PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Twea King (ranked 169 p4p, 563 weight class) and Glass Joe (ranked 8 p4p, 36 weight class). King comes into the arena with Who Knows blaring out of the sound system. Joe is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by La Marseillaise. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

King
vs
Joe

170 cm
26
137
11 - 3 - 0

165 cm
35
135
24 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Core Combat
Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Threads of HARDCORE

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Twea King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Glass Joe!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe throws a hook but King avoids it easily.
King goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Joe now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Joe checks the leg kick.
Joe looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Joe shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Joe digs a good hook to King's body.
King takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Joe has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Nice body punch from King.
Joe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Joe misses.
King misses with a wild body shot.
Joe checks the leg kick.
Joe lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Joe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joe looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
King throws a low kick but Joe moves out of range easily.
King fails in his attempt to clinch.
King misses the shot to the body.
King definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
King misses the shot to the body.
Twea King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Joe's hands.
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!
Joe checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
King is looking to wear down Joe with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Joe jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Joe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
Joe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
King slips a straight right by Joe.
It looked like King wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A big left from Joe misses.
King steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Joe.
King works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
King throws a body punch but Joe moves out of range.
Joe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
King takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
King throws a poor cross that misses
letting Joe counter with a right hand.
Joe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
King is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Joe.
Joe throws a looping overhand right but King ducks down to avoid it.
Joe lands a right hook to the body.
Joe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
King scores with a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King misses with a body shot.
King lands a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Joe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joe throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
Joe blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for King.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Joe.
King throwing a counter right hand but Joe manages to avoid it.
Joe throws a hook to the side of King's head but King sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
King connects with a crisp jab.
A low kick from King is predictable there
and Joe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joe was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
King tests Joe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Joe looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Joe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
King ducks under a wild hook from Joe.
King lands a jab to Joe's midsection.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joe was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
Joe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
King defending well as Joe loads up on a big left hand.
King misses with a low kick.
King is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jab from King.
Joe throws a body shot but no joy.
Joe swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King scores with a jab to the jaw.
Joe avoids the body shot from King.
Joe moves away from the strike by King.
Joe scores with a decent looking hook.

King has managed to clinch.

Joe manages to break the clinch.
Joe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King.
Joe tests King's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Joe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
Joe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
King fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Joe checks it well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Joe! But no joy.
Joe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from King.
Joe takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
King ducks under a wild hook from Joe.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joe manages to avoid it.
Joe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. King sees it coming and avoids it easily.
King throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - King throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Joe closes the distance and lands a one-two.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joe moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King clobbers Joe with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Joe avoids the body shot from King.
Joe shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice defenses there by King.
King tests Joe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
King slips under a jab.
King was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
King misses with a low kick.
Joe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Joe! But no joy.
Joe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
Joe throws a looping overhand right but King ducks down to avoid it.
Joe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
King thows a leg kick but Joe checks it
and Joe counters with a nice uppercut.
Joe misses with a wild body shot.
King throws the left hand but Joe avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King lands a jab.
King throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
King lands a lovely overhand right.
King slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Twea King dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A jab from Joe misses.
King throws a shot from downtown. Joe moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Joe.
King throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Joe to counter with a crisp jab.
Joe moves out of range of the leg kick from King.
Joe takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
King comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A leg kick checked by Joe.
Joe avoids the body shot from King.
King misses with a body punch
and Joe counters with a nice body shot.
King gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Joe.
King lands a nice leg kick that just misses Joe's sensitive parts.
A swing and a miss from King.
King takes a swing at Joe's ribcage but misses.
King swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Joe to counter with a crisp jab.
Joe avoids the body shot from King.
Joe avoids the body shot from King.
Joe stuns King with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Joe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Joe looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King looks to throw the jab but Joe is out of range.
Joe dips to his left and cracks King with an uppercut!
A slow jab from Joe misses its intended target.
King throws a looping overhand right but Joe ducks down to avoid it.
Joe looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Joe misses with an uppercut. King saw that one coming.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joe was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Joe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joe works the jab nicely.
King lands a glancing blow to the side of Joe's head.
King with a nice calf kick.
Jab from Joe.
Joe throws a jab when King was well out of range.
Joe scores with a jab.
King doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
King ducks under a wild hook from Joe.
Twea King is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
King misses with a body shot.
Joe appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
King fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Joe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by King.
Joe digs a good body shot into King's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
King takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A jab from Joe does it's job there.
King connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Joe works King's body with a nice hook.
Joe throws a jab but it's blocked by King.
King moves out of range of the strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for King.
King takes a swing at Joe's ribcage but misses.
Joe looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A telegraphed right hand from Joe misses the target.
King steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Joe.
Joe has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from King finds it's way round the side to connect with Joe's head.
King throws a lazy right hand but Joe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
King misses with a body shot.
Joe looks to land a right hand but King moved out of range.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
King is looking to score with low kicks.
Glass Joe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King misses with an uppercut. Joe saw that one coming.
Joe checks the leg kick nicely there.
Joe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
King connects with the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from King misses the target.
King slips under a jab from Joe.
Joe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
King lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Joe throws out a loose jab but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joe drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Joe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
Joe misses with a hook. King ducked under it nicely.
King staying out of range there.
Joe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Joe misses with a hook.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from King lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Joe has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Joe and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Joe scores with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Joe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joe throws a shot to the body.
King moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
King misses with a straight left.
Joe throws out a counter right but King avoids it with no problem.
Joe throws a lazy right hand but King sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joe moves away.
Joe misses with a wild body shot.
Joe misses with a wild body shot.
King scores with a nice head shot.

