PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nate Alldren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vassago Ballardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alldren kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is OK State Fight Song. On his way into the cage it seems that Nate Alldren has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Nate Alldren seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Alldren
vs
Ballardo

191 cm
27
225 lbs
11 - 5 - 1

188 cm
25
219 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

KO Clothing

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 11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Nate Alldren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vassago Ballardo!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, David Schapiro and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alldren throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alldren has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Alldren slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ballardo slips under a jab from Alldren.
Ballardo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ballardo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alldren swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alldren misses with a body shot.
Ballardo throws a leg kick but Alldren moved away.
Alldren sizes up Ballardo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ballardo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ballardo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ballardo jabs Alldren to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ballardo scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ballardo tries to clinch there but Alldren circles away.
Ballardo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ballardo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Alldren shoots in for a double leg but Ballardo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A left lands for Alldren.
Ballardo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ballardo throws a left and a right that both miss

and Alldren counters with a shoot takedown. Ballardo fights it but they end up in guard.
Ballardo working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alldren won't allow Ballardo to get back to his feet.
Ballardo trying to control the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Vassago Ballardo has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Ballardo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alldren slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Ballardo pushes Alldren up against the cage in a clinch.
Alldren tries to work over Ballardo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ballardo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Alldren stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ballardo lands an uppercut.
Alldren working aggressively here.
Ballardo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ballardo misses with the head strike.
Alldren stalling against the cage.
Ballardo working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballardo lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ballardo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alldren.
Alldren blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alldren cracks Ballardo with a nice body shot.
Ballardo tries to throw a body punch but Alldren avoids it by throwing Ballardo back against the cage.
Alldren is trying to break free.

Alldren is trying to trip Ballardo. He has hold of a leg but Ballardo is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Alldren persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Alldren not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ballardo controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alldren trying to control but Ballardo is working from the bottom.
Ballardo is pulling down on Alldren's head to control his posture.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Nate Alldren.
Ballardo lands a slapping body shot.
Alldren ducks under a wild hook from Ballardo.
Vassago Ballardo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alldren throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ballardo thows a body shot but no joy.
Alldren's corner calls for a 1-2. Alldren obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Alldren misses with a straight left.
Alldren throws a jab but it's blocked by Ballardo.
Ballardo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alldren.
Ballardo cracks the inside of Alldren's front leg.
Ballardo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Alldren shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ballardo has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Alldren throwing strikes from guard but Ballardo blocks nicely.
Ballardo looking for a sweep. Not yet Ballardo, not yet.
Ballardo has control of Alldren's left arm, preventing Alldren from doing any damage.
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!

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Vassago Ballardo.
Ballardo throws a leg kick but Alldren checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alldren blocks a jab.
Alldren misses with a body kick.
Vassago Ballardo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ballardo looks to score with a jab to the body but Alldren is just out of range.
The crowd cheers as Ballardo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Alldren doesn't seem phased though.
Ballardo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alldren.
Alldren misses with a wild combination.
Nice shot by Ballardo.
Alldren works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ballardo cracks the inside of Alldren's front leg.
Alldren comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Alldren throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ballardo misses with a wild combination.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ballardo!
Ballardo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Alldren blocks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Nate Alldren will probably get the nod.
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.

Ballardo tries to bum rush Alldren with a series of wild strikes but Alldren uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ballardo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Ballardo is rocked!
Alldren pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ballardo is still on wobbly legs! Can Alldren finish him?
Alldren dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ballardo seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alldren closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Ballardo! Alldren dives in looking to finish! Ballardo is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nate Alldren!
A very excited looking Nate Alldren 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.