PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sepsi Rico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kane king (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sepsi Rico has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rico
vs
king

185 cm
22
190 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

185 cm
20
190 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sepsi Rico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kane king!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
king fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
king moves in looking to clinch but Rico pushes him off.

king looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Rico!
king throwing strikes here but Rico is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Rico blocking the ground and pound.
Rico is in a horrible position here. king smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
king working away from the top, dropping strikes.

king has hold of Rico's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Rico manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Rico avoids a series of strikes thrown by king.
king looking to finish with strikes here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
king lands with some strikes.
Rico is looking to improve his position but king isn't that keen on the idea.

king is working for a guillotine from mount but Rico frees his head quite easily.
king looking to finish with strikes here!
Rico tries to get back to half guard but can't.

king working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Rico looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by king! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Kane king!