PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Dent (ranked 6877 p4p, 24090 weight class) and Jason King (ranked 734 p4p, 0 weight class). Dent's entrance music is Dr. Feelgood. A fine choice. King comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hail To The King kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Bobby Dent has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Dent
vs
King

190 cm
26
201
8 - 8 - 0

188 cm
29
184
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

PWNAGE

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobby Dent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason King!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Phil Schofield and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dent avoids a punch combination nicely.
King looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Dent shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with King but King pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dent.
King shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dent as he avoids it easily.
Dent shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says King as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Dent. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Dent gets a double leg takedown into King's guard.
King can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dent controls the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dent working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dent stays in close to King's body and controls the position.
King looking to control.
Dent wants to pass the guard but King is keeping the position.
Dent's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Dent lands a couple of digs.
Dent showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dent stops King from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dent controlling from the top position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
King slips a jab from Dent.

Dent shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. King manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Dent landing some decent shots from guard.
Dent has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dent is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dent's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Dent with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dent sitting in guard here, content to control.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nice straight punches there by Dent. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Dent closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Dent cracks King with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Dent is staying tight to King's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Dent lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear King down.
A lull in the action here as Dent stalls from top position.

Dent looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dent controls the position from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Dent dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Dent closes this distance looking for a takedown but King circles away.
Dent has a takedown stuffed.
Dent misses with a takedown attempt
and King connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Dent. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dent tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but King defends well and Dent ends up having to push King into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dent stops a takedown attempt from King.
Dent is trying to drag King to the mat but King just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Dent tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
King gets underhooks to prevent Dent's takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dent.
King is breathing heavily.
King misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dent.
Dent tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King is trying to drag Dent to the mat but Dent just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Dent is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that King can do to turn this around?

Dent has picked King up - he's going for a ride! Dent dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Well, if Dent is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Further stalling from Dent.
Dent lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dent controlling the pace.
Dent working over King with some ground and pound. King looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dent looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Still in half guard, Dent seems content to control.
Nice strikes from Dent there.
Dent stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Dent there.
Dent passes the guard and advances to mount!

King defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Dent.
King is bucking up trying to escape but Dent cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dent lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Dent landing shots from mount.
Dent controlling the position easily from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dent looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dent fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Dent tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Dent dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Dent shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. King is trying to defend but Dent finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Dent is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for King!
Dent scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Dent controlling his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dent has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
King takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
King takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dent is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. King can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Dent lands a couple of good shots and King has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
A bit of a pause in the action here. Dent controlling the positon.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Dent is stinking the place up with his stalling.

Dent working for a choke but King is defending well.

Dent is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. King knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften King for a finish.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dent scores with punches and elbows.
Dent is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Dent gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Dent gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Dent apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

A momentary lapse in concentration from King enables Dent to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. King manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Dent controlling from the top position.
Bobby Dent overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dent makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dent looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dent scoring with some ground and pound.
Dent is in close to King's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dent engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dent stands up over King, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dent is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Dent.
Dent continues to hold on tight.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
King on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Dent showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dent, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:26
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:26
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Dent!
As Bobby Dent got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: FAAAACKING HELL! another win.'.
The defeated Jason King had this to say: 'Major respect to my opponent, we both came ti battle and he was the better man tonight'.