PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fighter Hayabusa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Hayabusa
vs
Balboa

185 cm
22
196 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Fast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fighter Hayabusa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rocky Balboa!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balboa tries to clinch but Hayabusa is having none of it.
Balboa lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hayabusa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hayabusa throws a one two combo.
Hayabusa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hayabusa misses with a few strikes there.
Hayabusa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Balboa throws a right and a left that both miss.
A left and a right from Hayabusa both land. Nice combination.
A jab from Hayabusa finds it's way through Balboa's defenses.
Balboa stuffs the takedown attempt from Hayabusa. Hayabusa gets slowly back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Balboa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Balboa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Balboa tries to clinch but Hayabusa is having none of it.
Hayabusa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Balboa counters with a nice uppercut.

Hayabusa is rocked!
Hayabusa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oh Hayabusa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fight stays on the outside here - Balboa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hayabusa seems to have got his legs back now.
Balboa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hayabusa swats away the attempt to clinch by Balboa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayabusa tries to clinch up.
Balboa tries to clinch there but Hayabusa circles away.
Hayabusa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hayabusa looks to score with a jab to the body but Balboa is just out of range.
Hayabusa tries a head kick but it misses.
Balboa closes the distance but Hayabusa moves to the side

and Hayabusa counters by clinching up.
Balboa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hayabusa backwards.
Balboa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Balboa wants to break the clinch but can't.

Hayabusa manages to break the clinch.
Hayabusa throws a hook but Balboa avoids it easily.
Balboa tries to clinch there but Hayabusa circles away.
Balboa slips a jab and a cross from Hayabusa.
Balboa doesn't manage to clinch there - Hayabusa circles away.
Hayabusa misses with a head kick.
Balboa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Balboa takes one to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hayabusa misses with a looping left.
Hayabusa tries to clinch but Balboa is having none of it.
Hayabusa throws a head kick that misses
and Balboa counters with a nice body kick.
Balboa tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hayabusa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Balboa fails in his attempt to clinch.

Hayabusa takes the fight into the clinch.
Balboa crunches a lovely knee into Hayabusa's ribcage.
Hayabusa is breathing heavily.
Hayabusa trying to stall but Balboa improves his position.
Hayabusa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hayabusa wants to stall.
Hayabusa missing with knees to the body.
Balboa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Balboa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Balboa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hayabusa keeps the fight on the outside.
Hayabusa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hayabusa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Balboa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A thudding body kick lands there by Balboa!
Balboa fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayabusa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Balboa doesn't manage to clinch there - Hayabusa circles away.
Hayabusa is looking to clinch.
Balboa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Balboa is looking to clinch.
Balboa tries to clinch but Hayabusa is having none of it.
Hayabusa lands a right hook to the body.
Balboa tries to clinch but Hayabusa moves out of range.
Hayabusa wants to clinch up but Balboa keeps it at a distance.
Hayabusa throws a leg kick that misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Hayabusa scores with a four punch combination!
Balboa connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Hayabusa! He's out on his feet! Balboa rushes in and drops Hayabusa with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Rocky Balboa!