PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ambrogio Ballestrazzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Meeoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meeoff has chosen bawitaba as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Ballestrazzi
vs
Meeoff

195 cm
26
220 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

188 cm
33
212 lbs
18 - 19 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ambrogio Ballestrazzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 19 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jack Meeoff!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Franklyn Lucas and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Meeoff checks a leg kick.

Meeoff closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ballestrazzi to the mat! Ballestrazzi manages to get full guard.
Ballestrazzi looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Meeoff distracts Ballestrazzi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Meeoff distracts Ballestrazzi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ballestrazzi pulls Meeoff in to control the position.
Meeoff has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ballestrazzi is proving hard to escape from.
Meeoff has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Meeoff trying to control the position from guard on top but Ballestrazzi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ballestrazzi holds on and takes a little breather.
Meeoff trying to control but Ballestrazzi is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Meeoff drops his hands momentarily and Ballestrazzi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Meeoff rushes Ballestrazzi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Meeoff lands with a left to the head.

It looks like Ambrogio Ballestrazzi has been cut.
Meeoff is looking to take this one to the mat.
Meeoff jumps guard but Ballestrazzi stands there with Meeoff around his waist. Meeoff gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ballestrazzi.
Ballestrazzi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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!
Meeoff blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ballestrazzi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Meeoff jumps guard but Ballestrazzi stands there with Meeoff around his waist. Meeoff gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ambrogio Ballestrazzi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Meeoff.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ballestrazzi.
Ballestrazzi pushes Meeoff back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Meeoff jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ballestrazzi walks away with a smile on his face. Meeoff gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ballestrazzi scores with a body shot.
Meeoff throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meeoff misses with a head kick.

Ballestrazzi clinches.
Meeoff fails to pull guard.
Ballestrazzi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ballestrazzi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ballestrazzi scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ballestrazzi.
Meeoff is looking to take this one to the mat.
The referee is keeping an eye on Meeoff - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ballestrazzi pushes Meeoff back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Meeoff blocks an uppercut.
Meeoff is looking for a takedown.
Ballestrazzi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ballestrazzi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ballestrazzi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ballestrazzi has a couple of punches blocked by Meeoff.
Ballestrazzi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballestrazzi misses with the head strike.
Ballestrazzi misses with some punches.
Ballestrazzi misses with a punch to the body.
Ballestrazzi throws a punch but it's blocked by Meeoff.

Meeoff manages to break the clinch.
Meeoff tries to bum rush Ballestrazzi with a series of wild strikes but Ballestrazzi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ballestrazzi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ballestrazzi throws a shot from downtown. Meeoff moves away and avoids it.
Jack Meeoff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ballestrazzi avoids the head kick by Meeoff.
Meeoff throws a lazy head kick
and Ballestrazzi counters with a three punch combo that has Meeoff backing up. Meeoff nods at Ballestrazzi to acknowledge the strikes.
Ballestrazzi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Meeoff shoots in looking for a takedown. Ballestrazzi tries to sprawl out of it but Meeoff keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ballestrazzi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Meeoff moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meeoff checks the leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meeoff fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Meeoff tries to close the distance and clinch but Ballestrazzi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Meeoff, right into the meat.
Ballestrazzi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Meeoff shoots for a takedown but Ballestrazzi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ballestrazzi cracks Meeoff with a right hand to the side of the head.
Meeoff tries for a takedown but Ballestrazzi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ballestrazzi looks to land a right hand but Meeoff moved out of range.
Meeoff shoots in but Ballestrazzi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ballestrazzi swings for the body but Meeoff moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab lands there for Ballestrazzi.
Meeoff avoids the body shot from Ballestrazzi.
A head kick misses from Meeoff.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ambrogio Ballestrazzi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ambrogio Ballestrazzi's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Meeoff fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ballestrazzi to the ground. Meeoff is now in Ballestrazzi's guard.
Ballestrazzi looking for a sweep. Not yet Ballestrazzi, not yet.
Meeoff trying to control the position from guard on top but Ballestrazzi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Meeoff would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Ballestrazzi keeping moving, preventing Meeoff from controlling successfully.
Meeoff looking to sit in guard and control but Ballestrazzi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ballestrazzi trying to control but Meeoff is working from the bottom.

