PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Ballantine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson has chosen Clubbed to Death as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ballantine
vs
Thompson

178 cm
27
181 lbs
17 - 2 - 0

182 cm
27
181 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wayne Ballantine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson throws a shot from downtown. Ballantine moves away and avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ballantine looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ballantine throws the left hand but Thompson avoids the punch easily.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ballantine swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Thompson closes the distance and clinches.
Thompson misses with the head strike.
Thompson misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Thompson.
Thompson lands a body punch.
Thompson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thompson can't find room to land a body shot as Ballantine controls the action.
Ballantine goes for a takedown in the clinch but Thompson prevents it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thompson.
Thompson has a couple of punches blocked by Ballantine.
Thompson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thompson presses Ballantine against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ballantine blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballantine's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Ballantine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ballantine with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thompson to score with a decent uppercut.
Thompson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ballantine's head.
Thompson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Thompson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ballantine prevents a body shot from Thompson.

Ballantine works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson is pulling down on Ballantine's head to control his posture.
Ballantine is looking to work some ground and pound but Thompson has wrist control.
Ballantine advances position into side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ballantine's best efforts.
Thompson is looking to control Ballantine's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Thompson avoid being mounted?
Ballantine controlling the action here.
Ballantine is thwarting Thompson's attempts to control the position.
Thompson manages to get to full guard.
Ballantine with a nice head shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Thompson is on top in guard.
Ballantine has control of Thompson's left arm, preventing Thompson from doing any damage.

Ballantine is working an open guard so Thompson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Ballantine shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ballantine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ballantine takes one to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Ballantine misses its intended target.
Sloppy strikes from Thompson. Those never looked like landing.
Thompson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ballantine sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Thompson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ballantine circles away quickly and effectively.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ballantine counters with a nice uppercut.
Thompson misses with a looping left.
Thompson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A jab from Thompson does it's job there.
Ballantine throws an off balance right hand
and Thompson counters with a straight right hand.
Ballantine is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Thompson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thompson slips a jab from Ballantine.
Nice defenses there by Ballantine.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thompson walks into a straight right hand from Ballantine.
James Thompson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thompson slips a straight right by Ballantine.
Thompson tries to clinch there but Ballantine circles away.
Thompson misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Thompson dominated that round.
That's time! Ballantine's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Thompson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ballantine.
Thompson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ballantine shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Thompson but Thompson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ballantine throws a lazy right hand but Thompson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thompson connects with the punch.
Ballantine lands a jab to Thompson's midsection.
Ballantine tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Thompson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ballantine takes one on the button.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short left from Ballantine.
Ballantine can't break the clinch.
Thompson misses with some punches.
Thompson tries to throw a body punch but Ballantine avoids it by throwing Thompson back against the cage.
Ballantine blocks a body shot from Thompson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson misses with a punch to the body.
Thompson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short left from Thompson.
Thompson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ballantine's efforts to push away.
Thompson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Thompson lands a right hand.
Ballantine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ballantine drops down looking for an ankle pick but Thompson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Thompson moves in looking to clinch but Ballantine pushes him off.
Thompson circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballantine throws a jab when Thompson was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Ballantine misses the target.
Ballantine jabs Thompson right on the nose. Thompson blinks but takes it well.
Ballantine lands a nice shot to the body.
Ballantine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thompson.
Thompson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thompson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ballantine takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thompson scores with a jab. Ballantine acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ballantine takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ballantine tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thompson swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wayne Ballantine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thompson tries to clinch there but Ballantine circles away.
A slow jab from Ballantine misses its intended target.
Ballantine is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Thompson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ballantine throws out the jab.
Thompson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson scores with a nice strike.
Ballantine moves in looking to clinch but Thompson pushes him off.
Thompson moves into range and connects with a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Thompson.

Ballantine is rocked!
Thompson tries to clinch but Ballantine moves out of range.
Ballantine wants to clinch up but Thompson keeps it at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ballantine. Thompson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thompson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ballantine.
Horrible takedown by Ballantine or perhaps it was just good defense by Thompson which made him look bad.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thompson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ballantine showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thompson.
Thompson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Oh Ballantine is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ballantine throws a jab but it's blocked by Thompson.
Ballantine seems to have got his legs back now.
Thompson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson lands with a straight right. Ballantine didn't see that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ballantine circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ballantine tries to clinch up.

Ballantine shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Thompson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ballantine in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

Ballantine thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Thompson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ballantine's best efforts.
Thompson has his hands clasped together around Ballantine's back. He's all about the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thompson regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but James Thompson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Nice uppercut there from Thompson.
Ballantine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thompson moves away.

Thompson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Thompson trying to stall but Ballantine improves his position.
Ballantine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thompson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ballantine.
James Thompson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ballantine drops down looking for an ankle pick but Thompson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jab from Thompson.
James Thompson seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Thompson moves into the clinch.
Ballantine misses with the head strike.
Thompson lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Ballantine fails to land.
Thompson swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thompson.
Ballantine prevents a body shot from Thompson.
Thompson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Thompson fails to land.
A short left from Thompson.
Thompson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ballantine backwards.
Thompson has a couple of punches blocked by Ballantine.
Thompson has a couple of punches blocked by Ballantine.
A right handed body shot lands from Thompson.
Thompson misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ballantine.
Thompson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ballantine wants to break free but Thompson has control.
Thompson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thompson misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ballantine holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Thompson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thompson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ballantine looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Thompson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thompson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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!
Thompson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ballantine's elbow.
Thompson taking a breather.
Ballantine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Ballantine breaks from the clinch.
Ballantine tries to close the distance and clinch but Thompson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ballantine is looking to clinch.
Thompson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ballantine moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thompson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ballantine.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballantine lands a jab to the head.
Thompson just misses with a punch to the body.
Ballantine slips under a jab from Thompson.
Thompson scores with the left hand. Ballantine knows he should have avoided that one.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ballantine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ballantine keeps the fight on the outside.

Ballantine clinches up against the cage.
A short left from Thompson.
James Thompson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Thompson is pressed up against the cage. Ballantine has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Thompson down to the mat. Thompson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Thompson tries to clinch up.
Thompson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thompson slips a straight right by Ballantine.
Jab from Thompson.
Ballantine shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wayne Ballantine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wayne Ballantine. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballantine throws a hook to the side of Thompson's head but Thompson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thompson slips under a jab.
Ballantine throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Thompson on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thompson connects with a crisp jab.
Thompson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ballantine.
Ballantine throws a poor cross that misses
and Thompson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ballantine has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Thompson finds it's way round the side to connect with Ballantine's head.
Thompson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ballantine missing with a left hand there. Thompson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thompson slaps away a takedown attempt from Ballantine, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ballantine tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Thompson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ballantine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Thompson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ballantine misses with a hook from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Thompson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Thompson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Thompson!