PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cleon Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arran Balthazar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Cleon Wright has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Cleon Wright seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Wright
vs
Balthazar

191 cm
18
195 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

181 cm
25
191 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cleon Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arran Balthazar!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Wright misses.
Wright throws a low kick but Balthazar moves out of range easily.
Wright catches Balthazar with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wright misses with a body shot

and Balthazar counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Balthazar cracks Wright with a nice body shot.
Wright takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wright looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Balthazar lands a nice elbow.
Wright tries to work over Balthazar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Balthazar lands an elbow inside.
Wright is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Balthazar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wright or not.

Balthazar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Balthazar keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wright jabs Balthazar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wright misses the shot to the body.
Balthazar tries to counter with a clinch but Wright shakes him off and moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wright tries to score with a low kick but Balthazar moves his leg out of the way.
Cleon Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wright misses with a two punch combination.
Balthazar closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Balthazar rushes Wright and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright throws a head punch that misses.
Wright is trying to break the clinch but Balthazar is controlling him.
Wright using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Balthazar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Balthazar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wright's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Balthazar lands an elbow that stopped Wright in his tracks for a moment.
Wright is trying to force a seperation but Balthazar has the dominant position.
Balthazar prevents a body shot from Wright.
Balthazar displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wright up against the cage.

Balthazar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Balthazar clinches up against the cage.
Wright is trying to force a seperation but Balthazar has the dominant position.
Balthazar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wright backwards.
Balthazar lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Balthazar - that landed with a thud.
A short body shot lands from Balthazar as the two fighters clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wright throws an elbow but misses.

Balthazar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wright throws a series of punches but Balthazar moves out of range.
Wright looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws a lazy right hand but Balthazar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Balthazar has taken the fight to the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Balthazar.
A nice left hand lands by Balthazar.
Balthazar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Balthazar cracks Wright with a nice body shot.
Balthazar lands an elbow inside.
Nice body punch from Balthazar.
A short right from Balthazar.
Balthazar is leaning against Wright and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wright is breathing heavily.
Balthazar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hand to the body from Wright.
Wright's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Balthazar lands an elbow just above Wright 's eye.

It looks like Cleon Wright has been cut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Balthazar.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Balthazar.
Balthazar lands with a right to the head.

Balthazar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Balthazar instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wright tries to throw a body punch but Balthazar avoids it by throwing Wright back against the cage.
Balthazar lands a body punch.
Balthazar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Balthazar lands a hook that snaps the head of Wright backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Balthazar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Balthazar.
A right handed body shot lands from Balthazar.
Balthazar lands an elbow inside.
Balthazar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Balthazar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Balthazar lands a nice elbow.

Wright is rocked!
Balthazar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oh Wright is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wright working hard to break the clinch.
Wright seems to have got his legs back now.
Balthazar stalling against the cage.

Balthazar breaks from the clinch.
Wright looks to score with a jab to the body but Balthazar is just out of range.
Balthazar doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Balthazar tries to clinch but Wright moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws a body shot but no joy.
Wright swats away the attempt to clinch by Balthazar.
Balthazar wants to clinch.
Wright is looking to wear down Balthazar with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Balthazar has Wright up against the cage in a clinch.
Balthazar lands a body shot.
Balthazar is leaning against Wright and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Balthazar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wright backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short body shot lands from Balthazar as the two fighters clinch.
Balthazar lands an elbow inside that Wright shrugs off.
A frustrated look appears on Wright's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Balthazar lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Balthazar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arran Balthazar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cleon Wright'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.

Wright takes one to the chin there.
Wright throws a solid leg kick but Balthazar takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wright.
Wright throws a nice looking combination but Balthazar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wright swinging wildly here.

Balthazar forces Wright back against the cage and clinches.

Balthazar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wright scores with a jab to the body.
Balthazar is looking to clinch.

Wright gets tackled into the cage by Balthazar. Balthazar maintains the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Balthazar - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balthazar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wright.
Balthazar scores with a hook to the body.
Balthazar lands with a left to the head.
Wright tries to work over Balthazar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wright is trying to stall.
Wright wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balthazar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wright's efforts to push away.
Wright takes an elbow to the temple.

Balthazar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wright lands a two punch combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Balthazar is looking to clinch but Wright is avoiding it.
The fighters circling - Wright throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wright circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wright was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Wright lands a body shot.

Balthazar clinches.
Balthazar lands a shoulder strike.
A short left from Balthazar.
Balthazar digs a right hand underneath Wright's ribcage. Wright let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wright struggles to land a body shot inside as Balthazar controls his hands.
Balthazar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Arran Balthazar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Come on Balthazar - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Balthazar lands a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Balthazar.
A right handed body shot lands from Balthazar.
Balthazar pushes Wright back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Balthazar digs a right hand underneath Wright's ribcage. Wright let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Balthazar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wright backwards.

Balthazar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Balthazar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wright, pushing him back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Balthazar.
Balthazar lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Balthazar.
Balthazar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Balthazar lands a body shot.
Balthazar scores with a shoulder strike.
Balthazar lands a shot to the body.

Balthazar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Balthazar tries to clinch up but Wright circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Balthazar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright misses with a body punch
and Balthazar counters with a stiff right hand.
Wright paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Balthazar rushes Wright and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Balthazar scores with a shoulder strike.
Balthazar prevents a body shot from Wright.
A shot in the inside from Balthazar.
Wright tries to break the clinch but Balthazar is controlling the position.
Balthazar cracks Wright with a nice body shot.
Balthazar stalling the fight.
Good body shot from Balthazar.
Wright's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice elbow from Balthazar.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Balthazar.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balthazar dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Balthazar taking a breather.
Nice elbow from Balthazar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balthazar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wrights head.
Balthazar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wright's defenses.
Balthazar keeps control of Wright as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Balthazar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A left hand lands to the body for Balthazar.
Balthazar lands a nice shot to the body.
Wright takes a shot to the head.

Balthazar manages to break the clinch.
Balthazar tries to clinch up but Wright circles away and keeps his distance.
Wright misses with an uppercut

and Balthazar counters by moving into the clinch.
Balthazar cracks Wright with a nice body shot.
A short uppercut from Balthazar.
Balthazar will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Wright up against the cage.
Balthazar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Balthazar breaks from the clinch.

Balthazar has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arran Balthazar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cleon Wright's cut.
That's time! Wright's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Wright throws a looping overhand right but Balthazar ducks down to avoid it.

Balthazar has taken the fight to the clinch.
A body shot lands from Balthazar.
Wright is trying to stall.
Wright is trying to break the clinch but Balthazar is controlling him.
Balthazar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Balthazar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Balthazar blocking some punches.
Balthazar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wright misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Balthazar - that landed with a thud.
Balthazar pushes Wright back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Balthazar is pushing Wright up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Balthazar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Balthazar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wright manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Balthazar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Wright misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Balthazar pushes Wright up against the cage in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Balthazar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Balthazar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Balthazar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wright backwards.
A short left from Balthazar.
Balthazar lands with a right to the head.
Balthazar digs a right hand underneath Wright's ribcage. Wright let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Balthazar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wright tries to move into range but Balthazar moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Balthazar forces Wright back against the cage and clinches.
Balthazar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wrights head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balthazar lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Balthazar.
Wright's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Balthazar unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Wright! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Balthazar is unloading with more strikes now! Wright drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arran Balthazar!
Arran Balthazar seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.