PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Hetfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Ball (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ball is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Freak On A Leash . Joe Ball has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hetfield
vs
Ball

195 cm
24
285 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

208 cm
22
277 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Hetfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Ball!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hetfield misses with a few strikes there.
Hetfield blocks a head kick by Ball.
Ball goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like James Hetfield has been cut.
Ball buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hetfield uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ball.
Ball dodges the punch combination from Hetfield.
Ball throws a low kick but Hetfield avoids it.
Ball with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
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!
Hetfield on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ball misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hetfield.
Ball slips a jab from Hetfield.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ball lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hetfield has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hetfield and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A punch combination from Hetfield misses.
A leg kick checked by Hetfield.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ball darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ball tests Hetfield's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ball throws a head kick but Hetfield moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ball throws a leg kick but Hetfield moved away.
Hetfield moves out of range as Ball throws a body kick.
Hetfield swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hetfield has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ball.
Ball ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ball tries to work over Hetfield's front leg with a kick but Hetfield checks it.
Ball thumps Hetfield with a low kick.
Ball connects with a nice looking jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ball jabs Hetfield right on the nose. Hetfield blinks but takes it well.
Ball fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ball swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hetfield walks into a jab.
Ball scores with a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Ball.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hetfield keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hetfield throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ball lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ball tries to land a front kick but Hetfield steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A jab from Hetfield misses.
Hetfield misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ball fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hetfield is out of range.
Ball throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ball fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hetfield manages to avoid it.
Ball throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hetfield's head.
Hetfield keeps the fight on the outside.
Ball tries to close the distance and clinch but Hetfield swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ball throws a push kick but Hetfield slaps the foot to one side.
Hetfield thows a body shot but no joy.
Hetfield blocks a head kick by Ball.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ball pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A combination from Hetfield does no damage.
Ball tries to score with a low kick but Hetfield moves his leg out of the way.
Ball tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick from Ball misses.
Ball connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hetfield stalks Ball and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ball's face. Ball staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Joe Ball has been cut.
Ball is looking to clinch.
Hetfield chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ball can pounce on him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hetfield throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hetfield lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ball circles away quickly and effectively.
Hetfield checks a leg kick nicely.
Hetfield fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ball throws a leg kick but Hetfield moved away.
Ball ducks right into an uppercut from Hetfield.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ball throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ball lands a leg kick that knocks Hetfield off balance momentarily.
Hetfield swinging wildly here.
Ball dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hetfield. That did some damage!
Ball will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hetfield misses with a two punch combination.
Hetfield misses with a wild combination.
Ball lands a nice looking body shot.
Ball wants to slow Hetfield down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ball tries a low kick but Hetfield avoids it.
Ball uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ball lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ball uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hetfield.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Ball dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ball is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hetfield.
Ball takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Joe Ball seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ball with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ball has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hetfield misses with a double jab.
Ball throws a body kick that misses.
Ball misses with a hook. Hetfield ducked under it nicely.
Ball moves in looking to clinch but Hetfield pushes him off.
Hetfield rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ball moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ball throws an overhand right that lands on Hetfield's shoulder, as Hetfield tries to avoid the shot.
Hetfield misses with a two punch combination.
Hetfield blocks a low kick nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hetfield checks a leg kick.
Hetfield checks a low kick from Ball.
Hetfield takes a kick to the side of the head.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Hetfield might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hetfield misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ball tries to bum rush Hetfield with a series of wild strikes but Hetfield uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hetfield wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ball lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hetfield looks to score with a jab to the body but Ball is just out of range.
Ball is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ball is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hetfield is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ball.
Jab, jab by Ball - just one landing.

Hetfield drops Ball with a left and a right! Oh, Ball is hurt - Hetfield dives into side control looking to finish!
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!

Hetfield stands up and beckons Ball to his feet.
Ball misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hetfield checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ball fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hetfield has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ball throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hetfield throws a right hand that Ball ducks under and follows up with a left that Ball also avoids with ease.
Ball jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ball misses with a straight right.
James Hetfield is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ball fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hetfield.

