PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harry Ballzonya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marshall Mathers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mathers is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Square Dance. Marshall Mathers has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ballzonya
vs
Mathers

182 cm
28
185 lbs
15 - 12 - 0

185 cm
30
185 lbs
22 - 14 - 1

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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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 15 - 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 22 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Marshall Mathers!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping body kick lands there for Ballzonya.
Ballzonya throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ballzonya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mathers tries to work over Ballzonya's front leg with a kick but Ballzonya checks it.
Ballzonya throws a body punch but Mathers moves out of range.
Ballzonya throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mathers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mathers delivers a nice body kick.
A big right from Mathers misses.
Mathers tries to land a front kick but Ballzonya steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mathers misses with a hook
letting Ballzonya counter with a right hand.
Ballzonya wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ballzonya lands a jab to Mathers's midsection.
Ballzonya 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.
Mathers wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mathers takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ballzonya stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mathers scores with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ballzonya shoots in and gets a takedown into Mathers's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Ballzonya stopping the sweep attempt from Mathers.
Mathers avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mathers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mathers is adopting a defensive guard.
Ballzonya trying to control the position from guard on top but Mathers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mathers looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ballzonya is one step ahead there.
Ballzonya throws an elbow that misses. Mathers uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ballzonya's guard. Nice move by Mathers!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballzonya not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mathers stopping the sweep attempt from Ballzonya.
Mathers looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mathers cracks a nice hook into Ballzonya's ribs.
Mathers misses with a low kick.
Ballzonya stuns Mathers with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ballzonya manages to avoid it.
Mathers throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ballzonya moves out of range of the body kick from Mathers.
A leg kick checked by Ballzonya.
Mathers takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mathers scores with a leg kick.
Mathers takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ballzonya misses with a looping left.
Mathers misses with a body shot.
Ballzonya throws a lazy right hand but Mathers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ballzonya defending well as Mathers loads up on a big left hand.
Ballzonya misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Mathers throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mathers is looking to chop away at Ballzonya's legs.
Ballzonya has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mathers.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mathers throws a wild body kick that Ballzonya sees coming a mile off.
Mathers is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ballzonya rather than just go for the knockout.
Ballzonya tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mathers defends well and Ballzonya ends up having to push Mathers into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Ballzonya is looking to control Mathers's arms but Mathers gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ballzonya has his back to the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Ballzonya.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mathers is trying to break free.
Mathers is trying to push Ballzonya away but Ballzonya has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mathers has a couple of punches blocked by Ballzonya.

Mathers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ballzonya takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ballzonya lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mathers's sensitive parts.
Ballzonya scores with a hook.
Ballzonya scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab lands there for Mathers.
Ballzonya blocks the body kick.
Ballzonya slips a straight right by Mathers.
Ballzonya scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Marshall Mathers will probably get the nod.
That's time! Ballzonya's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ballzonya cracks Mathers with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ballzonya lands with a straight right. Mathers didn't see that one coming.
Ballzonya throws a jab but it's blocked by Mathers.
Ballzonya fails with a takedown attempt.
Ballzonya misses the shot to the body.

Ballzonya shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mathers working a defensive guard here.
Ballzonya throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mathers has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Ballzonya has passed into side control.
Mathers is looking to regain half guard here but Ballzonya keeps moving and retains side control.
Mathers managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ballzonya.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathers is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ballzonya asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Check out the look on Ballzonya's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Ballzonya throws an elbow but Mathers slips to the side and avoids it well.
Ballzonya throws a strike aimed at the side of Mathers's head but Mathers avoids it well.
Ballzonya lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Ballzonya wants to control but Mathers is keeping him busy.
Ballzonya is chipping away with strikes.
Ballzonya is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Mathers will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Mathers wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathers is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ballzonya landing strikes.
Ballzonya scoring with punches and elbows.
Mathers defending against the ground and pound.
Mathers takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ballzonya in side control, throwing shots but Mathers defends.
Ballzonya fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Mathers is not content to let Ballzonya control the position.
Ballzonya working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathers dodges the ground and pound from Ballzonya.
Ballzonya fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Ballzonya working the ground and pound from side control.
Ballzonya is staying tight to Mathers's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Ballzonya is looking to take a break and control but Mathers is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ballzonya creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Mathers taking a bit of punishment here - Ballzonya scoring with strikes.
Ballzonya is chipping away with strikes.
Mathers is trying to escape the position but Ballzonya is controlling the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ballzonya working the ground and pound but Mathers is defending the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mathers is looking for a sweep.
Mathers is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Ballzonya working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Ballzonya has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mathers struggling a bit here.
Ballzonya scoring with punches and elbows.
Ballzonya working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Mathers on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Harry Ballzonya overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mathers pushes Ballzonya away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Ballzonya gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Mathers is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ballzonya connects with a decent elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ballzonya misses with the ground and pound.
Ballzonya controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Ballzonya dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Ballzonya tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Mathers.
Mathers misses with a low kick.
Mathers stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mathers wants it to stay on the feet.
Ballzonya uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mathers.
Mathers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ballzonya dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ballzonya closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mathers circles away.
Mathers takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mathers takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ballzonya fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mathers on the side of the head.
Ballzonya displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mathers throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathers misses with a wild body shot.
Ballzonya scores with a body shot.
Ballzonya cracks Mathers with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ballzonya on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ballzonya keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ballzonya thows a body shot but no joy.
Mathers throws the kick towards the body but Ballzonya avoids it.
Ballzonya lands with a nice body punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Mathers misses the target.
Ballzonya sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ballzonya takes one to the chin there.
Mathers just misses with a punch to the body.
Mathers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ballzonya throws out the jab.
Ballzonya lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathers throws a leg kick but Ballzonya sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mathers scores with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mathers doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mathers gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mathers misses with a straight right.
Ballzonya misses with a body shot.
Mathers fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ballzonya misses with a hook.
Mathers looks to land a body kick but Ballzonya moved away.
Ballzonya dives in and grabs Mathers's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mathers pushes down on Ballzonya's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Ballzonya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ballzonya darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ballzonya.
Mathers blocks a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballzonya bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mathers's head.
Ballzonya slips a jab from Mathers.
Mathers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ballzonya.
Good exchange - Ballzonya coming out on top.

Ballzonya scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mathers is looking to control Ballzonya's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mathers avoid being mounted?
Mathers gets back to full guard.
Ballzonya working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ballzonya trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mathers wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mathers keeping moving, preventing Ballzonya from controlling successfully.
Mathers looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ballzonya is one step ahead there.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ballzonya jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ballzonya walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mathers throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ballzonya moves out of range of the body kick from Mathers.
Mathers needs to keep his hands up - Ballzonya had a free shot at his head there.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Harry Ballzonya.
I think Ballzonya has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Ballzonya!
Harry Ballzonya decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.