PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michae Balle (ranked 1954 p4p, 82 weight class) and Lao Mung (ranked 2612 p4p, 102 weight class). 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.

Balle
vs
Mung

193 cm
25
270 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

195 cm
24
300 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

Paradigm
The Glue Factory

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Michae Balle!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lao Mung!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mung lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Balle backs up against the cage.
Mung tries to score with a low kick but Balle moves his leg out of the way.
Balle swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Balle fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mung looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Balle tests Mung's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mung throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Balle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mung steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Balle.
Balle misses with a hook.
Balle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mung manages to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Balle blocks the low kick.
Balle lands with a cross.
Mung misses with a head kick.
Balle's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mung under the eye.
Lao Mung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mung tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mung throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mung fails with an attempt to clinch.
Balle blocks a leg kick.
Balle checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balle scores with a nice strike.
A head kick from Mung lands but Balle takes it in his stride.

It looks like Michae Balle has been cut.
Mung thows a leg kick but Balle checks it
and Balle counters with a nice uppercut.
Balle smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mung takes a swing at Balle's ribcage but misses.
Balle lands a nice shot to the body.
Balle blocks a head kick by Mung.
Mung showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Balle.
Balle dips to his left and cracks Mung with an uppercut!
Balle definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Balle takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balle misses with a straight left.
Balle loads up on a big right hand but Mung slips the punch.
Good shot there by Balle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mung misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mung goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Balle is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mung goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mung throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Balle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mung moves away.
Mung throws a solid leg kick but Balle takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mung.
Balle was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Balle looks to score with a jab to the body but Mung is just out of range.
A big left from Balle misses.

Mung clinches up with Balle and pushes him back against the cage.
Balle lands a right hand.
Good body shot from Balle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Balle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mung misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Balle.
Mung keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Balle's efforts to push away.
The referee calls for Mung to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Michae Balle will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michae Balle's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Mung tries to clinch up but Balle circles away and keeps his distance.
Mung tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Balle was well out of range. Poor timing from Mung.
Mung swings widly with a right hand
enabling Balle to counter with a crisp jab.
Mung fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Balle checks it well.
Mung throws a leg kick that misses.
Balle takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Balle throws a jab but it's blocked by Mung.
Mung fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Balle manages to avoid it.
Mung rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Balle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Balle throws a body punch but Mung moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mung. Mung obviously looking to wear him down.
Michae Balle is winning the standup battle so far.
Mung throws a low kick but Balle avoids it.
The fighters circling - Balle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Balle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mung manages to avoid it.
Balle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Mung misses
and Balle counters with a stiff right hand.
Balle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mung moves away.
Mung moves out of range of the strikes.
Balle misses with a straight left.
Balle checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mung cracks the inside of Balle's front leg.
Jab, jab by Balle - just one landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Balle. Mung does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mung misses with a head kick.
Mung looks to land a right hand but Balle moved out of range.
Balle scores with a hook.
Balle lands a jab to Mung's midsection.
Balle throws a big shot that misses.
Mung bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mung throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balle avoids the head kick by Mung.
A little feinted left hand from Balle on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Balle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mung.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Balle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mung misses with a straight left.
Balle swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Balle checks a low kick from Mung.
Mung throws a head kick that misses.
Mung avoids the body shot from Balle.
Mung looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Balle lands with an overhand left.
Mung takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Balle's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mung connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Balle scrambles back to his feet.
Good leg kick by Mung there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Balle wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Balle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mung manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michae Balle dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michae Balle's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Balle bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mung misses with a looping left.
Balle ducks under a wild hook from Mung.
Mung tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Balle was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mung pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mung pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Balle with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Balle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mung raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Balle moves out of range of the body kick.
Mung keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balle avoids a kick to the body.
Balle bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mung's head backwards.
Balle looks to land a right hand but Mung moved out of range.
Mung tries to bum rush Balle with a series of wild strikes but Balle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mung keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balle lands with a right hand.
Balle avoids the head kick by Mung.
An attempted straight right counter from Balle misses the target.
Mung attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Balle scores with a nice strike.
Balle on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice shot by Balle.
Balle slips a jab from Mung.
Mung throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Balle fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mung swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Balle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Balle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mung.
The fighters circling - Balle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mung appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Balle tests Mung's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mung misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Balle moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Mung is rocked!
Mung attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mung is still on wobbly legs! Can Balle finish him?
Nice body punch from Balle.
Mung seems to have recovered his senses.
Balle blocks a head kick by Mung.
A quick step to the side and Balle tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mung takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Balle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Balle lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Balle closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Mung! Balle dives in looking to finish! Mung is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michae Balle!
Michae Balle retains his super heavyweight title!