PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Azeroth King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Morlikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King comes into the arena with Smooth Criminal blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

King
vs
Morlikov

195 cm
23
240 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

195 cm
22
260 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Azeroth King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergei Morlikov!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Morlikov as King shoots in.
King drops Morlikov with a beautiful combination! Morlikov stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - King is looking for the KO!

It looks like Sergei Morlikov has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
King misses with a series of wild punches.
Morlikov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts King as he jumps to the side.
Morlikov shoots in but no luck this time.
No luck for Morlikov with that takedown attempt.
Azeroth King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergei Morlikov.
King fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Morlikov shoots in for a double leg but King sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
King connects with a body shot.
Morlikov looks gassed!
King stuns Morlikov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A shot to de liver by King. Beautiful body shot.
King dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
King digs a good body shot into Morlikov's ribs.
King comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Morlikov is trying desperately to land a takedown but King is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Morlikov.
King lands with an overhand left.

That has opened up Sergei Morlikov's cut even more.
Morlikov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Morlikov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
King misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
King shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Morlikov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
King lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Morlikov tries for a takedown but King sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Morlikov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. King tries to avoid it but Morlikov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag King to the ground. King escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Morlikov fails to land the takedown.
King shoots for a takedown but Morlikov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Morlikov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from King finds it's way round the side to connect with Morlikov's head.
Morlikov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has King pinned against the cage. King gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Morlikov closes this distance looking for a takedown but King circles away.
King misses with a jab, cross combination.
King fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from King as Morlikov shoots in.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morlikov shoots in looking for a takedown. King tries to sprawl out of it but Morlikov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. King manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
King shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Morlikov pinned against the cage. Morlikov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
King stuffs the takedown attempt from Morlikov. Morlikov gets slowly back to his feet.
King scores with a jab to the body.
Morlikov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
King shoots in for a double leg but Morlikov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Morlikov fails to land the takedown.
King gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Morlikov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morlikov sitting and controlling from the half guard.
King moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morlikov trying to control but King is working from the bottom.
Morlikov looking to pass the guard.
Morlikov wants to control from the top but King keeps moving.
Morlikov slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Morlikov trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
King bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Morlikov's guard.
Morlikov trying to control the position.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Morlikov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morlikov seems keen to control King's posture.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
King won't allow Morlikov to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Azeroth King dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sergei Morlikov's cut.
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.

Jab from King.
Morlikov with a poor takedown
and King counters with a straight right hand.
King lands with a shot to the body.
Morlikov walks into a straight right hand from King.

King scores with a takedown into Morlikov's guard.
King wanted to stand there but Morlikov had control of the position.
Morlikov is adopting a defensive guard.
Morlikov lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for King!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morlikov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morlikov trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Despite being in the dominant position, Sergei Morlikov just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
King closes this distance looking for a takedown but Morlikov circles away.
Morlikov has a takedown stuffed.
King fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
King will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Azeroth King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Morlikov as he avoids it easily.
King shoots in looking for a takedown. Morlikov tries to sprawl out of it but King keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Morlikov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Morlikov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Morlikov shoots in looking for a takedown. King tries to sprawl out of it but Morlikov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. King manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
King throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Morlikov's waist but Morlikov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing King off to one side.
Nice takedown defense from King. No joy for Morlikov on that attempt.
King is looking to wear down Morlikov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Morlikov needs to keep his hands up - King had a free shot at his head there.
King works Morlikov's body with a nice hook.
Morlikov has a takedown stuffed.
Morlikov shoots in but King avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morlikov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. King tries to avoid it but Morlikov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag King to the ground. King escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
King shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice jab there from King.
King stuffs the takedown.
Morlikov fails with a takedown attempt.
Morlikov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
King scores with a three punch combo!
King shoots in for a takedown but Morlikov shows good takedown defense.
King shoots for a takedown but Morlikov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
King scores with a nice right hand.
Morlikov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Morlikov feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Morlikov tries to free his leg and advance position but King is retaining full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Morlikov trying to control but King is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morlikov seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Morlikov trying to control but King is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Azeroth King dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sergei Morlikov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

King scores with a shot to the body.
King keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
King shoots in looking for a takedown. Morlikov tries to sprawl out of it but King keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Morlikov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Morlikov.
King lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
King lands a head shot.
Azeroth King is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
King stalks Morlikov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Morlikov's face. Morlikov staggers backwards, shaken.
Horrible takedown by Morlikov or perhaps it was just good defense by King which made him look bad.
Azeroth King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergei Morlikov.
King paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
King changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Morlikov tries to avoid it but King manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Morlikov to the ground. Morlikov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Morlikov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Morlikov walks into a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King throws out a powerful jab.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice sprawl there from King as Morlikov shoots in.
Morlikov has a takedown stuffed.
King throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Morlikov's waist but Morlikov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing King off to one side.
Nice takedown defense from King. No joy for Morlikov on that attempt.
Morlikov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has King pinned against the cage. King gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Morlikov stuffs the takedown.
A jab from King finds it's way through Morlikov's defenses.
Morlikov shoots in looking for a takedown. King tries to sprawl out of it but Morlikov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. King manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Good shot there by King.
King jabbing away but nothing is landing.
No luck for Morlikov with that takedown attempt.

Morlikov drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Morlikov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morlikov is stalling in the full guard.
King is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morlikov can do to turn this around?
Morlikov trying to control but King is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morlikov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Morlikov content to stall in guard here.
Morlikov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. King swivels though and keeps the full guard.
King keeping moving, preventing Morlikov from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Morlikov has a takedown stuffed.
Morlikov shoots in and drives through. King sprawls well.
Morlikov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
King cracks a nice hook into Morlikov's ribs.
Sergei Morlikov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morlikov shoots in but King avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Azeroth King is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
King tries for a takedown but Morlikov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Morlikov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Morlikov tries for a takedown but King sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Morlikov looks for a takedown but King sprawls well.
King misses with a series of wild punches.
King throws a series of punches but Morlikov moves out of range.
Morlikov shoots in for a takedown but King shows good takedown defense.
Azeroth King is winning the standup battle so far.
Morlikov shoots in for a double leg but King sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Azeroth King showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for King, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Azeroth King!