PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Berrao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lawrence King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berrao's entrance music is Common Knowledge - by Asher Roth. A fine choice. King has chosen Ennio Morricone - Once Upon a Time in the West as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Berrao
vs
King

189 cm
24
220 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

187 cm
31
213 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Miguel Berrao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lawrence King!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

King clinches.
Berrao is looking to break free of the clinch but King has double underhooks.

King works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Berrao swivels though and keeps the full guard.
King postures up.
King throws a strike but Berrao rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Berrao wants to pass the guard but King is keeping the position.
Berrao with a flurry of punches that miss.
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.
Berrao is trying to control but can't.
King works his way into full mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Berrao is trying to escape the mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Berrao 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.
Berrao wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Berrao tries to break free.

King is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Berrao won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips King off his unconscious opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Lawrence King!
Our winner, Lawrence King, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.