PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harry Balls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rza Reckta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reckta has chosen Bring The Pain as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Balls
vs
Reckta

189 cm
27
194 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

195 cm
27
194 lbs
13 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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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 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Balls!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Rza Reckta!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balls shoots in but Reckta avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Reckta throws a big shot that misses.
Reckta misses with a straight left.
Balls lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Reckta checks a low kick from Balls.
Reckta displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Balls.
Balls steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reckta.

Balls scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Reckta is looking to improve his position.
Reckta controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Balls working Reckta over with strikes.
Balls thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Balls thows a huge punch but Reckta dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reckta is refusing to be controlled, as Balls sits in half guard.
Ground and pound from Balls.
Balls thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Reckta's head.
Balls lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Reckta tries to get to full guard but Balls has control of the leg.
Balls takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Balls wants to control but Reckta is keeping him busy.
Balls is thwarting Reckta's attempts to control the position.
Balls lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Reckta gets back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reckta is controlling Balls's posture.
Balls trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Balls trying to control the position from guard on top but Reckta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reckta looking for a sweep. Not yet Reckta, not yet.

Reckta has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Balls can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Reckta utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Balls throwing strikes from guard but Reckta blocks nicely.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Balls finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reckta throws a hook but Balls avoids it easily.
Balls finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

Balls bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Reckta is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Balls off and has taken his back!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Balls tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Reckta looking to finish Balls with some ground and pound. This is bad for Balls!
Reckta prevents Balls from getting the reversal.
Reckta lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Reckta with a couple of short strikes.
Reckta prevents Balls from getting the reversal.
Reckta lands a big shot there that rocks Balls but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Balls is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Reckta working Balls over with strikes here.

Balls is rocked!
Reckta postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Balls badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Reckta around the waist but Reckta pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Reckta is the winner by TKO! Reckta jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rza Reckta!