PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Ballsack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and dai bando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ballsack
vs
bando

210 cm
22
270 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

190 cm
22
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Bubba Ballsack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, dai bando!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
bando is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

bando gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ballsack lands a shoulder strike.
bando tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ballsack smiles and moves away.
Ballsack shoots in for a double leg but bando sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

bando shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ballsack is trying to defend but bando finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ballsack trying to control but bando postures up.

Ballsack has one foot on bando's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

Ballsack clinches with his opponent.
bando lands an uppercut.

It looks like Bubba Ballsack has been cut.
Ballsack lands a nice elbow.
Ballsack scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ballsack is looking to control bando's arms but bando gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ballsack has his back to the cage.
bando tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ballsack just stands there and leans against the cage.
bando fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bubba Ballsack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of dai bando.
bando throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballsack prevents bando from getting back to his feet.
bando looks gassed!
Ballsack wants to control from the top but bando keeps moving.

bando is working an open guard so Ballsack takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
bando stuffs the takedown attempt from Ballsack. Ballsack gets slowly back to his feet.
bando fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ballsack fails in his attempt to clinch.
bando tries to clinch there but Ballsack circles away.
Ballsack shoots in looking for a takedown. bando tries to sprawl out of it but Ballsack keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. bando manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
bando lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by bando.
bando tries to clinch

and Ballsack counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Ballsack drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ballsack jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ballsack with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ballsack thows a big elbow that misses.

bando manages to escape and get back to his feet.
bando tries to clinch up

and Ballsack counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
bando wants to stand up but Ballsack is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
bando keeping moving, preventing Ballsack from controlling successfully.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
bando is working an open guard so Ballsack takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
bando tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ballsack swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ballsack throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

bando darts in and clinches Ballsack up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ballsack.
bando fails to pull guard.

Ballsack ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ballsack no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
bando with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
bando connects with a couple of short punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ballsack preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
bando is working Ballsack over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ballsack is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst bando is controlling him.

Ballsack working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. bando doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. bando manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
bando trying to move into half guard but instead Ballsack has managed to sweep!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
bando wants to stand up but Ballsack is controlling him.
Ballsack missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bubba Ballsack dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bubba Ballsack's cut.
That's time! Ballsack's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ballsack doesn't succeed with the takedown

so bando counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
bando throws a big right hand that misses.
Ballsack lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Ballsack trying to control the position.
bando with a flurry of punches that miss.

Ballsack is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
A nice left hand lands by bando.
bando is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short uppercut from bando.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ballsack scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from bando.
bando misses with the head strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ballsack looking for a takedown.
bando lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, bando creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
bando throws an elbow but it misses.
Ballsack fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bubba Ballsack. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ballsack tries to pull guard but bando won't allow it.
bando lands a left hand.
bando lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
bando taking a breather.
Ballsack is trying to work for a single leg takedown but bando pulls him back up using the underhooks.
bando lands with a left to the head.
Ballsack is trying to drag bando to the mat but bando just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ballsack wants a takedown but no success here.
bando gets through Ballsack's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Ballsack has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but bando regains guard immediately.
Ballsack working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ballsack throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bubba Ballsack overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ballsack working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballsack postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
bando keeping moving, preventing Ballsack from controlling successfully.
Ballsack stops bando from standing up.
Ballsack wants to control from the top but bando keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

bando closes the distance and clinches.
Ballsack drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
bando lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from bando.
With the fighters up against the cage, bando throws an elbow but misses.

Ballsack drags the fight down to the ground.

Ballsack had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. bando is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Ballsack Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take bando's back instead.
bando covering up well under a series of strikes from Ballsack.
Ballsack has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
bando covering up well under a series of strikes from Ballsack.
bando looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ballsack misses with a punch to the head.
Ballsack will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ballsack keeps control of the position easily here as bando tries to buck him off.
Ballsack thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
bando really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ballsack. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
bando covering up well and avoiding damage.
Ballsack is working the ground and pound. Can bando escape?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

dai bando showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bubba Ballsack's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Ballsack closes the distance and clinches up with bando, looking for a takedown. Ballsack pushes bando against the cage but bando circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
bando tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
bando will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bubba Ballsack is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Ballsack drags the fight down to the ground.
Ballsack utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ballsack not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
bando throws and elbow that misses. Ballsack uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in bando's guard. Nice move by Ballsack!
bando working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ballsack.
bando preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ballsack wants to control from the top but bando keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
bando wants to stand up but Ballsack is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ballsack gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Ballsack closes the distance and clinches up with bando, looking for a takedown. Ballsack pushes bando against the cage but bando circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

bando drives through and clinches with Ballsack against the cage.
Ballsack is looking to break free of the clinch but bando has double underhooks.
bando wants to stall.

Ballsack's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
bando moves in looking to clinch but Ballsack pushes him off.
Ballsack changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. bando tries to avoid it but Ballsack manages to keep hold of a leg and drag bando to the ground. bando escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bubba Ballsack. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ballsack fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but bando avoids it really well and circles away.

bando has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballsack wants a takedown but no success here.
Ballsack scores with a knee to the head.
Ballsack fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
bando wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Ballsack is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. bando can't fight it off and eventually Ballsack manages to take the fight to the floor. bando looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ballsack wants to control from the top but bando keeps moving.
Ballsack thows a big elbow that misses.
bando avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ballsack accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballsack postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
bando keeping moving, preventing Ballsack from controlling successfully.
Ballsack throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as bando works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ballsack trying to control the position from guard on top but bando is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ballsack throws a front kick aimed at bando's knee but bando avoids it well.

bando fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ballsack, pushing him back against the cage.
bando fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ballsack creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ballsack tries for a takedown but bando manages to get underhooks.
bando tries for a takedown. No joy.
bando throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ballsacks head.
Ballsack goes for a takedown in the clinch but bando prevents it.
bando swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A left hand lands to the body for bando.
Ballsack drops to a knee looking for a takedown but bando gets the underhooks and prevents it.
bando lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Ballsack pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
bando doesn't manage to clinch there - Ballsack circles away.
bando fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ballsack shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says bando as he avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ballsack looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
bando tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
bando tries to clinch up but Ballsack circles away and keeps his distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ballsack.
Ballsack avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ballsack doesn't manage to clinch there - bando circles away.

bando has managed to clinch.
Ballsack looking for a takedown.
Ballsack is trying to maintain a safe position but bando gets an underhook and turns Ballsack into the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to dai bando.
I think bando has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... dai bando!