PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Arlovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arlovski has chosen Hunt You Down as his entrance music. Andre Arlovski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Balboa
vs
Arlovski

192 cm
25
265 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

195 cm
25
265 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big right hand

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rocky Balboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andre Arlovski!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Kavanagh and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arlovski fails with a takedown attempt.
Balboa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Arlovski shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Arlovski being controlled here momentarily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Balboa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Arlovski with a nice head shot there.
Arlovski trying to control but Balboa is working from the bottom.
Arlovski looking to sit in guard and control but Balboa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Arlovski lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Balboa!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlovski fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

It looks like Rocky Balboa has been cut.
Arlovski lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Arlovski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Arlovski trying to control but Balboa is having none of it.
Balboa is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Arlovski lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Rocky Balboa's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rocky Balboa's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Andre Arlovski!