PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Balls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dameko Brewer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dameko Brewer is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Balls
vs
Brewer

170 cm
25
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
245 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup

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 St Petersburg, Jack Balls!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dameko Brewer!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Balls shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Brewer manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Balls lands a couple of digs.
Balls might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Balls looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Balls seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Brewer for as long as he can get away with.
Balls trying to control the position from guard on top but Brewer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Balls engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jack Balls wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Brewer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Balls really is a fat lump.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brewer wants to clinch.
Balls avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Balls moves into the clinch successfully.
Balls takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Jack Balls has been cut.

Balls breaks from the clinch.

Balls has closed the distance and engaged Brewer in a clinch.
Balls tries a knee to the head but Brewer blocks it.
Brewer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Brewer breaks the clinch.
Dameko Brewer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Balls takes the fight into the clinch.
Balls lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Brewer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Balls's efforts to push away.
Brewer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Balls pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Brewer looking to throw knees to the head but Balls is blocking nicely.
Brewer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Brewer tries a knee to the head but Balls blocks it.
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!
Brewer blocks an uppercut.
Balls wants to get back to striking at distance but Brewer won't allow it.
Balls tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brewer avoids it.
Balls throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brewer blocks it with crossed arms.
Brewer throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balls misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brewer.
Balls tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Balls avoids a wild elbow strike from Brewer.
Balls is trying to push Brewer away but Brewer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Balls throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brewer blocks it with crossed arms.
Balls with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Balls tries to land a knee to the head but Brewer blocks with his arms.
Brewer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brewer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Balls with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Balls throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brewer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Brewer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Balls's brow.

Balls escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brewer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Balls gets a clinch.
Brewer with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Brewer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brewer wants to clinch

and Balls counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Balls is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Balls avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Brewer working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Brewer closes the distance and clinches.
Balls lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Balls lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Brewer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Balls closes the distance and clinches.
Balls tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brewer avoids it.
Brewer tries to circle away but Balls has him pinned against the cage.
Balls wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brewer tries a knee to the head but Balls blocks it.
Brewer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brewer pushes off an throws an elbow but Balls leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Brewer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Balls's brow.
Jack Balls has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Brewer is looking to break free of the clinch but Balls has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balls with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Balls blocks an elbow strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Balls.
Brewer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brewer looking to throw knees to the head but Balls is blocking nicely.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brewer throws an elbow but misses.
Brewer managing to block the knees to the body from Balls.
Balls misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brewer is trying to push Balls away but Balls has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Balls trying to land knees to the body.
Brewer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Balls blocks the elbow strike.

Balls breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Balls misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Balls circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Balls darts in and clinches Brewer up against the cage.
Balls misses with a knee strike.
Brewer throws an elbow that misses.
Balls throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brewer blocks it with crossed arms.
Brewer looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Brewer pulls Balls into guard.
Balls pushing down on Brewer's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Brewer is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brewer is not content to let Balls control the position.
Balls is looking to advance position but Brewer won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balls tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Brewer.
Balls sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brewer is refusing to be controlled, as Balls sits in half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Balls is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Balls missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brewer is trying to maintain the position but Balls is very close to passing his half guard.
Balls passes to full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brewer wants to control but Balls is having none of it.

Balls working for a submission but Brewer is keeping him at bay.
Jack Balls overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Poor strikes thrown by Balls there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Balls dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jack Balls's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Balls moves into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brewer throws an elbow but misses.
Balls misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Brewer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Balls's brow.
Balls misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brewer.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brewer.
Brewer tries a knee to the head but Balls blocks it.
Brewer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brewer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Balls lands a hook that snaps the head of Brewer backwards.
Brewer takes a knee to the side of the body.

Balls breaks the clinch.
Brewer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Brewer tries to sprawl but Balls drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Balls sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balls is trying to control the action in half guard but Brewer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Balls moves nicely into side control.

Balls looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Balls stands up and beckons Brewer to his feet.
Balls fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brewer gets tackled into the cage by Balls. Balls maintains the clinch.
Balls is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brewer is defending well for now.
Brewer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Balls is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Balls with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Brewer breaks the clinch.

Brewer takes the fight into the clinch.
Brewer pushes off an throws an elbow but Balls leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Brewer tries to stall but Balls uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Balls throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balls using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brewer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brewer is trying to pull guard but Balls has him pressed against the cage.
Brewer throws an elbow but it misses.
Balls is trying to push Brewer away but Brewer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Brewer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brewer tries to land a body kick

and Balls counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Brewer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Balls blocks it with crossed arms.
Brewer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brewer tries to land a knee to the head but Balls blocks with his arms.

Balls manages to break the clinch.

Balls feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Brewer controls Balls momentarily but Balls frees himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balls looking to sit in guard and control but Brewer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Balls controls Brewer momentarily but Brewer frees himself.
Brewer with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brewer stops Balls from standing up.
Balls wants to sweep here but Brewer controlling him for the moment.
Dameko Brewer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jack Balls is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Balls showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Balls has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Balls!