PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Montel Agious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Montel Agious will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Balboa
vs
Agious

185 cm
23
199 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
18
199 lbs
0 - 0 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rocky Balboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Montel Agious!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Balboa.
Rocky Balboa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balboa shoots and misses
and Agious counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Agious shoots in looking for a takedown. Balboa tries to sprawl out of it but Agious keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Balboa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Agious dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Balboa tries to clinch but Agious is having none of it.
Balboa fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocky Balboa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Agious fails to land with a series of punches.
Balboa closes the distance looking to clinch
and Agious counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Balboa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Agious but Agious pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Balboa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Balboa is breathing heavily.
Agious fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Agious rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Balboa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Agious rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Balboa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Agious lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Agious throws a nice looking combination but Balboa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Agious swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Balboa throws a lazy uppercut
and Agious counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Balboa darts in and clinches Agious up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Balboa tries to pull guard but Agious won't allow it.
Balboa tries to pull guard but Agious won't allow it.

Agious pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Balboa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Agious misses with a double jab.
Agious will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Agious avoids it really well and circles away.

Agious takes the fight into the clinch.
Agious is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Agious escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Balboa shoots in for a takedown but Agious shows good takedown defense.
Agious cracks Balboa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Agious swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Agious swinging wildly here.
Agious works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Balboa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Agious sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agious lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Agious lands a jab.
A punch combination from Agious misses.
Agious cracks Balboa with a good jab.
Balboa throws a right and a left that Agious avoids nicely.
Agious tries to clinch but Balboa moves out of range.
Balboa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Agious sprawls well. Agious wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Balboa gets slowly back to his feet.
Agious looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Balboa misses with a two punch combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Balboa is defended easily by Agious.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Agious takes the fight into the clinch.
Agious tries to break the clinch but Balboa is controlling the position.
Balboa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Agious's efforts to push away.

Agious drags the fight down to the ground.
Agious is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Balboa is controlling him.

Agious kicks Balboa off and gets to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Horrible takedown by Balboa or perhaps it was just good defense by Agious which made him look bad.
Balboa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Agious swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Montel Agious dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A combination from Agious does no damage.
Agious looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Agious throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Balboa shoots in looking for a takedown. Agious tries to sprawl out of it but Balboa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Agious manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Balboa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Agious sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Agious walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
No joy there for Agious, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Agious misses with a two punch combination.
Agious lands with an overhand left.
Balboa throws a series of punches but Agious avoids them all with ease.
Balboa fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocky Balboa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Agious, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Agious throws a series of punches but Balboa avoids them all with ease.
Balboa shoots in for a double leg but Agious sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Left hook, right uppercut from Agious.

Agious forces Balboa back against the cage and clinches.
Balboa prevents Agious from breaking the clinch.
Agious is trying to pull guard but Balboa turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Balboa is looking for a takedown.

Agious breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Balboa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Agious will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rocky Balboa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Agious closes this distance looking for a takedown but Balboa circles away.

Balboa closes the distance and pushes Agious back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa taking a breather.
Agious is trying to break free.
Balboa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Agious's efforts to push away.

Agious breaks the clinch.
Balboa misses with a hook
letting Agious counter with a right hand.
Balboa fails with a takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Agious tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Balboa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Balboa tries to clinch but Agious moves out of range.
Agious has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Agious stuffs the takedown attempt from Balboa. Balboa gets slowly back to his feet.
A nice combination there by Agious.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agious lands a nice looking body shot.
A punch combination from Agious misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Balboa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Agious lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Balboa circles away quickly and effectively.
Balboa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Agious.
Agious bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Balboa's head.

Agious has taken the fight to the clinch.
Agious working hard to break the clinch.
Balboa prevents Agious from breaking the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Balboa.
A short body shot lands from Balboa as the two fighters clinch.
Agious looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agious on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Agious looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Agious has Balboa pressed against the cage, preventing Balboa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Balboa tries to pull guard but Agious won't allow it.
Balboa tries to pull guard but Agious holds him up against the cage and eventually Balboa drops back down to his feet.
Agious is trying to push Balboa away but Balboa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Agious tries to break free but Balboa pushes him back against the cage.
Agious working hard to break the clinch.

Balboa breaks from the clinch.
Agious throws a left and a right that both miss
and Balboa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Balboa throws a combination. Agious tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Balboa is looking to clinch but Agious is avoiding it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Agious, right into the meat.
Balboa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Montel Agious showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Balboa is looking to clinch but Agious is avoiding it.
Balboa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Agious.
Balboa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Agious swivels and escapes.
Agious stuffs the takedown.
Montel Agious seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Agious will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Balboa misses with a double jab.
Agious misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Balboa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Agious.
Balboa keeps the fight on the outside.
Agious misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice sprawl there from Agious as Balboa shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocky Balboa. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Agious lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Agious throws a right hand that Balboa ducks under and follows up with a left that Balboa also avoids with ease.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Balboa. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Agious tries to bum rush Balboa with a series of wild strikes but Balboa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Agious takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Agious.
Agious misses with a few strikes there.
Balboa has a takedown stuffed.
Agious scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Agious throws a right and a left that both miss.

Balboa moves into range and clinches up with Agious.
A frustrated look appears on Agious's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa tries to land knees in the clinch but Agious avoids the damage to the body.
Balboa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Agious's efforts to push away.
Balboa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Agious's efforts to push away.
Balboa changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Agious fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Agious tries to land a front kick but Balboa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice sprawl there from Agious as Balboa shoots in.
Balboa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Agious circles away.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Agious lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Agious.
Balboa shoots and misses
and Agious counters with a one-two to the body.
Agious with a jab.
Agious defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Balboa.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agious tries to close the distance and clinch but Balboa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Balboa has Agious up against the cage in a clinch.
Agious can't break the clinch.
Agious wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Balboa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Agious smiles and moves away.
Agious throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Agious tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Balboa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Balboa tries for a takedown but Agious sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Balboa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Agious counters with a nice uppercut.
Agious scores with a one two! Balboa had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Agious as he avoids it easily.
Balboa stuffs the takedown.

Balboa closes the distance and clinches.
Balboa tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Agious just stands there and leans against the cage.
Agious can't break the clinch.
Agious tries to break the clinch but Balboa is controlling the position.

Balboa manages to pull guard.
Agious is looking to work some ground and pound but Balboa has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Agious with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balboa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Agious is one step ahead there.
Balboa wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Agious is now in half guard.
Rocky Balboa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Montel Agious is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Balboa tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Montel Agious comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Agious has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Montel Agious!
Montel Agious decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.