PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Salvatore Fecchinni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gk King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: ACDC- Thunderstruck. Gk King acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Fecchinni
vs
King

183 cm
29
195 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

180 cm
26
197 lbs
16 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

-OVERDOSE Factory-

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 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Salvatore Fecchinni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Gk King!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fecchinni's calf.
The fighters circle momentarily. King darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fecchinni swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fecchinni misses with a wild combination.
King scores with a nice body kick.
A jab from Fecchinni does it's job there.
King scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fecchinni works over King's head and body with a nice combination.
King lands a leg kick that knocks Fecchinni off balance momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fecchinni misses with a looping left.
King scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fecchinni in his tracks.

It looks like Salvatore Fecchinni has been cut.
A nice leg kick lands there from King.
The fighters circling - King throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Fecchinni closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Fecchinni is breathing heavily.
King tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fecchinni wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Fecchinni trying to control the action but King is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King tries to get back to half guard but can't.
King manages to work his way to half guard, despite Fecchinni's best efforts.
Fecchinni missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fecchinni throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
King slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
King throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
King is trying to control the position but Fecchinni postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
King looking to control.
Fecchinni scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fecchinni missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fecchinni landing some decent shots from guard.
Fecchinni postures up and lands a big shot to King's brow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fecchinni missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fecchinni thows a big elbow that misses.
King working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fecchinni.
King keeping moving, preventing Fecchinni from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fecchinni accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King working a defensive guard here.
Fecchinni has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
King is pulling down on Fecchinni's head. It's preventing any offense from Fecchinni, at least for the moment.
Fecchinni preventing the sweep.
Fecchinni throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
King seems keen to control Fecchinni's posture.
Fecchinni is looking to work some ground and pound but King has wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fecchinni throws a strike but King rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
King trying to control but Fecchinni is working from the bottom.

King postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Fecchinni is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of King, into his guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fecchinni's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
King throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Fecchinni throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as King works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Gk King will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Salvatore Fecchinni's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Fecchinni misses with a wild body shot.
King blocks a jab.
Fecchinni looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
Fecchinni avoids the head kick by King.
Fecchinni tries to score a power double leg takedown but King sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fecchinni somewhat.
Fecchinni with a poor takedown
and King counters with a straight right hand.
King misses with a low kick.
Nice cross by Fecchinni.
King walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A jab from King does it's job there.
Fecchinni moves out of range of the strikes.

King closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

King is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fecchinni is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Salvatore Fecchinni overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
King working the head with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Fecchinni managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by King.
Fecchinni tries to bench press King off him but King keeps the position.
Fecchinni gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Fecchinni is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of King's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take King's back!
Fecchinni thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Fecchinni is trying to stick to King's back but King is turning into Fecchinni. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Fecchinni's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by King.
King tries to free his leg and advance position but Fecchinni is retaining full guard.
King trying to control but Fecchinni is working from the bottom.

Fecchinni escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. King gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Fecchinni is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
King wants to pass the guard but Fecchinni is keeping the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fecchinni keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
King lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fecchinni avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
King landing with the ground and pound.
King is looking to work some ground and pound but Fecchinni has wrist control.
King wants to control from the top but Fecchinni keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fecchinni trying to control the position.
King wants to pass the guard but Fecchinni is keeping the position.

Fecchinni working for a triangle but King defends it easily.

Fecchinni is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and King defends well.

Fecchinni has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but King can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
King must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
King with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fecchinni tries to land a sweep but no joy.
King throws a big right hand that misses.

King is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Fecchinni is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Fecchinni has escaped and now he's on top!
King throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
King is trying to control the position but Fecchinni postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
King controls Fecchinni momentarily but Fecchinni frees himself.
King lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Fecchinni!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gk King showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Salvatore Fecchinni's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

King lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fecchinni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King avoids the body shot from Fecchinni.
Nice shot by King.
Fecchinni swings for the body but King moves out of range.
King's corner calls for a 1-2. King obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
King lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fecchinni misses with a double jab
and King counters with a stiff right hand.
King swings widly with a right hand
and Fecchinni counters with a stiff right hand.
Fecchinni misses with the combination.
A chopping leg kick lands by King.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fecchinni shoots in for a takedown but King shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

King shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fecchinni manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. King manages to get himself to full guard.
King is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
King frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Fecchinni is wriggling around trying to escape.
King with shots to the head and body - Fecchinni looks very uncomfortable down there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Fecchinni taking shots to the head.

Salvatore Fecchinni's cut is getting worse.
King lands with some strikes.
Salvatore Fecchinni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Salvatore Fecchinni's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King prevents Fecchinni from getting the reversal.
King lands a big shot there that rocks Fecchinni but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Fecchinni taking shots to the head.
King tries to control but Fecchinni wriggling away.
King landing strikes from the mount and Fecchinni is in trouble!

Jeez, Salvatore Fecchinni's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Salvatore Fecchinni's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Gk King!