PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve The Smiling Assassin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vassago Ballardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ballardo has chosen Bandolero as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

The Smiling Assassin
vs
Ballardo

188 cm
30
215 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

188 cm
40
219 lbs
23 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

Sully's Bar & Grill

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve The Smiling Assassin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vassago Ballardo!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ballardo lands the left hand.
The Smiling Assassin looks to land a body kick but Ballardo moved away.
Ballardo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ballardo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ballardo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Smiling Assassin manages to avoid it.
The Smiling Assassin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ballardo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Smiling Assassin.
Ballardo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ballardo moves out of range as The Smiling Assassin throws a body kick.
The Smiling Assassin tries for a takedown but Ballardo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The Smiling Assassin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ballardo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ballardo throws a series of punches but The Smiling Assassin avoids them all with ease.
The Smiling Assassin misses with a looping right.
The Smiling Assassin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ballardo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ballardo misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Smiling Assassin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ballardo was well out of range. Poor timing from The Smiling Assassin.
Ballardo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ballardo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ballardo slips a jab from The Smiling Assassin.
The Smiling Assassin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The Smiling Assassin looks to land a combination but Ballardo avoids it well.
Ballardo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ballardo scores with a body shot.
Ballardo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Smiling Assassin.
Ballardo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The Smiling Assassin throws a half hearted mid kick.
The Smiling Assassin takes one on the button.
The Smiling Assassin throws a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballardo tests The Smiling Assassin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The Smiling Assassin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Smiling Assassin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ballardo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The Smiling Assassin misses with a hook
and Ballardo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vassago Ballardo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Smiling Assassin loads up on a big right hand but Ballardo slips the punch.
Ballardo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Smiling Assassin.
Ballardo misses with a shot to the body
and The Smiling Assassin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The Smiling Assassin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Steve The Smiling Assassin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ballardo avoids the body shot from The Smiling Assassin.
The Smiling Assassin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ballardo's coach down at *****POLAR***** was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ballardo's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
The Smiling Assassin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The Smiling Assassin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Smiling Assassin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Smiling Assassin goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The Smiling Assassin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The Smiling Assassin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ballardo avoids the body shot from The Smiling Assassin.
Ballardo throws out a counter right but The Smiling Assassin avoids it with no problem.
Ballardo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Smiling Assassin.
Ballardo only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ballardo walks into a stiff left hand from The Smiling Assassin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ballardo. The Smiling Assassin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ballardo moves out of range of the strikes.
Ballardo throws out a counter right but The Smiling Assassin avoids it with no problem.
The Smiling Assassin misses with a double jab.
The Smiling Assassin stuns Ballardo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Smiling Assassin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Smiling Assassin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Smiling Assassin misses with a leg kick.
Ballardo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The Smiling Assassin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ballardo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Smiling Assassin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ballardo throws a counter combo.
The Smiling Assassin cracks Ballardo with a good jab.
Ballardo throws a body punch but The Smiling Assassin moves out of range.
The Smiling Assassin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ballardo counters with a nice uppercut.
Ballardo cracks a nice hook into The Smiling Assassin's ribs.
Ballardo fails to land with a series of punches.
The Smiling Assassin lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve The Smiling Assassin dominated that round.
That's time! The Smiling Assassin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

The Smiling Assassin swings for the body but Ballardo moves out of range.

It looks like Vassago Ballardo has been cut.
The Smiling Assassin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ballardo can do to turn this around?
Ballardo jabs at The Smiling Assassin's body.
Ballardo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and The Smiling Assassin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ballardo lands the left hand.
The fighters circling - The Smiling Assassin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ballardo! But no joy.
Ballardo lands a head shot.
The Smiling Assassin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ballardo feints and then cracks The Smiling Assassin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow The Smiling Assassin down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Smiling Assassin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The Smiling Assassin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ballardo to score with a decent uppercut.
The Smiling Assassin misses with a straight left.
The Smiling Assassin throws a right and a left that Ballardo avoids nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Ballardo misses.
Steve The Smiling Assassin is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Smiling Assassin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The Smiling Assassin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ballardo misses with an uppercut
and The Smiling Assassin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ballardo swinging wildly here.
The Smiling Assassin misses the shot to the body.
The Smiling Assassin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The Smiling Assassin throws the left hand but Ballardo avoids the punch easily.
Ballardo throws a body punch but The Smiling Assassin moves out of range.
Ballardo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The Smiling Assassin swings for the body but Ballardo moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Smiling Assassin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ballardo moves forwards but The Smiling Assassin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The Smiling Assassin just misses with a punch to the body.
The Smiling Assassin misses with a looping right.
Ballardo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from The Smiling Assassin with a body shot.
The Smiling Assassin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ballardo is trying to counter with his kicks.
The Smiling Assassin swings for the body but Ballardo moves out of range.
The Smiling Assassin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The Smiling Assassin looks to score with a jab to the body but Ballardo is just out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ballardo slips under a jab from The Smiling Assassin.
Ballardo shapes to counter with a head kick.
The Smiling Assassin connects with a body shot.
Nice cross by The Smiling Assassin.
The Smiling Assassin connects with a nice looking jab.

Ballardo is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Smiling Assassin lands a big right hook! Ballardo looks hurt but is still standing! The Smiling Assassin lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Ballardo falls down and The Smiling Assassin dives in with a huge hammer fist! Ballardo's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and The Smiling Assassin runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Steve The Smiling Assassin!
Steve The Smiling Assassin tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.