PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Capelli King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Anderson
vs
King

184 cm
24
239 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

187 cm
23
286 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good elbows
Knockout power

Sharon Needles Nutrition

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 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Capelli King!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Anderson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Anderson tries to land knees in the clinch but King avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Anderson.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but King blocks with his arms.
King with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
King trying to land knees to the body.
Anderson blocks an elbow strike.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and King avoids it.
Anderson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
King blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
King using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Anderson slowing the pace effectively.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, King just misses with a elbow thrown towards Anderson's brow.
King lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
King misses with an elbow strike.
King creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Anderson's defenses.
King with an attempt at a knee that misses.
King is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anderson is defending well for now.
King looks gassed!

Anderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Anderson throws a right and a left that King avoids nicely.
King connects with a good right hand that stumbles Anderson. Anderson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson stalks King and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into King's face. King staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Capelli King has been cut.
Anderson lands a glancing blow to the side of King's head.
King misses with a body kick.
Anderson tried to score with a low kick but King checks it.
Anderson moves out of range as King strikes.
Anderson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
King waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anderson.
Anderson clobbers King with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
King is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
King dips to his left and cracks Anderson with an uppercut!
Anderson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts King as he jumps to the side.

King clinches up against the cage.
Anderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Anderson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. King smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
King throws a nice outside leg kick.
King connects with a nice looking jab.
Anderson fails with a takedown attempt.
Anderson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before King can pounce on him.
A punch combination from Anderson misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King lands the left hand.
King scores with a one two! Anderson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

King lands a big head kick that sends Anderson tumbling to the mat! King takes a step backwards and waves Anderson back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Anderson is rocked!
King drops Anderson with a straight right hand, right on the button! King follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Capelli King!