PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Julien King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raja Barat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barat has chosen Goyang Dumang as his entrance music. Raja Barat will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

King
vs
Barat

188 cm
20
184 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

225 cm
20
189 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Julien King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Raja Barat!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Barat moves into range and clinches up with King.
Barat lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barat is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
King tries to circle away but Barat has him pinned against the cage.
King blocks a body shot from Barat.
King tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Barat working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
King jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Barat walks away with a smile on his face. King gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
King throws a head kick but Barat moves out of range.
Barat lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
King throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barat tries a low kick but King avoids it.
Barat wants to slow King down by chopping away at his legs.
As Barat tries to get set, King tries to push him back and clinch up but Barat manages to avoid the attempt.

Barat moves into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Barat.
Barat lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barat is working King over against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Barat.
Barat lands a shoulder strike.
Barat working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Barat holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barat scores with a nice hook to the head.
Barat lands a body shot.
King has been working on his balance at Madz **21 Elite coaches**, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Barat.
Barat lands with a short shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Barat.
Barat lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
King is breathing heavily.
Barat lands a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Barat.
A right hand to the body from Barat.
Barat lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt King or not.
Barat lands a shot to the body.
Barat softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Barat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A body shot lands from Barat.
Barat's coach down at The Iron Works $800 Elite Coaches was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Barat's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Barat lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down King.
A nice left hand lands by Barat.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barat.
Barat lands a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barat is leaning against King and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barat.

King is rocked!
Barat working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oh King is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barat throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
King seems to have got his legs back now.
Barat lands a nice shot to the body.
Barat stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hand to the body from Barat.
Barat throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Still in the clinch, Barat scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Barat.
King tries to pull guard but Barat forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julien King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barat working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Barat lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt King or not.
A left hand lands to the body for Barat.
Still in the clinch, Barat scores with a nice short uppercut.
Barat works on King's body with a couple of short punches.
Barat lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of King backwards.
Barat throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kings head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and King avoids it.
Still in the clinch, Barat scores with a nice short uppercut.
Barat makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barat lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down King.
Barat works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Barat trying to land knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Barat.
Barat lands a right hand that snaps the head of King backwards.
Barat struggles to land a body shot inside as King controls his hands.
Barat lands a left hand.
A bit of stalling here from Barat.
Barat scores with a shoulder strike.
Barat lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops King to his knees! Barat keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raja Barat!
Raja Barat decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.