PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Larry Balls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabian Cameron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Balls
vs
Cameron

180 cm
33
171 lbs
26 - 8 - 1

176 cm
43
163 lbs
29 - 17 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Larry Balls!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Fabian Cameron!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balls moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Cameron throws a shot to the body.
Balls feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cameron's calf.
A big left from Cameron misses.
Balls tries to move into range but Cameron moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cameron throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Balls turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Balls scores with a hook.
Cameron throws a lazy uppercut
and Balls counters with a good low kick that Cameron was not able to check.
Balls has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Wolf Training Lair in the buildup to the fight.
Balls wants to clinch up but Cameron keeps it at a distance.
Balls throws a wild body kick that Cameron sees coming a mile off.
Balls scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cameron just misses with a punch to the body.
Balls uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cameron.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cameron, as that shot connected.
A clash of legs there as Cameron blocks the low kick.
Balls moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balls slips a straight right by Cameron.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Cameron has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Cameron throws a lazy uppercut
and Balls makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Good exchange - Cameron coming out on top.
Cameron scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Balls throws a solid leg kick but Cameron takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Balls.
Cameron swings away with a body shot that misses
and Balls counters with a low kick, right behind Cameron 's knee.
Cameron dives in and grabs Balls's left leg, looking for a takedown. Balls pushes down on Cameron's head and hops out.
Cameron throws a body shot but no joy.
Balls loads up on a big right hand but Cameron slips the punch.
Cameron misses with an uppercut
and Balls counters with a good, hard body kick but Cameron shrugs it off.
Cameron scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cameron misses with a lunging right hand
and Balls counters with a leg kick.
Balls connects with a leg kick. Cameron looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Balls takes the fight into the clinch.
Cameron misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cameron breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Balls.
Larry Balls is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cameron thows a left - swing and a miss!
Balls connects with a solid leg kick.

Balls gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Cameron to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Cameron tries to free his leg and advance position but Balls is retaining full guard.
Balls is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Cameron working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cameron sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Balls's guard.

Cameron is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cameron prevents Balls from improving his position.
Balls is looking to control Cameron's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Balls avoid being mounted?
Balls has hold of Cameron's hands but Cameron slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Balls wants to get back to full guard.
Balls is looking to control Cameron's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Balls avoid being mounted?
Balls tries to get to full guard but Cameron has control of the leg.
Cameron sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Balls defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Balls is staying active underneath Cameron, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Balls makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Balls.
Cameron throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Balls works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cameron has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cameron in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cameron looking to pass the guard.
Cameron pushes down on Balls's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Balls tries to roll over but Cameron keeps him under control.
Balls is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cameron scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Larry Balls will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Balls tries to clinch but Cameron is having none of it.
Balls looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cameron thuds his right hand into Balls's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cameron connects with the punch.
Balls attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cameron looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cameron throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cameron moves out of range of the body kick.
Balls fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cameron manages to avoid it.
Balls avoids a kick to the body.
Balls is looking to slow Cameron down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balls defending well as Cameron loads up on a big left hand.
Cameron uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Balls.
Balls moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Cameron feints and as Balls raises his hands in defense, Cameron changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cameron throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balls has Cameron pulled in close to control his posture.
Cameron looking to pass the guard.
Cameron wants to control from the top but Balls keeps moving.
Cameron tries to free his leg and advance position but Balls is retaining full guard.
Balls is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Balls working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cameron.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Balls trying to keep a closed guard but Cameron is proving a slippery customer.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Balls avoids the body shot from Cameron.
Balls throws a hook to the side of Cameron's head but Cameron sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Balls goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cameron with the counter takedown but Balls avoids it easily.
Cameron throws a poor cross that misses
and Balls counters with an outside leg kick.
Cameron gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Balls makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Balls throws a body punch but Cameron moves out of range.
Cameron feints the counter takedown.
Cameron misses with a hook. Balls ducked under it nicely.
Balls with a jab.
Balls misses with a wild body shot.
Balls drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Balls throws a leg kick but Cameron sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cameron lands a nice shot to the body.
Balls throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cameron swats away the attempt to clinch by Balls.
Cameron with the counter takedown but Balls avoids it easily.
Balls misses with a looping left.
Balls jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Balls moves out of range as Cameron strikes.
Balls finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Larry Balls is winning the standup battle so far.
A big left from Cameron misses.
Cameron takes a swing at Balls's ribcage but misses.
Balls gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cameron.
Balls thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cameron if he has to take too many more of those.
Cameron uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Balls.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cameron! But no joy.
Balls ducks under a wild hook from Cameron.
Balls plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Balls takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balls looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balls lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Balls moves out of range as Cameron strikes.
Balls jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cameron lands a nice shot that snaps Balls's head back.
Cameron loads up on a big right hand but Balls slips the punch.
Balls looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Cameron tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Balls swivels and escapes.
Balls moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Cameron is breathing heavily.

Balls lands a big right hand that sends Cameron crashing to the mat! Balls stays standing though and waves Cameron back to his feet!

Cameron is rocked!
Balls closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Cameron out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Larry Balls!
Larry Balls seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.