PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Timo Balles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Allen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Realest Sport kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Balles
vs
Allen

190 cm
23
180 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

185 cm
23
178 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Timo Balles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Allen!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balles scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Allen doesn't seem bothered though.
Allen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Balles tries to avoid it but Allen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Balles to the ground. Balles escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Balles lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Balles.
Balles swinging wilding here.
Timo Balles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balles connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
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!

Allen gets the takedown into side control.
Balles on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Allen creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Balles sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Balles is looking to regain half guard here but Allen keeps moving and retains side control.
Allen landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Allen lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Balles down.
Balles takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Allen works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Balles is trying to control Allen's posture but Allen avoids it.
Allen working the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Balles is looking for a sweep.
Balles manages to get back to half guard.
Allen working Balles over with strikes.
Allen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Allen thows a huge punch but Balles dodges it nicely.
Allen winds up and cracks Balles with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Allen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Balles keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Balles gets full guard.
Balles striking off his back but it's not causing Allen any problems.
Balles is breathing heavily.
Allen stops Balles from standing up.
Allen throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Balles swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Allen throwing strikes from guard but Balles blocks nicely.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Balles looks to land a combination but Allen avoids it well.
Balles throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice defenses there by Allen.
Allen closes the distance and clinches up with Balles, looking for a takedown. Allen pushes Balles against the cage but Balles circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Timo Balles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Allen gets the takedown into side control.
Balles is trying to get back to half guard.
Allen landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Allen wants to control but Balles is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balles looking for a sweep but Allen has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Balles is bucking up trying to escape but Allen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Allen working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Allen lands a big elbow.
Allen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Allen landing shots from mount.
Allen with a couple of short strikes.
Allen punishing his opponent with strikes.
Allen punishing his opponent with strikes.

Balles is rocked!
Allen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Balles's face.
Oh Balles is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Allen breaks from Balles's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen landing strikes from the mount and Balles is in trouble!
Allen landing strikes from the mount and Balles is in trouble!
A nice elbow there by Allen.
Allen cracks Balles with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Allen lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Allen with the ground and pound from mount.
Allen dominating with strikes here.
Allen breaks from Balles's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Allen lands a big shot to the head and Balles winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jason Allen!