PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harry Balls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tha Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man comes into a darkened arena with his song building. lukenback texas kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Balls
vs
Man

189 cm
27
194 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

180 cm
24
197 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Balls!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tha Man!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balls takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Balls shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Balls throws a right hand that Man ducks under and follows up with a left that Man also avoids with ease.
Man looks to throw the jab but Balls is out of range.
Balls uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Man.
Nice shot lands for Balls.
Man fails in his attempt to clinch.
Man throws a nice head kick!
Man tries to clinch up but Balls circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man throws out a powerful jab.
Balls slips under a jab.
Balls checks a low kick from Man.
Balls shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Man but Man pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Balls checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Balls keeps the fight on the outside.
Man feints and then cracks Balls's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Balls down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Balls takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Balls misses with a takedown attempt - Man sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Balls. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Balls moves away from the strike by Man.
Man throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Man pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A bone on bone clash there as Balls blocks the leg kick.
Balls shoots in for a takedown but Man shows good takedown defense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a head kick but Balls moves out of range.
Man scores with a jab to the body.
Man throws a body punch but Balls moves out of range.

Balls bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Man is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Man takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Balls is putting a hurting on Man here, landing some big shots from side control.
Balls throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Balls's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Balls working the body and head with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Man's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Man seems a little lost for a moment, as Balls dominates the positioning.
Balls working the strikes but Man uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Balls thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Man is staying active underneath Balls, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Balls misses with a head shot. Man uses the momentum to regain guard.
Balls trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tha Man dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Balls closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Balls creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Man sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Balls throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Man works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Balls drops an elbow to the side of Man's head.
Still in half guard, Balls seems content to control.
Balls with the ground and pound but Man uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Man is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Man keeping moving, preventing Balls from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man pulls Balls in close to prevent any damage.
Balls throwing strikes from guard but Man blocks nicely.
Balls trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Man working a defensive guard here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Man is on top in guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Balls lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Man!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balls throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Balls misses with a head shot.
Man blocking the ground and pound.
Man avoids a series of strikes thrown by Balls.
Balls misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Man tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Balls with shots to the head and body - Man looks very uncomfortable down there.
Balls takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Balls prevents Man from getting the reversal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Balls there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Man is trying to escape the mount.
Balls has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Balls content just to control the position here.
Poor strikes thrown by Balls there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Man blocking the ground and pound.
Balls misses with some ground and pound and Man recovers position to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Balls winds up and cracks Man with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Balls throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Balls thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Man wants to get back to full guard.
Man is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Balls thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Balls throwing shots but Man is blocking nicely.
Balls seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Balls slips a nice elbow through Man's hands, connecting with Man's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Balls dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Balls gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Man.
Balls circles away from the clinch attempt.
Man digs a good hook to Balls's body.
A head kick by Balls misses
and Man counters with a thumping low kick.
Balls takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Man throws the kick towards the body but Balls avoids it.
Balls fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Man avoids it really well and circles away.
Man throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balls lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Balls moves away.
Balls thuds a left hand into Man's body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Balls is defended easily by Man.
Tha Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man throws a push kick but Balls slaps the foot to one side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Balls will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Balls. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Man keeps Balls at a distance using the push kick.
Balls slips a straight right by Man.
A jab from Man misses.
Balls uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man swings away with a body shot that misses
and Balls counters with a nice body shot.
Man throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Man misses the jab.
Man throws a leg kick that is checked
and Balls counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A head kick misses from Balls.
Man throws out a leg kick but Balls moves out of range and Man only half commits.
Balls avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Balls's head.
Balls takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Balls moves away.
Balls keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Balls shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Man napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Balls trying to control the position but Man is working away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tha Man comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Man 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tha Man!