PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Milo CroCop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Ballard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Milo CroCop has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

CroCop
vs
Ballard

188 cm
25
215 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

190 cm
25
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Milo CroCop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Keith Ballard!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
CroCop throws a front kick aimed at Ballard's knee but Ballard avoids it well.
CroCop throws a hook to the side of Ballard's head but Ballard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
CroCop throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ballard counters with a stiff right hand.
Ballard lands a nice shot to the body.
CroCop throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ballard counters with a stiff right hand.
CroCop misses with a combination
and Ballard counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps CroCop thinking.
Ballard just misses with a punch to the body.
CroCop throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ballard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
CroCop misses with a double jab
and Ballard counters with a right hand to the body.
CroCop goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Decent striking displayed by Ballard there.
CroCop misses with a combination
and Ballard counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ballard misses with a series of wild punches.
CroCop misses with a double jab
and Ballard counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
CroCop is breathing heavily.
CroCop throws a combination that misses

and Ballard counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballard throwing strikes from guard but CroCop blocks nicely.
Ballard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ballard looking to pass the guard.
Ballard postures up in CroCop's guard and throws a big left but CroCop blocks it.
Ballard postures up in CroCop's guard and throws a big left but CroCop blocks it.
Ballard wants to control from the top but CroCop keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ballard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ballard trying to control the position from guard on top but CroCop is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ballard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ballard distracts CroCop with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ballard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ballard thows a big elbow that misses.
CroCop working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ballard.
Ballard stands up over CroCop, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ballard is looking to work some ground and pound but CroCop has wrist control.
Ballard trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ballard postures up in CroCop's guard and throws a big left but CroCop blocks it.
Ballard must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ballard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ballard throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballard is looking to work some ground and pound but CroCop has wrist control.
Ballard landing with the ground and pound.
Ballard trying to control but CroCop is working from the bottom.
Ballard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ballard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
CroCop keeping moving, preventing Ballard from controlling successfully.
Ballard is looking to work some ground and pound but CroCop has wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ballard with a flurry of punches that miss.
CroCop keeping moving, preventing Ballard from controlling successfully.
Ballard working some strikes from top position.
Ballard trying to control the position from guard on top but CroCop is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ballard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. CroCop is keeping the position for now.
Ballard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ballard trying to control the position from guard on top but CroCop is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ballard looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keith Ballard dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ballard throws a nice looking combination but CroCop bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ballard is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down CroCop rather than just go for the knockout.
CroCop swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Ballard counters with a nice double leg into guard.
CroCop working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ballard.
Ballard throws and elbow that misses. CroCop uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ballard's guard. Nice move by CroCop!
Ballard is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ballard has CroCop pulled in close to control his posture.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballard looking for a sweep. Not yet Ballard, not yet.
CroCop passes Ballard's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ballard on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
CroCop wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ballard keeps working.
Ballard is trying to maintain the position but CroCop is very close to passing his half guard.

That's two 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.
Ballard is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
CroCop wants to stand up but Ballard has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Ballard tries to roll over but CroCop keeps him under control.
CroCop not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballard trying to hold on to CroCop's head to control him but CroCop postures up.
CroCop wants to stand up but Ballard is controlling the position.
Ballard tries to roll over but CroCop keeps him under control.
CroCop wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
CroCop is looking to advance position but Ballard won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ballard is trying to maintain the position but CroCop is very close to passing his half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Ballard changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. CroCop looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ballard throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and CroCop works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Ballard really doesn't want to stay on the ground with CroCop. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ballard looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keith Ballard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! CroCop's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Ballard feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits CroCops jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Milo CroCop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
CroCop swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Ballard counters with a shoot takedown. CroCop fights it but they end up in guard.
Ballard trying to control the position from guard on top but CroCop is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ballard makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ballard scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ballard trying to control the position from guard on top but CroCop is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ballard with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ballard scoring with punches to the head and body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ballard throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as CroCop works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballard throws a big right hand that misses.
Ballard working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of CroCop's head.
Ballard chips away with some ground and pound.
CroCop working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ballard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ballard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ballard postures up in CroCop's guard and throws a big left but CroCop blocks it.
CroCop working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ballard.
Ballard stops CroCop from standing up.
Ballard with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ballard is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ballard lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ballard postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ballard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. CroCop swivels though and keeps the full guard.
CroCop can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ballard controls the pace.
Ballard throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as CroCop works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ballard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ballard wants to pass the guard but CroCop is keeping the position.
CroCop working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ballard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballard is working CroCop over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ballard thows a big elbow that misses.
CroCop avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ballard postures up in CroCop's guard and throws a big left but CroCop blocks it.
Ballard content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ballard scoring with punches to the head and body.
Keith Ballard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ballard not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ballard trying to control the position from guard on top but CroCop is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ballard controls from within his opponent's guard.
Milo CroCop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ballard with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ballard stays in close to CroCop's body and controls the position.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Keith Ballard hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Ballard stuns CroCop with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Keith Ballard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ballard has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 26:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keith Ballard!