Meeoff working for a triangle but Ballestrazzi defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meeoff tries to strike from the bottom.
Ballestrazzi looking to pass the guard.
Meeoff utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Meeoff is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Meeoff keeping moving, preventing Ballestrazzi from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballestrazzi pushing down on Meeoff's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ballestrazzi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ballestrazzi is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Meeoff trying to control from the bottom.
Ballestrazzi wants to take a breather but Meeoff is having none of it.
Ballestrazzi working Meeoff over with strikes.
Meeoff has hold of Ballestrazzi's hands but Ballestrazzi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meeoff is refusing to be controlled, as Ballestrazzi sits in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballestrazzi not doing much here.
Meeoff looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ballestrazzi trying to control from Meeoff's half guard. Meeoff has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Ballestrazzi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ballestrazzi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Meeoff is keeping the position for now.

Meeoff working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ballestrazzi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ballestrazzi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meeoff throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Ballestrazzi trying to control but Meeoff is working from the bottom.
Ballestrazzi stands and throws Meeoff's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ambrogio Ballestrazzi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ballestrazzi is looking to take a break and control but Meeoff is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ambrogio Ballestrazzi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ambrogio Ballestrazzi's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Meeoff misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ballestrazzi.
Meeoff throws a head kick that misses.
Meeoff shoots for a double leg takedown but Ballestrazzi sprawls well. He's pushed Meeoff's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Ballestrazzi closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Meeoff quickly recovers to half guard.
Ballestrazzi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Meeoff's head.
Ballestrazzi working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Meeoff's thigh. Meeoff counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Ballestrazzi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Meeoff wants to sweep but no luck.
Ballestrazzi trying to control the position from guard on top but Meeoff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballestrazzi pushing down on Meeoff's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Meeoff is looking for a sweep. Ballestrazzi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ballestrazzi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ballestrazzi is looking to stall here but Meeoff recovers full guard.

Meeoff working for a triangle but Ballestrazzi defends it easily.
Meeoff looking to control.
Jack Meeoff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Meeoff escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ballestrazzi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ballestrazzi throws a big right hand that misses.
Ballestrazzi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ballestrazzi chips away with some ground and pound.
Ballestrazzi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ballestrazzi preventing the sweep.

Meeoff has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ballestrazzi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ballestrazzi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ambrogio Ballestrazzi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Meeoff pushes Ballestrazzi off and gets back to his feet.
Meeoff throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Meeoff shoots in looking for a takedown but Ballestrazzi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Meeoff's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Meeoff lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ballestrazzi circles away quickly and effectively.
Meeoff shoots in looking for a takedown. Ballestrazzi tries to sprawl out of it but Meeoff keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ballestrazzi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ambrogio Ballestrazzi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Meeoff.
Meeoff takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ballestrazzi fails with a takedown attempt.
Ballestrazzi stuns Meeoff with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballestrazzi throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Meeoff closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ballestrazzi circles away.
Meeoff throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ballestrazzi counters with a thumping low kick.
Meeoff takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ballestrazzi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Meeoff looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ballestrazzi lands a nice looking body kick.
Meeoff looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ballestrazzi is fending him off so far but Meeoff persists. Nope, Ballestrazzi circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ballestrazzi jabs Meeoff right on the nose. Meeoff blinks but takes it well.
Ambrogio Ballestrazzi is winning the standup battle so far.
Ballestrazzi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Meeoff's calf.

Ballestrazzi closes the distance and pushes Meeoff back into the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Meeoff drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ballestrazzi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ambrogio Ballestrazzi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ballestrazzi 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ambrogio Ballestrazzi!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Ambrogio Ballestrazzi waved his t-shirt featuring [CBK] The Smashwear Corporation's logo in front of the cameras.