PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Garrick Ballantyne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Zelick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ballantyne
vs
Zelick

182 cm
21
183 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Garrick Ballantyne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alex Zelick!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zelick checks the leg kick.
Garrick Ballantyne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zelick blocks a head kick by Ballantyne.
Ballantyne looks to land a right hand but Zelick moved out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Zelick there.
Ballantyne throws a looping overhand right but Zelick ducks down to avoid it.
Zelick fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ballantyne misses with a body kick.
Zelick swinging wilding here.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ballantyne - that will leave a mark!
Ballantyne throws a leg kick but Zelick sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ballantyne throws a right hand that Zelick ducks under and follows up with a left that Zelick also avoids with ease.
Ballantyne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ballantyne changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ballantyne looks for the body kick but Zelick saw that one coming.
Zelick takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zelick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ballantyne throws a head kick but Zelick moves out of range.
Zelick on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ballantyne. Ballantyne obviously looking to wear him down.
Zelick looks gassed!
Zelick misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ballantyne throws a quick inside leg kick.
Garrick Ballantyne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ballantyne lets loose with a powerful body kick. Zelick will feel that in the morning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good standup being displayed there by Ballantyne as he connects with a hook.

It looks like Alex Zelick has been cut.
Ballantyne fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zelick.
Good leg kick by Ballantyne there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ballantyne moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ballantyne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ballantyne turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ballantyne scores with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballantyne scores with a nice head shot.
Ballantyne misses with a head kick.
Ballantyne scores with a leg kick.
Ballantyne lands with a nice body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ballantyne. That's going to slow Zelick down.
Ballantyne connects with a solid leg kick.
Ballantyne lands with a slapping head kick.
Ballantyne lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ballantyne scores with a push kick.
Ballantyne dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zelick. That did some damage!
Zelick takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ballantyne delivers a nice body kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ballantyne - that will leave a mark!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballantyne throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ballantyne cracks the inside of Zelick's front leg.
Ballantyne fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zelick.
Zelick has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ballantyne.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ballantyne.
Zelick takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ballantyne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zelick was well out of range. Poor timing from Ballantyne.
Ballantyne throws a leg kick which misses Zelick's front leg but catches the back leg as Zelick tries to avoid it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ballantyne.
Ballantyne lands a glancing blow to the side of Zelick's head.
Ballantyne throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ballantyne lands a high kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ballantyne, right into the meat.
Ballantyne throws a nice head kick!
Ballantyne throws a leg kick but Zelick sees it coming and moves out of range.
Zelick slips under a jab.
Zelick tries to clinch up but Ballantyne circles away and keeps his distance.
Zelick throws a chopping leg kick but Ballantyne manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ballantyne thumps Zelick with a low kick.
Ballantyne circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ballantyne throws a series of punches but Zelick moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ballantyne attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ballantyne throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zelick takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Garrick Ballantyne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Zelick's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ballantyne lands a head shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Zelick crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ballantyne - the referee stops the clock and Zelick gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ballantyne. Zelick manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A head kick misses from Ballantyne.
Zelick moves out of range of the strikes.
Ballantyne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ballantyne.
Zelick checks a leg kick nicely.
Ballantyne throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Zelick checks a low kick from Ballantyne.
Ballantyne swats away the attempt to clinch by Zelick.
Zelick takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head kick by Zelick misses
and Ballantyne counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballantyne moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zelick is looking to clinch but Ballantyne is avoiding it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ballantyne.
Ballantyne dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zelick. That did some damage!
Ballantyne throws a leg kick which misses Zelick's front leg but catches the back leg as Zelick tries to avoid it.
Ballantyne is looking to slow Zelick down with leg kicks.
Ballantyne scores with a nice body kick.
Ballantyne scores with a leg kick.
Ballantyne buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zelick misses with a few strikes there.
Ballantyne lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zelick on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ballantyne. Ballantyne obviously looking to wear him down.
Ballantyne looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ballantyne throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Zelick's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ballantyne bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Zelick's head.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Zelick might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Ballantyne has got the better of the exchanges.
Ballantyne throws a leg kick but Zelick sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ballantyne closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ballantyne is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zelick can do to turn this around?
Zelick throws a series of punches but Ballantyne moves out of range.
Zelick blocks the body kick.
Zelick drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ballantyne throws a right hand that Zelick ducks under and follows up with a left that Zelick also avoids with ease.
Ballantyne tries to land a front kick but Zelick steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ballantyne throws a right and a left that Zelick avoids nicely.
Garrick Ballantyne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zelick moves in looking to clinch but Ballantyne pushes him off.
Zelick avoids a kick to the body.
Zelick throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ballantyne counters with a head kick.
Ballantyne misses with a combination

