PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Reacher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Ball (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ball has chosen Freak On A Leash as his entrance music. Joe Ball will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Reacher
vs
Ball

187 cm
20
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

208 cm
20
277 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

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 Tokyo, Jack Reacher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Ball!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ball turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ball ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reacher moves away.

Reacher fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ball to the ground. Reacher is now in Ball's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Ball utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ball wants to sweep but no luck.
Ball utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Reacher stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ball swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ball preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ball is pulling down on Reacher's head to control his posture.
Ball preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Reacher throwing strikes from guard but Ball blocks nicely.
Ball is trying to keep Reacher in close.
Reacher in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ball is trying to control the position from the bottom.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Joe Ball hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Reacher misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ball slips under a jab.
Reacher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ball fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ball bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Reacher's head.

It looks like Jack Reacher has been cut.
Ball scores with a one two! Reacher had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ball tries a head kick but it misses.

Reacher shoots in and bounces Ball off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Ball had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Reacher defends it easily.
Reacher trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ball avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Reacher with a nice head shot there.
Reacher in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ball trying to control the position here.
Ball wants to sweep here but Reacher controlling him for the moment.
Reacher wants to control from the top but Ball keeps moving.
Reacher is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Reacher trying to control the position from guard on top but Ball is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reacher is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ball is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Ball trying to control the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ball is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Joe Ball hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Reacher throws a hook but Ball blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ball.
Reacher keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ball.
Reacher throws a shot from downtown. Ball moves away and avoids it.
Reacher throws a poor cross that misses
and Ball cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ball throws a hook to the side of Reacher's head but Reacher sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ball lands with a hook. Reacher tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ball throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good work by Reacher as he checks the leg kick.
Ball finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ball misses with a hook. Reacher ducked under it nicely.
Ball is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ball.
Reacher stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ball.
Reacher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ball fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reacher manages to avoid 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!
Reacher misses the shot to the body.

Reacher is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ball's half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ball gets full guard.
Reacher tries to free his leg and advance position but Ball is retaining full guard.
Reacher sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ball's guard.
Reacher is keen to just control but Ball is a slippery customer.
Ball tries to get to full guard but Reacher has control of the leg.
Reacher scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ball is trying to get back to full guard.
Reacher has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ball blocking the ground and pound attempt from Reacher.
Reacher not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Reacher prevents Ball from improving his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ball is looking to control Reacher's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ball avoid being mounted?
Ball is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Reacher scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ball tries to get to full guard but Reacher has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Joe Ball will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jack Reacher's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Reacher shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ball manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ball looking for a sweep. Not yet Ball, not yet.
Ball has Reacher pulled in close to control his posture.
Reacher trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ball looking to control.
Reacher content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Reacher being controlled here momentarily.
Ball trying to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Joe Ball.
Reacher throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ball's waist but Ball gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Reacher off to one side.
Reacher is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ball.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reacher looks to score with a jab to the body but Ball is just out of range.
Ball slaps away a takedown attempt from Reacher, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Joe Ball seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ball throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Reacher's head.
Ball scores with a leg kick.
Reacher has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Reacher there as he acknowledges the shot.
Reacher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ball manages to avoid it.
Ball throws a series of punches but Reacher avoids them all with ease.
Ball looks to land a left hand but Reacher moved out of range nicely.
Reacher misses the jab.
Ball avoids the body shot from Reacher.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ball. Reacher shrugs it off though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reacher has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Reacher there as he acknowledges the shot.

Jack Reacher's cut is getting worse.
Reacher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ball was well out of range. Poor timing from Reacher.
Reacher fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Reacher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ball connects with a solid leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ball punishes Reacher's body with a nice straight punch.
Reacher is looking to wear down Ball with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reacher throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Reacher.
Reacher looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ball is fending him off so far but Reacher persists. Nope, Ball circles away and we're back to standing.
Ball slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ball stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A leg kick checked by Reacher.
Ball looks to score with a jab to the body but Reacher is just out of range.
Nice shot by Ball.
Ball scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Reacher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ball fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reacher manages to avoid it.
Ball misses with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ball takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ball cracks Reacher with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Jack Reacher's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Reacher avoids the body shot from Ball.
Ball avoids the body shot from Reacher.
Ball jabs Reacher to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Reacher shoots in looking for a takedown. Ball tries to sprawl out of it but Reacher keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ball manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ball uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ball misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reacher feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Balls jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Reacher blocks a low kick nicely.
Ball jabs at Reacher's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ball connects with a leg kick. Reacher looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reacher throws a jab when Ball was well out of range.
Ball feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Reacher's calf.
Reacher fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Reacher looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Reacher throws a hook but Ball avoids it easily.
Nice jab there from Ball.
Ball checks a leg kick nicely.
Reacher takes a jab right on the kisser.

Jeez, Jack Reacher's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Ball getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ball misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ball darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Reacher is rocked!
Ball moves in close and cracks Reacher with a massive right hand! Reacher, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Ball!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joe Ball!
A victorious Joe Ball thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.