PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Larry Ballard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Trent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trent has chosen Sub Focus - Rock It as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Ballard
vs
Trent

174 cm
24
155 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

168 cm
22
150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Great elbows
Very strong

World class MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Larry Ballard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryan Trent!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trent throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ballard throws a big shot that misses.
Ballard misses with a hook to the body
and Trent counters with a nice leg kick.
Ballard throws a jab but it's blocked by Trent.
Trent throws a right and a left that Ballard avoids nicely.
A swing and a miss from Trent.

Ballard has closed the distance and engaged Trent in a clinch.
Ballard is leaning against Trent and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Trent dodges an elbow strike from Ballard.
Ballard trying to land knees to the body.
Ballard trying to land knees to the body.
Ballard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ballard managing to block the knees to the body from Trent.
Trent blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Trent looking to stall.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ballard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ballard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Trent.
Trent dodges an elbow strike from Ballard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trent trying to land knees to the body.
Ballard lands a right hand.
Ballard misses with some punches.
Trent looking to throw knees to the head but Ballard is blocking nicely.
Ballard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ballard lands a body shot.
Ballard throws an elbow that misses.
Ballard pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Trent missing with knees to the body.
Trent lands an uppercut.
Ballard tries to land knees in the clinch but Trent avoids the damage to the body.
Trent tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ballard missing with knees to the body.
Trent looking to throw knees to the head but Ballard is blocking nicely.
Trent tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Trent tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trent tries a knee to the head but Ballard blocks it.
Trent tries to land knees in the clinch but Ballard avoids the damage to the body.
Ballard tries to land knees in the clinch but Trent avoids the damage to the body.
Ballard takes an elbow to the temple.
Trent throws a knee to the head but misses.
Trent blocks an elbow strike from Ballard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trent is trying to maintain a safe position but Ballard gets an underhook and turns Trent into the ropes.
Ballard lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ballard blocks an elbow strike from Trent.
Trent tries to land knees in the clinch but Ballard avoids the damage to the body.
Trent blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ballard looking to throw knees to the head but Trent is blocking nicely.
Trent is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trent managing to block the knees to the body from Ballard.
Ballard pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Trent missing with knees to the body.
Ballard tries to land knees in the clinch but Trent avoids the damage to the body.
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 Ballard will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

The fight stays on the outside here - Trent looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ballard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ballard digs a good hook to Trent's body.

Ballard closes the distance and clinches.
Ballard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Trent's elbow.
Ballard blocks the elbow strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Trent crunches a lovely knee into Ballard's ribcage.
Larry Ballard has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ballard misses with a knee to the head.
Trent misses with a knee to the head.
Trent missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Ballard fails to land.
Trent working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Trent throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Trent blocks an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ballard.
Ballard misses with an elbow over the top.
Ballard lands a shot to the body.
Trent throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ballard blocks it with crossed arms.
Trent on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ballard.
Trent landing knees to the head.
Trent putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ballard in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Trent misses with a knee strike.
Ballard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ballard as Trent tries to tie him up.
Ballard dodges an elbow strike from Trent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trent stalling in the clinch but Ballard improves position.
Ballard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Ryan Trent has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trent landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Trent managing to block the knees to the body from Ballard.
Ballard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Trent blocks it with crossed arms.
Trent blocks the elbow strike.
A right hand to the body from Ballard.
Ballard lands a nice knee to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ballard as Trent tries to tie him up.
Trent looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ballard tries to land knees in the clinch but Trent avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A knee to the head by Trent.
Trent using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ballard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ballard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ballard trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Larry Ballard will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ryan Trent's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Trent lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Trent, right into the meat.
Trent with a hook.

Trent gets tackled into the ropes by Ballard. Ballard maintains the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ballard throws an elbow but misses.
Ballard with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ballard.
Ballard takes an elbow to the temple.
Ballard misses with a punch to the body.
Trent throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ballard blocks it with crossed arms.
Ballard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Trent avoids it.
Ballard lands a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ballard lands a knee to the head.
Trent blocks an elbow strike.
Ballard lands a knee to the body.
Ballard crunches a lovely knee into Trent's ribcage.
Ballard lands an elbow inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Trent.
Ballard works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ballard is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ballard misses with a knee to the head.
Ballard throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Trent lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Trent avoids the elbow strike from Ballard, against the ropes.
Ballard lands a right hand.
Trent landing knees to the head.
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 glancing elbow lands by Ballard.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Trent misses with a knee strike.
Ballard using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Trent has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Trent managing to block the knees to the body from Ballard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trent misses with a knee strike.
Trent on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Trent misses with a knee to the head.
Trent blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Trent blocks an elbow strike from Ballard.
Trent managing to block the knees to the body from Ballard.
Trent blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Trent tries to land a knee to the head but Ballard blocks with his arms.
Ballard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Trent is defending well for now.
Ballard has a couple of punches blocked by Trent.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ballard creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Trent's defenses.
Trent tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ballard avoids it.
Trent crunches a lovely knee into Ballard's ribcage.
Ballard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Larry Ballard clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Trent's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Trent scores with a nice body kick.
Trent jabs Ballard right on the nose. Ballard blinks but takes it well.
Trent tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ballard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big left from Ballard misses.
Jab from Trent.
Trent throws a head kick but Ballard moves out of range.
Trent lands with a hook. Ballard tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Ballard is rocked!
Ballard misses with a jab to the body
and Trent counters with an inside leg kick.
Oh Ballard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ballard misses with a looping right.

Ballard has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ballard seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trent managing to block the knees to the body from Ballard.
Trent tries to stall but Ballard uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ballard throws an elbow that misses.
A knee to the head by Trent.
Trent missing with knees to the body.
Ballard lands a nice uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ballard obliges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballard lands a nice elbow.
Ballard utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Trent is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ballard is keeping busy.
Ballard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ballard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ballard lands an elbow inside.
Trent dodges an elbow strike from Ballard.
Ballard is working Trent over against the ropes.
Trent wants to stall.
Ballard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Trent backwards.
Ballard scores with a shot to the side of Trent's head.
Trent blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Ballard.
Ballard looking to throw knees to the head but Trent is blocking nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ballard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Trent avoids it.
Ballard pushes Trent back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Trent lands a nice elbow.
Trent is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Trent missing with knees to the body.
Ballard using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Trent has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Trent lands a knee to the head.
Trent taking a breather.
Ballard tries to land knees in the clinch but Trent avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ballard throws an elbow but it misses.
Trent scores with a knee to the head.
Trent tries a knee to the head but Ballard blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Ryan Trent will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ryan Trent's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Trent pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Trent throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ballard throws a hook but Trent avoids it easily.
Ballard misses with a right hand
and Trent counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ryan Trent seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Trent scores with a big combo that sends Ballard crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but the referee has seen enough as Ballard flops around uncontrollably and he's called an end to the fight! Trent jumps onto the ropes and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Gross.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Trent!
A very excited looking Ryan Trent made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.