PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Harry Ballzonya (ranked 1202 p4p, 185 weight class) and How Long (ranked 1720 p4p, 265 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ballzonya
vs
Long

182 cm
45
178 lbs
34 - 29 - 0

191 cm
42
182 lbs
38 - 17 - 0

Excellent boxer
Very quick

World class boxer
Fast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 29 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harry Ballzonya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, How Long!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ballzonya feints and then cracks Long's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Long down.
Ballzonya with a jab.
How Long seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Long rushes Ballzonya and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Ballzonya fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Long makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The referee calls for Ballzonya to work.
Long slowing the pace effectively.

Long breaks the clinch.
Long misses with a body shot.
Long lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Long tries to bum rush Ballzonya with a series of wild strikes but Ballzonya uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ballzonya lands a slapping body shot.
Ballzonya swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No joy there for Ballzonya, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Long moves into the clinch.
Ballzonya is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Ballzonya misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Long.
Ballzonya misses with a hook from the clinch.
Long taking a breather.
Long is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Long's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Long looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Long tries to clinch but Ballzonya moves away
and Ballzonya counters with a right hand to the body.
Long throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ballzonya cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ballzonya swings for the body but Long moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballzonya lands a jab to the head.
Long fails with an attempt to clinch.

Long rushes Ballzonya and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Ballzonya misses with a short punch on the inside.

Long manages to break the clinch.
Ballzonya misses with a jab, cross combination.
Long is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Long on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ballzonya keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ballzonya throws a body shot but no joy.
Long wants to counter with a clinch but Ballzonya pushes him away.
Long plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Long blocks a head kick by Ballzonya.
Long connects with a body shot.
Long throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ballzonya.
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 Harry Ballzonya will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Long closes the distance and clinches.
Long blocks a body shot from Ballzonya.
Ballzonya lands with a light punch inside.
Long has Ballzonya pushed against the ropes.
Long lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ballzonya backwards.

Long breaks from the clinch.
Long tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ballzonya throws a hook but Long blocks it.
Long uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ballzonya.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Long darts in and clinches Ballzonya up against the ropes.
Long stalling in the clinch.
Ballzonya tries to throw a body punch but Long avoids it by throwing Ballzonya back against the ropes.
Ballzonya lands with a short shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Long's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ballzonya misses with a wild combination.
Long throws a fast counter high kick but Ballzonya manages to duck under it in time.
Ballzonya circles away from the clinch attempt.
Long lands a two punch combo.

Long drives through and clinches with Ballzonya against the ropes.
Long blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Long's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good body shot from Long.
Long landing knees to the body.

Long manages to break the clinch.
Ballzonya fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Long is out of range.
Ballzonya is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Long.
As Ballzonya backs off Long throws a huge counter combo but Ballzonya manages to avoid it all.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ballzonya counters with a right hand to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ballzonya is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Long.

Long closes the distance and clinches.

Long's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Long rushes Ballzonya and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
How Long seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Long blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Long breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ballzonya listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ballzonya thumps Long with a low kick.

Long closes the distance and clinches.

Ballzonya pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ballzonya connects with a body shot that sends Long's belly button to the back.
Ballzonya is looking to wear down Long with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Long throws a leg kick
and Ballzonya counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but How Long will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Long misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harry Ballzonya is winning the standup battle so far.
Danga de danga de dang - Long scores with a four punch combination!

Long clinches.
Long taking a breather.
Long is looking to control Ballzonya's arms but Ballzonya gets an underhook and turns him. Now Long has his back to the ropes.

Long breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ballzonya with a nice cross.
How Long is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Long goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Long slips under a jab from Ballzonya.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Long swinging wildly here.
Long moves out of range of the leg kick from Ballzonya.
Long throws a sloppy head kick and Ballzonya moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballzonya misses with a head kick.
A slow jab from Long misses its intended target.
Ballzonya avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Long throws a body kick that misses
and Ballzonya counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Long moves into the clinch.
Ballzonya misses with the head strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Long as Ballzonya tries to tie him up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ballzonya as Long tries to tie him up.
Ballzonya blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Long's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick misses from Long.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ballzonya.
Long misses with a wild combination.
Ballzonya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Long was well out of range. Poor timing from Ballzonya.
Long takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

Long rushes Ballzonya and presses him up against the ropes.
Ballzonya misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ballzonya throws a head punch that misses.

Long breaks from the clinch.
Long tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ballzonya was well out of range. Poor timing from Long.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ballzonya thuds a left hand into Long's body.
Long tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ballzonya paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Long ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ballzonya moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

How Long really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Ballzonya lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ballzonya avoids the head kick by Long.
Ballzonya was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ballzonya thows a left - swing and a miss!
And Long responds with a good body kick, but Ballzonya manages to step out the way in time.

Long clinches up against the ropes.
Long lands with a light punch inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Long breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Long misses the shot to the body.
Ballzonya avoids the head kick by Long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Long, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Long tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ballzonya connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballzonya lets loose with a powerful body kick. Long will feel that in the morning.
Harry Ballzonya is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ballzonya throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Long gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Ballzonya's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ballzonya throws an overhand right that lands on Long's shoulder, as Long tries to avoid the shot.
Ballzonya connects with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ballzonya. Long does a little dance to reset his feet.

Long clinches up with Ballzonya and pushes him back against the ropes.
Ballzonya gets through Long's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Long blocks an uppercut.
Long misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballzonya working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Long's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Long tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ballzonya paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ballzonya avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It looked like Ballzonya wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Long blocks a jab.
Ballzonya throws a shot from downtown. Long moves away and avoids it.

Long gets a clinch.

Long escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Long.
Long tries to clinch up
and Ballzonya counters with a stiff right hand.

Long closes the distance and pushes Ballzonya back into the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Harry Ballzonya will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Long tries to clinch up
and Long takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Long uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ballzonya.

Long clinches up against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Ballzonya fails to land.

Long escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Long has managed to clinch.

Long manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Ballzonya misses.
Long tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ballzonya paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Long tries to bum rush Ballzonya with a series of wild strikes but Ballzonya uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ballzonya misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballzonya thows a left - swing and a miss!
Long misses with an uppercut. Ballzonya saw that one coming.
Long fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ballzonya swats away the attempt to clinch by Long.
Long darts in trying to clinch
and Ballzonya counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A cross from Ballzonya lands.
Ballzonya throws a head kick that half lands.
Ballzonya keeps the fight on the outside.
And Ballzonya counters with a quick kick to the body but Long blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long walks into a stiff left hand from Ballzonya.
Ballzonya does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ballzonya swings for the body but Long moves out of range.
Long moves in looking to clinch but Ballzonya pushes him off.
Ballzonya throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Long counters with an inside leg kick.
Ballzonya throws a body punch but Long moves out of range.
Long misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ballzonya misses with a series of wild punches.
Long is looking to clinch.
Ballzonya throws a lazy body kick
and Long counters with a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Long fails in his attempt to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Ballzonya showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ballzonya has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 46:49
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 48:47
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Harry Ballzonya!
Harry Ballzonya gave a mention to Legal High's 160 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).