Ball gets a clinch.
Hetfield tries to pull guard but Ball holds him up against the cage and eventually Hetfield drops back down to his feet.
Ball prevents the takedown attempt.
Hetfield is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ball tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Ball pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hetfield moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ball lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hetfield's sensitive parts.
Some wild striking there from Hetfield.
Ball tries a low kick but Hetfield avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ball looks to land a combination but Hetfield avoids it well.
Ball throws a leg kick but Hetfield checks it.
Ball throws a solid leg kick but Hetfield takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ball.
Ball scores with a kick to the midsection.
That kick from Ball tenderised Hetfield's leg. Hetfield is trying to keep his angry face on.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good leg kick by Ball there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ball walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hetfield checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hetfield throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hetfield throws a hook to the side of Ball's head but Ball sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A good leg kick by Ball.
Ball fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hetfield has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ball throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hetfield throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Hetfield.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ball looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slapping leg kick lands for Ball.
Ball throws the left hand but Hetfield avoids the punch easily.
Hetfield fails to land with a series of punches.
Hetfield takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hetfield misses with a combination
and Ball counters with a good low kick that Hetfield was not able to check.
Hetfield takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ball scores with a spinning back kick!
Ball throws a sloppy head kick and Hetfield moves out of range easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hetfield rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ball moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ball clobbers Hetfield with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ball fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ball throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Ball showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Ball misses with a leg kick.
Hetfield's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ball connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hetfield scrambles back to his feet.
Ball throws a low kick, looking for Hetfield's leg but Hetfield calmly moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Ball there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ball, right into the meat.
Ball misses with a head kick.
Hetfield's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hetfield duly obliges.
Joe Ball seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hetfield misses with a jab, cross combination.

Ball has closed the distance and engaged Hetfield in a clinch.
Ball tries a body shot but Hetfield blocks it.
Hetfield is trying to break the clinch but Ball has him pressed against the cage.
Hetfield tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ball just stands there and leans against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ball controlling the action here for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ball working aggressively here.
Ball misses with some punches.
Ball lands a body shot.
Hetfield blocking some punches.
Hetfield looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right from Ball on the inside.

Hetfield decides to pull guard.

Ball decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Hetfield takes one to the side of the head.
Ball sizes up Hetfield with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hetfield misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ball takes a swing at Hetfield's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ball scores with a jab. Hetfield acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ball tries a head kick but it misses.
Ball lands with a slapping head kick.
Hetfield misses with a two punch combination.
Hetfield blocks a head kick by Ball.
Hetfield throws a right hand that Ball ducks under and follows up with a left that Ball also avoids with ease.
Hetfield lands with an uppercut that bounces Ball off the cage and back into range.
Ball misses with a series of wild punches.
Good standup being displayed there by Ball as he connects with a hook.

Ball has Hetfield up against the cage in a clinch.
Hetfield fails to pull guard.
James Hetfield has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ball wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ball digs a right hand underneath Hetfield's ribcage. Hetfield let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ball trying to stall but Hetfield improves his position.

Ball breaks the clinch.

Ball lands a big head kick that sends Hetfield tumbling to the mat! Ball takes a step backwards and waves Hetfield back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Hetfield is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ball throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ball swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Hetfield.
Ball fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hetfield looks to land a combination but Ball avoids it well.

Ball takes the fight into the clinch.
Ball misses with a body punch.
Ball throws a punch but it's blocked by Hetfield.
Ball lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hetfield tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ball misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ball lands an uppercut.
Hetfield tries to break the clinch but Ball is controlling the position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hetfield.
Ball tries to throw a body punch but Hetfield avoids it by throwing Ball back against the cage.
Hetfield tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ball just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Hetfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hetfield wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ball presses Hetfield against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hetfield's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Hetfield breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hetfield will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hetfield throws a lazy right hand but Ball sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ball.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Ball comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ball winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Ball!
Joe Ball seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.