PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Apollo Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Mackenzie King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William Mackenzie King has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Apollo Creed's chin.

Creed
vs
Mackenzie King

186 cm
28
218 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

187 cm
23
215 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Apollo Creed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, William Mackenzie King!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creed misses with a combination
and Mackenzie King counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Apollo Creed has been cut.
Creed misses with a right hand
and Mackenzie King counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Apollo Creed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Creed throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mackenzie King sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mackenzie King.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mackenzie King is looking to clinch but Creed is avoiding it.
Mackenzie King lands a slapping body shot.
Creed is breathing heavily.
Mackenzie King fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Creed has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mackenzie King lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Creed head around and knocks him out cold! Mackenzie King hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). William Mackenzie King!