PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ergun Cerrahoglu (ranked 3863 p4p, 6521 weight class) and Dario Balic (ranked 385 p4p, 487 weight class). Ergun Cerrahoglu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cerrahoglu
vs
Balic

174 cm
19
155
1 - 1 - 0

177 cm
18
152
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Concrete Clothing (Laundry Re Stock Coming Soon)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ergun Cerrahoglu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dario Balic!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Chad Campbell and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balic gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cerrahoglu.
Balic on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Balic tries to clinch up but Cerrahoglu circles away and keeps his distance.
Cerrahoglu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Balic tries a low kick but Cerrahoglu avoids it.
Cerrahoglu avoids a kick to the body.
Cerrahoglu swats away the attempt to clinch by Balic.
Cerrahoglu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cerrahoglu scores with a jab to the jaw.
Balic wants to clinch up but Cerrahoglu keeps it at a distance.
Cerrahoglu was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

Cerrahoglu gets tackled into the cage by Balic. Balic maintains the clinch.
Cerrahoglu is trying to force a seperation but Balic has the dominant position.
Balic misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balic working aggressively here.
Cerrahoglu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Cerrahoglu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Balic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cerrahoglu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cerrahoglu is looking to counter punch.
Cerrahoglu keeps the fight on the outside.
Balic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balic wants to clinch.
A quick step to the side and Cerrahoglu tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

Cerrahoglu shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Balic manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Balic is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cerrahoglu is controlling him.
Balic is wriggling around but Cerrahoglu manages to pass to half guard.
Cerrahoglu seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Balic does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cerrahoglu working the head and body with strikes.
Cerrahoglu looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Balic with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cerrahoglu scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Balic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cerrahoglu. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Balic is trying to stand back up but Cerrahoglu is controlling him
Cerrahoglu takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cerrahoglu working over Balic with some ground and pound. Balic looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Cerrahoglu looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cerrahoglu lands strikes from half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cerrahoglu working the head and body with strikes.
Cerrahoglu lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Balic is looking to get back to is feet but Cerrahoglu passes into side control.
Cerrahoglu cracks Balic with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Cerrahoglu grinds an elbow into Balic's temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cerrahoglu lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Cerrahoglu scoring with punches from side control.
Balic takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

Balic is rocked!
Balic is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Check out the look on Cerrahoglu's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Balic is still in real trouble! Can Cerrahoglu finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cerrahoglu is putting a hurting on Balic here, landing some big shots from side control.
Balic seems to have recovered his senses.
Cerrahoglu scores with a couple of short elbows.
Cerrahoglu cracks Balic with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Balic is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cerrahoglu cracks Balic with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Cerrahoglu lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cerrahoglu lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Balic down.
Balic is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Cerrahoglu has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Cerrahoglu is putting a hurting on Balic here, landing some big shots from side control.
Cerrahoglu looks up at the clock and then as Balic takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Cerrahoglu smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Cerrahoglu is chipping away with strikes.
Cerrahoglu in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Balic looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Cerrahoglu turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ergun Cerrahoglu!