PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paulie Balletti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Floyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Balletti comes to the cage accompanied by Ace of spades. Floyd has chosen Prodigy:Warrior dance as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Balletti
vs
Floyd

196 cm
21
283 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
19
250 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Enjoys gardening

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Paulie Balletti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bill Floyd!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Floyd shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Balletti as he jumps to the side.
Balletti throws a looping overhand right but Floyd ducks down to avoid it.
Floyd looks for a takedown but Balletti sprawls well.
Balletti tests Floyd's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Floyd throws a nice outside leg kick.
Floyd tries to clinch up.
Balletti throws a hook but Floyd blocks it.
Balletti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Balletti just misses with a punch to the body.
Floyd shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Balletti as he jumps to the side.
Paulie Balletti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Floyd.
Balletti lands the left hand.
Balletti keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Balletti lands with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Floyd shoots in looking for a takedown. Balletti tries to sprawl out of it but Floyd keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Balletti manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Balletti connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Floyd's hands.
Balletti fails to land the takedown.
Floyd fails to land the takedown.
Floyd slips under a jab.
Balletti displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Floyd.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Floyd.
Floyd looks gassed!
Floyd fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Balletti avoids it really well and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Balletti.
Floyd walks into a stiff left hand from Balletti.
Balletti smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Balletti shoots in for a takedown but Floyd shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Balletti could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Floyd fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Balletti avoids it really well and circles away.
Balletti lands a slapping body shot.
Balletti takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Floyd takes one to the chin there.
Balletti throws the left hand but Floyd avoids the punch easily.
Floyd takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balletti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Floyd sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Balletti lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Balletti works the jab nicely.
Floyd shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Floyd moves away from the strike by Balletti.
Balletti misses with a straight right.
Good exchange - Balletti coming out on top.
Balletti fails with a takedown attempt.
Floyd fails with the takedown
and Floyd takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Balletti shoots for a double leg takedown but Floyd sprawls well. He's pushed Balletti's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Balletti stuffs the takedown.
Balletti scores with a hook.
Balletti throws a right and a left that Floyd avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balletti looks to land a combination. Floyd sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Floyd tries to clinch
and Balletti counters with a one-two to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Floyd is defended easily by Balletti.
Floyd is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Floyd dodges the punch combination from Balletti.
Floyd lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Balletti lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Balletti shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Balletti showed some decent athleticism there.
Floyd keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paulie Balletti dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Balletti misses with a series of wild punches.
Balletti misses with a hook. Floyd ducked under it nicely.
A low kick from Balletti is predictable there
and Floyd makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Floyd fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Floyd closes the distance and clinches up with Balletti, looking for a takedown. Floyd pushes Balletti against the cage but Balletti circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Balletti.
Floyd shoots for a takedown but Balletti saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Paulie Balletti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Floyd.
Balletti throws a jab but it's blocked by Floyd.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Floyd on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Balletti. That snapped Floyd's head back.
Balletti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Floyd throws the kick towards the body but Balletti avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balletti keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Balletti is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Floyd doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Floyd on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Floyd has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Floyd looks for a takedown but Balletti sprawls well.
Balletti shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Floyd as he jumps to the side.
Balletti misses with a combination

and Floyd holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Floyd tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Balletti smiles and moves away.
Balletti lands with a nice combination. Floyd backs away looking to recover.
A thudding body kick lands there by Floyd!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balletti lands a jab to the head.
Balletti misses with a looping right.
Balletti scores with a one two! Floyd had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Floyd shoots in for a double leg but Balletti sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Balletti connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Balletti misses with a combination
and Floyd counters with a big head kick but Balletti shrugs it off.
Floyd tries to clinch but Balletti moves out of range.
Balletti throws a series of punches but Floyd moves out of range.
Balletti lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Floyd at a distance.
Balletti tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Floyd moves away from the strike by Balletti.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Floyd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Floyd shoots in and drives through. Balletti sprawls well.
Floyd drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Balletti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Balletti throws a shot from downtown. Floyd moves away and avoids it.
Balletti avoids the head kick by Floyd.
Balletti throws a looping overhand right but Floyd ducks down to avoid it.
Floyd tries to clinch up
and Balletti counters with a nice body shot.
Balletti tries to bum rush Floyd with a series of wild strikes but Floyd uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Floyd takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Floyd looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's four 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.
Balletti jabs at Floyd's body.
Floyd fails with the takedown.
Floyd on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Balletti scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Floyd walks into a stiff left hand from Balletti.
Floyd slips a jab from Balletti.
Nice straight punches there by Balletti. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Balletti.
Floyd misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Balletti lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Balletti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Floyd was well out of range. Poor timing from Balletti.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paulie Balletti dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Floyd slips a jab from Balletti.
Floyd fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Balletti throws a jab when Floyd was well out of range.
Floyd ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Floyd shoots for a takedown but Balletti saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Floyd misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Paulie Balletti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Floyd.
Balletti lands a nice shot to the body.
Balletti ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Floyd has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Floyd there as he acknowledges the shot.
Balletti throws a series of punches but Floyd moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Balletti.
Balletti swinging wilding here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balletti misses with an uppercut. Floyd saw that one coming.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Balletti displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Floyd.
Balletti lands the left hand.
Floyd walks into a jab.
Floyd is trying desperately to land a takedown but Balletti is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Floyd.
Balletti scores with a jab to the jaw.
No joy there for Balletti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Floyd shoots for a double leg takedown but Balletti sprawls well. He's pushed Floyd's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Balletti lands with a straight right. Floyd didn't see that one coming.
Nice sprawl there from Balletti as Floyd shoots in.
Balletti misses with a series of wild punches.
Floyd moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Balletti fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Floyd looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
No luck for Floyd with that takedown attempt.
Balletti cracks Floyd with a good jab.
Floyd tries to clinch
and Balletti counters with a straight right hand.
Paulie Balletti is winning the standup battle so far.
Floyd takes a jab right on the kisser.
Balletti uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Floyd has time to react.
Floyd closes this distance looking for a takedown but Balletti circles away.
Balletti with a hook.
Floyd has a takedown stuffed.
Bill Floyd is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck for Balletti with that takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Balletti.
Floyd misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Balletti connects with the punch.
Balletti connects with a body shot.
Balletti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Floyd looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Floyd moves out of range as Balletti strikes.
Balletti displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Floyd.
Balletti connects with a single shot there.
Floyd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four 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.
Floyd is trying hard to land a takedown here. Balletti sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Floyd has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Balletti finds it's way round the side to connect with Floyd's head.
Floyd shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Balletti defends it nicely.
Balletti scores with a nice right hand.
Balletti stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Balletti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Floyd manages to avoid it.
Balletti throws a hook but Floyd avoids it easily.
Floyd looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Balletti is fending him off so far but Floyd persists. Nope, Balletti circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Balletti misses with a looping right.
Balletti misses the jab.
Floyd shoots in but no luck this time.
Floyd takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paulie Balletti showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Balletti, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight for Paulie Balletti!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Paulie Balletti!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Paulie Balletti!

Paulie Balletti wins by unanimous decision!