PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Seve Ballesteros (ranked 686 p4p, 73 weight class) and Manuel La Bor (ranked 1009 p4p, 111 weight class). Ballesteros comes to the cage accompanied by Chamillionaire f. Scarface & Killer Mike - Reignfall. La Bor is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Centuries. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ballesteros
vs
La Bor

175 cm
34
154 lbs
22 - 5 - 1

179 cm
31
152 lbs
22 - 12 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Arcticus University: London

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 22 - 5 - 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 22 - 12 - 2, fighting out of London, Manuel La Bor!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ballesteros connects with a jab.
La Bor blocks a jab.
La Bor counters with a body kick.
Ballesteros pulls out of a head kick attempt.
La Bor swings widly with a right hand
and Ballesteros counters with a thumping low kick.
La Bor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ballesteros lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ballesteros fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ballesteros moves forwards but La Bor connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Ballesteros fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with La Bor, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ballesteros.
La Bor swings wildly with an uppercut but Ballesteros uses good head movement to avoid it.
La Bor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ballesteros has him pressed against the cage.
La Bor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ballesteros.
A right hand to the body from Ballesteros.
La Bor cracks Ballesteros with a nice body shot.
La Bor misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ballesteros creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
La Bor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ballesteros misses with a punch on the inside.
Ballesteros misses with a short punch on the inside.
La Bor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ballesteros.
Ballesteros is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ballesteros blocks an uppercut.
Ballesteros misses with a punch to the body.
Ballesteros lands a hook to the side of the head.
La Bor lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from La Bor fails to land.

La Bor breaks the clinch.
La Bor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ballesteros feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ballesteros throws a head kick but La Bor moves out of range.
La Bor throws an overhand right that lands on Ballesteros's shoulder, as Ballesteros tries to avoid the shot.
La Bor throws a big shot that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Ballesteros misses the target.
La Bor swings away with a leg kick that misses.
La Bor throws the left hand but Ballesteros avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Ballesteros coming out on top.
La Bor throws a leg kick
and Ballesteros counters with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
La Bor tries to land a leg kick but Ballesteros saw it coming and moves away.
La Bor throws a low kick but Ballesteros moves out of range easily.
Good leg kick by Ballesteros there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ballesteros.
La Bor looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ballesteros throws a hook to the side of La Bor's head but La Bor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ballesteros is looking to score with low kicks.
Ballesteros works the jab nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Ballesteros.
Ballesteros throws a head kick but La Bor moves out of range.
Seve Ballesteros seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
La Bor scores with the left hand. Ballesteros knows he should have avoided that one.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ballesteros, right into the meat.
La Bor misses with an uppercut
enabling Ballesteros to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ballesteros moves into range and clinches up with La Bor.
La Bor lands a nice uppercut.
La Bor working aggressively here.
La Bor misses with a hook from the clinch.
La Bor is looking to break free of the clinch but Ballesteros has double underhooks.
La Bor lands a shoulder strike.
La Bor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ballesteros misses with a body punch.
Ballesteros lands a right hand.
Ballesteros tries to work over La Bor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
La Bor working aggressively here.
Ballesteros tries to throw a body punch but La Bor avoids it by throwing Ballesteros back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ballesteros.
A frustrated look appears on La Bor's face as he tries to break the clinch.
La Bor takes a shot to the head.
La Bor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
La Bor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ballesteros pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ballesteros lands a left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ballesteros lands with a left to the head.
La Bor lands a shoulder strike.
La Bor blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from La Bor fails to land.
Ballesteros lands a shoulder strike.
La Bor scores with a nice hook to the head.

La Bor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
La Bor defending well as Ballesteros loads up on a big left hand.
La Bor connects with a looping right hand.

Ballesteros moves into the clinch.
Ballesteros blocking some punches.
La Bor swings wildly with an uppercut but Ballesteros uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ballesteros tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
La Bor blocking some punches.

Ballesteros's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
La Bor misses with an uppercut.
Ballesteros uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seve Ballesteros dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

