PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Owen Erskine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilaga Balabaw (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!

Erskine
vs
Balabaw

190 cm
22
216 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Owen Erskine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ilaga Balabaw!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balabaw lands a slapping body shot.
Balabaw misses with a jab, cross combination.
Erskine throws a big shot that misses.
Decent striking displayed by Erskine there.
Balabaw misses with a wild combination.
Erskine throws the kick towards the body but Balabaw avoids it.
Balabaw misses the jab.
Erskine throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Balabaw.
Erskine cracks Balabaw with a good jab.
The fighters circling - Erskine throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab from Balabaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Erskine connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Balabaw takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Some wild striking there from Erskine.
Balabaw is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Erskine hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ilaga Balabaw!