PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Craig Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnie Ballantine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Brown
vs
Ballantine

191 cm
24
212 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

188 cm
26
210 lbs
21 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Craig Brown!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnie Ballantine!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brown takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnie Ballantine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ballantine checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown connects with a right hand. Ballantine shakes it off.
Brown has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ballantine.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ballantine.
Brown moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ballantine throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot.
Brown thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ballantine ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Ballantine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brown misses with a left hand
and Ballantine counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown walks into a stiff left hand from Ballantine.
Ballantine throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
Brown throws a combination that misses
and Ballantine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brown defending well as Ballantine loads up on a big left hand.

Ballantine closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
Ballantine prevents Brown from breaking the clinch.
Ballantine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ballantine blocks an uppercut.
Ballantine stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ballantine misses with a punch on the inside.
Brown takes a shot to the head.
Ballantine lands a left hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ballantine tries to throw a body punch but Brown avoids it by throwing Ballantine back against the cage.
Ballantine lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ballantine.
Nice body punch from Ballantine - that landed with a thud.
Ballantine tries to work over Brown's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballantine misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ballantine lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brown.
Ballantine lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ballantine lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
Ballantine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Ballantine.
Ballantine swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ballantine lands a body shot.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Ballantine lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brown working aggressively here.
Ballantine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ballantine lands a left hand.
Ballantine lands a right hand.
Brown lands a right hand.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ballantine misses with a punch on the inside.
Ballantine lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Brown's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballantine dips a shoulder and cracks Brown with a mighty uppercut! Brown falls back against the cage and Ballantine unloads with a barrage of strikes! Brown is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Ballantine screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnie Ballantine!
Johnie Ballantine is the new light heavyweight champion!