PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Ball (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Wheeler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ball comes to the cage accompanied by Hammer Smashed Face. Wheeler has chosen Don't Damn Me as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Joe Ball has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Joe Ball seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Ball
vs
Wheeler

199 cm
23
280 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

185 cm
27
234 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Ball!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Wheeler!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wheeler misses with a takedown attempt
and Ball counters with a nice body shot.
Ball paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Danga de danga de dang - Ball scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Mike Wheeler has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Ball cracks Wheeler with an uppercut from hell and Wheeler crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Ball's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Ball scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ball postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ball's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ball's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ball trying to control but Wheeler is working from the bottom.
Ball is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wheeler working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ball.
Ball passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ball scoring with punches from side control.
Wheeler is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ball is putting a hurting on Wheeler here, landing some big shots from side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Wheeler looks gassed!
Wheeler is trying to get back to half guard.
Wheeler takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Ball lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Wheeler down.
Ball moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ball trying to control the action but Wheeler is working from the bottom.
Ball lands a decent elbow from side control.
Ball wants to control but Wheeler is keeping him busy.
Ball working the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ball trying to control the position but Wheeler is working away.
Ball works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Ball cracks Wheeler with a big elbow.
Ball cracks Wheeler with a big right hand but Wheeler just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ball lands a decent elbow from side control.
Ball lands some shots froms side control.
Ball cracks Wheeler with a big right hand but Wheeler just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Ball is working Wheeler over with some ground and pound from side control.
Ball landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Ball 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.
Ball working the head with strikes.
Ball controlling from side mount.
Ball trying to control the action but Wheeler is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wheeler is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ball connects with a decent elbow.
Ball looks up at the clock and then as Wheeler takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ball smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Wheeler takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Wheeler is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ball connects with a decent elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ball lands a few punches from side control.

Wheeler is rocked!
Ball cracks Wheeler with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Ball immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Wheeler is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Ball!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Ball!