PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnie Ballantine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenji Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenji Silva has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Johnie Ballantine's chin.

Ballantine
vs
Silva

188 cm
24
210 lbs
17 - 4 - 0

188 cm
22
213 lbs
12 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 4 - 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenji Silva!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ballantine.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva moves out of range as Ballantine strikes.
Ballantine bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silva's head backwards.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A leg kick checked by Ballantine.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ballantine lands with a right hand.
Silva blocks a jab.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Ballantine takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Silva goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ballantine. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ballantine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva throws a series of punches but Ballantine moves out of range.
Silva throws a wild body kick that Ballantine sees coming a mile off.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ballantine.
Silva takes one on the button.
Silva takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Silva is looking to score with low kicks.
Ballantine takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballantine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ballantine avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva wants to slow Ballantine down by chopping away at his legs.
Silva misses with a hook.
Silva fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ballantine checks it well.
Silva tries to clinch there but Ballantine circles away.
Nice cross by Ballantine.
Ballantine on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Silva scores with a nice body kick.
Silva throws a head kick but Ballantine moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ballantine. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballantine cracks Silva with an open hand slap.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ballantine paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ballantine throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ballantine blocks the body kick.
Ballantine falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a good low kick that Ballantine was not able to check.
A big right from Ballantine misses.
Silva slips a straight right by Ballantine.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes one to the chin there.
Silva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silva there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Ballantine misses with a looping right.
Silva tries to clinch up but Ballantine circles away and keeps his distance.
Ballantine takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ballantine looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Ballantine blocks the body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ballantine stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Silva misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenji Silva dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Good shot there by Ballantine.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ballantine throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ballantine avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Silva blocks a jab.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ballantine blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ballantine checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Silva throws a hook but Ballantine avoids it easily.
Ballantine misses with a hook to the body
and Silva counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ballantine. That did some damage!
Silva swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ballantine connects with a nice looking jab.
Silva slips under a jab from Ballantine.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
Ballantine throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ballantine misses with a wild body shot.
Silva fakes the leg kick and cracks Ballantine in the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballantine throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ballantine.
Silva lands a front kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva slips under a jab from Ballantine.
Ballantine moves away from the strike by Silva.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ballantine.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Ballantine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ballantine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ballantine is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballantine misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Silva misses with a double jab
and Ballantine counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silva thinking.
Ballantine throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Silva avoids the body shot from Ballantine.
Ballantine sizes up Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva tries to clinch there but Ballantine circles away.
Silva lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ballantine will feel that in the morning.
Ballantine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballantine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Ballantine lands with a nice body punch.
Ballantine takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ballantine moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ballantine avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ballantine's sensitive parts.
Silva feints and then cracks Ballantine's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ballantine down.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ballantine.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenji Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ballantine. That did some damage!
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Ballantine's front leg but catches the back leg as Ballantine tries to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Ballantine blocks the low kick.
Silva lands with a slapping head kick.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ballantine counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silva tries to clinch there but Ballantine circles away.
Silva looks for the body kick but Ballantine saw that one coming.
Silva defending well as Ballantine loads up on a big left hand.
Silva throws a leg kick but Ballantine sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a head kick but Ballantine moves out of range.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ballantine throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Some wild striking there from Ballantine.
Silva misses with a straight right.
Ballantine throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a nice leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ballantine darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Silva.
Ballantine moves away from the strike by Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with a leg kick.
Ballantine thows a body shot but no joy.
Silva lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ballantine misses with a jab to the body
and Silva counters with a head kick. That will keep Ballantine thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
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 throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Ballantine throws a sloppy body shot
and Silva counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Silva thows a leg kick but Ballantine checks it
and Ballantine counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silva thinking.
Ballantine swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Silva counters by moving into the clinch.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ballantine throws a sloppy body shot
and Silva makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballantine misses with a looping left.
Ballantine checks a leg kick.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ballantine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Ballantine cracks Silva with a good jab.
Ballantine throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a leg kick.
Ballantine misses with a double jab.
Ballantine takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ballantine.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballantine swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a nice leg kick.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Ballantine.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ballantine crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Silva - the referee stops the clock and Ballantine gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Silva. Ballantine manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva with a nice cross.
Ballantine has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Silva.
Ballantine avoids the head kick by Silva.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ballantine moves out of range of the leg kick from Silva.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenji Silva really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ballantine thows a body shot but no joy.
Silva thuds his shin into the meat of Ballantine's side.
Silva throws a head kick but Ballantine moves out of range.
Silva throws a half hearted mid kick.
Silva looks to land a combination. Ballantine sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab, jab by Silva - just one landing.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Silva! Ballantine is out on his feet! Silva rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Ballantine is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Ballantine is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenji Silva!