PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Ballinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franco Colombo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ballinger's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, When The Man Comes Around - Johnny Cash. Franco Colombo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ballinger
vs
Colombo

194 cm
23
202 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

181 cm
46
201 lbs
30 - 56 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Dangerous GnP
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Ballinger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 56 - 0, fighting out of New York, Franco Colombo!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Eddie Farnsworth and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colombo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ballinger moves out of range as Colombo strikes.
Ballinger scoring well with a low kick there.

Ballinger has Colombo up against the cage in a clinch.
Ballinger presses Colombo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ballinger lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ballinger lands a body shot.
Colombo trying to land knees to the body.
Ballinger scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ballinger.
Colombo throws a knee to the head but misses.
A hook to the body from Ballinger.
I was talking to Ballinger's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ballinger lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Colombo looking for a takedown.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ballinger.
A right handed body shot lands from Ballinger.
Colombo looks winded!
Ballinger makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ballinger lands with a short shot to the head.
Ballinger lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ballinger.

Colombo is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Ballinger.
Colombo is still on wobbly legs! Can Ballinger finish him?
Ballinger unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Colombo! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Ballinger is unloading with more strikes now! Colombo drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Ballinger!
Ryan Ballinger bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.