PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Garrick Ballantyne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Ballantyne
vs
King

182 cm
23
183 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

173 cm
23
179 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Marvel Combat

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Garrick Ballantyne!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Larry King!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Ballantyne there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ballantyne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from King.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ballantyne was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ballantyne lands with a thumping leg kick.

Ballantyne lands a big head kick that sends King tumbling to the mat! Ballantyne takes a step backwards and waves King back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Larry King has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ballantyne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
King misses with a straight right.
Ballantyne moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
King looks gassed!
Ballantyne throws a front kick that sends King stumbling back into the cage.
King throws a series of punches but Ballantyne avoids them all with ease.

Ballantyne drops King with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but King looks back up at him and smiles so Ballantyne waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

King is rocked!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ballantyne.
Ballantyne looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Ballantyne rushes King and presses him up against the cage.
Ballantyne with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Ballantyne.
Ballantyne with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ballantyne connects with a nasty looking knee right to King's face.
King is still on wobbly legs! Can Ballantyne finish him?
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ballantyne obliges.
King seems to have recovered his senses.
Ballantyne is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
King takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Ballantyne.
Ballantyne lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
King takes an elbow to the forehead.
King wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ballantyne lands a knee to the body.
Ballantyne lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ballantyne with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ballantyne leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ballantyne with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ballantyne lands an elbow inside that King shrugs off.
King tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ballantyne smiles and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Ballantyne lands but King takes it in his stride.
Ballantyne throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King moves forwards but Ballantyne connects with a nice, crisp jab.
King swinging wildly here.
Ballantyne moves out of range as King strikes.
King throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ballantyne throws a leg kick which misses King's front leg but catches the back leg as King tries to avoid it.
Larry King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick by King misses
and Ballantyne counters with a left to the body.
Ballantyne swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ballantyne lands with a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballantyne throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by King.
King throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A solid body kick from Ballantyne.

Ballantyne rushes King and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ballantyne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and King avoids it.
Ballantyne lands a knee to the body.
Ballantyne lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ballantyne with a knee to the head.
Ballantyne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and King avoids it.
Ballantyne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and King avoids it.
King wants to break free but Ballantyne has control.
Ballantyne trying to land knees to the body.
Ballantyne taking a breather.
King scores with a shoulder strike.
King is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
King tries to break free but Ballantyne pushes him back against the cage.
King jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ballantyne walks away with a smile on his face. King gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ballantyne tries to clinch but King moves out of range.
King swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ballantyne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ballantyne uses good head movement to avoid the hook from King.
King throws a lazy head kick
and Ballantyne counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ballantyne slips under a jab from King.
King rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ballantyne moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ballantyne misses with a hook to the body
enabling King to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ballantyne avoids the head kick by King.
King throws a head kick that misses.
Ballantyne throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent King stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Garrick Ballantyne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Larry King's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ballantyne closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ballantyne prevents King from breaking the clinch.
Ballantyne creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through King's defenses.
Ballantyne creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through King's defenses.
Ballantyne missing with knees to the body.
Ballantyne tries to land knees in the clinch but King avoids the damage to the body.
Ballantyne lands an elbow inside that King shrugs off.
Ballantyne is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that King can do to turn this around?
King wants to break free but Ballantyne has control.
Ballantyne creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ballantyne misses with a knee to the head.
King avoids the elbow strike from Ballantyne, against the cage.
Ballantyne landing knees to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
King tries to pull guard but Ballantyne won't allow it.
Ballantyne lands a nice elbow.
King is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Ballantyne unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ballantyne lands an elbow inside that King shrugs off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ballantyne trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballantyne looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ballantyne trying to land knees to the body.
Ballantyne tries to land a knee to the head but King blocks with his arms.
King has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
King is trying to break free.
Ballantyne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from King.
King jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ballantyne walks away with a smile on his face. King gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Larry King is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
King missing with a left hand there. Ballantyne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ballantyne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
King throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ballantyne counters with a low kick, right behind King 's knee.
A clash of legs there as King blocks the low kick.
Ballantyne thumps King with a low kick.
King misses with a looping left.
King throws a combination that misses
and Ballantyne finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Ballantyne moves out of range as King strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ballantyne closes the distance and clinches.
Ballantyne crunches a lovely knee into King's ribcage.
Ballantyne trying to land knees to the body.
Ballantyne scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Ballantyne.
Ballantyne working King over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ballantyne.
Ballantyne looking to throw knees to the head but King is blocking nicely.
King tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Garrick Ballantyne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Larry King.
King avoiding damage.
King blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ballantyne is pushing King up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ballantyne looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballantyne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. King is defending well for now.
King fails to pull guard.
Ballantyne lands an elbow that stopped King in his tracks for a moment.
Ballantyne tries to land knees in the clinch but King avoids the damage to the body.
Ballantyne misses with an elbow strike.
King controlling the action here for a moment.
Ballantyne pushes off an throws an elbow but King leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ballantyne with a knee to the head.
King looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
King wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
King wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ballantyne.
Ballantyne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. King is defending well for now.
Ballantyne tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ballantyne landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ballantyne missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ballantyne tries to land knees in the clinch but King avoids the damage to the body.
King is trying to break free.
King is trying to break free.
King tries to stall but Ballantyne uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
King takes a knee right on the jaw!
King lands a body punch in the clinch.
King is looking to break free of the clinch but Ballantyne has double underhooks.
Ballantyne misses with an elbow over the top.
Ballantyne throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but King blocks it with crossed arms.
Ballantyne keeps the fight in the clinch, despite King's efforts to push away.
Ballantyne gets underhooks to prevent King's takedown attempt.
Ballantyne throws an elbow that misses.
King tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ballantyne just stands there and leans against the cage.
King managing to block the knees to the body from Ballantyne.

King breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
King throws a left and a right that both miss

and Ballantyne holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
King wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Garrick Ballantyne dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Larry King's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

King tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
King thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ballantyne thuds his shin into the meat of King's side.
Ballantyne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
King takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ballantyne pushes King away with a front kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Ballantyne.
Ballantyne lunges at King with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by King's hand.
King takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ballantyne works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
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!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ballantyne.

Ballantyne moves into the clinch.
King tries to score a body lock takedown but Ballantyne shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Garrick Ballantyne has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballantyne lands a knee to the head.
Ballantyne missing with knees to the body.
King has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ballantyne.
Ballantyne lands a nice elbow.
Ballantyne using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
King avoiding damage as Ballantyne throws knees to the body.
Ballantyne lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ballantyne looking to throw knees to the head but King is blocking nicely.
Ballantyne with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ballantyne tries a knee to the head but King blocks it.
King is trying to force a seperation but Ballantyne has the dominant position.
Ballantyne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from King.
King tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ballantyne crunches a lovely knee into King's ribcage.
Ballantyne prevents King from breaking the clinch.
Ballantyne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. King is defending well for now.
Ballantyne looks to throw an elbow but misses.
King wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
King tries to break free but Ballantyne pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
King managing to block the knees to the body from Ballantyne.
Ballantyne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from King.
King wants to break free but Ballantyne has control.
King has had enough of the clinch but Ballantyne keeps him there for the moment.
King creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ballantyne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from King.
King stalls.
Ballantyne comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ballantyne using the Thai plumb to throw knees but King has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
King is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Garrick Ballantyne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Larry King.
Ballantyne tries to land knees in the clinch but King avoids the damage to the body.
Ballantyne lands a damaging elbow.
King managing to block the knees to the body from Ballantyne.
Ballantyne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and King avoids it.
King tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ballantyne smiles and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ballantyne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
King throws a hook but Ballantyne blocks it.
King looks to land a combination but Ballantyne avoids it well.
Ballantyne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from King.
King steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ballantyne. That one must have hurt.
Ballantyne tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but King paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ballantyne throws a head kick that half lands.
King throws a lazy head kick
and Ballantyne finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Ballantyne lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ballantyne scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
King throws a leg kick

and Ballantyne counters by clinching up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballantyne missing with knees to the body.
Ballantyne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. King is defending well for now.
Ballantyne looks to throw an elbow but misses.
King looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ballantyne.
King's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ballantyne lands a good knee to the midsection. King won't want to take too many of those.
Ballantyne missing with knees to the body.
King on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
King blocks an elbow strike from Ballantyne.
Ballantyne keeps control of King as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ballantyne keeps control of King as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ballantyne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and King avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
King softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ballantyne misses with an elbow strike.
King is trying to break free.
King jumps guard but Ballantyne stands there with King around his waist. King gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Garrick Ballantyne clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Larry King'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.

King throws a lazy head kick
and Ballantyne counters with a leg kick.
King thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ballantyne throws a low kick, looking for King's leg but King calmly moves out of range.
Ballantyne tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but King paws at him with a jab and circles away.
King throws a right hand that Ballantyne ducks under and follows up with a left that Ballantyne also avoids with ease.
King stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A slow jab from King misses its intended target.
King throws a jab when Ballantyne was well out of range.
King thows a leg kick but Ballantyne checks it
and Ballantyne counters with a head kick.
King scores with a head kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
King jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ballantyne bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of King's head.
A head kick from Ballantyne lands but King takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King throws a lazy head kick
and Ballantyne counters with a leg kick.
King throws a jab but it's blocked by Ballantyne.

