PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arnulfo King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sendok Hati (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

King
vs
Hati

202 cm
24
194 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

200 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

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 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Arnulfo King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sendok Hati!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Chris Dean and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hati shoots in and bounces King off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
King throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
King wants to sweep here but Hati controlling him for the moment.
King throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Hati in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
King will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hati accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
King keeping moving, preventing Hati from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
King throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
King throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
King has a closed guard, preventing Hati from standing up.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hati looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hati trying to control but King is working from the bottom.
King lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

King gets to his feet. Hati looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Hati gets caught napping as King dives in and scores a takedown. Hati manages to retain guard.

Hati has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes King off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hati lands a slapping body shot.

Hati closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into King's guard.

Hati has gone for a leg lock! King slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hati's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

King stands up from Hati's guard - King perhaps looking for a knockout.
Hati moves in looking to clinch but King pushes him off.

Hati tries to sprawl but King drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Hati is looking to get back to is feet but King passes into side control.

King stands up and beckons Hati to his feet.
A head kick misses from Hati.

King shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. King showed some decent athleticism there.

King escapes and gets back to his feet.
Hati looks winded!

Hati tries to sprawl but King drives through with a takedown into half guard.
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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hati wants to control the action here but instead King manages to pass to full mount!
The referee warns Hati that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
King lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hati hang on?
King controlling the pace for now.
King 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hati is looking to get to half guard.
King controlling from mount.
Hati is looking to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King lands with some strikes.
King with good strikes from the mount here!
King content just to control the position here.
Hati is in all sorts of trouble here.
King is landing with some decent strikes but Hati is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
BOOM! King connects with a massive shot to the dome!
King landing shots from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
King's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arnulfo King dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Hati.
Sloppy strikes there by Hati.
King throws a couple of strikes there.
Hati trying to control the position but King is working away.
King tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
King regains half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hati wants to control but King is keeping him busy.
King missing with punches from the bottom.
King trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Hati manages to pass to mount!
Hati looking to ground and pound but King is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hati looking to finish with strikes here!
King is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Hati can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as King is looking to escape.
King throwing hammer fists to the chest of Hati. What's that going to do exactly?
Hati throws some wild stikes that King manages to avoid easily.
King is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
King is trying to escape the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Hati thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
King tries to lock up and control but Hati gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
King wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.

King is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Sendok Hati has got the better of the ground game so far.
King trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Hati trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

King is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Hati gets his way!
King trying to control the position but Hati manages to sink in the hooks.
Hati looking to hold on to the position here but King rolls and ends up regaining guard.
King manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hati manages to get himself to full guard.

King decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

King shoots in and bounces Hati off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hati trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hati has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. King has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
King is working for takedown but Hati is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hati is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hati.
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!

Hati drags the fight down to the ground.
King sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sendok Hati showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Hati drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
King throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
King striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Hati tries to advance position but instead King slips a leg back in to half guard.
King has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hati is working away from the top position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
King flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
King makes his way to full guard. A much better position for King.
King manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hati manages to get himself to full guard.

King is stalling in the full guard.
Hati trying to control the position.

King decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hati, up you get!
King swats away the attempt to clinch by Hati.

King closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - King lands in his opponent's guard.
Hati wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and King manages to pass to side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

King takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
King takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hati trying to hold on to King's head to control him but King postures up.
King slips a nice elbow through Hati's hands, connecting with Hati's forehead.
King working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

King is looking for a kimura but Hati is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for King to get the leverage.
King controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hati has hold of King's hands but King slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

King decides to return to a standing position.
King keeps the fight on the outside.
Hati is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

King closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hati quickly recovers to half guard.

King stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

King shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hati's guard.
Hati takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hati looking for a sweep. Not yet Hati, not yet.
Hati can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as King controls the pace.

King stands up from Hati's guard - King perhaps looking for a knockout.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hati checks a leg kick.
Sendok Hati seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

King closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hati is trying to stand back up but King is controlling him
King looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
King with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
King wants to stand but Hati has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arnulfo King showed his dominance in that final round.
I think King has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28

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