PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tobias Ball (ranked 6192 p4p, 23533 weight class) and Just Fight Scappy Do (ranked 602 p4p, 655 weight class). Just Fight Scappy Do has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tobias Ball's chin.

Ball
vs
Scappy Do

184 cm
24
169
1 - 2 - 0

190 cm
25
184
4 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Arcticus University: London

Un-Kaged Nutrition

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tobias Ball!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Just Fight Scappy Do!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scappy Do fails with a takedown attempt.
A nice leg kick from Scappy Do, right into the meat of the thigh.
Scappy Do throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Ball to counter with a crisp jab.
Ball lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Just Fight Scappy Do has been cut.
Ball takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Scappy Do shoots in and drives through. Ball sprawls well.
Ball throws a nice inside leg kick.
Scappy Do tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Scappy Do closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ball circles away.
Tobias Ball has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Just Fight Scappy Do.
Ball takes a swing at Scappy Do's ribcage but misses.
Scappy Do takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ball scores with a nice head shot.
Ball tries to land a leg kick but Scappy Do saw it coming and moves away.
Ball circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ball slaps away a takedown attempt from Scappy Do, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ball scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Scappy Do moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ball misses with a combination

and Scappy Do counters by clinching up.
Ball tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
I was talking to Ball's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Scappy Do is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ball to keep the fight standing.
A short body shot lands from Ball as the two fighters clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ball.
Ball tries to work over Scappy Do's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ball tries to work over Scappy Do's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Scappy Do gets control of Ball's arms and successfully pulls guard. Scappy Do will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Scappy Do keeping moving, preventing Ball from controlling successfully.
Ball missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ball is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scappy Do wants to sweep but no luck.
Ball throwing strikes from guard but Scappy Do blocks nicely.
Scappy Do is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ball trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ball won't allow Scappy Do to sweep him here.
Ball is looking to work some ground and pound but Scappy Do has wrist control.
Ball trying to control but Scappy Do is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ball avoids a kick to the body.
Ball throws a shot from downtown. Scappy Do moves away and avoids it.
Scappy Do steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ball.
Ball misses with a two punch combination.
Scappy Do is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Ball with a nice cross.
Tobias Ball is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ball throws a leg kick

and Scappy Do moves into the clinch.
Ball lands a left hand.
Scappy Do putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ball in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Scappy Do tries to pull guard but Ball forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Ball.
Ball working aggressively here.
Scappy Do throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ball makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ball struggles to land a body shot inside as Scappy Do controls his hands.
Scappy Do with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ball lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Scappy Do or not.
Ball fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Ball turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Ball manages to end up in side control.
Scappy Do takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Scappy Do is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Ball is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Ball lands a big elbow.
Ball can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Scappy Do is looking to escape.
Ball looking to finish Scappy Do with some ground and pound. This is bad for Scappy Do!
Scappy Do bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Ball lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Ball works over Scappy Do with some ground and pound from guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tobias Ball dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Just Fight Scappy Do's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ball throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Scappy Do swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ball tries a low kick but Scappy Do avoids it.
Tobias Ball is winning the standup battle so far.
Ball fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Scappy Do.
Ball attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Scappy Do tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As Scappy Do backs away, Ball returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Scappy Do has a takedown stuffed.

Scappy Do moves into the clinch.
Ball blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scappy Do lands a knee to the body.
Scappy Do lands an uppercut.
Scappy Do tries a knee to the head but Ball blocks it.

Ball has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Scappy Do regains guard immediately.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Scappy Do wants to control the position but Ball says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scappy Do is doing well to control the position and prevent Ball from advancing to side control.
Ball lands with a punch from half guard.
Scappy Do is trying to get back to full guard.
Ball wants to take a breather but Scappy Do is having none of it.
Scappy Do wants to improve his position but Ball is controlling well.
Ball is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Scappy Do can do to turn this around?
Scappy Do is still trying to improve position.
Scappy Do makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Scappy Do.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ball working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Scappy Do's head.
Ball lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Scappy Do is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ball lands a couple of elbows.
Scappy Do controlling Ball's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ball trying to control but Scappy Do is working from the bottom.
Ball content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ball preventing the sweep.
Tobias Ball overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Scappy Do is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Scappy Do has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Ball has passed into side control.
Scappy Do taking a bit of punishment here - Ball scoring with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ball wants to control but Scappy Do is keeping him busy.
Ball is chipping away with strikes.
Scappy Do is trying to get back to half guard.
Ball connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Scappy Do some visible discomfort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ball wants to control but Scappy Do is keeping him busy.
Scappy Do is looking for a sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Scappy Do is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ball wants to lay and pray for a moment but Scappy Do keeps working.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tobias Ball dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Just Fight Scappy Do's cut.
That's time! Ball's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Scappy Do doesn't manage to clinch there - Ball circles away.
Scappy Do is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Scappy Do catches Ball with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Just Fight Scappy Do seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ball scores with a decent looking hook.
Ball's corner calls for a 1-2. Ball obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ball takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ball rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Scappy Do counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Scappy Do tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Donk. Ball catches Scappy Do right on the button with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scappy Do throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Scappy Do wants to clinch
and Ball counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ball turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ball thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ball throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Scappy Do sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ball scores with a jab.
Scappy Do darts in looking for a takedown but Ball gets double underhooks and turns Scappy Do into the cage.
Scappy Do slips a straight right by Ball.
Ball throws a leg kick but Scappy Do sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Scappy Do fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Scappy Do takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Scappy Do misses with a head kick.
Scappy Do fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ball looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Scappy Do keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ball.
Despite the aggression on Scappy Do's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A jab from Ball does it's job there.
Scappy Do misses with a takedown attempt - Ball sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Just Fight Scappy Do has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tobias Ball has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Just Fight Scappy Do.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scappy Do tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ball lands a head shot.
Scappy Do pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ball swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ball swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ball throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Scappy Do lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ball scores with a sloppy right hand. Scappy Do should have avoided that one.

That has opened up Just Fight Scappy Do's cut even more.

Scappy Do gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ball presses Scappy Do against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Ball - that landed with a thud.
Scappy Do takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ball tries a body shot but Scappy Do blocks it.

Ball works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Ball is working Scappy Do over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Scappy Do can't keep his opponent in guard - Ball advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scappy Do tries to roll over but Ball keeps him under control.
Scappy Do felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Ball working Scappy Do over with strikes.
Scappy Do wants to get back to full guard.
Ball drops an elbow to the side of Scappy Do's head.
Scappy Do trying to control here.
Ground and pound from Ball.
Ball working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ball is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ball is nestled in close to Scappy Do, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Scappy Do wants to improve his position but Ball is controlling well.
Ball working Scappy Do over with strikes.
Ball is nestled in close to Scappy Do, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ball is nestled in close to Scappy Do, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Scappy Do is trying to maintain the position but Ball is very close to passing his half guard.
Scappy Do is looking to improve his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tobias Ball showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ball, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tobias Ball!