PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnie Ballantine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helio Reincarneited (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Ballantine
vs
Reincarneited

188 cm
22
210 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

195 cm
22
209 lbs
12 - 2 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnie Ballantine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Helio Reincarneited!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ballantine misses with a looping left.
Ballantine moves in looking to clinch but Reincarneited pushes him off.
Ballantine stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Reincarneited.
Johnie Ballantine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ballantine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reincarneited manages to avoid it.
Ballantine misses the jab.
Reincarneited takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Reincarneited closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ballantine to the mat! Ballantine manages to get full guard.
Reincarneited looking to pass the guard.
Reincarneited trying to control but Ballantine is working from the bottom.
Reincarneited 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Reincarneited postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Ballantine is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Reincarneited, into his guard.
Ballantine has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ballantine stopping the sweep attempt from Reincarneited.
Reincarneited is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ballantine not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Reincarneited trying to control the position.
Ballantine trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Reincarneited is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ballantine is aware though and is defending well.
Ballantine has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Reincarneited is proving hard to escape from.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Reincarneited throws a sloppy head kick and Ballantine moves out of range easily.
Reincarneited connects with a solid leg kick.
Reincarneited thuds his right hand into Ballantine's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballantine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ballantine wants to clinch up but Reincarneited keeps it at a distance.
Reincarneited keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ballantine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ballantine looks to land a left hand but Reincarneited moved out of range nicely.
Reincarneited scores with a push kick.
Johnie Ballantine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice shot by Ballantine.
Reincarneited tries to work over Ballantine's front leg with a kick but Ballantine checks it.
Reincarneited looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Reincarneited getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A slow jab from Ballantine misses its intended target.
Reincarneited throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ballantine clobbers Reincarneited with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reincarneited throws a shot from downtown. Ballantine moves away and avoids it.
Ballantine avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Reincarneited throws a sloppy head kick and Ballantine moves out of range easily.

Ballantine drives through and clinches with Reincarneited against the cage.
Reincarneited goes for a takedown attempt but Ballantine pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Reincarneited cracks a nice hook into Ballantine's ribs.
Reincarneited scores with a head kick.
Ballantine misses with a body punch
and Reincarneited counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ballantine's knee momentarily.
Reincarneited swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Reincarneited misses with a low kick.
Reincarneited fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Helio Reincarneited dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Reincarneited circles away from the clinch attempt
and Reincarneited counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ballantine's knee momentarily.
Reincarneited avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ballantine throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reincarneited.
Ballantine thows a body shot but no joy.
Ballantine lunges at Reincarneited with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Reincarneited's hand.
A good leg kick by Reincarneited.
Ballantine throws a hook to the side of Reincarneited's head but Reincarneited sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Ballantine misses.
Reincarneited is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Reincarneited shoots in and drives through. Ballantine sprawls well.
Reincarneited misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ballantine jabs at Reincarneited's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballantine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reincarneited.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ballantine. Reincarneited does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reincarneited thuds a left hand into Ballantine's body.
Ballantine lands a right hook to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Reincarneited.
Ballantine has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ballantine there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ballantine tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ballantine takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Reincarneited throws a leg kick that misses.
Ballantine throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An inside leg kick from Reincarneited misses.
Ballantine comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reincarneited thumps Ballantine with a low kick.
Ballantine avoids the head kick by Reincarneited.
Ballantine wants to clinch

so Reincarneited counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reincarneited throws a strike but Ballantine rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Reincarneited is striking off his back. Ballantine thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Reincarneited wants to get back to full guard but Ballantine has mounted him!
Reincarneited is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballantine manages to capitalize on a mistake by Reincarneited to take his back!
Ballantine is trying to stick to Reincarneited's back but Reincarneited is turning into Ballantine. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Ballantine's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Reincarneited.
Reincarneited is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Reincarneited stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ballantine swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ballantine is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Reincarneited is controlling him.
Reincarneited is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Reincarneited looking to sit in guard and control but Ballantine gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Ballantine decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Reincarneited, up you get!
Reincarneited fails with a takedown attempt.
Reincarneited closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ballantine circles away.
Johnie Ballantine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Helio Reincarneited.
Ballantine fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ballantine throws a hook but Reincarneited avoids it easily.
Ballantine throws a series of punches but Reincarneited avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Helio Reincarneited will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ballantine.
Reincarneited slips under a jab from Ballantine.
Ballantine lands a nice looking body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Reincarneited.
Reincarneited throws a head kick that Ballantine semi-blocks.
Ballantine stuffs the takedown attempt from Reincarneited. Reincarneited gets slowly back to his feet.
Ballantine throws a sloppy body shot
and Reincarneited counters with a solid body kick.
Reincarneited looks to score with a jab to the body but Ballantine is just out of range.
Ballantine looks to land a combination. Reincarneited sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Reincarneited steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ballantine.
Ballantine leaves Reincarneited with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ballantine cracks Reincarneited with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reincarneited slips a straight right by Ballantine.
Ballantine throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ballantine moves out of range of the leg kick from Reincarneited.
Reincarneited buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Reincarneited staying out of range there.
Ballantine throws an overhand right that lands on Reincarneited's shoulder, as Reincarneited tries to avoid the shot.
A big right from Ballantine misses.
Reincarneited tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ballantine was well out of range. Poor timing from Reincarneited.
Ballantine misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Reincarneited counters with a leg kick.
Ballantine on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Reincarneited. Reincarneited obviously looking to wear him down.
Ballantine tries to clinch there but Reincarneited circles away.
Ballantine throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reincarneited.
Johnie Ballantine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish 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.
Reincarneited looks for a takedown but Ballantine sprawls well.
Johnie Ballantine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Helio Reincarneited.
Reincarneited turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ballantine swings away with a body shot that misses
and Reincarneited counters with a low kick, right behind Ballantine 's knee.
Reincarneited ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ballantine looks to clinch
and Reincarneited counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ballantine is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Reincarneited tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ballantine is able to avoid easily.
Ballantine misses with a shot to the body

and Reincarneited counters with a single leg into guard. Ballantine didn't expect that.
Ballantine is looking to stand up but Reincarneited isn't so interested in that idea.
Ballantine keeping moving, preventing Reincarneited from controlling successfully.
Reincarneited trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Ballantine manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reincarneited manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ballantine really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ballantine is squirming around, avoiding Reincarneited's attempts to control the action.
Helio Reincarneited is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Reincarneited avoids the attempt from Ballantine to control.
Reincarneited controlling his opponent.
Reincarneited trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Reincarneited looking to control and managing it successfully.
Reincarneited trying to control but he's not successful this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Helio Reincarneited comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Reincarneited winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Helio Reincarneited!