PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mr Anderson (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.

Anderson
vs
Ballzonya

180 cm
37
173 lbs
27 - 8 - 1

182 cm
43
178 lbs
32 - 27 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 27 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Mr Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 27 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harry Ballzonya!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Ballzonya.
Ballzonya slips under a jab.
Ballzonya looks to throw the jab but Anderson is out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ballzonya. Anderson shrugs it off though.
Good shot there by Anderson.
Ballzonya takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ballzonya bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ballzonya swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Ballzonya.
Anderson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Anderson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ballzonya throws a sloppy head kick and Anderson moves out of range easily.
Anderson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ballzonya jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As Ballzonya backs away, Anderson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ballzonya swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Anderson counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballzonya misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ballzonya throws the left hand but Anderson avoids the punch easily.
Ballzonya misses with an uppercut. Anderson saw that one coming.
Ballzonya buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ballzonya misses with a lunging right hand
and Anderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ballzonya slips a jab from Anderson.
Ballzonya jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That kick from Ballzonya tenderised Anderson's leg. Anderson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ballzonya takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ballzonya lands a lovely overhand right.
Ballzonya checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ballzonya appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Ballzonya.
Anderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Ballzonya.
Donk. Anderson catches Ballzonya right on the button with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ballzonya throws a hook but Anderson blocks it.
Anderson defending well as Ballzonya loads up on a big left hand.
Good leg kick by Ballzonya there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Anderson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
No joy there for Ballzonya, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ballzonya scores with a spinning back kick!
Anderson misses with a right hand
and Ballzonya counters with a nice body shot.
Nice shot lands for Ballzonya.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ballzonya feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Anderson's calf.
Ballzonya tried to score with a low kick but Anderson checks it.
Ballzonya on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Anderson drops his hands momentarily and Ballzonya takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Anderson checks a low kick from Ballzonya.
Anderson moves out of range of the body kick from Ballzonya.
Ballzonya uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anderson.

Anderson closes the distance and clinches.
Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
I was talking to Anderson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Anderson tries to work over Ballzonya's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Ballzonya fails to land.
Ballzonya trying to stall but Anderson improves his position.
Ballzonya misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Ballzonya.
Ballzonya stalls.
Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ballzonya backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ballzonya blocks a body shot from Anderson.

Ballzonya breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ballzonya misses with a hook.
Anderson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ballzonya finds it's way round the side to connect with Anderson's head.
Anderson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ballzonya counters with a straight right hand.
Ballzonya misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Harry Ballzonya will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Nice body punch from Ballzonya.
Anderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ballzonya appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ballzonya.
Anderson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Anderson with a jab.
Anderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ballzonya misses with the body kick
and Anderson counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ballzonya swings widly with a right hand
and Anderson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Anderson's corner calls for a 1-2. Anderson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A shot to the body from Anderson misses
and Ballzonya cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballzonya lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ballzonya throws a series of punches but Anderson avoids them all with ease.
Anderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ballzonya.
Ballzonya blocks a jab.
Anderson misses the jab.
Anderson misses with a lunging right hand
and Ballzonya connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slow jab from Ballzonya misses its intended target.
A jab from Ballzonya misses.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Ballzonya.
Ballzonya throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ballzonya lands a glancing blow to the side of Anderson's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a hook to the body
enabling Ballzonya to counter with a crisp jab.
Ballzonya misses with a looping right.
Ballzonya throws a jab but it's blocked by Anderson.
Anderson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ballzonya looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
Ballzonya walks into a straight right hand from Anderson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ballzonya throws an off balance right hand
and Anderson counters with a nice body shot.

Anderson clinches up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
A head punch on the inside from Anderson fails to land.
Anderson lands with a light punch inside.
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Ballzonya.
Anderson misses with a punch on the inside.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ballzonya lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ballzonya blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ballzonya blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Anderson.
Anderson lands a body shot.
Ballzonya fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ballzonya scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Ballzonya controls the action.
Ballzonya gets through Anderson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ballzonya blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Ballzonya breaks from the clinch.
Harry Ballzonya seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ballzonya looks to land a body kick but Anderson moved away.
Ballzonya scores with a jab to the jaw.
Anderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ballzonya.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Anderson clinches up against the cage.
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mr Anderson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike.
Anderson gets through Ballzonya's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ballzonya.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ballzonya lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ballzonya tries to throw a body punch but Anderson avoids it by throwing Ballzonya back against the cage.
Ballzonya blocks an uppercut.
Ballzonya lands a left hand.
Anderson misses with some punches.

Ballzonya's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ballzonya misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mr Anderson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Nice uppercut there from Anderson.
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ballzonya swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anderson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Anderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ballzonya lands a lovely overhand right.
Ballzonya slips a straight right by Anderson.

Anderson clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ballzonya.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike.
Anderson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ballzonya or not.
Anderson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ballzonya's efforts to push away.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Anderson.
Anderson digs a right hand into Ballzonya's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ballzonya's gas tank.
Anderson gets through Ballzonya's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Ballzonya avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the cage.
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.
Ballzonya blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
Ballzonya swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Anderson.
Anderson lands a shot to the body.
Ballzonya takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ballzonya prevents a body shot from Anderson.
Ballzonya is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Anderson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Ballzonya.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson keeps control of Ballzonya as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short body shot lands from Anderson as the two fighters clinch.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Anderson fails to land.
Anderson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ballzonya lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right handed body shot lands from Anderson.
Ballzonya tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anderson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anderson.

Ballzonya is rocked!
Anderson creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Ballzonya's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Ballzonya drops to his knees and Anderson pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mr Anderson!
A relieved looking Mr Anderson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.