PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brian King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dock Jeffries (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brian King has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

King
vs
Jeffries

200 cm
32
160 lbs
9 - 15 - 0

176 cm
19
165 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brian King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dock Jeffries!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

King fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jeffries, pushing him back against the cage.
I was talking to King's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Jeffries working hard to break the clinch.

King breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
King misses with a few strikes there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
King will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
King moves out of range of the strikes.
Jeffries throws a series of punches but King moves out of range.

King has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jeffries wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jeffries wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but King has him pressed against the cage.
Jeffries tries to break free but King pushes him back against the cage.

King's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Excellent takedown into side control there by King.

King decides to stand back up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jeffries fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

King closes the distance and pushes Jeffries back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

King's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

King moves into the clinch successfully.

King pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

King gets a double leg takedown into Jeffries's guard.
Jeffries wants to stand and escape but King is having none of it.

King gets to his feet. Jeffries looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
King throws a series of punches but Jeffries moves out of range.
Jeffries throws a right hand that King ducks under and follows up with a left that King also avoids with ease.
Jeffries swinging wildly here.
Dock Jeffries seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jeffries fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jeffries fails to land with a series of punches.

King has taken the fight to the clinch.

King breaks the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

King is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jeffries's half guard.

King stands up from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

King rushes Jeffries and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

King breaks from the clinch.
Dock Jeffries is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from Jeffries.
Jeffries swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Some wild striking there from Jeffries.
Jeffries fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Jeffries does no damage.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jeffries!
Jeffries looks winded!
Jeffries showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from King.
King misses with a jab, cross combination.

King gets a clinch.
Jeffries tries to break the clinch but King is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

King breaks the clinch.

Jeffries gets tackled into the cage by King. King maintains the clinch.

King breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jeffries throws a right and a left that both miss.
King scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A big right from Jeffries misses.
Jeffries throws a big shot that misses.
Jeffries misses with a combination

and King moves into the clinch.

King escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A combination from King does no damage.
Jeffries lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
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!
King swinging wildly here.
A combination from Jeffries does no damage.
Jeffries looks to land a right hand but King moved out of range.
King swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

King shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

King stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Jeffries to get to his feet.
Jeffries throws a right and a left that King avoids nicely.
King slips a jab and a cross from Jeffries.

King shoots in and bounces Jeffries off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
King stands up from Jeffries's guard - King perhaps looking for a knockout.
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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jeffries misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian King dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

King shoots in and bounces Jeffries off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

King decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Jeffries, up you get!

Jeffries gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows King to score an easy takedown into full guard.

King decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A punch combination from Jeffries misses.
King blocks a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jeffries connects with a good right hand that stumbles King. King circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

King darts in and clinches Jeffries up against the cage.

King breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

King scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

King stands up out of the half guard.
Jeffries is breathing heavily.
King showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jeffries.

King darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

King stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Jeffries to get to his feet.
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!
King rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jeffries moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

King gets a double leg takedown into Jeffries's guard.

Jeffries is rocked!

King stands up and waves to Jeffries to follow him.
Jeffries is still on wobbly legs! Can King finish him?

King lands a huge takedown. Jeffries is out but the ref is slow to react and King lands 3 more undefended punches before the fight is stopped. Brutal finish. Jeffries lies on the canvas for a good minute before the doctors bring him round. Good to see he's OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian King!