PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Badr Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian Ballo Allo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Overeem comes into the arena with Ya habibi yalla blaring out of the sound system. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Overeem
vs
Ballo Allo

186 cm
18
196 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

174 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Badr Overeem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ian Ballo Allo!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overeem scores with a head kick.

It looks like Ian Ballo Allo has been cut.
Overeem moves in looking to clinch but Ballo Allo pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Overeem looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Overeem throws a series of punches but Ballo Allo moves out of range.
Ballo Allo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ballo Allo.
Overeem tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Overeem cracks a nice hook into Ballo Allo's ribs.
Ballo Allo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Overeem manages to avoid it.
Overeem throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ballo Allo, right into the meat.
Overeem is looking to clinch but Ballo Allo is avoiding it.
Ballo Allo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Overeem.
Overeem tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ballo Allo lands a leg kick that knocks Overeem off balance momentarily.
Overeem stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ballo Allo.
Overeem is breathing heavily.
Overeem takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ballo Allo lands a front kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballo Allo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Overeem stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ballo Allo.
Nice body punch from Ballo Allo.
Overeem looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ballo Allo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Overeem walks into a jab.
Crunch! Ballo Allo slams his shin into Overeem's torso.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Overeem has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Overeem there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd cheers as Ballo Allo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Overeem doesn't seem phased though.
Ballo Allo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ballo Allo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ballo Allo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ballo Allo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Overeem doesn't seem bothered though.
Overeem takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ballo Allo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Overeem. That did some damage!
Ballo Allo connects with a leg kick. Overeem looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Overeem on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ballo Allo - that will leave a mark!
Ballo Allo throws a leg kick which misses Overeem's front leg but catches the back leg as Overeem tries to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ballo Allo.
Ballo Allo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Overeem on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ballo Allo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Overeem momentarily.
Overeem throws a sloppy head kick and Ballo Allo moves out of range easily.
Overeem has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ballo Allo.
Overeem walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Badr Overeem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Overeem tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ballo Allo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Overeem.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ballo Allo. That's going to slow Overeem down.
Ballo Allo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ballo Allo keeps Overeem at a distance using the push kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ballo Allo. That's going to slow Overeem down.
Overeem takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ballo Allo cracks the inside of Overeem's front leg.
Ballo Allo scores with a jab. Overeem acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ballo Allo connects with a body shot that sends Overeem's belly button to the back.
Ballo Allo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Overeem's calf.
Ballo Allo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Overeem has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Overeem takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ballo Allo lands a front kick.
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!
Ballo Allo feints and then cracks Overeem's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Overeem down.
Ballo Allo lands a leg kick that knocks Overeem off balance momentarily.
Ballo Allo thuds his right hand into Overeem's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ballo Allo delivers a nice body kick.
Ballo Allo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ballo Allo scores with a push kick.
Ballo Allo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Overeem. That did some damage!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballo Allo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ballo Allo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Overeem takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Overeem will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Ballo Allo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Overeem. That did some damage!
Ballo Allo scores with a head kick.
Ballo Allo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Overeem had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Ballo Allo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ballo Allo throws a head kick that Overeem semi-blocks.
Ballo Allo stuns Overeem with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ballo Allo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Overeem on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ballo Allo. Ballo Allo obviously looking to wear him down.
Ballo Allo lands with a cross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The crowd cheers as Ballo Allo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Overeem doesn't seem phased though.
Ballo Allo lands a nice looking body kick.
Ballo Allo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Overeem.
Ballo Allo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ian Ballo Allo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ian Ballo Allo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ballo Allo catches Overeem with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ballo Allo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Overeem's calf.
Ballo Allo scoring well with a low kick there.
Ballo Allo just misses with a punch to the body.
Overeem is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Overeem is looking to clinch but Ballo Allo is avoiding it.
Overeem ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ballo Allo moves away.
Ballo Allo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Overeem on the side of the head.
Overeem connects with a right hand. Ballo Allo shakes it off.
Ballo Allo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Overeem tries to clinch
and Ballo Allo counters with a good, hard body kick but Overeem shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ballo Allo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Overeem.
Overeem chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ballo Allo can pounce on him.
Ballo Allo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Overeem stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ballo Allo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Overeem tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ballo Allo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Overeem's head.
Overeem misses with an uppercut.
Ballo Allo feints and then cracks Overeem's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Overeem down.
Ballo Allo connects with an inside leg kick.
Ballo Allo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Overeem.
Ballo Allo connects with the punch.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Overeem might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Ballo Allo feints and then cracks Overeem's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Overeem down.
