PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Qui Blo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnie Ballantine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Blo
vs
Ballantine

200 cm
18
210 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

188 cm
18
210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

PURE

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Qui Blo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnie Ballantine!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blo connects with a body shot.
No joy there for Blo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blo throws a series of punches but Ballantine avoids them all with ease.
Blo misses with a double jab.
Ballantine uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blo.
Ballantine dodges the punch combination from Blo.
Qui Blo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blo throws and low kick but Ballantine moves out of range easily.
Ballantine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ballantine blocks a jab.
No joy there for Ballantine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blo drops his hands momentarily and Ballantine takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ballantine scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Blo looks to land a left hand but Ballantine moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ballantine looks gassed!
Ballantine throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blo misses with a double jab
and Ballantine counters with a stiff right hand.
Blo throws a combination that misses
and Ballantine counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ballantine misses with a hook. Blo ducked under it nicely.
Blo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ballantine takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ballantine blocks a head kick by Blo.
Blo misses with an attempted mid kick.
A clash of legs there as Ballantine blocks the low kick.
Ballantine works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballantine swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ballantine counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blo misses the body punch
and Ballantine counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
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 showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blo.
Blo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice combination there by Blo.
Ballantine uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blo.
Blo throws a head kick but Ballantine moves out of range.
Blo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Blo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Blo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blo misses with a double jab.
Blo thows a body shot but no joy.
Blo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ballantine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Blo does no damage.
Blo misses with a two punch combination.
Nice uppercut there from Ballantine.
Blo throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Ballantine stumbling backwards into the ropes! Ballantine bounces back off the ropes towards Blo, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Blo lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Blo celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Qui Blo!