PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vassago Ballardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Finch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Kenny Finch was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Ballardo
vs
Finch

188 cm
22
219 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

188 cm
25
223 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vassago Ballardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kenny Finch!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ballardo throws a nice head kick!
Finch tries to clinch but Ballardo moves out of range.
Finch takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Finch will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ballardo. That's going to slow Finch down.
Finch shoots in for a takedown but Ballardo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ballardo moves in looking to clinch but Finch pushes him off.
Finch tries to clinch there but Ballardo circles away.
Ballardo chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Finch clinches with his opponent.
Finch fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ballardo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Ballardo as the two fighters clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finch has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ballardo after a bit of a struggle.
Vassago Ballardo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenny Finch.
Finch letting Ballardo take a breather here.
Ballardo lands a left hand.
Ballardo gets through Finch's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Finch is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ballardo pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch wants a takedown.
Finch is trying to push Ballardo away but Ballardo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ballardo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Finch or not.
Finch looks winded!
Ballardo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Finch's elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ballardo.
A short right from Ballardo.
Ballardo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ballardo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ballardo.
Ballardo is working Finch over against the cage.
Finch goes for a takedown attempt but Ballardo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ballardo.
Ballardo lands a jab to the head.

It looks like Kenny Finch has been cut.

Ballardo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ballardo misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballardo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Finch backwards.
Ballardo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Finch is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ballardo is pushing Finch up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A hook to the body from Ballardo.
Ballardo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ballardo lands a body shot.
Ballardo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ballardo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Finch or not.
Ballardo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Finch's elbow.
Ballardo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ballardo lands a shot to the body.
Ballardo stalling in the clinch.
Finch takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Ballardo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ballardo lands a left hand.
Ballardo lands a body punch.
Ballardo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballardo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ballardo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ballardo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ballardo lands a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Ballardo.
Ballardo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Finch.
Finch being controlled against the cage.
Finch is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ballardo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ballardo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stalling in the clinch from Ballardo.
Ballardo tries a body shot but Finch blocks it.
Finch drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ballardo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ballardo throws a front kick that sends Finch stumbling back into the cage.

