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). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Ball
vs
Tank

183 cm
23
218 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

185 cm
27
205 lbs
5 - 10 - 1

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 9 - 4 - 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 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Tank!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tank throws a combination that misses
and Ball counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tank takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ball tries to clinch but Tank is having none of it.
Ball tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ball lands with a nice body punch.
Ball uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ball misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tank takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ball displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tank throws out the jab.
Ball tries to clinch but Tank moves out of range.
Tank gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

It looks like Mike Tank has been cut.
Ball closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tank circles away.
Ball wants to clinch.
Ball moves in looking to clinch but Tank pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ball lands an overhand right.
Ball wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ball takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A jab from Ball does it's job there.
Ball throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ball.
Ball looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Tank misses.
Tank walks into a left hand.
A nice combination there by Ball.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tank avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tank misses with the combination.
Doctor Ball seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ball connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tank momentarily.
Tank needs to keep his hands up - Ball had a free shot at his head there.
Tank misses with a double jab
and Ball counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ball misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tank misses with a left hand
and Ball cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ball bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tank throws a right hand that misses
and Tank takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ball tries to clinch but Tank is having none of it.
Ball lands with a straight right. Tank didn't see that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Ball does it's job there.
A shot to the body from Tank misses
and Tank takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tank misses with a combination
and Ball makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tank misses with a hook
and Ball counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ball lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ball uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tank.
Ball lands with a cross.
Ball sizes up Tank with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ball throws a nice looking combination but Tank bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ball tries to clinch but Tank moves out of range.
Tank on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ball lands a nice hook to Tank's body. Tank takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ball lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That has opened up Mike Tank's cut even more.
Nice straight punches there by Ball. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ball.
Tank gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tank swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tank has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ball doesn't manage to clinch there - Tank circles away.
Nice straight punches there by Ball. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ball.
Tank dodges the punch combination from Ball.
Tank takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Ball drives through and clinches with Tank against the cage.

Ball manages to break the clinch.
Ball tries to clinch up but Tank circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Doctor Ball dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Tank's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Tank throws a right hand that misses
and Ball counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ball tries to clinch up but Tank circles away and keeps his distance.
Tank takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ball lands with a hook. Tank tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tank falls off balance throwing a combination

and Ball counters by moving into the clinch.

Ball breaks from the clinch.
Ball closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tank is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

The cut above Mike Tank's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A jab from Ball finds it's way through Tank's defenses.
Doctor Ball is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ball defending well as Tank loads up on a big left hand.

Ball rushes Tank and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Ball escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ball throws a series of punches but Tank avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ball tests Tank's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ball with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tank throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ball is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A jab lands there for Ball.
Ball lands with a right hand.
Tank looks to land a combination but Ball avoids it well.
Tank fails to land with a series of punches.
Ball with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ball lands an overhand right.
Ball is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tank can do to turn this around?
Ball tries to clinch up.
Tank takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Mike Tank's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Ball doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tank counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ball lands with a hook. Tank tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ball connects with a jab.
Good exchange - Ball coming out on top.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mike Tank's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Doctor Ball!