PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dolla Ballo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Horsecock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Ballo
vs
Horsecock

182 cm
20
188 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

190 cm
19
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Powerful

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dolla Ballo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mr Horsecock!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ballo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Ballo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Horsecock is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Ballo in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ballo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Horsecock is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Ballo working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Horsecock is trying to buck Ballo off.

Ballo decides to stand back up. Ballo steps back and let's Horsecock get back to his feet.
Ballo shoots in but no luck this time.
Horsecock fails in his attempt to clinch.
Horsecock is looking to clinch but Ballo is avoiding it.
Horsecock is looking to clinch.
Horsecock wants to clinch up but Ballo keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horsecock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ballo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Horsecock sprawls well. Horsecock wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ballo gets slowly back to his feet.
Horsecock keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dolla Ballo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horsecock tries to close the distance and clinch but Ballo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Horsecock missing with knees to the body.
Horsecock using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ballo is breathing heavily.
Horsecock lands an elbow inside that Ballo shrugs off.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Horsecock crunches a lovely knee into Ballo's ribcage.
Horsecock lands an elbow inside that Ballo shrugs off.
Ballo takes an elbow to the temple.
Ballo takes an elbow to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Horsecock.
Horsecock lands an elbow inside that Ballo shrugs off.

It looks like Dolla Ballo has been cut.
Horsecock connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ballo's face.
Horsecock creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ballo's defenses.
Horsecock scores with a knee to the head.
Horsecock comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Horsecock scores with a knee to the head.
Horsecock lands a nice elbow.
Horsecock lands a nice elbow.
Horsecock unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ballo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Horsecock lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ballo takes an elbow to the temple.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Horsecock obliges.
A knee to the head by Horsecock.
Horsecock scores a nice knee to the body.
Ballo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ballo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Horsecock with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horsecock putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ballo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Horsecock lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Horsecock lands an elbow inside that Ballo shrugs off.
Ballo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Horsecock lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Horsecock connects with a knee to the head.
Horsecock lands a knee to the head.
Horsecock lands an elbow inside.
Horsecock lands a damaging elbow.
Horsecock landing knees to the body.
Horsecock landing knees to the body.
Horsecock lands an elbow that stopped Ballo in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Horsecock.
Horsecock connects with a knee to the head.
Horsecock lands a damaging elbow.
Horsecock lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Horsecock crunches a lovely knee into Ballo's ribcage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballo takes an elbow to the temple.
Horsecock crunches a lovely knee into Ballo's ribcage.
Horsecock lands an elbow inside that Ballo shrugs off.
Horsecock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ballo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Horsecock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Horsecock with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Horsecock landing knees to the body.
Horsecock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Horsecock gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Horsecock to work.
Horsecock comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Horsecock lands an elbow inside that Ballo shrugs off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Horsecock lands an elbow inside.
Horsecock lands a good knee to the midsection. Ballo won't want to take too many of those.
Horsecock unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nice elbow from Horsecock.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Horsecock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dolla Ballo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Horsecock tries to clinch there but Ballo circles away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Horsecock wants to clinch.

Horsecock pushes Ballo up against the cage in a clinch.
Horsecock missing with knees to the body.
Horsecock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ballo avoids it.
Horsecock utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Horsecock creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ballo's defenses.
Ballo tries to pull guard but Horsecock won't allow it.
Horsecock lands an elbow inside.
Horsecock with a knee to the head.
Horsecock lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Horsecock lands an elbow just above Ballo 's eye.
Horsecock connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ballo's face.
Horsecock scores a nice knee to the body.
Horsecock lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horsecock slows down the pace here.
Horsecock lands an elbow inside that Ballo shrugs off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Horsecock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Horsecock avoids a wild elbow strike from Ballo.
Horsecock is stalling here.
Horsecock lands an elbow that stopped Ballo in his tracks for a moment.
Horsecock landing knees to the head.
Ballo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Horsecock comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ballo takes an elbow to the temple.
Horsecock displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ballo up against the cage.
Horsecock unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Horsecock lands an elbow just above Ballo 's eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horsecock lands a nice knee to the body.
Horsecock unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Horsecock lands an elbow just above Ballo 's eye.
Horsecock stalls.
Horsecock landing knees to the head.
Horsecock putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ballo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Horsecock connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ballo's face.
Horsecock scores a nice knee to the body.
Horsecock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ballo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Horsecock gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ballo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Horsecock lands an elbow inside that Ballo shrugs off.
Horsecock unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Horsecock is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Come on Horsecock - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on Horsecock's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Horsecock working Ballo over with knees to the body.
Horsecock gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ballo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dolla Ballo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horsecock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for Horsecock.
Knees to the body from Horsecock.
Horsecock scores with a knee to the head.
Ballo blocks the elbow strike.
Horsecock missing with knees to the body.
Horsecock missing with knees to the body.
Ballo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Horsecock walks away with a smile on his face. Ballo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mr Horsecock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horsecock leaves Ballo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Horsecock tries to clinch but Ballo moves out of range.

