PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hussain Balldeep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lester Only (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Only's choice of entrance music: Give it all - Rise Against. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Balldeep
vs
Only

204 cm
24
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hussain Balldeep!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lester Only!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balldeep tries to clinch but Only moves out of range.
Only misses with an uppercut.
Balldeep tries a head kick but it misses.
Balldeep shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Only but Only pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Balldeep moves into range and clinches up with Only.

Balldeep gets control of Only's arms and successfully pulls guard. Balldeep will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Balldeep trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Only trying to control but Balldeep is working from the bottom.
Balldeep trying to keep a closed guard but Only is proving a slippery customer.
Only working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Balldeep's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Only won't allow Balldeep to sweep him here.
Only with a flurry of punches that miss.
Balldeep is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Only engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

We're going to have a standup here because Hussain Balldeep wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Balldeep with a poor takedown

and Only counters with a single leg into guard. Balldeep didn't expect that.
Only lands a couple of digs.
Only's corner is telling him to maintain position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Only is looking to work some ground and pound but Balldeep has wrist control.
Balldeep utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Only postures up and lands a big shot to Balldeep's brow.
Only trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Balldeep trying to control the position.
Balldeep wants to sweep but no luck.
Balldeep is breathing heavily.
Only trying to control the position from guard on top but Balldeep is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Only trying to move into half guard but instead Balldeep has managed to sweep!
Only manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Only putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Only raining down shots from the mount!
Only is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Only content just to control the position here.
Balldeep is squirming around, avoiding Only's attempts to control the action.
Only controlling from mount.
Only connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Only controlling the pace for now.
Balldeep wants to control but Only is having none of it.
Only really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Balldeep. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Only lands a big elbow.
Only landing punches.

It looks like Hussain Balldeep has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Only connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Only breaks from Balldeep's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Hussain Balldeep's cut is getting worse.
Only scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Jeez, Hussain Balldeep's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hussain Balldeep's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lester Only!
Lester Only tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.