PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Neil Cadwallader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Ballard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Cadwallader
vs
Ballard

174 cm
22
154 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

174 cm
20
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Rivers Edge Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Neil Cadwallader!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Larry Ballard!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cadwallader lands with a cross.
Cadwallader misses with a right hand
and Ballard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cadwallader takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cadwallader throws a combination that misses

and Ballard counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ballard lands a shot to the body.
Ballard lands an elbow inside that Cadwallader shrugs off.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ballard.
A shot in the inside from Ballard.
Ballard scores with a shoulder strike.
Cadwallader letting Ballard take a breather here.
Ballard is working Cadwallader over against the cage.
Ballard lands a knee to the head.
Ballard scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cadwallader tries to break free but Ballard pushes him back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Ballard.
Ballard lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cadwallader.
Cadwallader takes an elbow to the temple.
Cadwallader's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ballard lands an elbow just above Cadwallader 's eye.
Ballard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cadwallader wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ballard has him pressed against the cage.
Ballard lands a knee to the body.
Cadwallader is breathing heavily.
Ballard landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cadwallader wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ballard prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cadwallader tries to break the clinch but Ballard is controlling the position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ballard.
Cadwallader wants to get back to striking at distance but Ballard won't allow it.
Ballard lands a right hand.
Ballard lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cadwallader wants to get back to striking at distance but Ballard won't allow it.
Ballard scores a nice knee to the body.
Cadwallader wants to break free but Ballard has control.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ballard.
Ballard lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ballard with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Ballard.
Ballard using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ballard lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ballard lands an elbow inside.
Ballard lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Ballard.
Ballard scores with a shot to the side of Cadwallader's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cadwallader takes an elbow to the temple.
Good body shot from Ballard.
Ballard lands with a left to the head.
Ballard lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cadwallader looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ballard lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ballard creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cadwallader's defenses.
Ballard lands a nice knee to the body.
A short right from Ballard on the inside.
Ballard creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cadwallader's defenses.
Ballard stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ballard landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ballard gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ballard lands a shot to the body.
Nice elbow from Ballard.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ballard.
Ballard is struggling to control the position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ballard.
Ballard lands a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Ballard scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ballard pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ballard lands a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cadwallader is trying to push Ballard away but Ballard has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ballard lands a knee to the body.
Ballard prevents Cadwallader from breaking the clinch.
Cadwallader is trying to break free.
Ballard lands a nice shot to the body.
Ballard pushes Cadwallader back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cadwallader wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ballard has him pressed against the cage.
Ballard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cadwallader has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ballard pushes Cadwallader back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice elbow from Ballard.
Cadwallader takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ballard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cadwallader backwards.
Ballard is working Cadwallader over against the cage.
Ballard scores with a shot to the side of Cadwallader's head.
Ballard lands a right hand.
Cadwallader is trying to break free.
Ballard gets through Cadwallader's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ballard landing knees to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballard digs a right hand underneath Cadwallader's ribcage. Cadwallader let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ballard lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ballard lands an elbow inside that Cadwallader shrugs off.
Ballard lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cadwallader or not.
Ballard is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ballard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cadwalladers head.
Ballard stalls.
Ballard throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ballard lands a knee to the body.
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!
A nice left hand lands by Ballard.
Good body shot from Ballard.
Ballard gets through Cadwallader's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ballard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short right from Ballard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ballard slows down the pace here.
Ballard lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Ballard.
Cadwallader working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Larry Ballard dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Cadwallader misses with a double jab
and Ballard counters with a nice body shot.
Ballard scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cadwallader swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ballard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cadwallader bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ballard's head.
Ballard lands a nice shot that snaps Cadwallader's head back.
Ballard scores with a one two! Cadwallader had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cadwallader misses the shot to the body.
A left lands for Ballard.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Ballard in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Cadwallader misses with a combination