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.
Horsecock wants to clinch up but Ballo keeps it at a distance.
Horsecock tries to clinch there but Ballo circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Horsecock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ballo swats away the attempt to clinch by Horsecock.
Ballo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Horsecock as he jumps to the side.
Horsecock tries to clinch there but Ballo circles away.
Horsecock tries to clinch but Ballo is having none of it.
Horsecock has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Horsecock pushes Ballo up against the cage in a clinch.
Horsecock lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Horsecock crunches a lovely knee into Ballo's ribcage.
Horsecock lands an elbow inside that Ballo shrugs off.
Horsecock lands an elbow that stopped Ballo in his tracks for a moment.
Horsecock with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Horsecock lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Horsecock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dolla Ballo'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!

Horsecock tries to close the distance and clinch but Ballo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Horsecock tries to close the distance and clinch but Ballo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ballo swats away the attempt to clinch by Horsecock.
Horsecock wants to clinch up but Ballo keeps it at a distance.
Ballo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Horsecock circles away.
Horsecock tries to clinch up.
Horsecock tries to clinch there but Ballo circles away.
Horsecock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ballo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ballo keeps the fight on the outside.
Ballo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Horsecock tries to avoid it but Ballo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Horsecock to the ground. Horsecock escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Horsecock is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Horsecock clinches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Horsecock comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Horsecock lands a nice elbow.
Horsecock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Horsecock crunches a lovely knee into Ballo's ribcage.
Horsecock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horsecock putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ballo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ballo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Horsecock creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ballo's defenses.
Horsecock lands a knee to the head.
Ballo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Horsecock comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Horsecock using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Horsecock lands an elbow that stopped Ballo in his tracks for a moment.
Horsecock with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Horsecock.
Horsecock creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ballo's defenses.
Horsecock connects with a knee to the head.

Ballo pulls guard.
Ballo wants to sweep here but Horsecock controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ballo working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horsecock is looking to stand up but Ballo won't let him.

Horsecock avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Ballo has his foot on Horsecock's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Horsecock works his way back into a safe position though.
Ballo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Horsecock!
Horsecock is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

Horsecock bucks up and throws Ballo to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Mr Horsecock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Horsecock tries to close the distance and clinch but Ballo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Horsecock tries to clinch up.
Horsecock tries to clinch but Ballo moves out of range.
Horsecock tries to clinch up but Ballo circles away and keeps his distance.
Ballo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Horsecock fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ballo has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dolla Ballo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horsecock tries to clinch there but Ballo circles away.
Ballo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Horsecock gets a clinch.
Horsecock with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ballo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Horsecock connects with a knee to the head.
Horsecock slowing the pace effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Horsecock stops a takedown attempt from Ballo.
Horsecock taking a breather.
Ballo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Horsecock pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Horsecock lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ballo tries for a takedown but Horsecock manages to get underhooks.
Horsecock lands an elbow just above Ballo 's eye.
Ballo fails to pull guard.
Horsecock lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dolla Ballo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Horsecock obliges.
Horsecock creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ballo's defenses.
Nice elbow from Horsecock.
Horsecock lands an elbow inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Horsecock.
Horsecock lands an elbow just above Ballo 's eye.
Ballo tries for a takedown but Horsecock manages to get underhooks.
Horsecock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees to the body from Horsecock.
Mr Horsecock is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ballo looks to throw an elbow but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mr Horsecock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Horsecock winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Mr Horsecock!
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight for Mr Horsecock!
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for Mr Horsecock!

Mr Horsecock wins by unanimous decision!