PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Harry Ballzonya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubz Phatz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ballzonya
vs
Phatz

182 cm
25
169 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

175 cm
28
163 lbs
16 - 5 - 2

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harry Ballzonya!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bubz Phatz!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Anthony Taglia and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ballzonya throws out a loose jab but Phatz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ballzonya gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Phatz.
Phatz misses with a head kick.
Phatz defending well as Ballzonya loads up on a big left hand.
Ballzonya throws a low kick but it's checked well by Phatz.
Ballzonya shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Phatz as he jumps to the side.
Phatz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Phatz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Phatz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ballzonya clobbers Phatz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ballzonya connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Ballzonya shoots in and gets a takedown into Phatz's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ballzonya being controlled here momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ballzonya accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ballzonya throwing strikes but missing.
Ballzonya wants to control from the top but Phatz keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Phatz controls Ballzonya momentarily but Ballzonya frees himself.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Bubz Phatz.
Phatz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Phatz throws a nice head kick!
Phatz misses with a body shot.
Ballzonya fails to land with a series of punches.
Phatz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ballzonya finds it's way round the side to connect with Phatz's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phatz misses the body punch
and Ballzonya counters with a nice leg kick.
Phatz blocks a jab.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ballzonya.
Ballzonya tries for a takedown but Phatz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Phatz.
Phatz checks a leg kick nicely.
Phatz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ballzonya moves away.
Ballzonya stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Harry Ballzonya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phatz throws a head kick that misses.
Phatz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Phatz misses with a leg kick.
Phatz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ballzonya manages to avoid it.
Ballzonya swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Phatz pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phatz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Phatz throws the left hand but Ballzonya avoids the punch easily.
Phatz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Horrible takedown by Ballzonya or perhaps it was just good defense by Phatz which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Ballzonya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ballzonya keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Phatz slips a jab from Ballzonya.
Ballzonya wants to slow Phatz down by chopping away at his legs.
Ballzonya looks to score with a jab to the body but Phatz is just out of range.
Phatz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Phatz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ballzonya misses with a straight left.
Ballzonya throws a jab but it's blocked by Phatz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballzonya scores with a hook.
Ballzonya misses with a wild body shot.
Ballzonya throws a leg kick but Phatz sees it coming and moves out of range.
Phatz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Phatz plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A slow jab from Ballzonya misses its intended target.
Ballzonya takes a swing at Phatz's ribcage but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ballzonya scoring well with a low kick there.
Ballzonya shoots and misses
and Phatz counters with a leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Phatz.
Ballzonya avoids the body shot from Phatz.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Phatz slips a straight right by Ballzonya.
Ballzonya moves out of range as Phatz throws a body kick.
Phatz tries to score with a low kick but Ballzonya moves his leg out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Phatz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ballzonya sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Phatz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ballzonya was well out of range. Poor timing from Phatz.
Phatz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ballzonya rather than just go for the knockout.
Phatz slips a jab and a cross from Ballzonya.
Phatz misses with a low kick.
Ballzonya misses with a hook
and Phatz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ballzonya lands with an overhand left.
Ballzonya throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phatz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Phatz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Phatz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ballzonya shoots in for a double leg but Phatz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ballzonya lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A big left from Ballzonya misses.
Phatz goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phatz with a nice cross.
Ballzonya shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Phatz pinned against the cage. Phatz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bubz Phatz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A clash of legs there as Ballzonya blocks the low kick.
Ballzonya misses the shot to the body.
Ballzonya misses with a body shot.
Phatz defending well as Ballzonya loads up on a big left hand.
Phatz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Phatz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ballzonya.
Phatz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Phatz defending well as Ballzonya loads up on a big left hand.
Bubz Phatz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Phatz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ballzonya misses with a hook to the body
and Phatz counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phatz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phatz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A solid leg kick lands there for Phatz.
Phatz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Phatz throws a body kick that misses.
Ballzonya throws a looping overhand right but Phatz ducks down to avoid it.
Ballzonya cracks Phatz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Phatz moves out of range of the body kick.
Phatz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Phatz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ballzonya can pounce on him.
Ballzonya misses with a low kick.
Ballzonya jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Ballzonya shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Ballzonya was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Phatz is squirming around, avoiding Ballzonya's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phatz is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ballzonya throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Ballzonya is landing with some decent strikes but Phatz is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ballzonya thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Ballzonya wants to control the pace but Phatz is squirming around nicely.
Ballzonya looking to finish Phatz with some ground and pound. This is bad for Phatz!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballzonya looking to finish with strikes here!
Phatz tries to hold on but Ballzonya postures up.
Phatz is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Ballzonya trying to control but Phatz is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Phatz tries to hold on but Ballzonya postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ballzonya blocks a head kick by Phatz.
Ballzonya swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Phatz tries to bum rush Ballzonya with a series of wild strikes but Ballzonya uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ballzonya throws a jab when Phatz was well out of range.
Phatz throws out a powerful jab.
Crunch! Phatz slams his shin into Ballzonya's torso.
Phatz connects with a solid leg kick.
Phatz scores with a punch to the head.
Phatz cracks a nice hook into Ballzonya's ribs.
Ballzonya moves out of range of the leg kick from Phatz.
Ballzonya misses with a body shot.
Ballzonya doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ballzonya fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Phatz on the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballzonya throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Ballzonya throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Phatz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Ballzonya misses.
Phatz throws a body kick that misses.
Ballzonya uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Phatz.
Ballzonya throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Phatz moves out of range of the leg kick from Ballzonya.
Ballzonya misses with a body shot.
Ballzonya lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Phatz backs up against the cage.
Ballzonya steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Phatz. That one must have hurt.
Good work by Ballzonya as he checks the leg kick.
Ballzonya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Phatz was well out of range. Poor timing from Ballzonya.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phatz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Phatz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ballzonya throws a series of punches but Phatz moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Phatz blocks the leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ballzonya.
Nice uppercut there from Ballzonya.
Ballzonya dodges the punch combination from Phatz.
A jab from Phatz finds it's way through Ballzonya's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Phatz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ballzonya is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ballzonya.
Phatz tried to score with a low kick but Ballzonya checks it.
Ballzonya throws a leg kick that is checked
and Phatz counters with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballzonya fails with the takedown.
Ballzonya misses with an uppercut
and Phatz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ballzonya is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Phatz.
A big left from Ballzonya misses.
A punch lands to the side of Phatz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Phatz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Phatz connects with a leg kick. Ballzonya looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ballzonya gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Phatz checks a leg kick nicely.
Phatz checks a leg kick.
Phatz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ballzonya throws a looping overhand right but Phatz ducks down to avoid it.
Phatz connects with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phatz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ballzonya stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ballzonya stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Phatz.
Ballzonya takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Phatz misses with a series of wild punches.
Ballzonya lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Phatz feints and then cracks Ballzonya's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ballzonya down.
Ballzonya blocks a head kick by Phatz.
Ballzonya tries a low kick but Phatz avoids it.
Phatz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ballzonya checks it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Phatz tries to land a front kick but Ballzonya steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ballzonya throws a low kick but Phatz avoids it.
Phatz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bubz Phatz really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Phatz closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ballzonya throws a jab when Phatz was well out of range.
Phatz swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Ballzonya gets the takedown into side control.
Phatz gets back to half guard.
Ballzonya takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ballzonya not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Phatz makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Phatz.
Ballzonya lands a couple of digs.
Ballzonya stops Phatz from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phatz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ballzonya is fighting to break Phatz's control of his arms but Phatz is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Harry Ballzonya overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Phatz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Phatz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Phatz controlling the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ballzonya postures up in Phatz's guard and throws a big left but Phatz blocks it.
Ballzonya has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Phatz trying to keep a closed guard but Ballzonya is proving a slippery customer.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Bubz Phatz was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Phatz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Phatz throws a head kick that half lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phatz throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ballzonya's head.
Phatz is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ballzonya.
Phatz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ballzonya swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ballzonya moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ballzonya lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ballzonya checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Phatz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phatz ducks under a wild hook from Ballzonya.
Phatz misses the shot to the body.
Phatz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ballzonya has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ballzonya lands with a nice body punch.
Phatz scores with a nice strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Ballzonya.
Ballzonya pivots, looking for a leg kick but Phatz is out of range and Ballzonya settles back down.
Phatz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Phatz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Phatz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Phatz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ballzonya.
Ballzonya misses with a straight right.
Ballzonya looks to score with a jab to the body but Phatz is just out of range.
Ballzonya scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ballzonya thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phatz. Ballzonya does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ballzonya swings for the body but Phatz moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballzonya misses with a wild body shot.
Phatz misses with a body shot.
A jab from Ballzonya misses.
Ballzonya lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Phatz at a distance.
Ballzonya misses with a straight right.
Ballzonya misses with a hook.
Ballzonya moves out of range of the leg kick from Phatz.
Nice shot by Ballzonya.
Phatz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Phatz avoids the body shot from Ballzonya.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good exchange - Phatz coming out on top.
Phatz misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ballzonya steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Phatz. That one must have hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Bubz Phatz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Ballzonya cracks Phatz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ballzonya dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Phatz. That did some damage!
Phatz is looking to chop away at Ballzonya's legs.
Ballzonya checks a leg kick.

