PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toby Ziegler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

King
vs
Ziegler

198 cm
24
280 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

195 cm
25
260 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Toby Ziegler!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King lands with a hook. Ziegler tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

It looks like Toby Ziegler has been cut.

King moves into range and clinches up with Ziegler.

King breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ziegler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
King is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ziegler.

Ziegler looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for King!
Ziegler pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
King keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Ziegler is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but King is surviving well by controlling Ziegler's body position as best he can.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Ziegler goes for an armbar but he's not got it… King turns into him and now he's in Ziegler's guard.

Ziegler working for a triangle but King defends it easily.

King got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ziegler has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, King has managed to get both his arms back between Ziegler's legs - danger averted.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ziegler looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Ziegler working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. King doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. King manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ziegler looks gassed!

Ziegler looking for a guillotine here but King defends easily.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Ziegler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
King scoring with some ground and pound.

Ziegler looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but King is defending well. Ziegler quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! King has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Ziegler celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Toby Ziegler!