PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Average Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

King
vs
Joe

182 cm
21
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

178 cm
20
178 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Average Joe!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe swats away the attempt to clinch by King.
King shoots in for a takedown but Joe shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - King looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Joe defends well against a solid takedown attempt from King.
King is looking to land body kicks.
King dives in and grabs Joe's left leg, looking for a takedown. Joe pushes down on King's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James King. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Joe closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
King can't do much from the bottom here.
Joe landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Joe is chipping away with strikes.
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 one minute gone in the round.
King is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Joe scores with punches from side control.
King tries to bench press Joe off him but Joe keeps the position.
A lull in the action here as Joe stalls from top position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Joe lands some shots froms side control.
Joe lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Joe controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe scores with punches from side control.
A lull in the action here as Joe stalls from top position.
King is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joe landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
King knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Joe on the ground.
Joe lands some shots froms side control.
Joe lands a decent elbow from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe controlling from side mount.
King looks to move to half guard but instead Joe has passed into mount! Damn!
Joe with shots to the head and body - King looks very uncomfortable down there.
Joe tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Joe lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Joe controlling his opponent.
Joe is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. King can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe 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 in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joe controlling the pace for now.
King is bucking up trying to escape but Joe cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King wants to hold on but Joe pushes him away.
Joe pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Average Joe dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Joe connects with a solid leg kick.
Joe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
King with a poor takedown

and Joe counters with a shoot takedown. King fights it but they end up in guard.
Joe looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Joe passes into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe 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.
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. Joe connects with a nice short shot to King's temple.
Joe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Joe controlling the pace.
Nice strikes from Joe there.
Joe content to control rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe works his foot free and advances to mount.
Joe controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Joe cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Joe lands a nice shot to the head.
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!
Joe with shots to the head and body - King looks very uncomfortable down there.
Joe sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Joe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe unloading with bombs!
King is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Joe controlling the position easily from mount.
Joe lands a big elbow.
Joe lands with some vicious ground and pound - can King hang on?
King is trying to escape the mount.
Joe working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe landing strikes from the mount and King is in trouble!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joe controlling the position easily from mount.
Joe lands a big elbow.
Joe has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of King's face.
Joe lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Joe scoring with strikes but King is staying in there.
BOOM! Joe connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Joe controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Average Joe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Joe throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Joe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
King fails with the takedown
and Joe counters with a left to the body.

Joe closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Joe working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Joe scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at King to see if he's OK.
Joe working the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joe advances to mount.
Joe with good strikes from the mount here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe content just to control the position here.
Joe is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. King can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
King takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Joe cracks King with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Joe content just to control the position here.
Joe scoring with strikes but King is staying in there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Joe working away from the top, dropping strikes.
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!
Joe landing punches.
Joe with a couple of short strikes.
Joe working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Joe with shots to the head and body - King looks very uncomfortable down there.
Joe lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Joe is landing with some decent strikes but King is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe cracks King with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Joe lands a heavy elbow.
Joe connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Joe controlling from mount.
Joe fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King is in a horrible position here. Joe smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Joe cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joe scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Joe looking to control and managing it successfully.
Joe dominating with strikes here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Joe tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Joe lands with some vicious ground and pound - can King hang on?

And that's the end of the fight!
Average Joe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Joe has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 25:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 25:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Average Joe!