PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnie Ballantine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fox is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Gorillaz - Clint Eastwood. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Ballantine
vs
Fox

188 cm
32
210 lbs
32 - 15 - 0

190 cm
32
215 lbs
21 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Syndicate Nutrition (DUS)
STEEL PENN'S 160 OF STEEL $50 Rio

[CLOSED] Xtreme Laundry

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 32 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnie Ballantine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sam Fox!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ballantine connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ballantine lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ballantine waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fox.
Fox takes one to the side of the head.
Ballantine lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fox at a distance.
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 land with a swinging hook to the body but Fox was well out of range. Poor timing from Ballantine.
Ballantine lands a jab.
Ballantine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fox moves away.
Fox takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fox misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballantine looks to score with a jab to the body but Fox is just out of range.
Fox ducks under a wild hook from Ballantine.
Ballantine thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ballantine misses with a hook
and Fox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fox scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fox avoids the body shot from Ballantine.
Fox moves out of range as Ballantine strikes.
Fox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ballantine.
Ballantine throws a shot from downtown. Fox moves away and avoids it.
Ballantine misses with a left hand
and Fox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballantine attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right-left combo lands from Ballantine.
Fox punishes Ballantine's body with a nice straight punch.
Fox slips a straight right by Ballantine.
Fox lands a jab to the head.
Fox slips under a jab.
Fox moves out of range of the strikes.
Ballantine misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ballantine doesn't manage to clinch there - Fox circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ballantine moves into range and clinches up with Fox.

Fox breaks from the clinch.
Fox dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ballantine. That did some damage!
Ballantine closes the distance but Fox moves to the side
and Ballantine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ballantine.
Fox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fox chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ballantine can pounce on him.
Ballantine scoring well with a low kick there.
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 misses with a double jab
and Fox makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballantine misses with a straight left.

Ballantine closes the distance and clinches.
Fox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fox wants to break free but Ballantine has control.
Ballantine can't find room to land a body shot as Fox controls the action.
Ballantine tries to throw a body punch but Fox avoids it by throwing Ballantine back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Ballantine.
Fox is trying to force a seperation but Ballantine has the dominant position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fox.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ballantine swings wildly with an uppercut but Fox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ballantine lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ballantine misses with a body punch.
Ballantine dodges an elbow strike from Fox.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnie Ballantine dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ballantine throws a hook but Fox avoids it easily.
Fox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ballantine was well out of range. Poor timing from Fox.
Ballantine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fox was well out of range. Poor timing from Ballantine.
Ballantine throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ballantine is looking to clinch.
Ballantine scores with a nice right hand.
Ballantine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fox was well out of range. Poor timing from Ballantine.
Fox on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ballantine throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ballantine connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fox's hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox dodges the punch combination from Ballantine.

Ballantine closes the distance and clinches.

Fox breaks from the clinch.
Ballantine misses the shot to the body.
Johnie Ballantine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ballantine throws the kick towards the body but Fox avoids it.
Ballantine misses with a straight right.
Fox throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ballantine moves in looking to clinch but Fox pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballantine misses with a hook. Fox ducked under it nicely.
Fox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ballantine.
Ballantine throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ballantine looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ballantine lands a nice hook to Fox's body. Fox takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Ballantine moves into range and clinches up with Fox.

Fox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ballantine throws a head kick that misses
and Fox makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ballantine swings widly with a right hand
and Ballantine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballantine lands a jab to Fox's midsection.
Fox takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ballantine throws a nice looking combination but Fox bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fox.

Ballantine has managed to clinch.
Ballantine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ballantine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ballantine lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fox backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short body shot lands from Fox as the two fighters clinch.
Fox lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ballantine backwards.

Fox breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballantine lands a head kick. Fox smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ballantine throws a jab when Fox was well out of range.
Ballantine connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fox looks to land a combination but Ballantine avoids it well.
Ballantine tries a head kick but it misses.
Ballantine misses with a right hand
and Fox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice straight punches there by Ballantine. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ballantine.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from Ballantine does it's job there.

Ballantine pushes Fox up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnie Ballantine dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Ballantine throws a sloppy body shot
and Fox makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fox throws a jab but it's blocked by Ballantine.
Fox ducks under a wild hook from Ballantine.
Ballantine loads up on a big right hand but Fox slips the punch.
Fox blocks a jab.
Fox misses with a wild body shot.
Ballantine rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnie Ballantine is winning the standup battle so far.
Ballantine getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A telegraphed right hand from Ballantine misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballantine moves to clinch but Fox breaks away
and Fox counters with a left to the body.
Ballantine looks to score with a jab to the body but Fox is just out of range.
Ballantine thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Fox if he has to take too many more of those.
Fox fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A swing and a miss from Fox.
Fox walks into a straight right hand from Ballantine.
Ballantine swings for the body but Fox moves out of range.
Fox lands with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ballantine closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Fox counter with a right hand.

Ballantine is rocked!
Ballantine scores with a punch to the head.
Johnie Ballantine is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Oh Ballantine is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Fox in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Fox drops Ballantine with a naaaaasty hook - Ballantine is in real trouble here! Fox dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Fox!
Sam Fox decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.