PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harry Balls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Voganoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Voganoff is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Nine Inch Nails Every Day is Exactly the Same. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Balls
vs
Voganoff

189 cm
22
202 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Balls!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Igor Voganoff!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balls throws a body punch but Voganoff moves out of range.

Balls closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Voganoff is looking for a sweep.
Balls trying to control the action but Voganoff is working from the bottom.
Balls misses with the ground and pound.
Voganoff parries the strikes from Balls easily there. Balls is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Voganoff to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balls scoring with punches from side control.
Voganoff wants to control but Balls postures up.
Voganoff might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Balls kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's one minute gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Balls changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Voganoff looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Voganoff takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Voganoff gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
BOOM! Balls connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Voganoff keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The referee warns Voganoff that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voganoff is trying to escape the mount.
BOOM! Balls connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Voganoff tries to hold on but Balls postures up.
Balls with good strikes from the mount here!
Voganoff can't escape the position.
Balls working the ground and pound effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voganoff taking shots to the head.

Voganoff is rocked!
Balls postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Voganoff badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Balls around the waist but Balls pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Balls is the winner by TKO! Balls jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harry Balls!