PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Obi Wan King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spike Law (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King comes to the cage accompanied by Police On My Back. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Wan King
vs
Law

179 cm
23
140 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

175 cm
32
145 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Obi Wan King!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Spike Law!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Law fails to land with a series of punches.
King avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Some wild striking there from King.
The fight stays on the outside here - King looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Danga de danga de dang - King scores with a four punch combination!
Nice uppercut there from Law.
King on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Law ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
King looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
King shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Law as he jumps to the side.
King is trying hard to land a takedown here. Law sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Obi Wan King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Law swats away the attempt to clinch by King.
Law throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Spike Law is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
King tries to clinch but Law is having none of it.
Law misses the shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - King looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Some wild striking there from King.
King doesn't manage to clinch there - Law circles away.
King moves in looking to clinch but Law pushes him off.
King tries to clinch but fails miserably
and King takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
King is looking to clinch.
Law looks to land a right hand but King moved out of range.
King wants to clinch up but Law keeps it at a distance.
King sizes up Law with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Law connects with an inside leg kick.
Law swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
King tries to clinch but Law is having none of it.
Law throws a half hearted mid kick.
Law misses with a two punch combination.
Law lands with a slapping head kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for King.
King is looking to break free of the clinch but Law has double underhooks.
King really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
King lands a right hand that snaps the head of Law backwards.
King is trying to pull guard but Law turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Law keeps control of King as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

King's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Law throws a jab when King was well out of range.
Law circles away from the clinch attempt.
Law scores with a head kick. King tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
King throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Law's waist but Law gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing King off to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

King shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Law has his foot on King's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. King works his way back into a safe position though.
Law wants to get back to his feet but King is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Law is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Law is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Law tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
King blocks the elbow strike.
Law has King pressed against the cage, preventing King from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Law with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

King is rocked!
Law lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oh King is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Law is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Law lands a big knee! That's hurt King! Oh, he's all over the place! Law lands another knee that sends King to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Spike Law!
Spike Law is the new bantamweight champion!