Saballe clinches up with Bornstein and pushes him back against the cage.
Bornstein swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Saballe prevents Bornstein from breaking the clinch.
Bornstein lands a left hand.
The referee is keeping an eye on Saballe - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Saballe lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bornstein.
A shot in the inside from Bornstein.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saballe.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bornstein lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bornstein tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saballe avoids it.
Bornstein digs a right hand into Saballe's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Saballe's gas tank.
Bornstein can't find room to land a body shot as Saballe controls the action.
Stalling in the clinch from Bornstein.
Bornstein lands a left hand.

Bornstein breaks the clinch.
Saballe on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Saballe gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Bornstein gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daley Bornstein!
Daley Bornstein really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that [CBK] The Smashwear Corporation logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.