PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Brit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ballard Magnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brit comes to the cage accompanied by Same in the End. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Brit
vs
Magnar

181 cm
28
159 lbs
14 - 8 - 1

174 cm
29
158 lbs
16 - 13 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy Brit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ballard Magnar!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magnar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Brit takes a jab right on the kisser.
Brit takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Magnar lands a right hook to the body.
Brit is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Magnar throws a leg kick but Brit checks it.
Brit attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Magnar throws a jab but it's blocked by Brit.
Ballard Magnar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magnar tries to clinch up but Brit circles away and keeps his distance.
Magnar throws a hook to the side of Brit's head but Brit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Magnar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brit lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Brit connects with a nice looking jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Magnar. Brit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brit throws a nice inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magnar throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Magnar.
Magnar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Magnar tests Brit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Magnar works Brit's body with a nice hook.
Magnar misses with a hook. Brit ducked under it nicely.
Brit thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Magnar if he has to take too many more of those.
Magnar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brit feints and then cracks Magnar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Magnar down.
We've been hearing reports that Brit has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Brit swats away the attempt to clinch by Magnar.
Magnar misses the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Magnar misses the target.
Magnar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brit.
Brit showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Magnar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magnar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brit makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Magnar throws out a loose jab but Brit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Magnar walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Brit checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Brit ducks right into an uppercut from Magnar.
Magnar lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brit moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Brit 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.
Brit slips a jab and a cross from Magnar.
Brit walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Magnar checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Magnar throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Magnar tests Brit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brit checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Brit throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brit throws a solid leg kick but Magnar takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brit.
A telegraphed right hand from Magnar misses the target.
Magnar throws a jab when Brit was well out of range.
Magnar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brit moves away from the strike by Magnar.
Magnar does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Brit throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Brit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Magnar throws out a loose jab but Brit uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Magnar misses the target.
Magnar looks to score with a jab to the body but Brit is just out of range.
Brit takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Brit moves away from the strike by Magnar.
Magnar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brit on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Brit tried to score with a low kick but Magnar checks it.
Magnar walks into a stiff left hand from Brit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magnar swings for the body but Brit moves out of range.
Magnar throws a shot from downtown. Brit moves away and avoids it.
Brit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Magnar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brit moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Magnar misses with a straight left.
A punch combination from Magnar misses.
Brit walks into a stiff left hand from Magnar.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brit swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Magnar is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Brit had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Brit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brit misses with a low kick as Magnar jumps back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ballard Magnar dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Brit shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Magnar is trying to defend but Brit finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Magnar is refusing to be controlled, as Brit sits in half guard.
Brit lands strikes from half guard.
Magnar blocking the ground and pound attempt from Brit.
Brit wants to pass to mount but Magnar is defending the position.
Brit throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brit seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Magnar does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Magnar tries to get to full guard but Brit has control of the leg.
Brit is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jimmy Brit wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Brit takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magnar thuds his right hand into Brit's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Brit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Magnar misses with a wild body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brit.
Magnar throws a jab when Brit was well out of range.
Magnar getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Magnar misses with a low kick as Brit jumps back.
Ballard Magnar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Magnar throws a lazy right hand but Brit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Brit is defended easily by Magnar.
Magnar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Magnar throws a big shot that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brit tries to land a front kick but Magnar steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
An inside leg kick lands from Magnar.
A punch combination from Magnar misses.
Magnar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brit moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Brit finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Brit has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Magnar.
Magnar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brit counters with a right hand to the body.
Brit lands with an overhand left.
Brit tried to score with a low kick but Magnar checks it.
Magnar throws a big shot that misses.
Magnar's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brit.
Brit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Magnar.
Brit on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Brit is defended easily by Magnar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Magnar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magnar jabs Brit right on the nose. Brit blinks but takes it well.
Brit moves away from the strike by Magnar.
Brit is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice shot by Magnar.
Brit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Magnar.
Magnar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Brit to score with a decent uppercut.
A big left from Magnar misses.
Brit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Magnar.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brit throws a front kick aimed at Magnar's knee but Magnar avoids it well.
Magnar throws an off balance right hand
and Brit counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jab from Magnar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jimmy Brit will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Brit tries a head kick but it misses.
Brit moves out of range as Magnar strikes.
Brit attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Brit loads up on a big right hand but Magnar slips the punch.
Magnar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Magnar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Brit ducks right into an uppercut from Magnar.
Magnar lands a really nice looking cross but Brit seems unphased.
Brit is looking to chop away at Magnar's legs.
Brit connects with a leg kick. Magnar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Brit goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Magnar misses with a lunging right hand
and Brit counters with an inside leg kick.
Magnar misses with a two punch combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Magnar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magnar tries to work over Brit's front leg with a kick but Brit checks it.
Magnar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A shot to the liver by Magnar. Beautiful body shot.
Magnar loads up on a big right hand but Brit slips the punch.
A head kick misses from Brit.
Magnar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Brit connects with an inside leg kick.
Magnar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Magnar lands a right hook to the body.
A slow jab from Brit misses its intended target.
Magnar swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Brit counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Magnar swinging wildly here.
Magnar throws a hook but Brit blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Brit checks a leg kick.
Magnar misses with a straight right.
Brit misses with a low kick.
Brit takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Brit lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Brit throws a low kick but Magnar moves out of range easily.
Magnar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Magnar blocks a head kick by Brit.
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!
Brit slips a straight right by Magnar.
Magnar misses with a looping right.
Magnar misses with a right hand
and Brit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Magnar misses with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brit gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Magnar.
Magnar tries to clinch up.
Magnar misses with a hook.
Magnar moves into range and connects with a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Magnar.
Magnar connects with a body shot.
Magnar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Magnar throws an overhand right that lands on Brit's shoulder, as Brit tries to avoid the shot.
Magnar throws a poor cross that misses
and Brit counters with a nice uppercut.
Magnar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Magnar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brit on the side of the head.
Good leg kick by Brit there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Magnar tries to bum rush Brit with a series of wild strikes but Brit uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Magnar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magnar digs a good hook to Brit's body.
Brit gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Magnar connects with a right hand. Brit shakes it off.
Brit throws the kick towards the body but Magnar avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brit drops his hands momentarily and Magnar takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Magnar drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A low kick from Magnar misses

and Brit counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Magnar!
Brit throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Brit passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Magnar!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brit lands a big shot there that rocks Magnar but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Brit looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ballard Magnar.
I think Magnar has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 29:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!