Ballardo clinches up with Finch and pushes him back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballardo lands a nice shot to the body.
Ballardo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ballardo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ballardo can't find room to land a body shot as Finch controls the action.
Ballardo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Finch.
Ballardo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Come on Ballardo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ballardo scores with a shot to the side of Finch's head.
Ballardo tries to work over Finch's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Finch jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ballardo walks away with a smile on his face. Finch gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Ballardo has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Ballardo as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right hand to the body from Ballardo.
Finch is looking to take this one to the mat.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ballardo.
Ballardo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Finch backwards.
Ballardo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vassago Ballardo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenny Finch's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Good leg kick by Ballardo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Ballardo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Finch, pushing him back against the cage.
Ballardo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Finch's elbow.
Ballardo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Finch drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ballardo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ballardo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ballardo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ballardo stalling against the cage.
Finch tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ballardo avoids it.
Finch blocks a body shot from Ballardo.
Ballardo works on Finch's body with a couple of short punches.
Ballardo works on Finch's body with a couple of short punches.
Vassago Ballardo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Finch is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ballardo presses Finch against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ballardo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Finch backwards.
Ballardo presses Finch against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ballardo lands with a left to the head.
A hook to the body from Ballardo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballardo is working Finch over against the cage.
Ballardo lands a shot to the body.
Ballardo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Finch's elbow.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Ballardo.
Ballardo lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Ballardo - that landed with a thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ballardo.
Ballardo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ballardo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ballardo tries to throw a body punch but Finch avoids it by throwing Ballardo back against the cage.
Finch is trying to pull guard but Ballardo has him pressed against the cage.
Ballardo pushes Finch back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ballardo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Finch can do to turn this around?
Ballardo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ballardo is leaning against Finch and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short body shot lands from Ballardo as the two fighters clinch.
Finch blocks a body shot from Ballardo.
Ballardo digs a right hand underneath Finch's ribcage. Finch let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ballardo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballardo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ballardo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ballardo lands a shoulder strike.
Ballardo gets underhooks to prevent Finch's takedown attempt.
Vassago Ballardo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenny Finch.
Ballardo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ballardo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short right from Ballardo on the inside.
The referee calls for Ballardo to work.
Ballardo misses with a body punch.
Ballardo has Finch pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ballardo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ballardo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballardo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Finch fails to pull guard.
Ballardo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Finch backwards.
Ballardo presses Finch against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Finch prevents a body shot from Ballardo.
Ballardo lands with a short shot to the head.
Ballardo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ballardo is leaning against Finch and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ballardo lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ballardo is working Finch over against the cage.
Ballardo lands with a light punch inside.
A right hand to the body from Ballardo.
Ballardo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Finch backwards.
Ballardo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ballardo lands a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finch blocks a body shot from Ballardo.
Ballardo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Finch wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ballardo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ballardo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short left from Ballardo.
A left hand lands to the body for Ballardo.
Ballardo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ballardo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Finch is working for takedown but Ballardo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ballardo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ballardo scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ballardo is leaning against Finch and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short uppercut from Ballardo.
Ballardo digs a right hand underneath Finch's ribcage. Finch let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hand to the body from Ballardo.
Ballardo lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vassago Ballardo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kenny Finch's cut.
That's time! Ballardo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Ballardo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Finch, pushing him back against the cage.
Ballardo pushes Finch back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ballardo misses with a body punch.
Finch throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ballardo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ballardo is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ballardo lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Ballardo - that landed with a thud.
Ballardo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot in the inside from Ballardo.
A short left from Ballardo.
Ballardo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Finch backwards.
Ballardo gets through Finch's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Ballardo as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Ballardo.
Ballardo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Finch backwards.
Ballardo controlling the action here for a moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ballardo.
Finch takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballardo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Finchs head.
Ballardo is working Finch over against the cage.
Ballardo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Finch.
Finch changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ballardo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ballardo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Finch has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ballardo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Finch. That did some damage!
Vassago Ballardo is winning the standup battle so far.
Finch takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ballardo lands a leg kick that knocks Finch off balance momentarily.

Ballardo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ballardo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Vassago Ballardo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenny Finch.
Ballardo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ballardo lands a right hand.
Good body shot from Ballardo.
A shot in the inside from Ballardo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Ballardo.
Ballardo gets through Finch's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ballardo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ballardo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Finch backwards.
Finch tries for a takedown but Ballardo manages to get underhooks.
Ballardo lands a right hand.

Finch is rocked!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Finch's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ballardo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Finch backwards.
Finch is still on wobbly legs! Can Ballardo finish him?
A short uppercut from Ballardo.
Finch seems to have recovered his senses.
Ballardo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Finch up against the cage.
Finch is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ballardo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Finch's elbow.
Ballardo scores with a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballardo lands with a light punch inside.
Ballardo lands a body punch.
Ballardo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ballardo.
Ballardo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Finch prevents a body shot from Ballardo.
Ballardo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Finch or not.
Ballardo avoiding damage.
Ballardo lands an uppercut.
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!
Ballardo pushes Finch back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ballardo slows down the pace here.
Ballardo lands a nice shot to the body.
Ballardo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Finch backwards.
Ballardo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Finch backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballardo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ballardo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ballardo struggles to land a body shot inside as Finch controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Ballardo.
The referee calls for Ballardo to work.
Finch is looking to control Ballardo's arms but Ballardo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Finch has his back to the cage.
Vassago Ballardo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Finch is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ballardo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Finch misses with a punch to the body.
Kenny Finch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ballardo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ballardo stalling the fight.
Finch changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ballardo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ballardo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vassago Ballardo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ballardo 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:24
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:24
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vassago Ballardo!
Vassago Ballardo thanked the fans post fight for their support.