PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ambrogio Ballestrazzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christer Pettersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ballestrazzi
vs
Pettersson

195 cm
23
220 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

186 cm
24
215 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Stonewall
KAISER

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ambrogio Ballestrazzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Christer Pettersson!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pettersson swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Pettersson drives through and clinches with Ballestrazzi against the cage.
Ballestrazzi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ballestrazzi avoids the elbow strike from Pettersson, against the cage.
Ballestrazzi struggles to land a body shot inside as Pettersson controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Pettersson.

It looks like Ambrogio Ballestrazzi has been cut.
Pettersson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pettersson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pettersson scores with a shot to the side of Ballestrazzi's head.
Pettersson lands a damaging elbow.
Ballestrazzi avoids a wild elbow strike from Pettersson.
Pettersson stalling in the clinch.

Ballestrazzi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ballestrazzi just misses with a punch to the body.
Pettersson misses with a low kick as Ballestrazzi jumps back.
Some bone on bone action there as Pettersson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pettersson misses with a low kick.
Ballestrazzi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ballestrazzi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pettersson as he avoids it easily.
Pettersson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ballestrazzi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettersson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ballestrazzi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ballestrazzi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ambrogio Ballestrazzi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pettersson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pettersson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ballestrazzi lands an overhand right.
Pettersson looks to land a body kick but Ballestrazzi moved away.
Ballestrazzi throws a leg kick but Pettersson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pettersson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pettersson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pettersson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ballestrazzi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ballestrazzi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pettersson counters with a nice body kick.
Ballestrazzi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ballestrazzi moves into range and connects with a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pettersson. That's going to slow Ballestrazzi down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballestrazzi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pettersson moves away.
Ballestrazzi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pettersson.
Ballestrazzi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Pettersson moves into the clinch.
Pettersson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ballestrazzi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pettersson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ballestrazzi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pettersson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pettersson tries to land knees in the clinch but Ballestrazzi avoids the damage to the body.
Pettersson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pettersson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ballestrazzi's defenses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pettersson has a couple of punches blocked by Ballestrazzi.
Ballestrazzi misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ballestrazzi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good body shot from Ballestrazzi.
Ballestrazzi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pettersson.
Ballestrazzi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ballestrazzi tries to work over Pettersson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ballestrazzi tries to throw a body punch but Pettersson avoids it by throwing Ballestrazzi back against the cage.
Pettersson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ballestrazzi misses with a body punch.
Ballestrazzi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pettersson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pettersson as Ballestrazzi tries to tie him up.
Pettersson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ballestrazzi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pettersson lands a nice elbow.
Ballestrazzi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pettersson.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pettersson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ballestrazzi's brow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ballestrazzi working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pettersson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ballestrazzi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ballestrazzi avoids a wild elbow strike from Pettersson.
Pettersson looking to slow down the pace here.
Ballestrazzi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pettersson taking a breather.
Ballestrazzi scores with a shoulder strike.
Ballestrazzi struggles to land a body shot inside as Pettersson controls his hands.
Pettersson misses with an elbow over the top.
Pettersson throws an elbow that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Ballestrazzi.
Ballestrazzi lands with a right to the head.

