PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jorma Poskiparta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Ballard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Poskiparta's entrance music is XXL Feat. Peter Steiner - It's Cool Man. A fine choice. Jorma Poskiparta could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jason Ballard's chin.

Poskiparta
vs
Ballard

150 cm
20
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

198 cm
22
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jorma Poskiparta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Ballard!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ballard tries to clinch up.
Poskiparta looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Ballard slips a jab and a cross from Poskiparta.

Poskiparta drives through and clinches with Ballard against the cage.
Ballard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Poskiparta has him pressed against the cage.
Ballard has had enough of the clinch but Poskiparta keeps him there for the moment.
Ballard can't break the clinch.
Poskiparta prevents Ballard from breaking the clinch.
Ballard has had enough of the clinch but Poskiparta keeps him there for the moment.
Ballard tries to break the clinch but Poskiparta is controlling the position.
Ballard wants to get back to striking at distance but Poskiparta won't allow it.
Ballard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Poskiparta taking a breather.
Ballard has had enough of the clinch but Poskiparta keeps him there for the moment.
Ballard wants to break free but Poskiparta has control.

Poskiparta manages to break the clinch.
Ballard blocks a head kick by Poskiparta.
Poskiparta circles away from the clinch attempt
and Poskiparta counters with a head kick. That will keep Ballard thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ballard closes the distance looking to clinch

and Poskiparta holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Poskiparta keeps control of Ballard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Poskiparta misses with a knee to the head.
Poskiparta landing knees to the body.
Ballard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Poskiparta keeps control of Ballard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ballard has had enough of the clinch but Poskiparta keeps him there for the moment.
Ballard wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ballard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Poskiparta has him pressed against the cage.
Ballard wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ballard wants to break free but Poskiparta has control.
Ballard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ballard should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Poskiparta keeps control of Ballard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Poskiparta breaks the clinch.
Ballard darts in trying to clinch

and Poskiparta counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Poskiparta prevents Ballard from breaking the clinch.
Poskiparta landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ballard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ballard can't break the clinch.
Poskiparta prevents Ballard from breaking the clinch.
Ballard can't break the clinch.
Ballard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ballard has had enough of the clinch but Poskiparta keeps him there for the moment.
Poskiparta keeps control of Ballard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ballard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ballard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ballard is trying to break free.
Ballard wants to break the clinch but can't.
Poskiparta keeps control of Ballard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ballard is trying to break free.
Ballard can't break the clinch.
Ballard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Poskiparta has him pressed against the cage.

Poskiparta lands a big knee from the Thai clinch and Ballard goes down hard! The ref takes a good look at him but he's still defending himself. Poskiparta in side control.

It looks like Jason Ballard has been cut.
Ballard tries to buck Poskiparta off but Poskiparta is having none of it.
Ballard is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Poskiparta is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Ballard is looking to improve his position but Poskiparta isn't that keen on the idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Poskiparta get's back to his feet.
Poskiparta slips a jab and a cross from Ballard.
Ballard moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ballard wants to clinch but Poskiparta slips to the side

and Poskiparta counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Poskiparta misses with a knee strike.
Ballard wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ballard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Poskiparta manages to break the clinch.
Ballard looks to land a combination but Poskiparta avoids it well.
Ballard tries to clinch up.
Ballard fails to land with a series of punches.
Ballard is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ballard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ballard closes the distance looking to clinch
and Poskiparta counters with a head kick. That will keep Ballard thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ballard closes the distance but Poskiparta moves to the side

and Poskiparta holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Ballard wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ballard has had enough of the clinch but Poskiparta keeps him there for the moment.
Ballard wants to get back to striking at distance but Poskiparta won't allow it.
Ballard wants to get back to striking at distance but Poskiparta won't allow it.
Ballard can't break the clinch.
Poskiparta connects with a knee to the head.
Ballard is trying to break free.
Ballard tries to break the clinch but Poskiparta is controlling the position.
Ballard has had enough of the clinch but Poskiparta keeps him there for the moment.
Ballard tries to break the clinch but Poskiparta is controlling the position.
Ballard can't break the clinch.
Ballard wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poskiparta missing with knees to the body.
Ballard wants to break the clinch but can't.
Poskiparta leaning against his opponent.
Ballard wants to stall.

Poskiparta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ballard closes the distance but Poskiparta moves to the side

and Poskiparta counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ballard wants to break free but Poskiparta has control.
Ballard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Poskiparta has him pressed against the cage.
Poskiparta scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Poskiparta.
Ballard wants to get back to striking at distance but Poskiparta won't allow it.
Ballard wants to break free but Poskiparta has control.
Ballard wants to get back to striking at distance but Poskiparta won't allow it.
Ballard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Poskiparta has him pressed against the cage.
Poskiparta lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ballard wants to get back to striking at distance but Poskiparta won't allow it.
Poskiparta prevents Ballard from breaking the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Poskiparta.
Ballard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ballard tries to break the clinch but Poskiparta is controlling the position.
Ballard blocks an elbow strike from Poskiparta.
Poskiparta prevents Ballard from breaking the clinch.
Ballard is trying to break free.
Ballard can't break the clinch.
Ballard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ballard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Poskiparta has him pressed against the cage.
Ballard can't break the clinch.
Poskiparta wants to get back to striking at distance but Ballard won't allow it.
Poskiparta keeps control of Ballard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Poskiparta tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Poskiparta keeps control of Ballard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Poskiparta landing knees to the head.
Ballard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ballard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Poskiparta has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poskiparta prevents Ballard from breaking the clinch.

Poskiparta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ballard wants to clinch

and Poskiparta moves into the clinch.
Poskiparta prevents Ballard from breaking the clinch.
Ballard tries to break the clinch but Poskiparta is controlling the position.
Poskiparta throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ballard blocks it with crossed arms.
Ballard is trying to break free.
Poskiparta lands a left hand.

Ballard is rocked!
Poskiparta crunches a lovely knee into Ballard's ribcage.
Ballard is still on wobbly legs! Can Poskiparta finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poskiparta stalling in the clinch.

Poskiparta breaks the clinch.
Both fighters circling a little - Poskiparta finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Poskiparta lands a big head kick that sends Ballard to the canvas! Poskiparta follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jorma Poskiparta!