La Bor tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ballesteros is able to avoid easily.
Ballesteros throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ballesteros throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by La Bor.
La Bor throws a hook but Ballesteros avoids it easily.
Ballesteros has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Ballesteros throws a low kick but La Bor moves out of range easily.
Ballesteros throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ballesteros checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ballesteros dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ballesteros with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
La Bor misses with a body shot.
Ballesteros half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ballesteros connects with a solid leg kick.
La Bor misses with the combination.
La Bor takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballesteros buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
La Bor shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
La Bor fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ballesteros darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from La Bor.
Ballesteros throws a hook but La Bor avoids it easily.
Ballesteros misses the body punch
and La Bor counters with a leg kick.
Ballesteros scores with a sloppy right hand. La Bor should have avoided that one.
La Bor throws a series of punches but Ballesteros avoids them all with ease.
Ballesteros tries a head kick but it misses.
Ballesteros swings for the body but La Bor moves out of range.
Ballesteros bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ballesteros lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and La Bor has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from La Bor and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballesteros avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
La Bor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ballesteros swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
La Bor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ballesteros feints and then cracks La Bor's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow La Bor down.
Ballesteros displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as La Bor throws out the jab.
La Bor connects with a right hand. Ballesteros shakes it off.
Ballesteros rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling La Bor to counter with a crisp jab.
Ballesteros walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A bone on bone clash there as Ballesteros blocks the leg kick.
La Bor on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ballesteros. Ballesteros obviously looking to wear him down.
Ballesteros misses with a body kick.
Ballesteros finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ballesteros throws a right hand that misses
enabling La Bor to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Bor misses with a straight left.
Ballesteros appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ballesteros takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ballesteros moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice shot by La Bor.
Ballesteros blocks a jab.
Ballesteros throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ballesteros scores with a crisp jab that stopped La Bor in his tracks.
Ballesteros lands an overhand right.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ballesteros checks a leg kick.
Ballesteros paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ballesteros rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but La Bor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
La Bor cracks a nice hook into Ballesteros's ribs.
Ballesteros is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballesteros tries to clinch but La Bor is having none of it.
La Bor cracks the inside of Ballesteros's front leg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ballesteros gets cracked there but stands up to it.
La Bor's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ballesteros tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but La Bor was well out of range. Poor timing from Ballesteros.
Ballesteros thows a leg kick but La Bor checks it
and La Bor counters with a straight right hand.
La Bor lands a jab.
Ballesteros throws a right hand that La Bor ducks under and follows up with a left that La Bor also avoids with ease.
Ballesteros lands a head shot.
La Bor misses with an uppercut.

Ballesteros darts in and clinches La Bor up against the cage.
La Bor misses with a short punch on the inside.
La Bor lands a shoulder strike.
Ballesteros lands a hook that snaps the head of La Bor backwards.
Ballesteros tries a body shot but La Bor blocks it.
Ballesteros keeps control of La Bor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Manuel La Bor will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Ballesteros missing with a left hand there. La Bor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ballesteros wants to clinch
enabling La Bor to counter with a crisp jab.
La Bor lands a glancing blow to the side of Ballesteros's head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from La Bor lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ballesteros has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ballesteros and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nice body punch from La Bor.
La Bor slips under a jab from Ballesteros.
Ballesteros tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ballesteros lands with a thumping leg kick.
A shot to the liver by La Bor. Beautiful body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
La Bor takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
La Bor takes a swing at Ballesteros's ribcage but misses.
Sloppy strikes from Ballesteros. Those never looked like landing.
Ballesteros checks a leg kick nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballesteros throws an uppercut from half a mile away. La Bor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ballesteros throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A slow jab from Ballesteros misses its intended target.
La Bor throws out a counter right but Ballesteros avoids it with no problem.
Ballesteros steps to the side to avoid the strikes from La Bor.
Ballesteros takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ballesteros takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ballesteros lands a nice leg kick that just misses La Bor's sensitive parts.
A swing and a miss from La Bor.
La Bor walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A jab from Ballesteros finds it's way through La Bor's defenses.
La Bor misses with a hook
and Ballesteros counters with a thumping low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for La Bor.
La Bor thuds a left hand into Ballesteros's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ballesteros tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Bor connects with a nice looking jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for La Bor.
Ballesteros cracks La Bor with a good jab.
Ballesteros tries a head kick but it misses.
Ballesteros smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
La Bor throws a leg kick but Ballesteros sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ballesteros thumps La Bor with a low kick.
Ballesteros jabs La Bor to the body, keeping him at a distance.
La Bor misses with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ballesteros.
Manuel La Bor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
La Bor connects with a jab.
La Bor misses with a straight right.
Ballesteros blocks a head kick by La Bor.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Bor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ballesteros lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
La Bor throws a big shot that misses.
Ballesteros throws a quick counter head kick but La Bor was just out of range.
Ballesteros connects with an inside leg kick.
Ballesteros throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ballesteros tries to clinch up.
Ballesteros tries to close the distance and clinch up but La Bor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ballesteros. La Bor does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from La Bor! But no joy.
Ballesteros jabs La Bor to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Ballesteros instigates a clinch.
La Bor throws a punch but it's blocked by Ballesteros.
La Bor misses with the head strike.

La Bor breaks from the clinch.
La Bor looks for the body kick but Ballesteros saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballesteros takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ballesteros scores with a crisp jab that stopped La Bor in his tracks.
No joy there for La Bor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ballesteros tried to counter with a leg kick but La Bor avoided it.
A decent looking cross lands there for La Bor.
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 jab, cross combination.
A little jabbing left from La Bor on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
La Bor moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
La Bor 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.
Ballesteros throws a head kick that half lands.
La Bor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
La Bor misses with a straight right.
La Bor takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ballesteros jabbing away but nothing is landing.
La Bor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
La Bor throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Manuel La Bor.
I think La Bor has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Manuel La Bor!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Manuel La Bor waved his t-shirt featuring Arcticus University: London's logo in front of the cameras.