and Ballard counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ballard.
Cadwallader is trying to break the clinch but Ballard is controlling him.
Ballard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cadwallader working hard to break the clinch.
Ballard putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cadwallader in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ballard lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good body shot from Ballard.
Larry Ballard seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ballard digs a right hand into Cadwallader's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cadwallader's gas tank.
Ballard gets through Cadwallader's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ballard lands a damaging elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ballard.
Ballard scores with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Ballard.
Ballard scores with a shot to the side of Cadwallader's head.
Ballard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Still in the clinch, Ballard scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ballard scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cadwallader is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Ballard as the two fighters clinch.
Ballard landing knees to the body.
Ballard is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ballard throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ballard scores a nice knee to the body.
Ballard stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ballard lands a nice elbow.
Ballard is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Ballard.
Ballard taking a breather.
Ballard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballard landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ballard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Come on Ballard - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A hook to the body from Ballard.
A left hand lands to the body for Ballard.
A short left from Ballard.
Ballard just leaning against Cadwallader, taking a breather.
Ballard is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ballard lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ballard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ballard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A knee to the head by Ballard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ballard lands an elbow inside.
Cadwallader is trying to break the clinch but Ballard is controlling him.
A right hook to the body lands for Ballard.
Ballard lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cadwallader backwards.
Ballard lands a knee to the body.
Ballard working Cadwallader over with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Ballard scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ballard taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballard lands an elbow just above Cadwallader 's eye.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ballard - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A knee to the head by Ballard.
Ballard lands with a short shot to the head.
Ballard unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A body shot lands from Ballard.
Cadwallader jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ballard walks away with a smile on his face. Cadwallader gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cadwallader swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Ballard counters by moving into the clinch.
Ballard has Cadwallader pushed against the cage.
Ballard utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ballard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cadwallader backwards.
Ballard lands a knee to the head.
Ballard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ballard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cadwallader working hard to break the clinch.
Ballard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballard landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ballard cracks Cadwallader with a nice body shot.
Ballard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ballard lands a damaging elbow.
Ballard lands a shot to the body.
Ballard is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd are getting on Ballard's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Ballard putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cadwallader in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ballard lands an elbow inside that Cadwallader shrugs off.
Good body shot from Ballard.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ballard as Cadwallader tries to tie him up.
Ballard throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Good body shot from Ballard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short body shot lands from Ballard as the two fighters clinch.
Ballard lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ballard.
Cadwallader tries to break the clinch but Ballard is controlling the position.
Ballard lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Larry Ballard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Cadwallader throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ballard.

Ballard moves into the clinch.
Ballard has Cadwallader pressed against the cage, preventing Cadwallader from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Good body shot from Ballard.
Ballard scores with a knee to the head.
Ballard is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ballard prevents Cadwallader from breaking the clinch.
Ballard stalling.
Ballard lands with a left to the head.
Cadwallader wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cadwallader wants to get back to striking at distance but Ballard won't allow it.
Ballard prevents Cadwallader from breaking the clinch.
Ballard is working Cadwallader over against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ballard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cadwallader wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ballard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cadwallader's efforts to push away.
Ballard lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cadwallader has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ballard gets through Cadwallader's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cadwallader is trying to break the clinch but Ballard is controlling him.
Ballard stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ballard lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cadwallader backwards.
Cadwallader is trying to force a seperation but Ballard has the dominant position.
Cadwallader tries to break free but Ballard pushes him back against the cage.
Cadwallader jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ballard walks away with a smile on his face. Cadwallader gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cadwallader rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ballard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ballard moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ballard clobbers Cadwallader with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cadwallader misses with a double jab
and Ballard counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Neil Cadwallader is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Cadwallader gets tackled into the cage by Ballard. Ballard maintains the clinch.
Ballard lands a good knee to the midsection. Cadwallader won't want to take too many of those.
Ballard lands a nice knee to the body.
Ballard lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cadwallader backwards.
Cadwallader takes a shot to the head.
Ballard lands with a left to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ballard using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cadwallader takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ballard scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Ballard.
Ballard lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Ballard.
Ballard unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cadwallader takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ballard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cadwallader lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Ballard on the inside.
Ballard with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ballard lands a good knee to the midsection. Cadwallader won't want to take too many of those.
Ballard lands a knee to the head.
Ballard lands an elbow inside that Cadwallader shrugs off.
Ballard gets through Cadwallader's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ballard landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ballard pushes off an throws an elbow but Cadwallader leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cadwallader is trying to break the clinch but Ballard has him pressed against the cage.
Ballard connects with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballard prevents Cadwallader from breaking the clinch.
Ballard lands a nice knee to the body.
Cadwallader wants to break free but Ballard has control.
Cadwallader looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cadwallader is trying to force a seperation but Ballard has the dominant position.
Cadwallader is trying to force a seperation but Ballard has the dominant position.
Cadwallader is trying to break the clinch but Ballard has him pressed against the cage.
Larry Ballard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ballard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cadwallader's efforts to push away.
Ballard effectively controlling the action here.
Ballard lands with a right to the head.
Ballard works on Cadwallader's body with a couple of short punches.
Cadwallader is looking to break free of the clinch but Ballard has double underhooks.
Ballard lands with a left to the head.
A hook to the body from Ballard.
Ballard has Cadwallader pressed against the cage, preventing Cadwallader from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cadwallader can't break the clinch.
A short left from Ballard.
Ballard lands a nice elbow.
Cadwallader tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ballard smiles and moves away.
A nice combination there by Ballard.
Cadwallader walks into a left hand.
Ballard connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cadwallader momentarily.
Ballard tries to clinch but Cadwallader is having none of it.
Cadwallader throws a combination that misses
and Ballard counters with a nice uppercut.
Ballard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ballard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cadwallader.

Ballard closes the distance and clinches.
Cadwallader has had enough of the clinch but Ballard keeps him there for the moment.
Neil Cadwallader has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cadwallader fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cadwallader doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Larry Ballard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ballard has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 24:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 24:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Larry Ballard!