PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Shorty Pimp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur The King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arthur The King is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Pimp
vs
The King

150 cm
22
128 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

176 cm
22
131 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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, Shorty Pimp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arthur The King!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pimp tries to clinch but The King moves out of range.
The King is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pimp moves in looking to clinch but The King pushes him off.
Shorty Pimp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The King shoots in for a double leg but Pimp sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pimp doesn't manage to clinch there - The King circles away.
Pimp tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pimp is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pimp throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Pimp tries to clinch but The King moves out of range.
A head kick from Pimp lands but The King takes it in his stride.

It looks like Arthur The King has been cut.
Pimp throws a head kick that misses.
Pimp tries to clinch there but The King circles away.
Pimp tries to clinch but The King is having none of it.
Pimp tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pimp throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The King slips a jab from Pimp.
The King circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pimp wants to clinch.

Pimp clinches up against the cage.
The King tries to break free but Pimp pushes him back against the cage.
The King managing to block the knees to the body from Pimp.
Pimp tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The King takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pimp tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The King drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pimp pulls his leg out and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pimp looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Pimp has The King up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pimp misses with a knee to the head.
The King goes for a takedown attempt but Pimp pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Shorty Pimp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arthur The King.
The King looks gassed!
Pimp wants to clinch.
Pimp ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pimp fails in his attempt to clinch.
The King circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pimp throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pimp is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pimp throws a sloppy head kick and The King moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The King swats away the attempt to clinch by Pimp.

Pimp rushes The King and presses him up against the cage.
Pimp landing knees to the body.
Pimp landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pimp tries to land a knee to the head but The King blocks with his arms.
Pimp tries a knee to the head but The King blocks it.
The King blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The King throws an elbow but it misses.
Pimp using the Thai plumb to throw knees but The King has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short body shot lands from The King as the two fighters clinch.
Pimp gets underhooks to prevent The King's takedown attempt.
Pimp could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Pimp misses with a knee strike.
Pimp with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The King misses with some punches.
The King working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pimp gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from The King.
Pimp looking to throw knees to the head but The King is blocking nicely.
Pimp landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The King blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The King takes a knee right on the jaw!
The King blocking some punches.
Pimp lands a knee to the head.
Pimp lands a knee to the head.
The King misses with a knee to the head.
Pimp is pressed up against the cage. The King has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pimp down to the mat. Pimp avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pimp ducks right into an uppercut from The King.
No luck for The King with that takedown attempt.
Shorty Pimp is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The King misses with a leg kick

and Pimp holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shorty Pimp dominated that round.
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 for a double leg takedown but Pimp sprawls well. He's pushed The King's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pimp lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Pimp has The King up against the cage in a clinch.
Pimp misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The King.
Pimp using the Thai plumb to throw knees but The King has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pimp tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pimp.
Pimp looking to throw knees to the head but The King is blocking nicely.
Pimp scores with a knee to the head.
Pimp is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The King is defending well for now.
Pimp with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pimp stops a takedown attempt from The King.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pimp is pressed up against the cage. The King has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pimp down to the mat. Pimp avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Shorty Pimp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arthur The King.
The King tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pimp swivels and escapes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from The King is defended easily by Pimp.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pimp doesn't manage to clinch there - The King circles away.
Pimp fails with an attempt to clinch.

Pimp closes the distance and clinches.
Pimp with a knee to the head.
The King softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The King tries to score a body lock takedown but Pimp shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The King wants a takedown but no success here.
Pimp with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The King scores with a hook to the body.
The King avoiding damage as Pimp throws knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from The King as the two fighters clinch.
Pimp with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The King connects with a knee to the head.
Pimp tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pimp tries a knee to the head but The King blocks it.
The King on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The King working aggressively here.
Pimp scores a nice knee to the body.
Pimp tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The King is looking to break free of the clinch but Pimp has double underhooks.
The King jumps guard but Pimp stands there with The King around his waist. The King gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pimp connects with a nasty looking knee right to The King's face.
The King wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pimp throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but The King blocks it with crossed arms.
The King is working for takedown but Pimp is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pimp unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The King blocks a body shot from Pimp.
Pimp using the Thai plumb to throw knees but The King has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pimp using the Thai plumb to throw knees but The King has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from The King.
Pimp misses with a knee to the head.
The King pushes Pimp back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from The King.
The King wants a takedown but no success here.
The King blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pimp misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pimp gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from The King.
The King lands with a light punch inside.
Pimp scores a nice knee to the body.
Pimp tries to land knees in the clinch but The King avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The King tries to break the clinch but Pimp is controlling the position.
Pimp's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pimp looking to throw knees to the head but The King is blocking nicely.
Pimp looking to throw knees to the head but The King is blocking nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from The King.
The King blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The King has Pimp pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pimp manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Pimp misses with a knee to the head.
Pimp tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pimp looking to throw knees to the head but The King is blocking nicely.
Pimp tries a knee to the head but The King blocks it.
The King tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The King working hard to break the clinch.
Pimp tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pimp lands a knee to the head.
The King tries to score a body lock takedown but Pimp shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shorty Pimp dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Arthur The King's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Pimp throws a sloppy head kick and The King moves out of range easily.
Pimp goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The King fails with the takedown

and Pimp counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pimp.
Pimp with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pimp using the Thai plumb to throw knees but The King has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pimp tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pimp using the Thai plumb to throw knees but The King has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The King trying to control the position but instead, Pimp has worked for underhooks and has pushed The King into the cage.
Pimp misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The King.
The King pushes off an throws an elbow but Pimp leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The King avoiding damage as Pimp throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pimp misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pimp throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but The King blocks it with crossed arms.
The King pushes Pimp back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The King lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The King lands a body shot in the clinch.
The King lands a left hand.
The King works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The King lands a shot to the body.
The King is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pimp gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The King misses with a hook from the clinch.
The King goes for a takedown attempt but Pimp pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Shorty Pimp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arthur The King.
Pimp tries to close the distance and clinch but The King swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pimp tries to close the distance and clinch up but The King swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shorty Pimp is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pimp throws a head kick but The King moves out of range.
The King dives in and grabs Pimp's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pimp pushes down on The King's head and hops out.
Pimp tries to close the distance and clinch up but The King swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pimp throws a head kick but The King moves out of range.
The King dives in and grabs Pimp's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pimp pushes down on The King's head and hops out.
Pimp misses with a body kick.
The King misses with a takedown

and Pimp moves into the clinch.
Pimp misses with a knee strike.
Pimp putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has The King in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The King tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pimp tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A right handed body shot lands from The King.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pimp tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The King avoids it.
Pimp is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The King is defending well for now.
The King lands a shoulder strike.
The King working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The King can't get the takedown.
Pimp tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pimp tries a knee to the head but The King blocks it.
The King throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pimps head.
The King working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The King wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pimp.
Pimp trying to land knees to the body.
Pimp tries a knee to the head but The King blocks it.
The King blocks an uppercut.
The 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 Pimp walks away with a smile on his face. The King gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The King shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pimp tries to clinch up but The King circles away and keeps his distance.
The King throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The King avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The King shoots in for a double leg but Pimp sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The King throws a series of punches but Pimp moves out of range.
Arthur The King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pimp misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The King avoids the head kick by Pimp.
The King shoots in for a double leg but Pimp sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The King keeps the fight on the outside.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pimp wants to clinch.
The King dips to his left and cracks Pimp with an uppercut!

And that's the end of the fight!
Shorty Pimp showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pimp has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shorty Pimp!