Ballestrazzi works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Pettersson keeping moving, preventing Ballestrazzi from controlling successfully.
Pettersson wants to stand up but Ballestrazzi is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ambrogio Ballestrazzi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ambrogio Ballestrazzi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Pettersson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ballestrazzi is looking to clinch but Pettersson is avoiding it.
Ballestrazzi jabs Pettersson right on the nose. Pettersson blinks but takes it well.
Ballestrazzi misses with a double jab.
Pettersson tries to work over Ballestrazzi's front leg with a kick but Ballestrazzi checks it.
Ballestrazzi looks to score with a jab to the body but Pettersson is just out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ballestrazzi, right into the meat.
Pettersson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ballestrazzi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pettersson scores with a jab. Ballestrazzi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ballestrazzi swings for the body but Pettersson moves out of range.
Pettersson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ballestrazzi looks to score with a jab to the body but Pettersson is just out of range.
Ballestrazzi blocks a head kick by Pettersson.
Ballestrazzi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pettersson.
Pettersson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ballestrazzi manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettersson tries to clinch but Ballestrazzi moves out of range.
Pettersson thumps Ballestrazzi with a low kick.
Ballestrazzi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ballestrazzi shoots in but no luck this time.
Ballestrazzi tries a low kick but Pettersson avoids it.
Pettersson connects with a leg kick. Ballestrazzi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ballestrazzi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Pettersson thuds his shin into the meat of Ballestrazzi's side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ballestrazzi digs a good hook to Pettersson's body.
Pettersson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice uppercut there from Pettersson.
Ballestrazzi is looking to wear down Pettersson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pettersson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pettersson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ballestrazzi's calf.
Pettersson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ballestrazzi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettersson scores with a hook to the body. Ballestrazzi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pettersson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pettersson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ballestrazzi moves in looking to clinch but Pettersson pushes him off.
Pettersson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ballestrazzi. That did some damage!
Pettersson misses with a wild body shot.
Christer Pettersson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pettersson scores with a nice body kick.
Ballestrazzi tried to score with a low kick but Pettersson checks it.
Pettersson throws out a loose jab but Ballestrazzi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ballestrazzi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ballestrazzi shoots in but Pettersson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pettersson is looking to chop away at Ballestrazzi's legs.
Ballestrazzi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pettersson lands with a thumping leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ballestrazzi. Pettersson does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballestrazzi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Ambrogio Ballestrazzi's cut is getting worse.
Pettersson throws a big shot that misses.
Pettersson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pettersson throws a low kick but Ballestrazzi moves out of range easily.
Pettersson connects with a single shot there.
Ballestrazzi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Pettersson clinches up with Ballestrazzi and pushes him back against the cage.
Ballestrazzi drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ambrogio Ballestrazzi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ballestrazzi managing to block the knees to the body from Pettersson.
Pettersson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ballestrazzi misses with a body punch.
Pettersson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ballestrazzi misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballestrazzi can't find room to land a body shot as Pettersson controls the action.
Pettersson lands an elbow that stopped Ballestrazzi in his tracks for a moment.
A short right from Pettersson on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pettersson tries to land knees in the clinch but Ballestrazzi avoids the damage to the body.
Ballestrazzi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pettersson lands with a short shot to the head.

Ambrogio Ballestrazzi's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pettersson.
Ballestrazzi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ambrogio Ballestrazzi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pettersson lands a right hand.
Pettersson throws an elbow but it misses.
Ballestrazzi misses with a body punch.
Ballestrazzi blocks the elbow strike.
Pettersson throws a punch but it's blocked by Ballestrazzi.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ballestrazzi.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ballestrazzi misses with a body punch.
Pettersson blocks a body shot from Ballestrazzi.
Pettersson looking to throw knees to the head but Ballestrazzi is blocking nicely.
Ballestrazzi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ballestrazzi is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christer Pettersson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ambrogio Ballestrazzi's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Ballestrazzi throws a series of punches but Pettersson avoids them all with ease.
Pettersson throws a body punch but Ballestrazzi moves out of range.
Pettersson lands a jab.
Christer Pettersson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ballestrazzi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pettersson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ballestrazzi.
Ballestrazzi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pettersson looks to land a body kick but Ballestrazzi moved away.
Ballestrazzi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ballestrazzi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Pettersson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ballestrazzi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Good work by Ballestrazzi as he checks the leg kick.
Ballestrazzi misses the body punch
and Pettersson counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pettersson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballestrazzi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pettersson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ballestrazzi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ballestrazzi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Ballestrazzi drives through with a takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Pettersson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ballestrazzi won't allow Pettersson to sweep him here.
Ballestrazzi looking to pass the guard.
Pettersson is looking to stand up but Ballestrazzi isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballestrazzi throwing strikes from guard but Pettersson blocks nicely.
Ballestrazzi is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ballestrazzi postures up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pettersson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pettersson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ballestrazzi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pettersson is looking to score with low kicks.
Ballestrazzi tries to land a leg kick but Pettersson saw it coming and moves away.
Ballestrazzi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballestrazzi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Ballestrazzi blocks the leg kick.
Ballestrazzi is looking to chop away at Pettersson's legs.
Ballestrazzi throws out a leg kick but Pettersson moves out of range and Ballestrazzi only half commits.
Pettersson loads up on a big right hand but Ballestrazzi slips the punch.
Ballestrazzi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ballestrazzi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pettersson manages to avoid it.
Pettersson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pettersson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ballestrazzi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ballestrazzi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pettersson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ballestrazzi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballestrazzi moves out of range of the leg kick from Pettersson.
Pettersson defending well as Ballestrazzi loads up on a big left hand.
Ballestrazzi moves out of range of the body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pettersson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ballestrazzi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ballestrazzi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pettersson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ballestrazzi lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ballestrazzi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pettersson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ballestrazzi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ballestrazzi throws a lazy right hand but Pettersson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pettersson thows a body kick. Ballestrazzi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ballestrazzi throws a low kick but Pettersson avoids it.
Ballestrazzi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pettersson throws a low kick but Ballestrazzi moves out of range easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ambrogio Ballestrazzi.
I think Ballestrazzi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ambrogio Ballestrazzi!
An out of breath and clearly excited Ambrogio Ballestrazzi thanked [CBK] The Smashwear Corporation for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).