PBP Commentary

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

King
vs
Lam

225 cm
25
270 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

190 cm
22
265 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bako King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Lam!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lam.
Lam throws a lazy right hand but King sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
King shoots for a double leg takedown but Lam sprawls well. He's pushed King's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lam scores with a jab.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
King throws a hook to the side of Lam's head but Lam sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
King scores with a nice strike.

It looks like John Lam has been cut.
King takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lam ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
King tries for a takedown but Lam sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lam throws a big shot that misses.
Lam ducks under a wild hook from King.
Lam misses the body punch
and Lam takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lam swings away with a body shot that misses
letting King counter with a right hand.
King looks for a takedown but Lam sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bako King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lam.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from King lands.
Lam throws an overhand right that lands on King's shoulder, as King tries to avoid the shot.
Lam ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
King throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lam sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lam connects with a good right hand that stumbles King. King circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lam throws out a loose jab but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lam lands a glancing blow to the side of King's head.
King dives in and grabs Lam's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lam pushes down on King's head and hops out.
Lam getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A swing and a miss from King.
King tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lam sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten King somewhat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lam misses with a hook to the body
and King counters with a left and a right that stings Lam.
King misses with a jab, cross combination.
King bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
King tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lam swivels and escapes.
Lam misses with a straight right.
King fails to land with a series of punches.
Lam ducks under a wild hook from King.
King slips under a jab from Lam.
King takes a shot to the body in his stride.
King misses with a straight right.
The fighters circling - Lam throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
King slips under a jab.
Lam scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lam dips to his left and cracks King with an uppercut!
Lam swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lam throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
King throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lam sees it coming and avoids it easily.
King takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lam lands a nice looking body shot.
King missing with a left hand there. Lam was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lam throws an overhand right that lands on King's shoulder, as King tries to avoid the shot.
Lam throws a looping overhand right but King ducks down to avoid it.
Lam scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lam moves into range and connects with a jab.
King fails with a takedown attempt.
Lam misses with a jab to the body
and King counters with a nice uppercut.
King is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lam is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by King.
Lam throws a hook but King avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by King.
Nice defenses there by Lam.
Lam waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King.
Lam tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Lam.
Lam swings and misses with a hook to the body.
King avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lam ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lam misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting King counter with a right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lam thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lam moves away from the strike by King.
Lam throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent King stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lam jabbing away but nothing is landing.
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 Bako King will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Lam's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lam misses with a jab to the body
and King counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
John Lam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lam lands a jab to King's midsection.
Lam misses the body punch
letting King counter with a right hand.
Lam swings and misses with a shot to the body
and King cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lam throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lam ducks under a wild hook from King.
King avoids the body shot from Lam.
Nice body punch from Lam.
King slips a straight right by Lam.
Lam misses with a jab to the body
and King connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Lam looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
King blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lam.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
King trying to hold on to Lam's head to control him but Lam postures up.
The fighters are battling for position here. King manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lam thows a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lam throws and elbow that misses. King uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lam's guard. Nice move by King!

Lam manages to escape and get back to his feet.
A lazy left from Lam finds it's target.
Lam throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
King tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lam swivels and escapes.
Lam misses with a wild body shot.
King misses with a series of wild punches.
King walks into a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lam misses with a body shot.
King looks to throw the jab but Lam is out of range.
A big right from King misses.
Lam lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lam misses with a body shot
and King counters with a nice uppercut.
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lam throws the left hand but King avoids the punch easily.
Lam uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before King has time to react.

Lam darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
King is doing well to control the position and prevent Lam from advancing to side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lam throwing shots but King is blocking nicely.
Nice strikes from Lam there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King desperately trying to maintain half guard.
King tries to get to full guard but Lam has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bako King dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Lam's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Lam misses with a body punch
and King counters with a stiff right hand.
Lam slips under a jab from King.
Lam thows a body shot but no joy.
King avoids the body shot from Lam.
Lam connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A shot to the body from Lam misses
and King counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lam thinking.
Lam slips under a jab.
Lam throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Lam misses
and King counters with a nice body shot.
King really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King throws a jab but it's blocked by Lam.
King throws a jab when Lam was well out of range.
Lam takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lam moves away from the strike by King.
King misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lam throws out a loose jab but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lam scores with a jab to the body.
King looks to throw the jab but Lam is out of range.
Nice sprawl there from King as Lam shoots in.
Lam throws a predictable looking body shot
and King counters with a two punch combo.
Lam leaves King with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Lam bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
King is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Lam has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Lam in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Bako King is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King defending against the ground and pound.
Lam throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and King works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
King has his hands clasped together around Lam's back. He's all about the action.
King trying to control but Lam postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lam.
King trying to control here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
King throws a right and a left that Lam avoids nicely.
Lam throws a looping overhand right but King ducks down to avoid it.
King uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lam.
Bako King is winning the standup battle so far.
Lam misses with a straight right.
Lam throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
Lam throws a big shot that misses.
Lam throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
King misses with a looping right.
King moves out of range of the strikes.
Lam fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
John Lam has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lam scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bako King showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for King, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

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