PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Seve Ballesteros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelo Strazas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Strazas is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Blue eyes. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Ballesteros
vs
Strazas

175 cm
29
154 lbs
11 - 1 - 1

210 cm
31
131 lbs
8 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Seve Ballesteros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcelo Strazas!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strazas slips a straight right by Ballesteros.
Strazas tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ballesteros misses with an uppercut. Strazas saw that one coming.
Strazas is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Strazas tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Strazas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Strazas tries to move into range but Ballesteros moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Strazas takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Seve Ballesteros seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strazas blocks a head kick by Ballesteros.
Strazas tries to counter with a clinch but Ballesteros shakes him off and moves away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ballesteros.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strazas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ballesteros lands with a good body shot.
Ballesteros lands with a thumping leg kick.
Strazas blocks a leg kick.
Strazas wants to counter the offense by Ballesteros and move into the clinch position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballesteros scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ballesteros tries a head kick but it misses.
Strazas tries to counter with a clinch but Ballesteros shakes him off and moves away.
Ballesteros lands a really nice looking cross but Strazas seems unphased.
Ballesteros connects with a looping right hand.
Strazas walks into a jab.
Ballesteros turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ballesteros misses with a hook.
Strazas tries to counter by closing the distance.
Strazas walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ballesteros lands a nice shot to the body.
Ballesteros turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ballesteros is looking to slow Strazas down with leg kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ballesteros throws a front kick aimed at Strazas's knee but Strazas avoids it well.
Strazas tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ballesteros scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ballesteros scores with a leg kick.
Ballesteros cracks the inside of Strazas's front leg.
Ballesteros throws a jab when Strazas was well out of range.
Strazas with the counter takedown but Ballesteros avoids it easily.
Strazas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ballesteros paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ballesteros.
Strazas avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice body kick from Ballesteros.
Ballesteros looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ballesteros connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strazas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Strazas looks for a takedown but Ballesteros sprawls well.
Strazas blocks a low kick nicely.
Ballesteros clobbers Strazas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ballesteros misses with a wild body shot.
Strazas steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ballesteros.
Ballesteros misses with a wild body shot.
Ballesteros throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ballesteros sets himself, and Strazas steps forward looking for the clinch! Ballesteros avoids it this time.
A head kick from Ballesteros lands but Strazas takes it in his stride.
Good leg kick by Ballesteros there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ballesteros misses with a looping right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballesteros swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Strazas tries to counter with a clinch but Ballesteros shakes him off and moves away.
Strazas checks a low kick from Ballesteros.
Strazas is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Ballesteros throws out a loose jab but Strazas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strazas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A big right from Ballesteros misses.
Strazas wants to counter with a clinch but Ballesteros pushes him away.
Ballesteros swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Strazas unleashes a big counter combination but Ballesteros bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ballesteros jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Strazas drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ballesteros defends it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ballesteros throws the kick towards the body but Strazas avoids it.
Strazas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ballesteros swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Strazas takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Strazas avoids the body shot from Ballesteros.
Strazas checks a leg kick nicely.
Strazas tries to counter by closing the distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seve Ballesteros dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ballesteros has managed to clinch.
A short uppercut from Ballesteros.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ballesteros.
Ballesteros stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ballesteros lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
I was talking to Ballesteros's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short right from Ballesteros.

Strazas is rocked!
Ballesteros effectively controlling the action here.
Strazas is still on wobbly legs! Can Ballesteros finish him?
Ballesteros lands with a short shot to the head.
Ballesteros works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Strazas takes an elbow to the temple.
A left hand lands to the body for Ballesteros.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ballesteros creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Strazas with a big uppercut! Strazas tries to clinch up but Ballesteros pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Strazas to the mat! Strazas covers up and Ballesteros unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Seve Ballesteros!
Seve Ballesteros decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.