PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Ballinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Klubber Lang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ballinger's entrance music is A Scottish Soldier by Andy Stewart. A fine choice. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Ballinger
vs
Lang

191 cm
23
222 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

188 cm
29
223 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Ballinger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Klubber Lang!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, David Schapiro and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ballinger throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lang counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ballinger thinking.
Lang misses with a shot to the body
and Ballinger counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lang's knee momentarily.
Ballinger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lang misses the shot to the body.
Ballinger lands the left hand.
Ballinger tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lang counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lang throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lang is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ballinger rather than just go for the knockout.
Lang misses with an uppercut
and Ballinger counters with a good low kick that Lang was not able to check.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lang takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ballinger closes the distance but Lang moves to the side
and Lang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Ballinger misses
and Lang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lang lunges at Ballinger with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ballinger's hand.
A punch lands to the side of Ballinger 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ballinger thuds his shin into the meat of Lang's side.
Lang swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ballinger counters with a good, hard body kick but Lang shrugs it off.
Ballinger tries to clinch up
enabling Lang to counter with a crisp jab.
Ballinger scores with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ballinger moves to clinch but Lang breaks away
and Lang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ryan Ballinger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang looks to throw the jab but Ballinger is out of range.
Lang throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ballinger counters with a nice leg kick.
Ballinger tries to close the distance and clinch but Lang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lang throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ballinger counters with a nice leg kick.
Lang looks gassed!
Ballinger throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lang throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ballinger counters with a big head kick but Lang shrugs it off.
Ballinger connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ballinger doesn't manage to clinch there - Lang circles away.
Ballinger lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ballinger!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang circles away from the clinch attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Ballinger.
Ballinger tries to clinch but Lang moves out of range.
Ballinger fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ballinger turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ballinger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ballinger lands with a good body shot.
Ballinger wants to clinch.
Lang throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Ballinger moves into the clinch.
Ballinger lands a nice elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Ballinger successfully pulls guard.
Ballinger pulls Lang in close to prevent any damage.
Lang has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ballinger is proving hard to escape from.
Ballinger trying to control the position here.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ryan Ballinger wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ballinger wants to clinch but Lang slips to the side
and Lang counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ballinger throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lang.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ballinger throws an off balance right hand
and Lang counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Ballinger dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lang throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lang misses with a body shot.
Lang clobbers Ballinger with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ballinger avoids the body shot from Lang.
A shot to the body from Lang misses
and Ballinger makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ballinger looks to clinch
and Lang counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lang stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ballinger.
Lang avoids the head kick by Ballinger.
Ballinger explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ballinger tries to clinch up but Lang circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballinger scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lang is breathing heavily.
Ballinger tries to clinch but Lang is having none of it.
Ballinger closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ballinger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ballinger tries to close the distance and clinch but Lang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lang circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ryan Ballinger is winning the standup battle so far.
Lang throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ballinger tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ballinger scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ballinger connects with a leg kick. Lang looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ballinger connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lang ducks under a wild hook from Ballinger.
Ballinger moves to clinch but Lang breaks away
and Lang counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lang's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ballinger. That's going to slow Lang down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ballinger throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballinger fakes the leg kick and cracks Lang in the body.
Ballinger throws a jab when Lang was well out of range.
Lang takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lang swings widly with a right hand
and Ballinger makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ballinger scores with a head kick. Lang tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ballinger cracks Lang with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ballinger is looking to clinch but Lang is avoiding it.
Ballinger is looking to slow Lang down with leg kicks.
Lang takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ballinger plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ballinger lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Ballinger moves into range and clinches up with Lang.
Ballinger tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lang working hard to break the clinch.
Ballinger looking to throw knees to the head but Lang is blocking nicely.
Lang is trying to break the clinch but Ballinger has him pressed against the cage.
Lang takes a shot to the head.
Lang is trying to break the clinch but Ballinger is controlling him.
Ballinger taking a breather.
A frustrated look appears on Lang's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ballinger lands an elbow that stopped Lang in his tracks for a moment.
Ballinger misses with a knee strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lang is trying to break the clinch but Ballinger is controlling him.
Lang takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ballinger stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ballinger with a knee to the head.
Ballinger prevents Lang from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Ballinger dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Ballinger fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lang swings widly with a right hand
and Ballinger counters with a good low kick that Lang was not able to check.
Ballinger is looking to clinch.
Lang tries to bum rush Ballinger with a series of wild strikes but Ballinger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ballinger.
Ballinger chopping away at his opponent's legs.
An inside leg kick lands from Ballinger.

Ballinger takes the fight into the clinch.
Ballinger lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lang takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Ballinger pulls guard successfully.
Ballinger looking for a sweep. Not yet Ballinger, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballinger lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lang!
Ballinger working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ballinger with the ground and pound from mount.
Ballinger lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The referee warns Lang that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lang is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Ballinger lands a big shot there that rocks Lang but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
BOOM! Ballinger connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ballinger working the ground and pound effectively.
Ballinger breaks from Lang's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ryan Ballinger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballinger content just to control the position here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ballinger has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
You get the feeling that Lang really doesn't like being in this position too much.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballinger sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lang is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Ballinger controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Ryan Ballinger has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Lang misses with a body shot
and Ballinger counters with a leg kick.
Ballinger moves to clinch but Lang breaks away
and Ballinger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ballinger tries to clinch up
and Lang counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ballinger thinking.
Klubber Lang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ballinger wants to clinch up but Lang keeps it at a distance.
Ballinger tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lang manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ballinger.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lang misses with an uppercut
and Ballinger counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lang's knee momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Ballinger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ballinger 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Ballinger!