PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jo Ballinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and En Sabah Nur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ballinger comes to the cage accompanied by Cheese Scones. Jo Ballinger has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Ballinger
vs
Sabah Nur

168 cm
28
156 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

174 cm
36
162 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jo Ballinger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, En Sabah Nur!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ballinger takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ballinger throws the left hand but Sabah Nur avoids the punch easily.
Sabah Nur avoids the body shot from Ballinger.

Sabah Nur closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sabah Nur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sabah Nur scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ballinger tries to circle away but Sabah Nur has him pinned against the cage.

Sabah Nur escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from Ballinger misses.
A little jabbing left from Sabah Nur on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ballinger swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sabah Nur is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ballinger.
Sabah Nur blocks a jab.
Ballinger on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jo Ballinger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sabah Nur keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ballinger throws a right and a left that Sabah Nur avoids nicely.
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!
Ballinger takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sabah Nur slips a jab from Ballinger.
A head kick misses from Ballinger.
Sabah Nur jabs Ballinger right on the nose. Ballinger blinks but takes it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballinger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sabah Nur was well out of range. Poor timing from Ballinger.
Sabah Nur throws a jab but it's blocked by Ballinger.
En Sabah Nur is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ballinger takes a jab right on the kisser.
A left lands for Sabah Nur.
Ballinger scores with a jab. Sabah Nur acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ballinger throws a sloppy head kick
and Sabah Nur connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sabah Nur dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ballinger with a nice cross.
Sabah Nur thows a body kick. Ballinger tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sabah Nur fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ballinger on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sabah Nur lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sabah Nur works Ballinger's body with a nice hook.
Ballinger fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A good leg kick by Sabah Nur.
Sabah Nur avoids the head kick by Ballinger.
Sabah Nur misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Ballinger misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabah Nur cracks Ballinger with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ballinger misses with a takedown attempt - Sabah Nur sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ballinger misses with an uppercut.
Sabah Nur slips a jab and a cross from Ballinger.
Ballinger misses with the combination.
A slow jab from Ballinger misses its intended target.
The crowd cheers as Sabah Nur lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ballinger doesn't seem phased though.
Sabah Nur moves away from the strike by Ballinger.
Sabah Nur shapes to counter with a head kick.
Sabah Nur bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sabah Nur scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sabah Nur on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ballinger throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Sabah Nur connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sabah Nur darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A head kick by Ballinger misses
and Sabah Nur counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sabah Nur scores with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sabah Nur moves into the clinch.

Sabah Nur's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sabah Nur uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ballinger.
Sabah Nur wants to counter the offense by Ballinger and move into the clinch position.
Ballinger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ballinger is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ballinger misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jo Ballinger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ballinger throws a lazy uppercut
and Sabah Nur counters with a stiff right hand.

Sabah Nur gets a clinch.
A body shot lands from Sabah Nur.
Sabah Nur lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sabah Nur creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sabah Nur working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sabah Nur working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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!
Sabah Nur presses Ballinger against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Ballinger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sabah Nur ducks right into an uppercut from Ballinger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballinger moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sabah Nur lands a nice looking body shot.

Sabah Nur darts in and clinches Ballinger up against the cage.
Sabah Nur lands a body shot.

Sabah Nur breaks from the clinch.
Ballinger missing with a left hand there. Sabah Nur was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ballinger throws a lazy uppercut
and Sabah Nur counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sabah Nur stuns Ballinger with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sabah Nur moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ballinger is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ballinger takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ballinger misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sabah Nur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Ballinger is rocked!
Ballinger has his takedown stuffed
and Sabah Nur counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Oh Ballinger is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ballinger is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sabah Nur just misses with a punch to the body.
Ballinger seems to have got his legs back now.
A telegraphed right hand from Ballinger misses the target.
Nice shot lands for Ballinger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

En Sabah Nur dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ballinger throws an off balance right hand
and Sabah Nur counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sabah Nur lands a lovely overhand right.
Sabah Nur lands with a good body shot.
Sabah Nur connects with a body shot that sends Ballinger's belly button to the back.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sabah Nur.
Ballinger avoids the body shot from Sabah Nur.
A lazy left from Sabah Nur finds it's target.
Ballinger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sabah Nur.
It looked like Ballinger was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sabah Nur.
Ballinger rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sabah Nur moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ballinger lands a head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sabah Nur.
A punch combination from Sabah Nur misses.
En Sabah Nur seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ballinger throws a sloppy head kick and Sabah Nur moves out of range easily.
Ballinger steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sabah Nur. That one must have hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sabah Nur throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

Sabah Nur closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sabah Nur escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sabah Nur wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sabah Nur lands a nice looking body shot.

Sabah Nur moves into the clinch successfully.
En Sabah Nur seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sabah Nur cracks Ballinger with a nice body shot.
Ballinger tries for a takedown but Sabah Nur manages to get underhooks.

Sabah Nur escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good shot there by Sabah Nur.
Sabah Nur comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ballinger walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Decent striking displayed by Sabah Nur there.
Ballinger lands a nice looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ballinger misses with a lunging right hand

and Sabah Nur counters with a nice right hand that sends Ballinger toppling to the canvas! Ballinger scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Sabah Nur finish him?!
Sabah Nur has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sabah Nur buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sabah Nur digs a good body shot into Ballinger's ribs.
Ballinger just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballinger cracks a nice hook into Sabah Nur's ribs.
Ballinger's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sabah Nur connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ballinger scrambles back to his feet.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ballinger crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sabah Nur - the referee stops the clock and Ballinger gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sabah Nur. Ballinger manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
An inside leg kick lands from Sabah Nur.
Ballinger takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sabah Nur moves out of range of the strikes.
Sabah Nur let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ballinger takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ballinger throws a jab but it's blocked by Sabah Nur.
Ballinger misses with a lunging right hand
and Sabah Nur counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ballinger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sabah Nur now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ballinger takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sabah Nur lands a slapping body shot.

Ballinger tries to keep at a distance but Sabah Nur has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sabah Nur lands a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sabah Nur breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sabah Nur connects with a crisp jab.
Ballinger lands with a hook. Sabah Nur tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sabah Nur jabs Ballinger right on the nose. Ballinger blinks but takes it well.
Sabah Nur lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Sabah Nur. That snapped Ballinger's head back.
Sabah Nur keeps Ballinger at a distance using the push kick.
Ballinger swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sabah Nur counters with a nice uppercut.

Sabah Nur rushes Ballinger and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sabah Nur blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Sabah Nur.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sabah Nur controlling the action here for a moment.

Sabah Nur breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sabah Nur lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballinger scores with a jab.
Ballinger throws a body shot but no joy.
Ballinger misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Sabah Nur to counter with a crisp jab.
Ballinger lands with an uppercut that bounces Sabah Nur off the cage and back into range.
Ballinger is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Sabah Nur Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Ballinger is out cold, face down on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). En Sabah Nur!
The defeated Jo Ballinger had this to say: 'You must defeat Sheng Long to stand a chance!'.