PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trey Guarino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hellson Ballswick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Guarino
vs
Ballswick

172 cm
22
172 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

175 cm
23
180 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Trey Guarino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hellson Ballswick!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ballswick just misses with a punch to the body.
Guarino tries for a takedown but Ballswick sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ballswick looks to land a right hand but Guarino moved out of range.
Guarino avoids the body shot from Ballswick.
Horrible takedown by Guarino or perhaps it was just good defense by Ballswick which made him look bad.
Guarino fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trey Guarino. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ballswick looks to land a left hand but Guarino moved out of range nicely.
Ballswick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guarino was well out of range. Poor timing from Ballswick.
Guarino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ballswick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ballswick misses with an uppercut.
Ballswick displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Guarino.
Ballswick misses with a series of wild punches.
Ballswick showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Guarino.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Ballswick misses.
A big right from Ballswick misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Ballswick misses the target.
Guarino just misses with a punch to the body.
Ballswick throws a jab but it's blocked by Guarino.
Ballswick swats away the attempt to clinch by Guarino.
Guarino tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ballswick sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Guarino somewhat.
Guarino fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ballswick throws out a loose jab but Guarino uses good head movement to avoid it.

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.
Ballswick lands a nice shot that snaps Guarino's head back.
Guarino ducks under a wild hook from Ballswick.
Ballswick throws a lazy right hand but Guarino sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Guarino scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ballswick tries to improve position but can't.
Ballswick can't do much from the bottom here.
Ballswick regains half guard.
Ballswick trying to control from the bottom.
Ballswick gets full guard.

Ballswick throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Ballswick had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Guarino defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ballswick looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guarino trying to control but Ballswick is working from the bottom.

Ballswick is looking for a triangle but Guarino pushes his legs off easily.

Guarino drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Guarino jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Guarino has gone for a leg lock! Ballswick slips out almost immediately though and dives into Guarino's guard.
Ballswick preventing the sweep.

Guarino is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ballswick trying to control the position from guard on top but Guarino is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ballswick slips nicely into half guard.

Ballswick is looking for a kimura but Guarino is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ballswick to get the leverage.
Ballswick wants to free his trapped foot but Guarino is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Ballswick is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Guarino is staying active underneath Ballswick, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Guarino manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Ballswick got a little sloppy there for a moment and Guarino has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ballswick has managed to get both his arms back between Guarino's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hellson Ballswick dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ballswick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jab from Ballswick.
Guarino avoids the body shot from Ballswick.
The fighters circling - Guarino throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Guarino misses with a body shot.
Ballswick throws a jab when Guarino was well out of range.
Guarino wants to clinch.
Ballswick throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Guarino stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ballswick scores with a hook.
Guarino moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guarino moves forwards but Ballswick connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Guarino with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ballswick to score with a decent uppercut.
Guarino shoots in but no luck this time.
Guarino fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ballswick fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Guarino on the side of the head.
Guarino shoots for a double leg takedown but Ballswick sprawls well. He's pushed Guarino's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trey Guarino. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guarino shoots in and drives through. Ballswick sprawls well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ballswick thuds his right hand into Guarino's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ballswick getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Guarino misses with a body shot.
Hellson Ballswick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ballswick throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Guarino moves out of range as Ballswick strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guarino looks to throw the jab but Ballswick is out of range.
Guarino moves away from the strike by Ballswick.
Guarino tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ballswick sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Guarino somewhat.
Ballswick might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Guarino tries to clinch but Ballswick moves out of range.
Ballswick lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Guarino at a distance.
Ballswick throws a big shot that misses.
Guarino fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big left from Ballswick misses.

Guarino drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Guarino in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Ballswick is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Trey Guarino!