PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guto Culpado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Culpado
vs
King

225 cm
27
300 lbs
5 - 3 - 1

180 cm
27
300 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Guto Culpado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Josh King!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Culpado swings widly with a right hand

and King counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
King drops an elbow to the side of Culpado's head.
Culpado looks like he's trying to stand up.
Culpado tries to get to full guard but King has control of the leg.
King seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King drops an elbow to the side of Culpado's head.
King moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Culpado.
Culpado is trying to control King's posture but King avoids it.
King is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Culpado will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
King scores with punches from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King working the ground and pound from side control.
Culpado is pushing King's head away, looking to escape. King manages to hold on to the position though.
King creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
King lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Culpado tries to buck King off but King is having none of it.
King is working Culpado over with some ground and pound from side control.
Culpado tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Culpado struggling a bit here.
King should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Culpado is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Culpado takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King controls the position.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - King has eaten all the pies!
King scores with a couple of short elbows.
King creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
King landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Culpado is looking to reverse the position.
Culpado taking punishment in the form of punches.
Culpado is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
King landing strikes.
King taking a breather here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Culpado's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Culpado is being controlled here.
Culpado is looking to regain half guard here but King keeps moving and retains side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Culpado wants to control but King postures up.
Culpado is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because King is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Culpado lands an overhand right.
King listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
King misses with a wild combination.
Culpado tries to clinch but King is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Culpado throws out a loose jab but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
Culpado tries to close the distance and clinch up but King swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Culpado moves to clinch but King breaks away

and King counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Culpado is striking but King is not phased and passes to half guard.
Culpado punching from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Culpado is trying to stand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
King performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh King dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Culpado with a lazy takedown attempt

and King counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by King.
King sitting in guard here, content to control.
Culpado trying to control the position.
King is working Culpado over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
King postures up and lands a big shot to Culpado's brow.
Culpado keeping full guard, as King tries to pass.
King advances position into side control!
Culpado is looking to regain half guard here but King keeps moving and retains side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King controls the position from side control.
Culpado on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
King moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Culpado tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Culpado throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
King lands a decent elbow from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks King politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. King prefers to stall for the moment though.
You can see the frustration on Culpado's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
King working the head with strikes.
King taking a breather here.
Culpado can't do much from the bottom here.
King blocks the strikes from Culpado.
The referee asks King politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. King prefers to stall for the moment though.
Culpado is trying to improve his position.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King lands some shots froms side control.
Culpado can't do much from the bottom here.
King works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Josh King has got the better of the ground game so far.
King works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
King is staying tight to Culpado's torso, preventing him from escaping.
King working the body and head with strikes.
Culpado is working to avoid the ground and pound but King connects with a decent elbow.
King slows the pace down.
Culpado tries to strike from the bottom but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King in side control, just content to control the action for now.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Josh King has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
King swats away the attempt to clinch by Culpado.
Culpado shoots and misses

and King counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Culpado!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Culpado is looking to improve his position but King isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King punishing his opponent with strikes.
King controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh King showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

King avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Culpado tries to clinch but King is having none of it.

King shoots in and bounces Culpado off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
King seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
King landing with the ground and pound.
King content to stall in guard here.
King lands a couple of elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Culpado throws his legs up looking for a submission but King uses it to pass to side control.
Culpado taking punishment in the form of punches.
King controls the position.
King working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Culpado is looking for a sweep.
Culpado is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ground and pound from King.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. King connects with a nice short shot to Culpado's temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
King is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
King's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Culpado is looking to improve his position.
King working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Culpado is looking for a sweep. King is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Culpado punching from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Culpado taking some punishment here, with King in his half guard.
King working Culpado over with strikes.
King stalling.
Guto Culpado has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
King passes to full mount!
Culpado is in all sorts of trouble here.
King unloading with bombs!
King cracks Culpado with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
King has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
King working away from the top, dropping strikes.
King controlling the pace for now.
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 lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King looking to finish Culpado with some ground and pound. This is bad for Culpado!
Josh King is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Culpado wants to hold on but King pushes him away.
King controlling the position easily from mount.
Culpado is trying to escape the mount.
Culpado is working hard here to advance position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King content just to control the position here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Josh King comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got King winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 25:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 25:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 25:30

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