PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ace King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wladamir Klitschko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wladamir Klitschko will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

King
vs
Klitschko

183 cm
24
272 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

207 cm
25
270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp (95% quick laundry)

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ace King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wladamir Klitschko!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

King moves into the clinch.

Klitschko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
King fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
King shoots in but Klitschko avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Klitschko misses with a series of wild punches.
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Klitschko.
King is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

King fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Klitschko, pushing him back against the cage.
Klitschko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Klitschko has hold of one of King's legs. King is fighting the takedown attempt but Klitschko gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Klitschko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Klitschko really doesn't want to stay on the ground with King. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
King tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klitschko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Klitschko throwing strikes but missing.
Klitschko won't allow King to sweep him here.
King manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Klitschko manages to get himself to full guard.
King stands up over Klitschko, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
King is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
King trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
King with a flurry of punches that miss.
Klitschko wants to get back to his feet but King is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as King accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
King might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Klitschko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King throws a big elbow that misses.
King postures up in Klitschko's guard and throws a big left but Klitschko blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King pushes down on Klitschko's leg and manages to get into half guard.
King wants to pass to mount but Klitschko is defending the position.
King missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
King missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Klitschko is trying to stand up here but King is controlling him well.

King is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Klitschko defends it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Klitschko because King loaded up on that one.
King 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 won't let Klitschko get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

King with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
King takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
King landing strikes from the mount and Klitschko is in trouble!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by King.
King cracks Klitschko with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Klitschko can do anything to dispel that myth.
Klitschko looks gassed!
King with shots to the head and body - Klitschko looks very uncomfortable down there.

Klitschko is rocked!

King is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Klitschko has managed to escape the submission attempt.
King lands a big elbow - Klitschko is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Klitschko is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ace King!
A victorious Ace King thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.