PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lewis Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Ballzonya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Scott
vs
Ballzonya

177 cm
26
178 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

182 cm
37
185 lbs
22 - 21 - 0

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World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lewis Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harry Ballzonya!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Scott misses with a low kick as Ballzonya jumps back.
Scott staying out of range there.
Ballzonya moves into range and connects with a jab.
Scott works the jab nicely.
Scott is looking to clinch.
Scott throws a body kick that misses.
Scott moves in looking to clinch but Ballzonya pushes him off.
Ballzonya uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Scott.
Scott stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ballzonya.
Ballzonya throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ballzonya.
Ballzonya throws an off balance right hand
and Scott counters with a two punch combo.
Ballzonya throws a nice inside leg kick.
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!
Scott throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ballzonya.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott takes one on the button.

Scott rushes Ballzonya and presses him up against the cage.
Scott doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ballzonya misses with a body punch.
Scott lands a body shot.
Scott's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Scott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Ballzonya.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ballzonya - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Scott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Ballzonya.

Ballzonya manages to break the clinch.
Scott moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Scott throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Scott throws an off balance right hand
and Ballzonya counters with a two punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Scott looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ballzonya lands a glancing blow to the side of Scott's head.
The crowd cheers as Scott lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ballzonya doesn't seem phased though.
Scott tries to clinch but Ballzonya moves out of range.
A head kick by Scott misses
and Ballzonya connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Scott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ballzonya manages to avoid it.
Ballzonya avoids the head kick by Scott.
Scott tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ballzonya swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Scott looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Ballzonya keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Scott misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Scott tries a head kick but it misses.
Scott jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ballzonya throws a push kick but Scott slaps the foot to one side.
Ballzonya throws a body punch but Scott moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Ballzonya.
Ballzonya connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ballzonya tests Scott's chin there with a solid looking shot.

A head kick lands from Scott that sends Ballzonya to the canvas. Ballzonya tries to scramble back to his feet but Scott brings him back down into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scott controlling the position from side mount.
You can see the frustration on Ballzonya's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Scott misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Ballzonya tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Scott wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballzonya keeps trying to improve his position.
Scott taking a breather here.
Scott is looking to take a break and control but Ballzonya is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Ballzonya's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ballzonya wants to get back to his feet but Scott drags him back down.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Lewis Scott will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ballzonya takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Scott throws a poor cross that misses
and Ballzonya counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Scott is looking to clinch.
Scott takes a swing at Ballzonya's ribcage but misses.
A solid body kick from Ballzonya.
Scott throws a head kick that misses
enabling Ballzonya to counter with a crisp jab.
Lewis Scott is winning the standup battle so far.
Scott tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ballzonya paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ballzonya was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Scott wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ballzonya connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Scott misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Ballzonya on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ballzonya uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Scott has time to react.
Ballzonya fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Scott on the side of the head.
Ballzonya scores with a nice head shot.
Scott lands a high kick!
Scott throws a lazy uppercut
and Ballzonya counters with a right hand to the body.
A head kick by Scott misses
and Scott takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Scott closes the distance but Ballzonya moves to the side
and Ballzonya counters with a right hand to the body.
Scott misses with an uppercut. Ballzonya saw that one coming.
Ballzonya keeps the fight on the outside.
Scott thows a leg kick but Ballzonya checks it
and Ballzonya counters with a nice low kick that buckles Scott's knee momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ballzonya wants to slow Scott down by chopping away at his legs.
Scott misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Scott looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Scott throws a right hand that misses
and Ballzonya cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Scott misses with a straight left.
Scott is looking to land body kicks.
Scott fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Scott slips a straight right by Ballzonya.
Scott throws a combination that misses
letting Ballzonya counter with a right hand.
Scott takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ballzonya connects with a right hand. Scott shakes it off.
The fighters circling - Ballzonya throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Scott bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
No joy there for Scott, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Scott backing away here, and Ballzonya unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Lewis Scott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scott throws a hook but Ballzonya avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballzonya dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Scott. That did some damage!
Scott 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 looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Scott gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Scott swings widly with a right hand
and Ballzonya counters with a straight right hand.
Scott throws a head kick that misses
and Ballzonya counters with a leg kick.
Scott digs a good hook to Ballzonya's body.
Scott tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ballzonya swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Scott tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ballzonya is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Scott with a body shot.
Scott misses the shot to the body.
Ballzonya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scott was well out of range. Poor timing from Ballzonya.
Ballzonya catches Scott with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Scott swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ballzonya throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ballzonya looks to score with a jab to the body but Scott is just out of range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Ballzonya in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scott throws a sloppy head kick
and Ballzonya counters with a straight right hand.
Scott lands with a right hand.
Scott tries a head kick but it misses.
Ballzonya throws a shot from downtown. Scott moves away and avoids it.
Scott throws a head kick that misses.
Ballzonya lands with a thumping leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Scott.
Scott throws a big shot that misses.
Scott tries a head kick but it misses.
Ballzonya lands a body shot.
Ballzonya tests Scott's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Ballzonya showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Scott moves out of range of the body kick.
Scott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ballzonya wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Crunch! Scott slams his shin into Ballzonya's torso.

Scott closes the distance and pushes Ballzonya back into the cage.
Scott throws a punch but it's blocked by Ballzonya.
Ballzonya lands a nice uppercut.
Ballzonya blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Ballzonya breaks the clinch.
Scott throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ballzonya counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ballzonya misses with a kick to the body.
Scott moves in looking to clinch but Ballzonya pushes him off.
Scott tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ballzonya.
Scott tries to close the distance and clinch but Ballzonya swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ballzonya dips to his left and cracks Scott with an uppercut!

Scott clinches up with Ballzonya and pushes him back against the cage.
Scott goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Scott throws a head punch that misses.
Scott misses with a short punch on the inside.
Scott tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Scott softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Scott throws a head punch that misses.
Ballzonya tries to throw a body punch but Scott avoids it by throwing Ballzonya back against the cage.
Ballzonya is stalling here.
Scott misses with a punch to the body.
Scott lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ballzonya backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ballzonya is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Scott swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ballzonya fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Scott misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Scott lands a nice shot to the body.
Ballzonya lands with a right to the head.
Scott swings wildly with an uppercut but Ballzonya uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ballzonya blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Scott fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ballzonya.
Scott misses with a punch to the body.
Scott working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott lands an uppercut.
Scott misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scott.
Scott lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ballzonya backwards.
Ballzonya tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Scott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Scott misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Scott.
A left hand lands to the body for Scott.
Scott lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ballzonya backwards.
Scott misses with a punch to the body.
Scott looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Scott lands a nice uppercut.
Ballzonya blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ballzonya misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ballzonya throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Scotts head.
Scott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott misses with a hook to the ribs.
Scott blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Ballzonya's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Scott throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Scott looks for the body kick but Ballzonya saw that one coming.
Scott takes a swing at Ballzonya's ribcage but misses.

Scott gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ballzonya lands a nice uppercut.
Ballzonya makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Scott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Scott has a couple of punches blocked by Ballzonya.
Ballzonya scores with a shoulder strike.
Ballzonya pushes Scott back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Scott misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ballzonya.

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 Lewis Scott.
I think Scott 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 George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lewis Scott!
Lewis Scott was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.