PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnie Ballantine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hjalmar Klason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Klason is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by (Hed) Pe - Raise Hell. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Ballantine
vs
Klason

188 cm
32
210 lbs
32 - 18 - 0

190 cm
34
216 lbs
29 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Syndicate Nutrition

Syndicate Nutrition
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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 - 18 - 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 29 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hjalmar Klason!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klason shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ballantine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ballantine closes the distance looking to clinch
and Klason counters with an inside leg kick.
Klason lands with a nice body punch.
Ballantine is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Klason shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ballantine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Klason.
Ballantine throws a left and a right that both miss
and Klason counters with a body kick that stops Ballantine in his tracks momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Klason misses with a hook
and Ballantine counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A big right from Klason misses.
Ballantine uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Klason has time to react.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballantine cracks Klason with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ballantine scores with a shot to the body.
Ballantine ducks under a wild hook from Klason.
Klason throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ballantine avoids the head kick by Klason.
A cross from Ballantine lands.
Ballantine walks into a left hand.
Ballantine ducks right into an uppercut from Klason.
Klason throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Klason takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
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 punishes Klason's body with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballantine connects with a leg kick. Klason looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ballantine ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Klason will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ballantine connects with a good right hand that stumbles Klason. Klason circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Klason throws a series of strikes that have Ballantine backpedaling.
Klason fakes the leg kick and cracks Ballantine in the body.
Ballantine's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ballantine duly obliges.
Danga de danga de dang - Ballantine scores with a four punch combination!
Ballantine checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ballantine moves out of range as Klason throws a body kick.
Ballantine walks into a stiff left hand from Klason.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Ballantine - just one landing.
Klason chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ballantine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ballantine cracks Klason with a good jab.
Johnie Ballantine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ballantine darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Klason scores with a spinning back kick!
Klason throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Klason defending well as Ballantine loads up on a big left hand.
Klason misses with a lunging right hand
and Ballantine counters with a left and a right that stings Klason.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ballantine closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Klason misses with a hook. Ballantine ducked under it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klason shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Klason checks a leg kick nicely.
Klason takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ballantine avoids the body shot from Klason.
Klason connects with an inside leg kick.
Klason throws a hook to the side of Ballantine's head but Ballantine sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ballantine's corner calls for a 1-2. Ballantine obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Ballantine finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Both fighters circling a little - Ballantine finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Klason looks to score with a jab to the body but Ballantine is just out of range.
Ballantine missing with a left hand there. Klason was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Johnie Ballantine will probably get the nod.
That's time! Ballantine's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

The fight stays on the outside here - Ballantine looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ballantine takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ballantine moves into range and connects with a jab.
Klason slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Ballantine is rocked!
Johnie Ballantine is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice body kick there by Klason.
Oh Ballantine is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Klason avoids the body shot from Ballantine.
Klason connects with a body shot that sends Ballantine's belly button to the back.
Ballantine throws a right hand that misses
and Klason makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ballantine seems to have got his legs back now.
Ballantine on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ballantine checks a leg kick.
Klason cracks Ballantine with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Ballantine tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Klason pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Ballantine is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hjalmar Klason!
An out of breath and clearly excited Hjalmar Klason thanked Syndicate Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).