PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Mackenzie King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kung Lao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mackenzie King comes to the cage accompanied by Westside Connection - Gangsta Nation. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mackenzie King
vs
Lao

187 cm
35
211 lbs
35 - 22 - 1

192 cm
33
217 lbs
21 - 12 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Hellbent

ONI

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 35 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, William Mackenzie King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Kung Lao!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mackenzie King takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mackenzie King swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lao throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mackenzie King on the side of the head.
Lao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mackenzie King's sensitive parts.
Mackenzie King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lao was well out of range. Poor timing from Mackenzie King.
Lao slips a straight right by Mackenzie King.
Mackenzie King throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lao avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mackenzie King looks to land a right hand but Lao moved out of range.
A leg kick checked by Lao.
Lao lands a front kick.
Mackenzie King will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lao misses with a body shot.
Mackenzie King misses with a double jab.
Lao shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mackenzie King shoots in for a takedown but Lao shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mackenzie King swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lao counters with an outside leg kick.
Lao swinging wildly here.
Lao lands a front kick.
Mackenzie 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.
Lao throws a hook to the side of Mackenzie King's head but Mackenzie King sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Lao gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Lao trying to control the position here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lao keeping moving, preventing Mackenzie King from controlling successfully.
We've been hearing that Mackenzie King has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Lao wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie King is fighting to break Lao's control of his arms but Lao is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Lao is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Kung Lao.
Lao stuffs the takedown attempt from Mackenzie King. Mackenzie King gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Mackenzie King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lao keeps Mackenzie King at a distance using the push kick.
Lao looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mackenzie King fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lao throws a body shot but no joy.
Lao looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lao thumps Mackenzie King with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lao.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lao.

It looks like William Mackenzie King has been cut.
Lao is looking to slow Mackenzie King down with leg kicks.
Mackenzie King is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lao misses with a wild body shot.
Lao blocks a low kick nicely.
Lao throws a right hand that misses
and Mackenzie King counters with a good low kick that Lao was not able to check.
Lao misses with a combination
and Mackenzie King counters with a leg kick.
Mackenzie King sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lao moves out of range as Mackenzie King strikes.
Lao lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mackenzie King shoots in but Lao avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mackenzie King checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lao takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie King throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mackenzie King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lao lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lao misses with a hook.
Mackenzie King looks for the body kick but Lao saw that one coming.
Mackenzie King keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Mackenzie King blocks the low kick.
Kung Lao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lao jabs Mackenzie King to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mackenzie King. Lao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lao scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mackenzie King has a takedown stuffed.
Lao lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lao avoids the body shot from Mackenzie King.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kung Lao dominated that round.
The cut man is working on William Mackenzie King's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lao lands with a right hand.
Mackenzie King is looking to wear down Lao with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mackenzie King tries a head kick but it misses.
Mackenzie King throws a leg kick but Lao checks it.
Lao's corner calls for a 1-2. Lao obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lao misses with a lunging right hand
and Mackenzie King counters with a low kick, right behind Lao 's knee.
Mackenzie King fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lao on the side of the head.
Mackenzie King lands a nice hook to Lao's body. Lao takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mackenzie King misses with the combination.
Kung Lao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lao.
Lao has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mackenzie King finds it's way round the side to connect with Lao's head.
Lao scores with a hook to the body. Mackenzie King takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lao throws a leg kick but Mackenzie King moved away.
Mackenzie King chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lao can pounce on him.
Mackenzie King takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lao dodges the punch combination from Mackenzie King.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lao lands a head shot.
Mackenzie King motions for Lao to come forward. Mackenzie King throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mackenzie King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mackenzie King attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lao keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lao tries to score with a low kick but Mackenzie King moves his leg out of the way.
Lao chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Mackenzie King throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Lao tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Mackenzie King is in Lao's guard.
Lao lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mackenzie King is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lao slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Mackenzie King looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lao passes into side control.
Mackenzie King prevents Lao from improving position.
Lao controlling from side mount.
Lao moves into full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie King tries to hold on but Lao postures up.
Mackenzie King gets back to half guard.
Mackenzie King is trying to control but can't.

Mackenzie King looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lao is controlling the pace.
Mackenzie King is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lao trying to pass the guard but Mackenzie King defending well.
Mackenzie King trying to control here.
Lao seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Kung Lao has got the better of the ground game so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Kung Lao was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Lao missing with a left hand there. Mackenzie King was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mackenzie King slips a jab and a cross from Lao.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kung Lao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on William Mackenzie King's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Lao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mackenzie King.
Lao defending well as Mackenzie King loads up on a big left hand.
Lao defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mackenzie King.
Lao throws a leg kick but Mackenzie King sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lao lands a jab to the head.
Mackenzie King takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lao scores with a kick to the body.
Lao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mackenzie King tries to move into range but Lao moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lao connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lao misses with a wild body shot.
Mackenzie King moves out of range as Lao strikes.
Lao getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mackenzie King will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mackenzie King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lao manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lao misses with a kick to the body

and Mackenzie King decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lao's guard.
Mackenzie King postures up.
Lao has Mackenzie King pulled in close to control his posture.
Lao is trying to keep Mackenzie King in close.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Kung Lao.
Lao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mackenzie King was well out of range. Poor timing from Lao.
Mackenzie King thows a left - swing and a miss!

Mackenzie King shoots in and gets a takedown into Lao's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mackenzie King preventing the sweep.
Lao controls Mackenzie King momentarily but Mackenzie King frees himself.
Mackenzie King being controlled here momentarily.
William Mackenzie King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie King works over Lao with some ground and pound from guard.
Lao manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mackenzie King manages to get himself to full guard.
Mackenzie King tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lao advances to half guard.
Mackenzie King wants to improve his position but Lao is controlling well.

Mackenzie King looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lao wants to pass to mount but Mackenzie King is defending the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lao is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Lao scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lao trying to control the action but Mackenzie King is working from the bottom.

Mackenzie King looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mackenzie King tries to roll over but Lao keeps him under control.
Lao stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mackenzie King looking for submissions off his back.
Mackenzie King wants to improve his position but Lao is controlling well.
Mackenzie King trying to control here.
Still in half guard, Lao seems content to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Mackenzie King looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Lao pushes past his half guard into mount!

And that's the end of the fight!
Kung Lao comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lao 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kung Lao!
Kung Lao seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.