PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Balls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Junior Dos Santos has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Dos Santos
vs
Balls

190 cm
18
265 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

188 cm
21
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Junior Dos Santos !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Balls!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos tries to bum rush Balls with a series of wild strikes but Balls uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Balls fails with the takedown
and Dos Santos counters with a nice body shot.
Harry Balls seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dos Santos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Balls fails with the takedown
and Dos Santos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Balls fails with the takedown
and Dos Santos counters with a right hand to the body.
Junior Dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Balls.
Nice sprawl there from Dos Santos as Balls shoots in.
Balls with a poor takedown
and Dos Santos counters with a series of strikes. Balls will be more careful next time no doubt.
Balls with a poor takedown
and Dos Santos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Balls looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Balls misses with a takedown
and Dos Santos counters with a stiff right hand.
Balls with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Dos Santos counter with a right hand.
Dos Santos lands with a hook. Balls tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Balls has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Balls there as he acknowledges the shot.
Balls doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Balls takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dos Santos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos lands a nice hook to Balls's body. Balls takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dos Santos jabs Balls to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A cross from Dos Santos lands.
Balls is trying desperately to land a takedown but Dos Santos is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Balls.
Dos Santos pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Balls back to the cage. Dos Santos follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Balls walks into a stiff left hand from Dos Santos .
Dos Santos throws a shot to the body.
Dos Santos cracks Balls with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dos Santos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos lands a nice looking body shot.
A cross from Dos Santos lands.
Dos Santos scores with a nice strike.
Balls misses with a takedown
and Dos Santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dos Santos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Balls has time to react.
Dos Santos lands with a shot to the body.
Dos Santos lands a nice hook to Balls's body. Balls takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Balls shoots and misses
and Dos Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balls drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Balls tries for a takedown but Dos Santos circles away easily
and Dos Santos counters with a left to the body.
Dos Santos lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dos Santos !
A lazy left from Dos Santos finds it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Balls misses with a takedown
and Dos Santos counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Dos Santos dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Dos Santos lands a lovely overhand right.
Balls doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dos Santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Balls fails with the takedown
and Dos Santos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Balls with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dos Santos counters with a stiff right hand.
Junior Dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Balls.
Dos Santos pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Balls back to the cage. Dos Santos follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Harry Balls is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Balls misses with a takedown attempt
and Dos Santos counters with a stiff right hand.
Balls is breathing heavily.
Balls walks into a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balls on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Balls has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dos Santos lands a nice looking body shot.
Dos Santos lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dos Santos .
Dos Santos scores with a body shot.
Dos Santos jabs Balls right on the nose. Balls blinks but takes it well.
Balls walks into a straight right hand from Dos Santos .
Dos Santos clobbers Balls with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dos Santos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Dos Santos .
Junior Dos Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dos Santos lands a glancing blow to the side of Balls's head.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Balls might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Dos Santos has got the better of the exchanges.
Balls gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Dos Santos to counter with a crisp jab.
Junior Dos Santos is winning the standup battle so far.
Dos Santos scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balls tries for a takedown but Dos Santos circles away easily
and Dos Santos counters with a left and a right that stings Balls.
Dos Santos jabs Balls to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Dos Santos .
Dos Santos thuds a left hand into Balls's body.
Balls with a poor takedown
and Dos Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dos Santos scores with a jab. Balls acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Balls tries for a takedown but Dos Santos circles away easily
and Dos Santos counters with a nice uppercut.
Balls doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dos Santos counters with a left to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos clobbers Balls with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Balls takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dos Santos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Balls can do to turn this around?
Balls with a poor takedown
and Dos Santos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Balls thinking.
Dos Santos scores with a body shot.
Dos Santos scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Dos Santos lands with a straight right. Balls didn't see that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dos Santos scores with a one two! Balls had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Balls doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Dos Santos to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Dos Santos dominated that second round.
That's time! Dos Santos 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.

Dos Santos catches Balls with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Balls shoots and misses
and Dos Santos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dos Santos scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Balls drives through with a takedown into Dos Santos 's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Dos Santos looking to control.
Dos Santos is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Balls is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Balls trying to control but Dos Santos is working from the bottom.
Balls takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos looking to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Junior Dos Santos wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Balls fails with the takedown
enabling Dos Santos to counter with a crisp jab.
Balls shoots and misses
enabling Dos Santos to counter with a crisp jab.
Junior Dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Balls.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dos Santos !

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dos Santos connects with a body shot.
Balls walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Balls shoots and misses
and Dos Santos counters with a nice body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dos Santos !
Dos Santos keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Balls is defended easily by Dos Santos .
Dos Santos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balls takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dos Santos scores with a three punch combo!
Balls shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dos Santos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A right-left combo lands from Dos Santos .
Balls misses with a takedown
and Dos Santos counters with a left to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balls takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dos Santos lands a slapping body shot.
Dos Santos scores with a hook to the body. Balls takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dos Santos connects with a body shot.
Dos Santos jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Harry Balls has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Balls misses with a jab to the body
and Dos Santos counters with a left to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Junior Dos Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dos Santos , 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:25
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:25
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junior Dos Santos !