PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ambrogio Ballestrazzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ballestrazzi's entrance music is Foxes - Holding Onto Heaven. A fine choice. Ambrogio Ballestrazzi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ballestrazzi
vs
Harris

195 cm
32
220 lbs
16 - 11 - 0

185 cm
27
222 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

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 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ambrogio Ballestrazzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul Harris!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Ballestrazzi.
Harris walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

It looks like Paul Harris has been cut.
Ballestrazzi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ballestrazzi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ballestrazzi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harris paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harris connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Harris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harris with a jab.
Ballestrazzi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ballestrazzi throws a jab but it's blocked by Harris.
Ballestrazzi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ballestrazzi. That's going to slow Harris down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris misses with a hook.
Harris shoots in for a double leg but Ballestrazzi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Harris with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ballestrazzi to score with a decent uppercut.
Ballestrazzi looks to land a right hand but Harris moved out of range.

Ballestrazzi closes the distance and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ballestrazzi.
Harris can't find room to land a body shot as Ballestrazzi controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballestrazzi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ballestrazzi swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ballestrazzi pushes Harris back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ballestrazzi digs a right hand underneath Harris's ribcage. Harris let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Harris has had enough of the clinch but Ballestrazzi keeps him there for the moment.
Harris tries to stall but Ballestrazzi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ballestrazzi digs a right hand into Harris's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Harris's gas tank.
Harris throws a punch but it's blocked by Ballestrazzi.
Ballestrazzi scores with a hook to the body.

Ballestrazzi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick lands from Harris.
Ballestrazzi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ballestrazzi.
Ballestrazzi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harris moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ballestrazzi throws out a loose jab but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Harris tries a low kick but Ballestrazzi avoids it.
Ballestrazzi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Harris can pounce on him.
Ballestrazzi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harris has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Harris lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ballestrazzi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harris throws out the jab.
Ballestrazzi misses with an uppercut.
Harris moves out of range of the leg kick from Ballestrazzi.
Harris avoids the body shot from Ballestrazzi.
Ballestrazzi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ballestrazzi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ballestrazzi 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 Harris has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Harris and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Harris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harris throws a body punch but Ballestrazzi moves out of range.
Ballestrazzi looks to land a right hand but Harris moved out of range.
Ballestrazzi lands a jab.
Harris throws a hook but Ballestrazzi blocks it.
Harris throws a hook but Ballestrazzi avoids it easily.
Ballestrazzi throws a looping overhand right but Harris ducks down to avoid it.
Good exchange - Harris coming out on top.
Ballestrazzi throws the kick towards the body but Harris avoids it.
Ballestrazzi wants to slow Harris down by chopping away at his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Harris shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ballestrazzi is trying to defend but Harris finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Harris prevents Ballestrazzi from improving his position.
Ballestrazzi is looking to control Harris's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ballestrazzi avoid being mounted?
Harris thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ballestrazzi's head.
Ballestrazzi tries to roll over but Harris keeps him under control.
Harris is trying to control the action in half guard but Ballestrazzi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Harris is trying to control. Ballestrazzi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ballestrazzi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Harris not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ballestrazzi wants to get back to full guard.
Harris has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ballestrazzi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Harris connects with a nice short shot to Ballestrazzi's temple.
Harris is trying to control. Ballestrazzi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Harris working over Ballestrazzi with some ground and pound. Ballestrazzi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ambrogio Ballestrazzi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Paul Harris's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Harris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ambrogio Ballestrazzi is winning the standup battle so far.
Harris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ballestrazzi manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Ballestrazzi misses the target.
Ballestrazzi punishes Harris's body with a nice straight punch.
Harris throws an overhand right that lands on Ballestrazzi's shoulder, as Ballestrazzi tries to avoid the shot.
Ballestrazzi misses with an uppercut.
Ballestrazzi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Harris connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ballestrazzi scrambles back to his feet.
Harris tries to move into range but Ballestrazzi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ballestrazzi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Harris. Harris obviously looking to wear him down.
Harris lands a body shot.
Nice jab there from Harris.
Ballestrazzi throws a chopping leg kick but Harris manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ballestrazzi throws a low kick, looking for Harris's leg but Harris calmly moves out of range.
Ballestrazzi lands a right hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris slips under a jab.
Harris misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ballestrazzi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That has opened up Paul Harris's cut even more.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Ballestrazzi.
Harris walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Harris lands a front kick.
A good leg kick by Harris.
Ballestrazzi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Harris's head.
Harris lands with a kick to the temple. Ballestrazzi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Harris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ballestrazzi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ballestrazzi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Harris is rocked!
Ambrogio Ballestrazzi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ballestrazzi misses with a hook.
Harris is still on wobbly legs! Can Ballestrazzi finish him?
Harris attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Harris seems to have recovered his senses.
Harris dives in for a single leg takedown but Ballestrazzi sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ballestrazzi lands with a short punch from the clinch.

The cut above Paul Harris's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.
Ballestrazzi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Ballestrazzi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Harris misses with an elbow over the top.
Ballestrazzi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
Ballestrazzi creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Harris's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Harris drops to his knees and Ballestrazzi pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ambrogio Ballestrazzi!
A very excited looking Ambrogio Ballestrazzi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.