PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harry Balls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesper Rush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rush has chosen Tom Sawyer - Rush as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Balls
vs
Rush

189 cm
23
202 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

187 cm
24
188 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Team S.W.A.T.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harry Balls!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jesper Rush!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rush connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rush connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rush swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Balls fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rush manages to avoid it.
Rush throws a low kick, looking for Balls's leg but Balls calmly moves out of range.
Rush stuffs the takedown attempt from Balls. Balls gets slowly back to his feet.
Rush lands a body shot.
Rush connects with a solid leg kick.
Rush throws a leg kick but Balls checks it.

Balls gets the takedown into side control.
Rush tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rush is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balls in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rush is trying to improve his position.
Balls is looking to take a break and control but Rush is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Balls lands some shots froms side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rush tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Check out the look on Balls's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Rush wants to control but Balls postures up.
Balls fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Balls is looking to take a break and control but Rush is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Balls throwing strikes but Rush manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rush trying to control the position but Balls is working away.
Rush controls the position.
Rush avoids the strikes from the bottom by Balls.
You can see the frustration on Balls's face as Rush controls the position.
Balls tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rush wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rush wants to lay and pray for a moment but Balls keeps working.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rush is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Rush just content to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rush trying to control the position but Balls is working away.
Rush cracks Balls with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Balls tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rush wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Balls trying to control but Rush flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Balls tries to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jesper Rush will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Balls scores with a jab to the body.
Rush 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.
Rush ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Balls moves away.
Rush will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rush will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Balls throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rush connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rush swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Balls stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rush misses with a wild combination.
Rush will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rush misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Rush there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rush throws a jab but it's blocked by Balls.
Good leg kick by Rush there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rush scores with the left hand. Balls knows he should have avoided that one.
Rush motions for Balls to come forward. Rush throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Balls checks a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rush.
Rush's corner calls for a 1-2. Rush obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Balls cracks a nice hook into Rush's ribs.
Balls slips a jab and a cross from Rush.
No luck for Balls with that takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balls throws an overhand right that lands on Rush's shoulder, as Rush tries to avoid the shot.
Rush swings for the body but Balls moves out of range.
Rush misses the jab.
Rush scores with a leg kick.
Balls throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rush throws a chopping leg kick but Balls manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rush pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Balls has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rush finds it's way round the side to connect with Balls's head.
Rush throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Balls.
Balls misses with a leg kick
and Rush connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Balls is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rush measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Balls! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Jesper Rush!