Ballantyne darts in and clinches King up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ballantyne.
Ballantyne gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ballantyne.
King takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ballantyne is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ballantyne with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ballantyne lands a knee to the body.
King looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ballantyne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from King.
Ballantyne is struggling to control the position.
Ballantyne throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but King blocks it with crossed arms.
Ballantyne pushes off an throws an elbow but King leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ballantyne with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King wants to get back to striking at distance but Ballantyne won't allow it.
King just leaning against Ballantyne, taking a breather.
King on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ballantyne is pressed up against the cage. King has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ballantyne down to the mat. Ballantyne avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ballantyne uses good head movement to avoid the hook from King.
Ballantyne goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
King throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ballantyne counters with an inside leg kick.
Ballantyne dodges the punch combination from King.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ballantyne was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
Ballantyne drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ballantyne scores with a push kick.
Ballantyne feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to King's calf.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ballantyne fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with King, pushing him back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Ballantyne.
Ballantyne is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ballantyne throws an elbow but it's blocked.
King on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ballantyne missing with knees to the body.
Ballantyne misses with an elbow strike.
King is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ballantyne prevents the takedown attempt.
King is trying to break the clinch but Ballantyne has him pressed against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ballantyne obliges.
Ballantyne lands a nice knee to the body.
Ballantyne using the Thai plumb to throw knees but King has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
King jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ballantyne walks away with a smile on his face. King gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Garrick Ballantyne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Larry King.
King scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ballantyne doesn't seem bothered though.
King waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ballantyne.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King lands the left hand.
Ballantyne throws the left hand but King avoids the punch easily.
Ballantyne fails in his attempt to clinch.
King throws a shot from downtown. Ballantyne moves away and avoids it.
King keeps the fight on the outside.
King throws an overhand right that lands on Ballantyne's shoulder, as Ballantyne tries to avoid the shot.
King throws a head kick but Ballantyne moves out of range.
Ballantyne pushes King away with a front kick.

Ballantyne clinches up with King and pushes him back against the cage.
Ballantyne tries a knee to the head but King blocks it.
Ballantyne lands an elbow that stopped King in his tracks for a moment.
King blocks an elbow strike from Ballantyne.
Ballantyne lands a knee to the body.
Ballantyne prevents King from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Garrick Ballantyne had his way with Larry King in that round.
The cut man is working on Larry King's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Nice body kick from Ballantyne.
King throws a leg kick
and Ballantyne counters with a solid body kick.
Ballantyne tries to close the distance and clinch but King swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Ballantyne rushes King and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ballantyne lands an elbow just above King 's eye.
Ballantyne tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ballantyne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and King avoids it.
King avoiding damage as Ballantyne throws knees to the body.
Ballantyne tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
King tries to circle away but Ballantyne has him pinned against the cage.
Ballantyne tries to land knees in the clinch but King avoids the damage to the body.
King just leaning against Ballantyne, taking a breather.
King is looking to break free of the clinch but Ballantyne has double underhooks.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
King stalls.
Ballantyne lands an elbow that stopped King in his tracks for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King is trying to break free.
Ballantyne stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ballantyne obliges.
King on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ballantyne with an attempt at a knee that misses.
King tries to pull guard but Ballantyne holds him up against the cage and eventually King drops back down to his feet.
King fails to pull guard.
Ballantyne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and King avoids it.
King avoids the elbow strike from Ballantyne, against the cage.
King goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ballantyne prevents it.
Garrick Ballantyne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Larry King.
Ballantyne comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ballantyne with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
King jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ballantyne walks away with a smile on his face. King gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
King throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ballantyne counters with a thumping low kick.
Larry King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Garrick Ballantyne is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ballantyne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Ballantyne has closed the distance and engaged King in a clinch.
King avoiding damage as Ballantyne throws knees to the body.
King avoiding damage as Ballantyne throws knees to the body.
King jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ballantyne walks away with a smile on his face. King gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ballantyne slips under a jab from King.
A combination from King does no damage.
Ballantyne throws a front kick that sends King stumbling back into the cage.
King steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ballantyne. That one must have hurt.
Garrick Ballantyne is winning the standup battle so far.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ballantyne!
King takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ballantyne scores with a kick to the midsection.

Ballantyne has managed to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballantyne tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
King takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ballantyne landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ballantyne misses with a knee to the head.
King fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ballantyne missing with knees to the body.
King managing to block the knees to the body from Ballantyne.
Ballantyne trying to land knees to the body.
King tries to circle away but Ballantyne has him pinned against the cage.
King working aggressively here.
King is trying to break free.
King doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ballantyne connects with a nasty looking knee right to King's face.
King is trying to force a seperation but Ballantyne has the dominant position.
Ballantyne putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has King in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Ballantyne.
Ballantyne utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ballantyne dodges an elbow strike from King.
Ballantyne misses with a knee strike.
Ballantyne blocks an uppercut.
King tries to circle away but Ballantyne has him pinned against the cage.
Ballantyne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from King.
Ballantyne with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A frustrated look appears on King's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ballantyne lands a knee to the body.
Ballantyne misses with an elbow strike.
King lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ballantyne backwards.
King lands a left hand.
King blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
King has a couple of punches blocked by Ballantyne.
King is trying to force a seperation but Ballantyne has the dominant position.
King misses with the head strike.

King's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
King misses with a double jab.
King fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

And that's the end of the fight!
Garrick Ballantyne showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ballantyne 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 50:43
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 50:43
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 50:43

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Garrick Ballantyne!
Garrick Ballantyne is the new welterweight champion!