PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harry Ballzonya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cliff Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Ballzonya
vs
Harris

182 cm
28
185 lbs
14 - 12 - 0

183 cm
27
181 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harry Ballzonya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cliff Harris!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ballzonya tries a head kick but it misses.
Good exchange - Ballzonya coming out on top.
Ballzonya missing with a left hand there. Harris was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Harris feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ballzonya is pulling down on Harris's head to control his posture.
Ballzonya is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ballzonya is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Harris wants to control from the top but Ballzonya keeps moving.
Ballzonya trying to keep a closed guard but Harris is proving a slippery customer.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Harry Ballzonya wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Harris on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ballzonya. Ballzonya obviously looking to wear him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris avoids the body shot from Ballzonya.
Harris will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ballzonya shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Harris drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Harris in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Ballzonya is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ballzonya controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Ballzonya has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Harris is working away from the top position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris wants to control but Ballzonya is keeping him busy.
Harris is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Ballzonya reverses the position - he's now on top in Harris's guard.
Harris is trying to control the position but Ballzonya postures up.

Harris is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ballzonya is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ballzonya throwing strikes from guard but Harris blocks nicely.
Ballzonya lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballzonya forces his way into half guard.

Harris looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Harris looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Harris is looking to improve his position.
Harris is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ballzonya scores with a couple of nice shots.
Harris tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Ballzonya wants to take a breather but Harris is having none of it.
Ballzonya performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Harris actively working from the bottom here.
Ballzonya uses his free foot to push down on Harris's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Harris.
Ballzonya connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ballzonya lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
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!
Ballzonya sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ballzonya connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harris is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Harris slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Ballzonya is trying to control the action in half guard but Harris is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Ballzonya dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Harris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ballzonya.
Ballzonya uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harris.
Ballzonya looks to throw the jab but Harris is out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Ballzonya. That snapped Harris's head back.

Harris closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ballzonya gets back to half guard.
Ballzonya trying to control but Harris postures up.
Harris wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ballzonya keeps working.
Ballzonya is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ballzonya wants to control but Harris is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris trying to control the action but Ballzonya is working from the bottom.
Ballzonya has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Harris is working away from the top position though.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ballzonya lands with a hook. Harris tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Harris with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ballzonya counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ballzonya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harris was well out of range. Poor timing from Ballzonya.
Ballzonya throws a nice outside leg kick.
Harris takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ballzonya checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ballzonya.
Harris takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Harris looks to throw the jab but Ballzonya is out of range.
Harris shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ballzonya as he jumps to the side.
Horrible takedown by Harris or perhaps it was just good defense by Ballzonya which made him look bad.
Harry Ballzonya has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cliff Harris.
Decent striking displayed by Ballzonya there.
Harris throws an overhand right that lands on Ballzonya's shoulder, as Ballzonya tries to avoid the shot.
Ballzonya scores with a hook to the body. Harris takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ballzonya jabs at Harris's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab, jab by Ballzonya - just one landing.
Harris walks into a stiff left hand from Ballzonya.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ballzonya throws a jab when Harris was well out of range.
Horrible takedown by Ballzonya or perhaps it was just good defense by Harris which made him look bad.
Harris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ballzonya.
Ballzonya throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ballzonya throws a hook but Harris avoids it easily.
A big left from Ballzonya misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ballzonya. Harris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harris takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ballzonya throws a low kick but it's checked well by Harris.
Harris moves out of range of the strikes.
Harry Ballzonya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballzonya throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ballzonya fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ballzonya misses with a low kick as Harris jumps back.
The fighters circling - Ballzonya throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Harris keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Harris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ballzonya.
Harris has a takedown stuffed.
Ballzonya dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Harris. That did some damage!
Harris is looking to chop away at Ballzonya's legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Harris gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ballzonya to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ballzonya cracks Harris with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Ballzonya dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Ballzonya avoids the body shot from Harris.
Harris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ballzonya thows a body shot but no joy.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ballzonya.

Ballzonya shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Harris is trying to defend but Ballzonya finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Harris keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.

Harris looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ballzonya trying to control the action but Harris is working from the bottom.
Harris makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Harris.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Harris is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ballzonya postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ballzonya controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ballzonya with a flurry of punches that miss.
Harris is pulling down on Ballzonya's head. It's preventing any offense from Ballzonya, at least for the moment.
Ballzonya trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ballzonya is really struggling to control Harris but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Cliff Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harry Ballzonya overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Harry Ballzonya has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Harris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ballzonya manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ballzonya checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Harris throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ballzonya misses with a straight left.
Harris misses with a takedown attempt - Ballzonya sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Harris tries a head kick but it misses.
Harris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ballzonya.
Ballzonya lands a slapping body shot.
Harris looks to land a left hand but Ballzonya moved out of range nicely.
Ballzonya lands a nice shot that snaps Harris's head back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballzonya fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ballzonya shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Harris defends it nicely.

Ballzonya manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Harris on his heels. He'll look to pass Harris's guard now, I'm sure.
Ballzonya lands a couple of elbows.

Harris is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ballzonya defends well.
Ballzonya is stalling in the full guard.

Harris looking for a guillotine here but Ballzonya defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris working a defensive guard but Ballzonya manages to pass into side control anyway.
Harris defending against the ground and pound.
Harris manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ballzonya is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ballzonya scoring with strikes to the body and head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harris wants to control but Ballzonya is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ballzonya wants to free his trapped foot but Harris is holding on for dear life with his legs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Ballzonya showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ballzonya 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Ballzonya!
Our winner, Harry Ballzonya, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.