PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Seve Ballesteros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erick Clap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clap has chosen Burn it to the ground as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ballesteros
vs
Clap

175 cm
31
154 lbs
16 - 1 - 1

172 cm
28
150 lbs
8 - 5 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction

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 16 - 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 - 5 - 2, fighting out of New York, Erick Clap!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ballesteros throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ballesteros scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ballesteros buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Clap throws a chopping leg kick but Ballesteros manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Clap ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ballesteros moves away.
Ballesteros lands the left hand.
Ballesteros throws a right hand that misses
and Clap counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ballesteros. Clap does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clap turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Clap throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ballesteros blocks a jab.
Ballesteros throwing a counter right hand but Clap manages to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clap waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ballesteros.
Clap thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ballesteros if he has to take too many more of those.
Clap throws a head kick that misses.
Clap with a hook.

It looks like Seve Ballesteros has been cut.
Ballesteros moves out of range as Clap strikes.
Ballesteros throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clap throws a big shot that misses.
Clap fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Clap doesn't manage to clinch there - Ballesteros circles away.
Seve Ballesteros is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ballesteros looks to land a left hand but Clap moved out of range nicely.
Clap dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Seve Ballesteros seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clap bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Clap slips under a jab.
Ballesteros connects with a body shot that sends Clap's belly button to the back.
Ballesteros throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Clap to counter with a crisp jab.
Clap swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ballesteros keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ballesteros throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And Clap tries to counter it with a takedown but Ballesteros pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ballesteros fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clap manages to avoid it.
Ballesteros avoids the head kick by Clap.
Clap gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clap waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ballesteros.
Clap misses with a body shot
and Ballesteros counters with a right hand to the body.
Clap pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ballesteros throws a lazy uppercut
and Clap counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A lazy left from Ballesteros finds it's target.
Clap misses with a straight left.
Ballesteros darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ballesteros throws a head kick but Clap moves out of range.
And Clap tries to counter it with a takedown but Ballesteros pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ballesteros fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Clap has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Clap slips under a jab from Ballesteros.
Clap throws a push kick but Ballesteros slaps the foot to one side.
Clap will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Clap.
Ballesteros throws a solid leg kick but Clap takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ballesteros.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clap scores with a hook.
Ballesteros connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Clap misses with a kick to the body.
Ballesteros lands with a shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Clap 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ballesteros throws a hook to the side of Clap's head but Clap sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ballesteros misses with a left hand

and Clap counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Clap.
Clap is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ballesteros fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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.
Ballesteros goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Clap misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clap fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clap blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ballesteros is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Clap is defending well for now.
Clap tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Clap.
Ballesteros swings wildly with an uppercut but Clap uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clap blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ballesteros trying to land knees to the body.
Ballesteros softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Clap pulls guard effortlessly.
Clap working a defensive guard here.
Ballesteros's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Ballesteros avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ballesteros has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Clap not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
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 Seve Ballesteros will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Seve Ballesteros's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ballesteros delivers a nice body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ballesteros checks a leg kick.
Clap fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Clap finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Clap just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBallesteros.
Ballesteros stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Clap tries a low kick but Ballesteros avoids it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Clap. Ballesteros shrugs it off though.
Ballesteros checks the leg kick nicely there.
Clap throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ballesteros misses with a left hand
and Clap counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clap misses with a straight right.
Clap misses with a low kick.
Clap throws the kick towards the body but Ballesteros avoids it.
Ballesteros throwing a counter right hand but Clap manages to avoid it.
Clap ducks under a wild hook from Ballesteros.
Clap swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ballesteros scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballesteros throws a body punch but Clap moves out of range.
Ballesteros jabs Clap right on the nose. Clap blinks but takes it well.
Clap lands a nice hook to Ballesteros's body. Ballesteros takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A head kick misses from Clap.
Ballesteros throws a head kick that half lands.
Clap looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ballesteros lands with a thumping leg kick.
Clap lands a nice hook to Ballesteros's body. Ballesteros takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Clap fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Clap bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A head kick misses from Ballesteros.
A low kick from Ballesteros is predictable there
and Clap counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ballesteros thinking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ballesteros misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Clap connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clap lands the left hand.
Clap takes a swing at Ballesteros's ribcage but misses.
A shot to the liver by Ballesteros. Beautiful body shot.
Clap throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Clap avoids the head kick by Ballesteros.
Clap changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Clap on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ballesteros checks a leg kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Clap stuns Ballesteros with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Clap ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ballesteros buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Clap tries a head kick but it misses.
Ballesteros fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clap manages to avoid it.
Clap is looking to chop away at Ballesteros's legs.
A counter left hand to the body from Ballesteros misses its target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballesteros throws a low kick but Clap moves out of range easily.
Ballesteros pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ballesteros slips under a jab from Clap.
Clap uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ballesteros.
Ballesteros fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Clap has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ballesteros misses the jab.
Clap on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ballesteros lands a jab to the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ballesteros, as that shot connected.
Ballesteros takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Erick Clap seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clap. Ballesteros does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Ballesteros misses.
Clap appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ballesteros.
Clap avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballesteros throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clap uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ballesteros.
Clap feints a counter leg kick.
Ballesteros throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Clap displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ballesteros throws out the jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Clap. Ballesteros shrugs it off though.
Ballesteros slips a straight right by Clap.
Ballesteros throws a head kick that half lands.
Ballesteros pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A bone on bone clash there as Ballesteros blocks the leg kick.
Ballesteros takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Clap avoids the head kick by Ballesteros.
Clap scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Clap tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ballesteros swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Clap wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Erick Clap will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Seve Ballesteros's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ballesteros, right into the meat.
Clap feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ballesteros's calf.
Clap looks to throw the jab but Ballesteros is out of range.
Ballesteros moves out of range of the body kick.
Clap avoids the body shot from Ballesteros.
Ballesteros tries a head kick but it misses.
Clap is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ballesteros will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Ballesteros checks a leg kick.
Clap lands a head shot.
Clap dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ballesteros throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ballesteros throws a leg kick

and Clap counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Clap looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clap trying to control from half guard but Ballesteros is working away.
Ballesteros tries to kick Clap off but Clap keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clap scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Clap has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Clap not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ballesteros is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Clap is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ballesteros sees it coming and defends easily.
Ballesteros blocking the ground and pound attempt from Clap.
Clap working over Ballesteros with some ground and pound. Ballesteros looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ballesteros is trying to stand up here but Clap is controlling him well.
Clap tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ballesteros knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ballesteros looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clap uses his free foot to push down on Ballesteros's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Ballesteros.
Clap tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ballesteros is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Clap trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ballesteros is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Clap trying to control but Ballesteros is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clap landing punches.
Ballesteros trying desperately to get to his feet.
Poor strikes thrown by Clap there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Ballesteros wants to get back to his feet.
Ballesteros is squirming around, avoiding Clap's attempts to control the action.
Ballesteros's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clap lands with some strikes.
Clap looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Clap working the ground and pound effectively.

Ballesteros is rocked!
Ballesteros in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Oh Ballesteros is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Clap! Ballesteros is hurt baaadly! Clap is firing away with more strikes - Ballesteros is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erick Clap!
Erick Clap very nearly forgot to thank Conviction amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.