PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alphonzo Ball (ranked 23319 p4p, 20003 weight class) and Crazy Boco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ball comes to the cage accompanied by Zo and Young Lando - Last Days. Boco is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Crazy Nights. Alphonzo Ball looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Ball
vs
Boco

200 cm
24
190
2 - 7 - 0

193 cm
35
185
8 - 43 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alphonzo Ball!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 43 - 0, fighting out of London, Crazy Boco!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boco tries to clinch up.
Ball connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ball is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ball is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ball scores with a head kick. Boco tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Boco darts in and clinches Ball up against the cage.
Ball makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ball presses Boco against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ball taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Boco looking to slow down the pace here.
Boco's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ball missing with knees to the body.
Boco trying to land knees to the body.

Ball pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Donk. Ball catches Boco right on the button with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ball lands a jab to the nose.
Ball with the inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ball throws a nice inside leg kick.
A jab from Ball finds it's way through Boco's defenses.
Ball paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Boco tries a head kick but it misses.
Ball stalks Boco and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Boco's face. Boco staggers backwards, shaken.
Boco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ball was well out of range. Poor timing from Boco.
Ball lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ball plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ball scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ball lands a leg kick that knocks Boco off balance momentarily.
Ball connects with a looping right hand.
Ball moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ball lands a two punch combo.
A right-left combo lands from Ball.
Ball lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ball throws a right hand that Boco ducks under and follows up with a left that Boco also avoids with ease.
Boco tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ball's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ball duly obliges.
Ball lands an overhand right.
Boco tries to clinch but Ball is having none of it.
Ball is working the combinations to good effect here.
Nice uppercut there from Ball.
Boco shoots in but Ball avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Boco drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ball.
Ball connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ball scores with a decent looking hook.
Boco takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ball feints a jab promting Boco to slip. Ball then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Boco slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ball seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boco is looking to clinch.
Ball lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ball lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Alphonzo Ball seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ball misses with a two punch combination.
Boco tries to close the distance and clinch but Ball swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ball scores with a three punch combo!

Boco is rocked!
Ball really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ball lands a hook that stumbles Boco back into the cage. Ball follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Boco to the canvas! Ball pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Boco has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Alphonzo Ball!
Alphonzo Ball 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.