PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Luda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnie Ballantine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christopher Luda has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Luda
vs
Ballantine

225 cm
24
215 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

188 cm
23
210 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christopher Luda!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnie Ballantine!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ballantine misses with a looping right.

Ballantine clinches up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ballantine.
Ballantine pushes Luda back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ballantine scores with a shot to the side of Luda's head.
Luda is looking to break free of the clinch but Ballantine has double underhooks.
Ballantine works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A shot in the inside from Ballantine.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ballantine creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ballantine lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Luda backwards.
Luda looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ballantine lands with a short shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Ballantine as the two fighters clinch.
Luda is breathing heavily.
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!
Ballantine makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Luda is rocked!
Luda wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ballantine has him pressed against the cage.
Luda is trying to break the clinch but Ballantine is controlling him.
Ballantine lands with a light punch inside.
Oh Luda is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ballantine lands a right hand.
Ballantine works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ballantine stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Luda seems to have got his legs back now.

Ballantine drops Luda onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Luda is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Ballantine throws a big uppercut that drops Luda! More strikes from Ballantine and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Luda lies dazed against the cage as Ballantine celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnie Ballantine!
Johnie Ballantine is the new light heavyweight champion!