PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Ballantine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Ballantine
vs
Robinson

180 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeremy Ballantine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anton Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson blocks a head kick by Ballantine.
Robinson shoots in but no luck this time.
Ballantine misses with a hook.
Robinson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Robinson.
Robinson throws a lazy head kick

and Ballantine counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Robinson is trying to maintain the position but Ballantine is very close to passing his half guard.
Robinson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Robinson wants to control but Ballantine is keeping busy.
Ballantine is trying to control the action in half guard but Robinson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ballantine is looking to advance position but Robinson won't allow it.
Ballantine tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ballantine scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ballantine knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Robinson on the ground.
Ballantine is nestled in close to Robinson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ballantine trying to control the action but Robinson is working from the bottom.

Ballantine is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Robinson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ballantine.
Robinson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ballantine scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ballantine is just content to waste time from the top position. Robinson takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Robinson working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ballantine with a flurry of punches that miss.
Robinson trying to keep a closed guard but Ballantine is proving a slippery customer.
Ballantine is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Robinson tries to clinch up

and Ballantine counters with a single leg into guard. Robinson didn't expect that.
Ballantine throwing strikes from guard but Robinson blocks nicely.
Ballantine stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Robinson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballantine trying to control the position from guard on top but Robinson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ballantine chips away with some ground and pound.
Ballantine stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Robinson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Robinson trying to strike off his back.
Robinson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ballantine throws a big right hand that misses.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ballantine is defended easily by Robinson.
Ballantine is breathing heavily.

Ballantine drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson wants to sweep here but Ballantine controlling him for the moment.
Robinson keeping moving, preventing Ballantine from controlling successfully.
Ballantine throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Robinson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ballantine postures up.
Robinson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Robinson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Robinson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Ballantine dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ballantine shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ballantine lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are battling for position here. Robinson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Robinson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ballantine manages to get himself to full guard.
Robinson stops Ballantine from standing up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Robinson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ballantine swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson wants to control from the top but Ballantine keeps moving.
Robinson passes Ballantine's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ballantine is looking to escape.
Ballantine tries to roll over but Robinson keeps him under control.
Ballantine is working hard here to advance position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Robinson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Robinson is pressing down on Ballantine's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ballantine is holding on for now.
Ballantine trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Ballantine wants to control but Robinson is having none of it.
Ballantine is desperately trying to improve his position but Robinson has a good base and remains in mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson tries to control but Ballantine wriggling away.
Ballantine working to try and regain half guard.
Robinson punching from mount but Ballantine doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Ballantine tries to lock up and control but Robinson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Robinson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ballantine tries to lock up and control but Robinson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ballantine is looking to improve his position but Robinson isn't that keen on the idea.
Ballantine is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ballantine keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Robinson tries to control but Ballantine wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jeremy Ballantine will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Robinson misses with a takedown attempt

and Ballantine counters with a single leg into guard. Robinson didn't expect that.
Robinson is looking to stand up but Ballantine isn't so interested in that idea.
Ballantine is in close to Robinson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ballantine lands a couple of elbows.
Ballantine trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jeremy Ballantine overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Robinson controls Ballantine momentarily but Ballantine frees himself.
Ballantine is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Robinson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballantine wants to control from the top but Robinson keeps moving.
Ballantine wants to stand but Robinson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ballantine is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ballantine misses with a head kick.

Ballantine shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ballantine slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ballantine wants to control from the top but Robinson keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Robinson looking for a guillotine here but Ballantine defends easily.
Ballantine postures up in Robinson's guard and throws a big left but Robinson blocks it.
Ballantine trying to control the position from guard on top but Robinson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ballantine is stalling in the full guard.
Ballantine postures up in Robinson's guard and throws a big left but Robinson blocks it.
Ballantine has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballantine looking to pass the guard.
Robinson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ballantine wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ballantine tries to escape the position.
Will Robinson go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Ballantine is trapped and Robinson is scoring with shots to the head and body.

Robinson is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Ballantine has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Ballantine avoids the strikes from Robinson.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremy Ballantine showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ballantine has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremy Ballantine!