PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Barone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Ballinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ballinger has chosen A Scottish Soldier by Andy Stewart as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Barone
vs
Ballinger

205 cm
21
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

191 cm
23
222 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruno Barone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Ballinger!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Roberts and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ballinger clinches up with Barone and pushes him back against the cage.
Barone trying to land knees to the body.
Barone lands a knee to the head.
Barone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barone lands an elbow that stopped Ballinger in his tracks for a moment.
Barone with a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Barone.
Ballinger takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ballinger struggles to land a body shot inside as Barone controls his hands.
Ballinger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barone.
Ballinger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ballinger misses with an elbow strike.
Ballinger trying to land knees to the body.
Ballinger on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barone lands an elbow inside that Ballinger shrugs off.

It looks like Ryan Ballinger has been cut.
Barone lands with a light punch inside.
Ballinger holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Barone doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ballinger trying to land knees to the body.
Barone lands a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballinger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barone is defending well for now.
Barone lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Barone using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ballinger has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barone lands an elbow that stopped Ballinger in his tracks for a moment.
Ballinger misses with a punch to the body.
Barone creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ballinger's defenses.
Ballinger looking to throw knees to the head but Barone is blocking nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Barone.
Barone managing to block the knees to the body from Ballinger.
Barone with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barone lands a nice uppercut.
Barone blocking some punches.
Barone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barone lands a nice elbow.
Ballinger tries to land knees in the clinch but Barone avoids the damage to the body.
Barone throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ballinger misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ballinger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballinger trying to land knees to the body.
Ballinger trying to land knees to the body.
Barone missing with knees to the body.
Ballinger with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barone tries a body shot but Ballinger blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ballinger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barone avoids it.
Barone creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ballinger's defenses.
Barone throws an elbow that misses.
Ballinger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barone is defending well for now.
Ballinger missing with knees to the body.
Ballinger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barone avoids it.
Ballinger tries a body shot but Barone blocks it.
Barone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ballinger is defending well for now.

Barone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ballinger!
Barone's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ballinger under the eye.
Barone scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ballinger looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Barone drops Ballinger with a beautiful combination! Ballinger stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Barone is looking for the KO!

Ballinger is rocked!
Ballinger on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ballinger is still on wobbly legs! Can Barone finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ballinger steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Barone. That one must have hurt.
Ballinger seems to have recovered his senses.
Ryan Ballinger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barone lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Ballinger can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Barone and Ballinger drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Barone.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruno Barone!