PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harry Balls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolen Spliffs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spliffs has chosen Ice Cube - Smoke Some Weed as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Balls
vs
Spliffs

189 cm
29
194 lbs
18 - 9 - 0

190 cm
27
195 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Springfield HW Nutrition

Absolution 159 ($79)

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 18 - 9 - 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 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rolen Spliffs!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spliffs misses with a hook.
Spliffs clobbers Balls with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Spliffs lands with a cross.
Spliffs throws a leg kick
and Balls counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Danga de danga de dang - Balls scores with a four punch combination!
Spliffs throws a lazy right hand but Balls sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Spliffs misses with a right hand
and Balls counters with a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Spliffs misses
and Balls counters with a nice leg kick.
Spliffs misses with a body punch

and Balls counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Spliffs is trying to get back to full guard.
Spliffs is not content to let Balls control the position.
Spliffs keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Balls missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Balls 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.
Balls working the head and body with strikes.
Spliffs is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Balls slows the pace down in half guard.
Balls is pressing down on Spliffs's thigh, looking to free his foot. Spliffs is holding on for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spliffs slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Balls trying to control the position from guard on top but Spliffs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Balls is really struggling to control Spliffs but he's trying to hold on to the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Balls is stalling in the full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Harry Balls wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Balls defending well as Spliffs loads up on a big left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spliffs throws an off balance right hand
and Balls counters with a good, hard body kick but Spliffs shrugs it off.
Spliffs scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Spliffs.
Rolen Spliffs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balls walks into a left hand.
Spliffs thows a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spliffs misses with a leg kick.
Spliffs is looking to score with low kicks.
Balls lands a nice leg kick that just misses Spliffs's sensitive parts.
Spliffs thows a leg kick but Balls checks it
and Balls counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Balls scores with a hook to the body. Spliffs takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Spliffs rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Balls counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Balls.
Spliffs being controlled here, momentarily.
Spliffs working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Balls.
Balls trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Balls wants to control from the top but Spliffs keeps moving.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Harry Balls.
Spliffs misses with a left hand

and Balls counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Balls trying to control the action but Spliffs is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spliffs is trying to maintain the position but Balls is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spliffs manages to get to full guard.
Balls is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Balls looking to pass the guard.
Spliffs avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Spliffs looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Spliffs tries to bum rush Balls with a series of wild strikes but Balls uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Balls swings away with a body shot that misses
and Spliffs counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Balls changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Spliffs tries to avoid it but Balls manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Spliffs to the ground. Spliffs escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Spliffs's jab looks to have found its range, popping Balls under the eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spliffs lands with an uppercut that bounces Balls off the cage and back into rage.
Spliffs misses with a leg kick

and Balls counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Spliffs's guard now.
Spliffs looking to control.
Balls trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Balls throwing strikes but missing.
Balls wants to control from the top but Spliffs keeps moving.
Balls throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Spliffs works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Balls working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Spliffs trying to keep a closed guard but Balls is proving a slippery customer.
Balls working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Spliffs's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balls content to stall in guard here.
Balls postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Balls landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Balls throwing strikes from guard but Spliffs blocks nicely.
Balls with a flurry of punches that miss.
Harry Balls overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Balls with a flurry of punches that miss.
Balls throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Spliffs works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Spliffs wants to stand but Balls is controlling the position.
Balls lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Balls wants to control from the top but Spliffs keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Balls dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Spliffs scores with the left hand. Balls knows he should have avoided that one.

Balls closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Spliffs tries to buck Balls off but Balls is having none of it.
Balls working away.
Balls slows the pace down.
Spliffs regains half guard.
Spliffs tries to get to full guard but Balls has control of the leg.
Balls trying to control from half guard but Spliffs is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balls missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Balls throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Balls not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Balls is nestled in close to Spliffs, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Balls wants to pass the guard but Spliffs is defending well.
Balls is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Spliffs keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Balls lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Balls missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Balls prevents Spliffs from improving his position.
Balls throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Spliffs desperately trying to maintain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balls trying to pass the guard but Spliffs defending well.
Spliffs is trying to get back to full guard.
Balls throwing shots but Spliffs is blocking nicely.
Spliffs trying to control but Balls postures up.
Balls throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Balls content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Spliffs has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Balls is working away from the top position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Rolen Spliffs was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Spliffs misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Balls counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Balls missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Balls not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Spliffs holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Spliffs is pressing down on Balls's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Spliffs keeping moving, preventing Balls from controlling successfully.
Balls trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Balls slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rolen Spliffs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spliffs managing to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Balls doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Spliffs counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Spliffs misses with a right hand

and Balls counters with a nice double leg into side control. Spliffs won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balls throwing shots but missing, from side control.
An elbow from Balls crashes against the mat.
You can see the frustration on Spliffs's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Spliffs sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Balls showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Balls, 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Harry Balls!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Harry Balls!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Harry Balls!

Harry Balls wins by unanimous decision!