PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tick Arthur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stewey King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Arthur
vs
King

185 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

195 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tick Arthur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stewey King!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and King duly obliges.
Stewey King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arthur was well out of range. Poor timing from King.

Arthur darts in and clinches King up against the cage.

Arthur breaks the clinch.
Arthur moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A cross from King lands.
King wants to clinch

and Arthur counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Arthur.
King is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Arthur tries to free his leg and advance position but King is retaining full guard.

King has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Arthur can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

King looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arthur wants to stand but King has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Arthur has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
King trying to keep a closed guard but Arthur is proving a slippery customer.

King working for a triangle but Arthur defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

King has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Arthur can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
King keeping moving, preventing Arthur from controlling successfully.
Arthur tries to stand but King is controlling from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Arthur stands and steps away. King gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
King tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Arthur counters with a nice body kick.
King misses with a takedown

and Arthur counters with a shoot takedown. King fights it but they end up in guard.
King looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arthur throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as King works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
King keeping moving, preventing Arthur from controlling successfully.
Arthur won't allow King to sweep him here.

Arthur avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

King isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Arthur stacks King on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Arthur!

Arthur decides to take the fight back to the feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Arthur decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
King wants to control but Arthur is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arthur knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for King on the ground.

Arthur decides to return to a standing position.

Arthur gets a clinch.
Arthur makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
King jumps guard but Arthur stands there with King around his waist. King gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Arthur breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Arthur is looking to slow King down with leg kicks.

Arthur clinches.
King fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tick Arthur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stewey King.
Arthur crunches a lovely knee into King's ribcage.
Nice body punch from Arthur.

Arthur manages to break the clinch.
King moves out of range of the body kick from Arthur.
King doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Arthur counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in King's guard now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King working a defensive guard but Arthur passes into half guard.
King keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

King looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

King is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Arthur pulls his head out easily.
King is looking to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tick Arthur dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Arthur looking to land some kicks to the body here.
King misses with a straight right.
King shoots and misses

and Arthur counters by moving into the clinch.
A short uppercut from King.

Arthur manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Arthur is trying to control the position from the bottom.
King trying to control but Arthur is working from the bottom.
Arthur is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst King is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Arthur is striking but King is not phased and passes to half guard.

King is working for a submission of some sort.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arthur is looking for a sweep. King is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
King missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arthur.
King misses with a takedown

and Arthur moves into the clinch.
King jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Arthur walks away with a smile on his face. King gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tick Arthur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stewey King.
Arthur defending well as King loads up on a big left hand.

Arthur closes the distance and clinches.

Arthur breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
King blocks a head kick by Arthur.
Tick Arthur is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Arthur scores with a takedown into King's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

King working for a triangle but Arthur defends it easily.
King is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Arthur gets to his feet. King looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
King misses with a takedown attempt

and Arthur counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Arthur.

Arthur escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Arthur displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as King throws out the jab.
Arthur lands a nice looking body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts King, as that shot connected.
King comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Arthur looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
King lands a head shot.
King with a poor takedown

and Arthur counters by moving into the clinch.
King tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
King wants to stall.

Arthur lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Arthur stands up from half guard.
King thuds his right hand into Arthur's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Arthur closes the distance and clinches up with King, looking for a takedown. Arthur pushes King against the cage but King circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King lands a nice shot that snaps Arthur's head back.
King stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Arthur is looking to clinch.
King cracks Arthur with a right hand to the side of the head.
King scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from King is defended easily by Arthur.
King lands a nice shot that snaps Arthur's head back.
King avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Arthur looking to land some kicks to the body here.
King paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
King dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Arthur takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Arthur takes one to the chin there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tick Arthur dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Arthur circles away from the clinch attempt

and Arthur counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Arthur not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tick Arthur overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

King looking for submissions off his back.
King moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Arthur trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

King throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Arthur trying to stand up but can't free himself from King's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arthur tries to free his leg and advance position but King is retaining full guard.
King working a defensive guard here.
King keeping moving, preventing Arthur from controlling successfully.
King looking for a sweep. Not yet King, not yet.
King is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Arthur got a little sloppy there for a moment and King has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Arthur has managed to get both his arms back between King's legs - danger averted.
King is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arthur wanted to stand there but King had control of the position.

King is looking for a triangle but Arthur pushes his legs off easily.
Arthur tries to free his leg and advance position but King is retaining full guard.

King working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Arthur doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Arthur manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
King controls Arthur momentarily but Arthur frees himself.
King seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
King wants to control the position but Arthur says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

King is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Arthur pulls his head out easily.
Arthur thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
King wants to control but Arthur is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Arthur missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
King wants to improve his position but Arthur is controlling well.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

King gets the takedown into side control.
Stewey King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

King is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Arthur is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Arthur regains half guard, as King was trying to land strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

King is working for a kimura but Arthur is defending it quite comfortably.
Arthur wants to get back to his feet.

King looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Arthur is looking to escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stewey King comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Arthur has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tick Arthur!