PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doctor Ball (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Doctor Ball has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Ball
vs
Tank

183 cm
23
218 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

185 cm
27
205 lbs
5 - 8 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Doctor Ball!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Tank!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ball lands with a right hand.
Doctor Ball seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tank walks into a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Ball. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ball.
The crowd cheers as Ball lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tank doesn't seem phased though.
A punch lands to the side of Tank 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ball lands with an uppercut that bounces Tank off the cage and back into rage.
A left lands for Ball.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ball darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tank swats away the attempt to clinch by Ball.
Ball lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tank circles away quickly and effectively.
Ball will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ball lands the left hand.
Ball getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tank takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ball with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ball shoots for a double leg takedown but Tank sprawls well. He's pushed Ball's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ball stalks Tank and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tank's face. Tank staggers backwards, shaken.
Tank falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ball counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tank rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ball counters with a stiff right hand.
Ball ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ball throws a one two combo.
Ball tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tank paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tank takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ball getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ball lands a jab to the head.
Mike Tank is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ball gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tank counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doctor Ball. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tank takes one to the chin there.
Tank has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ball finds it's way round the side to connect with Tank's head.
Ball tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tank swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tank will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ball lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ball shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tank pinned against the cage. Tank gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ball closes the distance and clinches up with Tank, looking for a takedown. Ball pushes Tank against the cage but Tank circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ball listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ball fails with the takedown
and Tank counters with a stiff right hand.
Ball is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ball lands a body shot.
Tank misses with a wild combination.
Ball keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tank throws a right hand that misses
and Ball counters with a straight right hand.
Ball jabs Tank to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tank swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ball counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tank has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ball finds it's way round the side to connect with Tank's head.
Ball is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tank swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Ball counters by clinching up.

Ball jumps guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Tank avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Tank is sitting in close to Ball's body. Ball has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Tank is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Tank is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Ball.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Doctor Ball!