PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Caio Bottura (ranked 948 p4p, 558 weight class) and Twea King (ranked 99 p4p, 62 weight class). Bottura kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Face The Pain. King has chosen Who Knows as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bottura
vs
King

173 cm
40
142
35 - 26 - 2

170 cm
31
145
15 - 4 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 35 - 26 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Caio Bottura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Twea King!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bottura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
King shapes to counter with a head kick.
Bottura lands a nice hook to King's body. King takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bottura throws a front kick that sends King stumbling back into the cage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bottura. That's going to slow King down.
Bottura cracks King with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bottura has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio in the buildup to the fight.
A lazy body kick from Bottura
and King counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bottura jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bottura fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King avoids the head kick by Bottura.
Bottura misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from King! But no joy.
Bottura bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bottura scores with a leg kick.
Bottura lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
King bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice side step and King releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bottura throws a leg kick but King checks it.
Bottura takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
Bottura throws a low kick, looking for King's leg but King calmly moves out of range.
King takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bottura throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bottura throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bottura lands a right hook to the body.
A low kick from Bottura is predictable there
enabling King to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by King as he checks the leg kick.
King takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
King blocks a leg kick.
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
King looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A solid body kick from Bottura.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good exchange - Bottura coming out on top.
Donk. Bottura catches King right on the button with a cross.
Bottura misses with a kick to the body.
Bottura moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromKing.
Nice body punch from Bottura.
Bottura throws a leg kick
and King counters with a straight that turns Bottura's legs to rubber! King pushes forward with more strikes and Bottura goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Twea King!
Twea King decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.