PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Harry Ballzonya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reggie Warren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Warren has chosen God's gonna cut you down by Jonny Cash as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Ballzonya
vs
Warren

182 cm
26
169 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

170 cm
36
164 lbs
22 - 15 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harry Ballzonya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Reggie Warren!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Reed Andrews and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ballzonya throws a head kick but Warren moves out of range.
Ballzonya thows a left - swing and a miss!
Decent striking displayed by Ballzonya there.
Ballzonya throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Warren uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ballzonya.
Warren takes a jab right on the kisser.
Good shot there by Ballzonya.

Warren drives through with a takedown into Ballzonya's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Ballzonya will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Warren wants to control from the top but Ballzonya keeps moving.
Ballzonya tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Warren sitting in guard, not really doing much.
It looks like Warren might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballzonya manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Warren wants to control but Ballzonya is having none of it.
Warren is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Ballzonya is staying active.
Ballzonya prevents Warren from getting the reversal.
Ballzonya looking to finish with strikes here!
Ballzonya lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Warren hang on?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Ballzonya there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Ballzonya scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ballzonya misses with a head shot.
Ballzonya avoids the attempt from Warren to control.
Warren wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Ballzonya.
Ballzonya looking to control but Warren is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Warren is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ballzonya throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Warren manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Warren, under a barage of strikes from Ballzonya.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballzonya throwing shots but Warren is blocking nicely.
Ballzonya lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Warren blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ballzonya.
Ballzonya is looking to take a break and control but Warren is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ballzonya working Warren over with strikes.
Warren trying to control but Ballzonya postures up.
Ballzonya thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Warren's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warren wants to get back to full guard.
Ballzonya controlling the action here.
Warren avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ballzonya.
Ballzonya throwing shots but Warren is blocking nicely.
Warren makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Warren.
Ballzonya trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Warren is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Warren seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ballzonya does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Warren performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Ballzonya dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ballzonya scores with a hook.
Ballzonya is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Warren throws a lazy uppercut
and Ballzonya counters with a nice uppercut.
Harry Ballzonya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Warren staying out of range there.
Warren ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ballzonya moves away.
Warren tries a head kick but it misses.
Ballzonya lands with a hook. Warren tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ballzonya throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Warren sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Warren.
Ballzonya swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Warren walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ballzonya.
Ballzonya throws a chopping leg kick but Warren manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Warren misses the jab.
Ballzonya connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Warren momentarily.
Ballzonya connects with a jab.
Ballzonya is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Warren keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ballzonya punishes Warren's body with a nice straight punch.
Warren on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Warren swings for the body but Ballzonya moves out of range.
Ballzonya thows a body shot but no joy.
Ballzonya scores with a nice strike.
Nice defenses there by Warren.
Ballzonya lands with a nice body punch.
Ballzonya throws a hook but Warren avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warren throws an overhand right that lands on Ballzonya's shoulder, as Ballzonya tries to avoid the shot.
Ballzonya connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Warren momentarily.
Warren throws a looping overhand right but Ballzonya ducks down to avoid it.
Ballzonya looks to land a left hand but Warren moved out of range nicely.
Ballzonya throws a sloppy head kick and Warren moves out of range easily.
Ballzonya looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ballzonya misses with a low kick.
Ballzonya misses with an uppercut. Warren saw that one coming.
Ballzonya has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ballzonya there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Warren walks into a stiff left hand from Ballzonya.
Ballzonya throws a lazy uppercut
and Warren counters with a thumping low kick.
Warren looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Warren gets caught napping as Ballzonya dives in and scores a takedown. Warren manages to retain guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballzonya postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ballzonya accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ballzonya is looking to work some ground and pound but Warren has wrist control.
Warren not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ballzonya trying to control the position from guard on top but Warren is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ballzonya is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Warren is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Ballzonya is really struggling to control Warren but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ballzonya keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Warren.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warren fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ballzonya manages to avoid it.
Ballzonya jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ballzonya throws a shot from downtown. Warren moves away and avoids it.
Ballzonya loads up on a big right hand but Warren slips the punch.
Warren fails with a takedown attempt.
A jab from Ballzonya does it's job there.
Ballzonya's corner calls for a 1-2. Ballzonya obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Warren bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Warren feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ballzonyas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ballzonya scores with a nice strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Ballzonya dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Ballzonya avoids the body shot from Warren.
Warren misses with an uppercut.
Warren throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ballzonya stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A leg kick checked by Ballzonya.
Warren throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ballzonya scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ballzonya lands a really nice looking cross but Warren seems unphased.
Ballzonya connects with a good right hand that stumbles Warren. Warren circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ballzonya connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Warren's hands.
A punch lands to the side of Warren 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Warren moves forwards but Ballzonya connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ballzonya dives in and grabs Warren's left leg, looking for a takedown. Warren pushes down on Ballzonya's head and hops out.
A shot to the body from Warren misses
letting Ballzonya counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Warren shoots for a takedown but Ballzonya saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Warren throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ballzonya sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ballzonya jabs Warren to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ballzonya closes the distance and clinches up with Warren, looking for a takedown. Ballzonya pushes Warren against the cage but Warren circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ballzonya scores with a nice strike.
Ballzonya fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ballzonya looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Warren loads up on a big right hand but Ballzonya slips the punch.
Nice uppercut there from Ballzonya.
Ballzonya connects with a body shot.
Ballzonya connects with a right hand. Warren shakes it off.
Ballzonya cracks Warren with a good jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warren throws a right and a left that both miss.
Harry Ballzonya is winning the standup battle so far.
Warren slips under a jab from Ballzonya.
Ballzonya throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Warren moves forwards but Ballzonya connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ballzonya shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Warren eats them both and turns towards Ballzonya to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That kick from Ballzonya tenderised Warren's leg. Warren is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice takedown defense from Ballzonya. No joy for Warren on that attempt.
Warren cracks Ballzonya with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A lazy left from Warren finds it's target.
Ballzonya misses with a hook.
A bone on bone clash there as Warren blocks the leg kick.
Ballzonya cracks Warren with a good jab.

Warren is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballzonya jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Warren is still on wobbly legs! Can Ballzonya finish him?
Ballzonya throws an overhand right that lands on Warren's shoulder, as Warren tries to avoid the shot.
Ballzonya looks to land a right hand but Warren moved out of range.
Ballzonya misses with an uppercut. Warren saw that one coming.
Ballzonya misses with a hook. Warren ducked under it nicely.
Ballzonya swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Warren uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ballzonya.
Warren ducks under a wild hook from Ballzonya.
Ballzonya loads up on a big right hand but Warren slips the punch.
Warren moves away from the strike by Ballzonya.
Ballzonya throws the left hand but Warren avoids the punch easily.
Ballzonya looks to land a left hand but Warren moved out of range nicely.
Ballzonya throws a shot from downtown. Warren moves away and avoids it.
Warren drops his hands momentarily and Ballzonya needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Warren just on the top of the head. Warren drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Warren - he's done!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Harry Ballzonya!
A very excited looking Harry Ballzonya made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.