Ian Ballo Allo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Overeem tries to clinch up.
Ballo Allo sizes up Overeem with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Overeem has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ballo Allo.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ballo Allo.
Ballo Allo scoring well with a low kick there.
Badr Overeem is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ballo Allo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballo Allo lands with a good body shot.
Ballo Allo connects with a body shot.
Overeem looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Overeem has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ballo Allo.
Ballo Allo connects with an inside leg kick.
Overeem misses with a hook.
Ballo Allo thuds his shin into the meat of Overeem's side.
Ballo Allo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ballo Allo should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Ballo Allo lands a right hook to the body.
Overeem stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ballo Allo.
A head kick from Ballo Allo lands but Overeem takes it in his stride.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ballo Allo!
Overeem takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Overeem tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ballo Allo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ballo Allo feints and then cracks Overeem's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Overeem down.
Overeem pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballo Allo lunges at Overeem with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Overeem's hand.
Ballo Allo works Overeem's body with a nice hook.
Ballo Allo lands a body shot.
Jab by Ballo Allo.
Ballo Allo cracks a nice hook into Overeem's ribs.
Jab, jab by Ballo Allo - just one landing.
Overeem misses with a shot to the body
and Ballo Allo counters with a low kick, right behind Overeem 's knee.
Overeem takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ballo Allo lands a high kick!
Ballo Allo scores with a leg kick.
Ballo Allo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ballo Allo cracks the inside of Overeem's front leg.
Ballo Allo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ballo Allo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Overeem stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Overeem tries to clinch up
and Ballo Allo counters with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballo Allo connects with a leg kick. Overeem looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ballo Allo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ballo Allo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Overeem. That did some damage!
Ballo Allo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ballo Allo connects with a high kick.
Ballo Allo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ballo Allo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Overeem misses the shot to the body.
Overeem has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ballo Allo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slapping body kick lands there for Ballo Allo.
Overeem drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ballo Allo keeps the fight on the outside.
Ballo Allo dips to his left and cracks Overeem with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ian Ballo Allo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ian Ballo Allo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Overeem has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ballo Allo.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ballo Allo.
Overeem moves in looking to clinch but Ballo Allo pushes him off.
Ballo Allo avoids a kick to the body.
Ballo Allo throws a head kick that half lands.
Ballo Allo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Overeem misses with a straight right.
Ballo Allo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Overeem takes a step back to recover.
Overeem misses with a double jab.
Ballo Allo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Overeem takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ballo Allo throws a head kick that Overeem semi-blocks.
Ballo Allo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ballo Allo lands a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballo Allo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ballo Allo connects with an inside leg kick.
Ballo Allo delivers a nice body kick.
Overeem on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Overeem takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ballo Allo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ballo Allo throws a head kick that half lands.
Overeem doesn't manage to clinch there - Ballo Allo circles away.
Ballo Allo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Overeem has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ballo Allo.
Overeem smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ballo Allo lands with a nice body kick.
Ballo Allo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ballo Allo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ballo Allo scores with a punch to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Overeem takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ballo Allo throws a front kick that sends Overeem stumbling back into the cage.
Overeem slips a jab and a cross from Ballo Allo.
Overeem moves in looking to clinch but Ballo Allo pushes him off.
Overeem chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ballo Allo can pounce on him.
Overeem throws a right hand that Ballo Allo ducks under and follows up with a left that Ballo Allo also avoids with ease.
Ballo Allo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Overeem's calf.
Nice body punch from Ballo Allo.
Ballo Allo connects with a solid leg kick.
Overeem thows a body shot but no joy.
Ballo Allo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Overeem's sensitive parts.
Ballo Allo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ballo Allo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ballo Allo feints and then cracks Overeem's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Overeem down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ballo Allo. Overeem shrugs it off though.
Overeem chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ballo Allo can pounce on him.
Ballo Allo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ballo Allo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Overeem.
Overeem connects with a crisp jab.
Nice body kick from Ballo Allo.
Overeem steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ballo Allo. That one must have hurt.
Overeem tries a head kick but it misses.
Overeem throws out a loose jab but Ballo Allo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Overeem walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ballo Allo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ballo Allo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ballo Allo.
Ballo Allo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballo Allo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Overeem takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ballo Allo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Overeem swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ballo Allo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Overeem wants to clinch up but Ballo Allo keeps it at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Overeem on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ballo Allo. Ballo Allo obviously looking to wear him down.
Overeem with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ballo Allo to score with a decent uppercut.
Ballo Allo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Good leg kick by Ballo Allo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ballo Allo lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ballo Allo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Overeem takes a jab right on the kisser.
Badr Overeem has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ballo Allo, right into the meat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ian Ballo Allo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ballo Allo 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ian Ballo Allo!
Ian Ballo Allo gave a mention to xXx - Voodoo Labs - 159+ Energy - $45 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).