PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between King Ahkenaton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calgary Alberta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ahkenaton comes to the cage accompanied by Sweet Taste of India. Calgary Alberta has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ahkenaton
vs
Alberta

185 cm
25
200 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

172 cm
25
194 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good elbows
Granite chin

The Adrenaline Matrix

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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, King Ahkenaton !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Calgary Alberta!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alberta tries to clinch there but Ahkenaton circles away.
Alberta moves in looking to clinch but Ahkenaton pushes him off.
Alberta throws a big shot that misses.
Ahkenaton swats away the attempt to clinch by Alberta.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Alberta is defended easily by Ahkenaton .
Ahkenaton fails with a takedown attempt.
Alberta closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ahkenaton counters with a left and a right that stings Alberta.
Ahkenaton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alberta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ahkenaton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alberta throws a hook but Ahkenaton avoids it easily.
Alberta tries to clinch up but Ahkenaton circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alberta dips to his left and cracks Ahkenaton with an uppercut!
Ahkenaton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Alberta as he jumps to the side.
Ahkenaton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alberta.
Alberta scores with a hook to the body. Ahkenaton takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ahkenaton lands a jab to the nose.
Ahkenaton circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ahkenaton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alberta doesn't manage to clinch there - Ahkenaton circles away.

Alberta rushes Ahkenaton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Alberta with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ahkenaton has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Alberta avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for King Ahkenaton . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ahkenaton has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Alberta is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Alberta is working for takedown but Ahkenaton is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alberta is looking to break free of the clinch but Ahkenaton has double underhooks.
Alberta wants to break free but Ahkenaton has control.
Alberta wants to take the fight to the mat but Ahkenaton manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ahkenaton has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Alberta is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ahkenaton tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ahkenaton avoiding damage.
Ahkenaton has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Alberta avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ahkenaton drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Alberta gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Alberta has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Ahkenaton manages to break the clinch.

Alberta instigates a clinch.
Ahkenaton prevents Alberta from breaking the clinch.
Alberta wants to break free but Ahkenaton has control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alberta gets underhooks to prevent Ahkenaton 's takedown attempt.
Ahkenaton has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Alberta avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Alberta gets control of Ahkenaton 's arms and successfully pulls guard. Alberta will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Alberta working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ahkenaton doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ahkenaton manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ahkenaton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ahkenaton wants to control from the top but Alberta keeps moving.

Alberta is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ahkenaton is aware though and is defending well.
Ahkenaton sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ahkenaton preventing the sweep.
Ahkenaton connects with a couple of short punches.
Ahkenaton keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Alberta's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ahkenaton avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ahkenaton working some strikes from top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ahkenaton is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ahkenaton with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ahkenaton passes into half guard.
Alberta wants to get back to full guard.
Ahkenaton will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ahkenaton working over Alberta with some ground and pound. Alberta looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nice strikes from Ahkenaton there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alberta tries to get to full guard but Ahkenaton has control of the leg.
Alberta makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Alberta.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Alberta is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Alberta can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ahkenaton landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

King Ahkenaton dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Alberta walks into a jab.
Alberta fails with a takedown attempt.

Alberta gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ahkenaton is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Alberta gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ahkenaton tries a body shot but Alberta blocks it.
Alberta drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ahkenaton pulls his leg out and moves away.
Alberta tries to clinch but Ahkenaton is having none of it.
Alberta stuffs the takedown attempt from Ahkenaton . Ahkenaton gets slowly back to his feet.
Ahkenaton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alberta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ahkenaton throws a big shot that misses.

Alberta scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Alberta thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ahkenaton 's head.
Alberta should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Alberta wants to pass the guard but Ahkenaton is defending well.
King Ahkenaton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alberta is looking to stall here but Ahkenaton recovers full guard.
Ahkenaton has momentary wrist control but Alberta slips an elbow through the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Alberta postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Ahkenaton is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Alberta, into his guard.
Ahkenaton is pushing down on Alberta's leg trying to pass to half guard. Alberta is fighting to maintain full guard but Ahkenaton has managed to sneak the leg through.
Nice strikes from Ahkenaton there.
Ahkenaton working over Alberta with some ground and pound. Alberta looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alberta is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ahkenaton scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ahkenaton 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.
Ahkenaton working Alberta over with strikes.
Ahkenaton looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Alberta with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Alberta tries to roll over but Ahkenaton keeps him under control.
Ahkenaton lands strikes from half guard.
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. Ahkenaton connects with a nice short shot to Alberta's temple.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ahkenaton lands a nice short elbow.
Ground and pound from Ahkenaton .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahkenaton seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Alberta tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Ahkenaton has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Alberta in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

It looks like Calgary Alberta has been cut.
Ahkenaton is landing with some decent strikes but Alberta is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Alberta working to try and regain half guard.
Ahkenaton working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That has opened up Calgary Alberta's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ahkenaton with shots to the head and body - Alberta looks very uncomfortable down there.

The cut above Calgary Alberta's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Alberta is working to get back to half guard.
Alberta taking shots to the head.

Calgary Alberta's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). King Ahkenaton !