PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Garrick Ballantyne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donovan Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garrick Ballantyne has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ballantyne
vs
Smith

182 cm
28
183 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

198 cm
20
294 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Garrick Ballantyne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donovan Smith!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ballantyne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ballantyne thuds his shin into the meat of Smith's side.
Smith tries to clinch up
and Ballantyne makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Smith really felt that one!

Ballantyne pushes Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
Knees to the body from Ballantyne.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ballantyne lands an elbow inside.
Ballantyne struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ballantyne working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ballantyne has Smith pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith dodges an elbow strike from Ballantyne.
Ballantyne lands an elbow inside.
Ballantyne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith takes an elbow to the temple.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Ballantyne controls the action.
Ballantyne lands a hook that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Ballantyne connects with a knee to the head.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
Ballantyne looking to slow down the pace here.
Ballantyne lands a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ballantyne throws an elbow but misses.
The referee calls for Ballantyne to work.
Ballantyne with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ballantyne using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ballantyne lands an elbow inside that Smith shrugs off.
Ballantyne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
Ballantyne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smith lands a right hand.
Ballantyne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Ballantyne.
Ballantyne lands a body punch.
Ballantyne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
Ballantyne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ballantyne is trying to maintain a safe position but Smith gets an underhook and turns Ballantyne into the cage.
Nice elbow from Ballantyne.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballantyne landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ballantyne lands a right hand.
Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ballantyne misses with a knee to the head.
Smith takes an elbow to the temple.
Ballantyne lands an elbow inside that Smith shrugs off.
Ballantyne takes a shot to the head.
Ballantyne lands an elbow inside.
Smith takes an elbow to the temple.
Ballantyne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
Ballantyne unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ballantyne leaning his opponent against the cage.
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!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a hook that snaps the head of Ballantyne backwards.
Ballantyne tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Smith misses with some punches.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ballantyne lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ballantyne lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.
Smith blocks an elbow strike.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ballantyne comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ballantyne stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ballantyne using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Smith looks gassed!
Ballantyne with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Garrick Ballantyne dominated that round.
That's time! Ballantyne's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ballantyne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Donovan Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ballantyne moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Ballantyne drops Smith with a beautiful combination! Smith stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ballantyne is looking for the KO!
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!
Ballantyne swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Smith.

Smith is rocked!
Ballantyne connects with a single shot there.
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Ballantyne finish him?

Ballantyne moves into the clinch successfully.
Smith seems to have recovered his senses.
Smith tries to work over Ballantyne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ballantyne lands a left hand.
Nice body punch from Ballantyne - that landed with a thud.
Ballantyne taking a breather.
Ballantyne looking to throw knees to the head but Smith is blocking nicely.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ballantyne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballantyne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Ballantyne lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ballantyne is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Smith tries a body shot but Ballantyne blocks it.
Ballantyne throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ballantyne lands an elbow inside.
Ballantyne unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good body shot from Ballantyne.
Ballantyne slowing the pace effectively.
Ballantyne trying to land knees to the body.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ballantyne lands an uppercut.
Ballantyne misses with a body punch.
Ballantyne trying to stall but Smith improves his position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ballantyne crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Garrick Ballantyne has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Smith is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballantyne unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Smith working aggressively here.
Ballantyne stalling.
A short right from Ballantyne on the inside.
Smith takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ballantyne lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ballantyne lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ballantyne.
Ballantyne lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ballantyne using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ballantyne lands an elbow that stopped Smith in his tracks for a moment.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Ballantyne uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Ballantyne on the inside.
Ballantyne stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballantyne gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Ballantyne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith blocks an elbow strike from Ballantyne.
Ballantyne connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smith's face.
Ballantyne creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smith's defenses.
Ballantyne stalling the fight.
Ballantyne unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short body shot lands from Ballantyne as the two fighters clinch.
Ballantyne lands an elbow that stopped Smith in his tracks for a moment.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballantyne lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees to the body from Ballantyne.
Ballantyne tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.
Ballantyne lands a damaging elbow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ballantyne takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ballantyne.
Ballantyne unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ballantyne utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ballantyne utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice elbow from Ballantyne.
Ballantyne throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Garrick Ballantyne dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! 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.

Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ballantyne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ballantyne throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Smith is looking to clinch but Ballantyne is avoiding it.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Ballantyne moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ballantyne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Ballantyne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Ballantyne rushes Smith and presses him up against the cage.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Ballantyne stalling the fight.
Ballantyne is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries to work over Ballantyne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ballantyne landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ballantyne lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ballantyne.
Ballantyne scores with a knee to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Ballantyne.
Ballantyne lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.
Ballantyne struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Ballantyne unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ballantyne lands a right hand.
Smith takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ballantyne lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ballantyne lands a damaging elbow.
Donovan Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballantyne digs a right hand into Smith's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Smith's gas tank.
Ballantyne landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ballantyne is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ballantyne lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Smith takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ballantyne unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ballantyne.
Garrick Ballantyne is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ballantyne lands an elbow just above Smith 's eye.
Ballantyne makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knees to the body from Ballantyne.
A short body shot lands from Ballantyne as the two fighters clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ballantyne obliges.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ballantyne.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballantyne using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ballantyne lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ballantyne lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice elbow from Ballantyne.
Smith being controlled against the cage.
Smith prevents a body shot from Ballantyne.
Ballantyne lands an elbow inside that Smith shrugs off.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ballantyne.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ballantyne obliges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Ballantyne.
Ballantyne lands an elbow inside.
Smith takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ballantyne missing with knees to the body.
Ballantyne lands an elbow just above Smith 's eye.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Ballantyne unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Smith lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ballantyne.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Ballantyne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ballantyne lands a nice elbow.
Ballantyne looking to stall.

And that's the end of the fight!
Garrick Ballantyne showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ballantyne has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Garrick Ballantyne!
A very excited looking Garrick Ballantyne rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.