PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paul Ballsmahoney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mack daddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ballsmahoney comes to the cage accompanied by Scream, Aim, Fire!. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Ballsmahoney
vs
daddy

160 cm
19
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
22
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

S.W.A.T.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Ballsmahoney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, mack daddy!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
daddy fakes the leg kick and cracks Ballsmahoney in the body.
daddy circles away from the clinch attempt.

daddy moves into range and clinches up with Ballsmahoney.

daddy jumps guard.
Ballsmahoney has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
daddy looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Ballsmahoney puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Ballsmahoney wants to stand up but daddy has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ballsmahoney is thwarting daddy's attempts to control the position.
daddy is trying to keep from getting into a worse position than he's already in but daddy is working away and isn't letting himself get tied up.
daddy manages to get to full guard.
daddy trying to control the position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballsmahoney postures up.
Ballsmahoney looking to sit in guard and control but daddy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
daddy content to stall in guard here.
daddy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
daddy wants to pass the guard but Ballsmahoney is keeping the position.
daddy wanted to stand there but Ballsmahoney had control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
daddy trying to control the position from guard on top but Ballsmahoney is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

daddy has gone for a leg lock! Ballsmahoney slips out almost immediately though and dives into daddy's guard.
daddy wants to sweep here but Ballsmahoney controlling him for the moment.
Ballsmahoney has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of daddy is proving hard to escape from.
daddy tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ballsmahoney is looking to stand up but daddy won't let him.
Ballsmahoney won't allow daddy to sweep him here.
daddy is trying to control the position but Ballsmahoney postures up.
Ballsmahoney prevents daddy from getting back to his feet.
daddy looks gassed!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
daddy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ballsmahoney as he avoids it easily.
Ballsmahoney tries to clinch but daddy moves away

and daddy counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by daddy.
daddy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
daddy slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

mack daddy dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Ballsmahoney wants to clinch but daddy slips to the side

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
so daddy counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ballsmahoney trying to keep a closed guard but daddy is proving a slippery customer.
Ballsmahoney working a defensive guard but daddy passes into half guard.
daddy with the ground and pound but Ballsmahoney uses the opportunity to regain guard.
daddy prevents Ballsmahoney from getting back to his feet.
daddy is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
daddy advances position into side control!
daddy controlling the position from side mount.
Ballsmahoney is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, daddy asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

daddy stands up and beckons Ballsmahoney to his feet.
daddy misses with a series of wild punches.
daddy swats away the attempt to clinch by Ballsmahoney.
Paul Ballsmahoney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ballsmahoney misses with a takedown

and daddy counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ballsmahoney won't be happy with that.

daddy working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

daddy tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no daddy has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ballsmahoney is not content to let daddy control the position.
daddy staying calm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

mack daddy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Ballsmahoney tries to clinch up

and daddy counters with a nice double leg into guard.
daddy trying to control but Ballsmahoney is working from the bottom.

Despite being in the dominant position, mack daddy just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ballsmahoney throws a right and a left that daddy avoids nicely.
Ballsmahoney closes the distance looking to clinch
and daddy finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
daddy fails with the takedown.
Ballsmahoney throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ballsmahoney closes the distance but daddy moves to the side

and daddy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ballsmahoney misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from daddy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballsmahoney is trying to stall.

daddy jumps into guard, dragging Ballsmahoney to the mat.
Ballsmahoney preventing the sweep.
daddy trying to control the position.
mack daddy has got the better of the ground game so far.
daddy wants to stand up but Ballsmahoney is controlling him.
daddy will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
daddy is pulling down on Ballsmahoney's head to control his posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ballsmahoney stopping the sweep attempt from daddy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
daddy is trying to control the position but Ballsmahoney postures up.
daddy looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
daddy working a defensive guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

daddy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ballsmahoney postures up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
daddy wants to clinch up but Ballsmahoney keeps it at a distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
daddy circles away from the clinch attempt

and daddy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ballsmahoney keeps control of daddy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Paul Ballsmahoney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ballsmahoney misses with a knee strike.
daddy lands a body shot in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
mack daddy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well daddy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 26:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... mack daddy!