King drives through and clinches with Joe against the cage.
King digs a right hand underneath Joe's ribcage. Joe let out a lung full of air as it connected.
King blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for King.
Joe blocks a body shot from King.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
King lands with a light punch inside.
King misses with a punch on the inside.

King pulls guard.
King throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
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 Twea King will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Joe fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. King looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Joe misses with a wild body shot.
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joe.
King is looking to counter punch.
King throws a leg kick but Joe moved away.
Joe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Joe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An inside leg kick from King misses.
Joe swings for the body but King moves out of range.
King lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
King scores with a nice right hand.
King is looking to score with low kicks.
It seemed like Joe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good shot there by Joe.
King moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
King connects with a body shot that sends Joe's belly button to the back.
King ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
King connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joe misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King throws out a powerful jab.
Joe throws a jab but it's blocked by King.
King connects with a solid leg kick.
Joe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice defenses there by King.
King throws a chopping leg kick but Joe manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Joe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
Joe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Joe on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
King bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
King swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
King connects with a nice looking jab.
Joe cracks King with a good jab.
King uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Joe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Joe takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by King.
King takes one to the chin there.
King fails with an attempt to clinch.
King keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Joe.
King tests Joe's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King ducks right into an uppercut from Joe.
A punch lands to the side of Joe 's head but he takes it in his stride.
King tests Joe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Joe throws out a loose jab but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joe has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Joe throws a looping overhand right but King ducks down to avoid it.
Joe throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
King misses with a straight right.
Joe throws a body shot but no joy.
King throws a good cross that connects.
A slapping leg kick lands for King.
Joe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by King.
Joe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. King sees it coming and avoids it easily.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
King throws out a powerful jab.
King throws out a loose jab but Joe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joe takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
King connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Joe's corner calls for a 1-2. Joe obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
King throws a leg kick that misses.
Joe misses with a body shot.
Joe scores with a nice strike.
Joe walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Joe is just out of range.
A shot to the liver by King. Beautiful body shot.
Joe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Joe.
A big right from Joe misses.
Joe tries to move into range but King moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
King's corner calls for a 1-2. King obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
King scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Joe doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joe throws out a loose jab but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
King swings for the body but Joe moves out of range.
Joe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
Joe is clearly trying to counter these attacks from King with a body shot.
King pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Joe lands a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe moves out of range of the leg kick from King.
Joe lands with a shot to the body.
Joe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Joe misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by King.
King attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Joe misses with a body shot.
Joe takes one on the button.
King throws a body punch but Joe moves out of range.
Joe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Joe.
Joe gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Joe misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A solid leg kick lands there for King.
Joe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Twea King is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
King lunges at Joe with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Joe's hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Twea King showed his dominance in that final round.
Well King 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Twea King!