and Zelick counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Zelick on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The is referee keeping an eye on Ballantyne - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Zelick's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A low kick from Ballantyne is predictable there

and Zelick moves into the clinch.
Zelick using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ballantyne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zelick being controlled against the cage.
Ballantyne landing knees to the body.
Zelick misses with a knee strike.
A short right from Ballantyne.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ballantyne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ballantyne lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ballantyne misses with a shot to the body

and Zelick counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Ballantyne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zelick keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ballantyne.
Ballantyne throws a hook to the side of Zelick's head but Zelick sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zelick tries to clinch up but Ballantyne circles away and keeps his distance.
Zelick throws a series of punches but Ballantyne moves out of range.
Ballantyne buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ballantyne lands with a slapping head kick.
Ballantyne misses with a hook.
Zelick throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ballantyne counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ballantyne - that will leave a mark!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Garrick Ballantyne dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alex Zelick's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Ballantyne throws a looping overhand right but Zelick ducks down to avoid it.
A combination from Zelick does no damage.
Zelick on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Jab from Ballantyne.
Zelick moves out of range of the body kick from Ballantyne.
Ballantyne lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Zelick keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ballantyne.
Ballantyne scores with a kick to the body.
Ballantyne throws a push kick but Zelick slaps the foot to one side.
Ballantyne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zelick.
Zelick is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ballantyne keeps Zelick at a distance using the push kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballantyne misses with a head kick.
Ballantyne throws a head kick that misses.
Zelick tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ballantyne counters with an inside leg kick.
Ballantyne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zelick wants to clinch but Ballantyne slips to the side
letting Ballantyne counter with a right hand.
Zelick pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ballantyne is out of range and Zelick settles back down.
Ballantyne feints and then cracks Zelick's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zelick down.

Zelick has closed the distance and engaged Ballantyne in a clinch.
A knee to the head by Ballantyne.
Zelick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ballantyne is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ballantyne as Zelick tries to tie him up.
Zelick takes a knee to the side of the body.

Ballantyne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zelick throws a right and a left that Ballantyne avoids nicely.
Zelick blocks a head kick by Ballantyne.
Ballantyne throws a combination that misses

and Zelick holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Knees to the body from Ballantyne.

Zelick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zelick on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ballantyne misses with a wild combination.
Garrick Ballantyne is winning the standup battle so far.
Zelick is looking to clinch but Ballantyne is avoiding it.
Ballantyne tries to land a leg kick but Zelick saw it coming and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballantyne scores with a one two! Zelick had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ballantyne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zelick tries to clinch but Ballantyne moves out of range.
Zelick tries to clinch up
and Ballantyne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zelick blocks the body kick.
Zelick checks the leg kick.
Ballantyne throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zelick looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zelick blocks the body kick.
Garrick Ballantyne is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ballantyne chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zelick wants to clinch.
Ballantyne connects with a jab.
Ballantyne closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Zelick misses with a two punch combination.
Ballantyne scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice uppercut there from Ballantyne.
Ballantyne thows a body kick. Zelick tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Alex Zelick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ballantyne scores with a hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Garrick Ballantyne showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ballantyne, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:26
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Garrick Ballantyne!