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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Garrick Ballantyne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boy Bubby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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202 lbs
21 - 14 - 0 |
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190 lbs
11 - 3 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Garrick Ballantyne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boy Bubby!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bubby ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ballantyne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bubby.
Ballantyne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ballantyne throws a head kick that misses.
A big left from Ballantyne misses.
Bubby doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ballantyne counters with a stiff right hand.
Ballantyne tries to clinch up but Bubby circles away and keeps his distance.
Ballantyne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bubby tries a head kick but it misses.
Bubby closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ballantyne throws a hook but Bubby avoids it easily.
Ballantyne thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bubby ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ballantyne stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bubby.
Bubby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ballantyne.
Bubby throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballantyne pushes Bubby up against the cage in a clinch.
Bubby throws a head punch that misses.
Ballantyne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ballantyne scores with the left hand. Bubby knows he should have avoided that one.
Garrick Ballantyne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ballantyne lands a nice shot that snaps Bubby's head back.
Ballantyne tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bubby manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bubby uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ballantyne.
Ballantyne ducks under a wild hook from Bubby.
Ballantyne gets a clinch.
Ballantyne wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bubby tries to throw a body punch but Ballantyne avoids it by throwing Bubby back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bubby as Ballantyne tries to tie him up.
Bubby wants the takedown. Ballantyne is fighting it off but Bubby persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Ballantyne's guard against the cage.
Bubby is fighting to break Ballantyne's control of his arms but Ballantyne is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ballantyne trying to control the position.
Bubby throwing strikes but missing.
Bubby lands a couple of digs.
Ballantyne avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bubby wants to control from the top but Ballantyne keeps moving.
Ballantyne trying to control the position.
Bubby connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bubby missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ballantyne working a defensive guard here.
Bubby scoring with some ground and pound.
Bubby trying to control but Ballantyne is working from the bottom.
Bubby postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bubby with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ballantyne not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bubby trying to control the position from guard on top but Ballantyne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bubby is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ballantyne controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ballantyne dips to his left and cracks Bubby with an uppercut!
Ballantyne throws a nice outside leg kick.
A left lands for Bubby.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ballantyne tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice defenses there by Ballantyne.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bubby blocks a jab.
Ballantyne is looking to clinch but Bubby is avoiding it.
Bubby tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Boy Bubby will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ballantyne throws a looping overhand right but Bubby ducks down to avoid it.
Bubby connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bubby bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ballantyne misses with an uppercut
and Bubby counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ballantyne checks a leg kick.
Bubby avoids the body shot from Ballantyne.
Ballantyne throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ballantyne on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bubby tries for a takedown but Ballantyne sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bubby misses with an uppercut. Ballantyne saw that one coming.
Bubby walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ballantyne checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ballantyne misses with a two punch combination.
Ballantyne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bubby throws a leg kick which misses Ballantyne's front leg but catches the back leg as Ballantyne tries to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ballantyne throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bubby scoring well with a low kick there.
Ballantyne lands a nice shot that snaps Bubby's head back.
Ballantyne moves out of range of the body kick from Bubby.
Bubby's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ballantyne under the eye.
Bubby looks to score with a jab to the body but Ballantyne is just out of range.
Bubby dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ballantyne. That did some damage!
Bubby throws a hook but Ballantyne avoids it easily.
Bubby does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bubby gets the takedown into side control.
Ballantyne is rocked!
A big shot lands for Bubby! That's hurt Ballantyne! Will he recover? Bubby fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boy Bubby!
Boy Bubby decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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