PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Crag Hack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Micheal King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King has chosen X Gon' give it to ya as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Hack
vs
King

189 cm
19
199 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
190 lbs
7 - 10 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Crag Hack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Micheal King!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Skip Squint and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hack takes the fight into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hack.
Hack lands a good knee to the midsection. King won't want to take too many of those.
King looks gassed!
King avoids the elbow strike from Hack, against the cage.
Hack lands a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hack will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning King up against the cage.
Hack unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hack landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hack using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hack lands a nice knee to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hack landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hack landing knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hack holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hack connects with a nasty looking knee right to King's face.
Hack stalling against the cage.
Hack gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Crag Hack.
Hack jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Hack gets a clinch.
Hack landing knees to the body.
Hack with a knee to the head.
Hack scores with a knee to the head.

Hack's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Hack has closed the distance and engaged King in a clinch.
Hack slows down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Hack.
King blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hack creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through King's defenses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hack just misses with a elbow thrown towards King's brow.
King takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hack landing knees to the head.
Hack landing knees to the head.
Hack is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hack scores with a knee to the head.
King takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hack scores with a knee to the head.
King takes a knee to the side of the body.
King takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hack is stalling here.
Hack scores with a knee to the head.
King wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hack landing knees to the head.
Hack throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
King tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hack just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hack lands an elbow inside that King shrugs off.
King jumps guard but Hack stands there with King around his waist. King gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hack throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hack is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hack connects with a nasty looking knee right to King's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hack displaying some good clinch control by pressing King up against the cage.
Hack connects with a nasty looking knee right to King's face.
Hack landing some nice looking knees to the body.
King dodges an elbow strike from Hack.
King tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hack just stands there and leans against the cage.
Crag Hack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Micheal King.
Hack content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Hack.
Hack scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hack landing knees to the head.
Hack pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hack gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from King.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Crag Hack dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hack forces King back against the cage and clinches.
King tries to pull guard but Hack holds him up against the cage and eventually King drops back down to his feet.
Hack manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
King has Hack pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hack manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hack scores a nice knee to the body.
Hack is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that King can do to turn this around?
King is breathing heavily.
Hack lands a good knee to the midsection. King won't want to take too many of those.
Crag Hack has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hack lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hack throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Knees to the body from Hack.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hack leaning against his opponent.

Hack's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hack tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but King paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Hack instigates a clinch.
Hack just leaning against King, taking a breather.
Hack unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hack swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Hack breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hack tries to clinch but King moves out of range.

Hack has managed to clinch.
Hack landing knees to the head.
Hack slows down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hack using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hack stalls.

Hack manages to break the clinch.
King avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Hack fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with King, pushing him back against the cage.

Hack breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hack tries a head kick but it misses.
King shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hack as he avoids it easily.
Crag Hack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Micheal King.
A big right from Hack misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hack pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hack wants to clinch up but King keeps it at a distance.
Hack fails in his attempt to clinch.

King gets tackled into the cage by Hack. Hack maintains the clinch.
King wants to stall.
Hack pushes off an throws an elbow but King leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hack putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has King in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hack lands a nice knee to the body.
Hack connects with a nasty looking knee right to King's face.
The referee calls for Hack to work.
Hack throws an elbow but it misses.
Hack throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hack landing knees to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hack scores with a knee to the head.
Hack is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
King blocks an elbow strike.
Hack connects with a knee to the head.
Hack working King over with knees to the body.

Hack pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Hack darts in and clinches King up against the cage.
Hack lands a knee to the head.
King takes a knee right on the jaw!
King tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hack slows down the pace here.
Hack tries a knee to the head but King blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Crag Hack dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A big right from Hack misses.
Hack wants to clinch up but King keeps it at a distance.
King avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
King closes the distance and clinches up with Hack, looking for a takedown. King pushes Hack against the cage but Hack circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
King has his takedown stuffed

and Hack counters by moving into the clinch.
Hack has King pushed against the cage.
Hack looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hack connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Micheal King has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hack using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
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 Hack walks away with a smile on his face. King gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Crag Hack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Micheal King.
Hack wants to clinch.
Hack throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hack drives through and clinches with King against the cage.
Hack unloads a knee to the mid-section. King lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hack is struggling to control the position.
Hack unloads a knee to the mid-section. King lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
King wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hack has him pressed against the cage.
Hack landing knees to the head.
Hack stalling the fight.
King blocks an elbow strike.

Hack breaks from the clinch.
King looks for a takedown but Hack sprawls well.
Micheal King is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Hack clinches up with King and pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hack will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning King up against the cage.
Hack seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.

Hack pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
King keeps the fight on the outside.
A punch combination from Hack misses.
Hack tries to clinch up but King circles away and keeps his distance.
Hack wants to land a leg kick but King is out of range.
King doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Hack counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hack looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Hack.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hack lands a good knee to the midsection. King won't want to take too many of those.
Hack creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through King's defenses.
Hack leaning against his opponent.
Crag Hack is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hack keeps the fight in the clinch, despite King's efforts to push away.
Hack lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hack stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hack looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hack is struggling to control the position.
Hack landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hack stalling the fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Crag Hack.

Hack closes the distance and pushes King back into the cage.
Hack lands an elbow inside that King shrugs off.
King tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hack smiles and moves away.
King shoots in but no luck this time.
An inside leg kick lands from Hack.
Micheal King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crag Hack is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
King shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Hack darts in and clinches King up against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Crag Hack showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hack 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:26
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:26
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Crag Hack!