Ballzonya shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ballzonya passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Phatz!
Ballzonya looking to ground and pound but Phatz is blocking nicely.
Ballzonya sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballzonya landing strikes from the mount and Phatz is in trouble!
Phatz blocking the ground and pound.
Ballzonya postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Phatz looks a forlorn figure.
Ballzonya controlling from the full mount.
Ballzonya throwing strikes here but Phatz is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Phatz is squirming around, avoiding Ballzonya's attempts to control the action.
Ballzonya throwing strikes here but Phatz is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Bubz Phatz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phatz wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Ballzonya.
Ballzonya misses with a head shot.
Phatz holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Ballzonya tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Ballzonya avoids the attempt from Phatz to control.
Ballzonya throwing strikes here but Phatz is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Ballzonya unloads with some shots from mount but Phatz bucks and avoids them well.
Ballzonya misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phatz is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Ballzonya looking to finish Phatz with some ground and pound. This is bad for Phatz!
Ballzonya prevents Phatz from getting the reversal.
Ballzonya throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ballzonya thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Ballzonya throwing strikes here but Phatz is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Ballzonya landing strikes from the mount.
Ballzonya punishing his opponent with strikes.
Phatz working to try and regain half guard.
Ballzonya throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phatz is looking to get to half guard.
Phatz is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ballzonya throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Phatz because Ballzonya loaded up on that one.
Phatz keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ballzonya sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Phatz is looking to improve his position but Ballzonya isn't that keen on the idea.
Harry Ballzonya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ballzonya breaks from Phatz's wrist control and lands an elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Ballzonya showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Phatz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 48:48
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 47:48
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Bubz Phatz! Bubz Phatz retains his lightweight title!