PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Twea King (ranked 743 p4p, 677 weight class) and Stupid Tattoo Guy (ranked 44 p4p, 42 weight class). King comes to the cage accompanied by Who Knows. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

King
vs
Tattoo Guy

170 cm
31
137
14 - 4 - 1

175 cm
37
140
20 - 14 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Twea King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stupid Tattoo Guy!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from King finds it's target.

King gets in close and instigates a clinch.
King digs a right hand underneath Tattoo Guy's ribcage. Tattoo Guy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
King lands a shoulder strike.
Tattoo Guy blocks an uppercut.
Tattoo Guy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but King has him pressed against the cage.
A hook to the body from King.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Tattoo Guy.
King scores with an uppercut up the middle.
King lands with a short shot to the head.

Tattoo Guy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
King looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tattoo Guy moves out of range as King strikes.
Tattoo Guy tries a quick counter leg kick but King is wise to it.
Tattoo Guy darts in looking for a takedown but King gets double underhooks and turns Tattoo Guy into the cage.

King pushes Tattoo Guy up against the cage in a clinch.
Tattoo Guy working hard to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from King.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Tattoo Guy breaks from the clinch.
King misses the shot to the body.
Tattoo Guy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
King swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tattoo Guy shoots in but no luck this time.
Tattoo Guy tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but King defends well and Tattoo Guy ends up having to push King into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Twea King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stupid Tattoo Guy.
King stuffs the takedown.
Tattoo Guy fails with a takedown attempt.
King appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

Tattoo Guy takes the fight into the clinch.
Tattoo Guy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
King tries a body shot but Tattoo Guy blocks it.

Tattoo Guy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A cross from King lands.
Tattoo Guy shoots for a double leg takedown but King sprawls well. He's pushed Tattoo Guy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

King darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

King is working for a submission of some sort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

King is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
King prevents Tattoo Guy from standing back up.

King is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tattoo Guy defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

King is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
King is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Tattoo Guy is trying to stand up here but King is controlling him well.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
King trying to work for an americana but Tattoo Guy has managed to regain full guard.
Tattoo Guy controlling King's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tattoo Guy wants to stand but King is controlling the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tattoo Guy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
King scores with a jab to the head.
King scores with a hook to the body. Tattoo Guy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

King clinches up with Tattoo Guy and pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Tattoo Guy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
King misses with some punches.
King misses with the head strike.
King working aggressively here.
King lands with a short shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Twea King dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

King misses with a shot to the body
and Tattoo Guy counters with an outside leg kick.
Tattoo Guy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? King is fending him off so far but Tattoo Guy persists. Nope, King circles away and we're back to standing.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King scores with a head kick.
King fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tattoo Guy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says King as he avoids it easily.
Tattoo Guy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Twea King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stupid Tattoo Guy.
King bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

King looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
King's corner is telling him to maintain position.
King pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tattoo Guy is keeping the position for now.
King looking to sit in guard and control but Tattoo Guy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

King has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tattoo Guy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tattoo Guy trying to stand up but can't free himself from King's guard.
Tattoo Guy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

King looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

King is looking for a triangle but Tattoo Guy pushes his legs off easily.
King not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
King has a closed guard, preventing Tattoo Guy from standing up.

King working for a triangle but Tattoo Guy defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tattoo Guy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tattoo Guy wants to get up but he can't break King's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
King is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tattoo Guy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
King pulls Tattoo Guy in close to his closed guard and prevents Tattoo Guy from doing any damage or advancing position.

King escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tattoo Guy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Tattoo Guy stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! King throws up his legs and catches Tattoo Guy in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Tattoo Guy tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by King! That came out of nowhere!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Twea King!
After the fight, Twea King was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.