PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Clint Eastwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur The King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Eastwood
vs
The King

150 cm
22
130 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

176 cm
22
131 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid 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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clint Eastwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arthur The King!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The King keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The King misses with a body shot.
Decent striking displayed by The King there.
Eastwood will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The King will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Eastwood scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Eastwood slaps away a takedown attempt from The King, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Eastwood swinging wilding here.
Eastwood scores with a one two! The King had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Arthur The King has been cut.
The King fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Eastwood avoids it really well and circles away.
Clint Eastwood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arthur The King.
Eastwood looks to land a combination but The King avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Eastwood with that takedown attempt.
Eastwood scores with a jab to the body.
Eastwood misses with a telegraphed body shot
and The King counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Eastwood is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The King swats away the attempt to clinch by Eastwood.
Eastwood could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Eastwood throws a head kick that misses.
Eastwood throws a lazy head kick

and The King counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Eastwood avoiding damage under a succession of punches from The King.

The King is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The King looks gassed!

Eastwood looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eastwood looks like he's trying to stand up.
The King is looking to stall here but Eastwood recovers full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The King postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The King throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Eastwood works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The King must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Eastwood avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The King looks for a takedown but Eastwood sprawls well.
Eastwood throws a right and a left that The King avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The King fails to land the takedown.
Donk. Eastwood catches The King right on the button with a cross.
The King throws a nice looking combination but Eastwood bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Eastwood throws a head kick that misses
and The King counters with a left and a right that stings Eastwood.
Eastwood moves in looking to clinch but The King pushes him off.
Eastwood tries a head kick but it misses.
The King shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Eastwood sprawls well. Eastwood wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. The King gets slowly back to his feet.

Eastwood instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eastwood wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Eastwood takes an elbow to the forehead.

The King escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The King is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Excellent takedown into side control there by The King.
You can see the frustration on Eastwood's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Eastwood wants to get back to his feet but The King drags him back down.
Eastwood is trying to control The King's posture but The King avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eastwood on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The King is chipping away with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Clint Eastwood will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arthur The King's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

The King shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Eastwood as he avoids it easily.
Eastwood listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The King fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Eastwood lunges at The King with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by The King's hand.
Eastwood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The King moves away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Eastwood!

The King closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Eastwood can't do much from the bottom here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Eastwood is pushing The King's head away, looking to escape. The King manages to hold on to the position though.
The ground and pound from The King seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eastwood is trying to get back to his feet.
The King remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The King landing a few strikes.
The King lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Eastwood down.

The King wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Eastwood, who protects the arm well.

The King is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Eastwood is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Eastwood is not content to let The King control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The King looks up at the clock and then as Eastwood takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, The King smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Eastwood wants to get back to his feet.
The King remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The King lands a nice forearm strike.
Eastwood is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The King stands up.
The King gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Eastwood counters with a two punch combo.
Clint Eastwood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arthur The King.
The King will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The King misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The King takes one to the side of the head.
The King shoots in but Eastwood avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The King looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The King tries to land a front kick but Eastwood steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Eastwood misses with a wild combination.
Eastwood swings and misses with a shot to the body
and The King counters with a body kick.

The King shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Eastwood manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Eastwood might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Eastwood keeping moving, preventing The King from controlling successfully.
Eastwood avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The King content to stall in guard here.
Eastwood keeping moving, preventing The King from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur The King showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Arthur The King's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

The King staying out of range there.
Eastwood closes the distance looking to clinch

and The King counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

The King is looking for a kimura here.
Well, if The King 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.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The King is just content to waste time from the top position. Eastwood takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The King has gone for a leg lock! Eastwood slips out almost immediately though and dives into The King's guard.
The King keeping moving, preventing Eastwood from controlling successfully.
Arthur The King has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The King tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Eastwood looking to sit in guard and control but The King gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The King trying to control the position from guard on top but Eastwood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eastwood looking for a sweep. Not yet Eastwood, not yet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The King scores with a head kick.
The King shoots in but no luck this time.
Eastwood wants to clinch.
The King shoots for a takedown but Eastwood saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Eastwood swings and misses with a shot to the body

and The King counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The King scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eastwood taking some punishment here, with The King in his half guard.
The King seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Eastwood does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The King perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Eastwood tries to kick The King off but The King keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The King lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The King trying to mount his opponent but Eastwood defends it.
The King misses with a head shot. Eastwood uses the momentum to regain guard.
Eastwood looking to control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur The King comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think The King has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29

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