PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harry Balls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nike Adonis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Adonis's choice of entrance music: Flight of the Valkyries. On his way into the cage it seems that Harry Balls has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Harry Balls seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Balls
vs
Adonis

189 cm
29
194 lbs
19 - 9 - 0

184 cm
24
190 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Springfield HW Nutrition

XTREME PWNAGE
Firebird Designs

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 19 - 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 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nike Adonis!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balls blocks a head kick by Adonis.
Adonis misses with a looping right.
Adonis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Balls counters with a nice uppercut.
Adonis misses with a combination
and Balls counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Balls on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Balls drives through with a takedown into guard.
Adonis looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adonis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Balls working some strikes from top position.
Balls missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Adonis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Balls is one step ahead there.
Balls stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Adonis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Balls wants to control from the top but Adonis keeps moving.
Balls trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Balls passes Adonis's left leg - he's now in half guard.

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.
Balls is just content to waste time from the top position. Adonis takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Adonis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Balls is one step ahead there.
Balls is looking to work some ground and pound but Adonis has wrist control.
Balls in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Balls wants to control from the top but Adonis keeps moving.
Balls trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Balls scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balls missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Balls works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Adonis works his way to full guard. Good work.
Adonis keeping moving, preventing Balls from controlling successfully.
Adonis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Balls's guard.
Adonis trying to control the position from guard on top but Balls is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Adonis won't allow Balls to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Balls is working hard here to advance position.
Balls doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Balls doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Adonis wanted to stand there but Balls had control of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balls wants to sweep here but Adonis controlling him for the moment.
Balls is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Adonis trying to get back to full guard but Balls takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Balls throws a sloppy strike and Adonis uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Adonis has ended up in Balls's guard.
Adonis stopping the sweep attempt from Balls.
Adonis controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Balls dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A low kick from Adonis misses

and Balls counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Adonis!
Adonis holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Balls tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Adonis wants to hold on but Balls pushes him away.
Balls controlling the position easily from mount.
Balls sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Balls landing punches.
Balls controlling the position easily from mount.
Adonis wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Balls.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adonis tries to hold on but Balls postures up.
Adonis is wriggling around trying to escape.
Adonis wants to hold on but Balls pushes him away.
Balls is landing with some decent strikes but Adonis is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Balls unloading with bombs!
Balls connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Adonis is rocked!
Adonis is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Adonis is still in real trouble! Can Balls finish him?
Balls punishing his opponent with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adonis holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Balls tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Adonis seems to have recovered his senses.
Balls can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Adonis is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balls is landing with some decent strikes but Adonis is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Balls trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Poor strikes thrown by Balls there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Adonis avoids a series of strikes thrown by Balls.
Harry Balls overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Balls in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Adonis is looking to improve his position but Balls isn't that keen on the idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adonis is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Adonis avoids a series of strikes thrown by Balls.
The referee warns Adonis that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Balls can't control as he wanted to and Adonis manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Balls scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Balls throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Balls thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Adonis's head.
Balls looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Balls missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Balls thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Adonis is staying active underneath Balls, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balls wants to free his trapped foot but Adonis is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Balls throwing shots but Adonis is blocking nicely.
Balls wants to take a breather but Adonis is having none of it.
Balls sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Adonis defending well though.
Adonis is refusing to be controlled, as Balls sits in half guard.
Adonis is doing well to control the position and prevent Balls from advancing to side control.
Balls perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice body punch from Adonis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Balls dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Balls moves away from the strike by Adonis.
Balls shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Adonis counters with a three punch combo that has Balls backing up. Balls nods at Adonis to acknowledge the strikes.
Adonis scores with a jab to the body.
Adonis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Balls sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Adonis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Balls tries for a takedown but Adonis circles away easily
and Adonis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Balls thinking.
Nike Adonis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adonis misses with a series of wild punches.
Adonis slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
No luck for Balls with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Balls. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adonis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Adonis misses the body punch

and Balls counters with a single leg into guard. Adonis didn't expect that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adonis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Balls with a flurry of punches that miss.
Balls not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Adonis wants to stand but Balls is controlling the position.
Balls trying to control but Adonis is working from the bottom.
Adonis wants to sweep but no luck.
Balls looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Harry Balls wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Adonis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nike Adonis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adonis moves out of range of the body kick from Balls.
Adonis looks to score with a jab to the body but Balls is just out of range.
Adonis tries to land a leg kick but Balls saw it coming and moves away.
Adonis throws the left hand but Balls avoids the punch easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Adonis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Adonis gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Adonis has momentary wrist control but Balls slips an elbow through the middle.
Balls postures up and lands a big shot to Adonis's brow.
Adonis looking for a sweep. Not yet Adonis, not yet.
Adonis working a defensive guard here.
Balls trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Balls throws a big right hand that misses.
Balls slips nicely into half guard.

Adonis actively working from the bottom here.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Harry Balls.
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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Harry Balls!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Harry Balls!

Harry Balls wins by unanimous decision!