PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Easy Ee (ranked 6905 p4p, 4524 weight class) and Julio Balestrin (ranked 641 p4p, 535 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ee
vs
Balestrin

167 cm
19
181
5 - 2 - 0

180 cm
26
182
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Easy Ee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Julio Balestrin!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balestrin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Balestrin steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ee.
Ee misses with a series of wild punches.
Balestrin looks to score with a jab to the body but Ee is just out of range.
Ee swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Easy Ee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balestrin ducks under a wild hook from Ee.
Balestrin slips a jab from Ee.
Ee misses with a double jab.
Balestrin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ee.

Balestrin darts in and clinches Ee up against the cage.
Ee is trying to break the clinch but Balestrin is controlling him.
Ee wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Balestrin tries to throw a body punch but Ee avoids it by throwing Balestrin back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balestrin cracks Ee with a nice body shot.
Balestrin works on Ee's body with a couple of short punches.
Balestrin lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from Balestrin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Balestrin.
A shot in the inside from Balestrin.
Ee blocks a body shot from Balestrin.
Balestrin dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Balestrin lands a right hand.
Ee is pressed up against the cage. Balestrin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ee down to the mat. Ee avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from Ee. Those never looked like landing.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ee crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Balestrin - the referee stops the clock and Ee gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Balestrin. Ee manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Balestrin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Balestrin moves into the clinch successfully.
Balestrin presses Ee against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Balestrin cracks Ee with a nice body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Balestrin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balestrin is working Ee over against the cage.
Ee is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balestrin stalls.
Balestrin lands a shot to the body.
Balestrin pushes Ee back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The referee calls for Balestrin to work.
Balestrin gets through Ee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ee working hard to break the clinch.
Balestrin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Balestrin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Balestrin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Balestrin cracks Ee with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balestrin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Balestrin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Balestrin effectively controlling the action here.
Balestrin lands with a light punch inside.
Balestrin lands a hook that snaps the head of Ee backwards.
A short uppercut from Balestrin.
A short right from Balestrin on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Balestrin.
A short body shot lands from Balestrin as the two fighters clinch.
A right hand to the body from Balestrin.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Balestrin.
Balestrin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Balestrin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balestrin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Balestrin works on Ee's body with a couple of short punches.
A short left from Balestrin.
Ee being controlled against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Balestrin.
Balestrin lands a body shot.
A short right from Balestrin.
A right handed body shot lands from Balestrin.
A short body shot lands from Balestrin as the two fighters clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Julio Balestrin dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Balestrin connects with a body shot.
Balestrin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ee's head backwards.
Ee defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Balestrin.
Balestrin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ee was well out of range. Poor timing from Balestrin.
Balestrin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ee moves away.
Nice jab there from Balestrin.
Balestrin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ee.
Ee misses with a left hand

and Balestrin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Balestrin digs a right hand underneath Ee's ribcage. Ee let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right handed body shot lands from Balestrin.
Balestrin lands a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A nice left hand lands by Balestrin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balestrin pushes Ee back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Balestrin has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ee after a bit of a struggle.
Balestrin slowing the pace effectively.
Balestrin works on Ee's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Balestrin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Balestrin scores with a shoulder strike.
Balestrin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Julio Balestrin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Balestrin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Balestrin.
Balestrin lands a nice uppercut.
Balestrin scores with a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balestrin lands a shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Balestrin.
Balestrin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ee backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balestrin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Balestrin lands an uppercut.

Ee is rocked!
Balestrin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oh Ee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Balestrin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Balestrin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ee.
Nice body punch from Balestrin.
Balestrin lands a hook that snaps the head of Ee backwards.
Balestrin slowing the pace effectively.
Nice body punch from Balestrin - that landed with a thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balestrin lands a shot to the body.
Balestrin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Balestrin presses Ee against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ee seems to have got his legs back now.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Balestrin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Balestrin lands a hook that snaps the head of Ee backwards.
Balestrin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Balestrin presses Ee against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Balestrin - that landed with a thud.
Balestrin lands a nice uppercut.
Balestrin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Balestrin lands a shot to the body.
Balestrin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ee backwards.
A short body shot lands from Balestrin as the two fighters clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balestrin lands a body shot.
Balestrin digs a right hand underneath Ee's ribcage. Ee let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Balestrin gets through Ee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balestrin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Balestrin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Balestrin scores with a shot to the side of Ee's head.
Balestrin digs a right hand into Ee's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ee's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Balestrin - that landed with a thud.
Balestrin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ee takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Balestrin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Julio Balestrin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Balestrin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Balestrin darts in and clinches Ee up against the cage.
Balestrin digs a right hand into Ee's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ee's gas tank.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Balestrin.
Balestrin scores with a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Balestrin.
Balestrin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ee is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Balestrin's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Balestrin lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Balestrin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balestrin lands a shot to the body.
Ee letting Balestrin take a breather here.
Balestrin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Balestrin - that landed with a thud.
Balestrin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Balestrin lands a left hand.
Balestrin lands a big right hand that drops Ee! The killer instinct kicks in and Balestrin finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Balestrin!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julio Balestrin!