PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Garrick Ballantyne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimble Cho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ballantyne
vs
Cho

182 cm
26
183 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

185 cm
22
183 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Garrick Ballantyne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kimble Cho!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cho throws a push kick but Ballantyne slaps the foot to one side.
Ballantyne throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ballantyne moves out of range as Cho strikes.
Cho buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ballantyne misses with a kick to the body
letting Cho counter with a right hand.
An inside leg kick from Cho misses.
Ballantyne throws a body kick the misses
and Ballantyne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A lazy body kick from Ballantyne
and Cho counters with an outside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Ballantyne.
Cho takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cho tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ballantyne scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cho keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballantyne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cho checks a low kick from Ballantyne.
Ballantyne throws a sloppy body shot
and Cho counters with a good low kick that Ballantyne was not able to check.
Cho missing with a left hand there. Ballantyne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ballantyne throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cho walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ballantyne checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Garrick Ballantyne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cho is looking to score with low kicks.
Cho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ballantyne.
Cho thows a leg kick but Ballantyne checks it
and Ballantyne counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ballantyne throws a lazy head kick
and Cho counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ballantyne looks to score with a jab to the body but Cho is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballantyne throws a leg kick
and Cho counters with a stiff right hand.
Cho blocks a head kick by Ballantyne.
Ballantyne throws a sloppy head kick
and Cho counters with a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ballantyne looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cho takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ballantyne misses with a low kick.
Ballantyne looks to clinch
and Ballantyne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ballantyne misses with an uppercut.
Ballantyne misses with a kick to the body
and Cho counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ballantyne thinking.
Cho connects with a solid leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Cho - just one landing.
Ballantyne closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cho counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ballantyne thinking.
Cho throws a head kick but Ballantyne moves out of range.
Ballantyne closes the distance but Cho moves to the side
and Cho counters with a good low kick that Ballantyne was not able to check.
A low kick from Ballantyne is predictable there
and Cho counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ballantyne's knee momentarily.
Cho scores with a hook to the body. Ballantyne takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cho dips to his left and cracks Ballantyne with an uppercut!
Cho blocks a low kick nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballantyne looks to throw the jab but Cho is out of range.
Ballantyne feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Chos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ballantyne lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cho will feel that in the morning.
Cho lands with an uppercut that bounces Ballantyne off the cage and back into rage.
Ballantyne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good work by Ballantyne as he checks the leg kick.
Ballantyne throws a leg kick
and Cho counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ballantyne misses with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cho blocks the body kick.
Ballantyne misses with a straight left.
Cho punishes Ballantyne's body with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kimble Cho dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Cho turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ballantyne throws a leg kick
and Cho counters with an inside leg kick.
Cho throws a jab when Ballantyne was well out of range.
Cho throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ballantyne counters with a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Ballantyne misses
and Cho makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cho keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ballantyne throws a leg kick
and Cho counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cho lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ballantyne throws a sloppy head kick
and Cho counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ballantyne's knee momentarily.
Ballantyne misses with a kick to the body
and Cho counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A good leg kick by Cho.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Cho.
The crowd cheers as Cho lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ballantyne doesn't seem phased though.
Cho thuds his shin into the meat of Ballantyne's side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ballantyne throws a leg kick
and Cho counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ballantyne tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ballantyne throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cho fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ballantyne checks it well.
Ballantyne throws a right hand that Cho ducks under and follows up with a left that Cho also avoids with ease.
Cho throws a leg kick which misses Ballantyne's front leg but catches the back leg as Ballantyne tries to avoid it.
Cho digs a good hook to Ballantyne's body.
Ballantyne's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cho connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ballantyne scrambles back to his feet.

Ballantyne is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cho sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Ballantyne's defenses. It connects perfectly with Ballantyne's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kimble Cho!