PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Young Lad (ranked 655 p4p, 101 weight class) and Harley King (ranked 325 p4p, 45 weight class). Harley King has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Young Lad's chin.

Lad
vs
King

175 cm
24
220 lbs
18 - 6 - 0

194 cm
24
216 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

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World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Young Lad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harley King!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King scores with a body shot.
Lad on the wrong end of a nice jab.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lad moves away.

King clinches.

King escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lad. King does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the body from King misses
and Lad counters with a stiff right hand.
King misses with a lunging right hand
and King takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lad takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
King misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lad counters with a nice body shot.
Harley King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

King gets a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lad throws an elbow but it misses.
A short uppercut from Lad.
King misses with the head strike.
Our sources have told us that Lad has been working on his elbows in the gym.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lad.
King is looking to break free of the clinch but Lad has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lad tries to work over King's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lad pushes King back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Lad tries to throw a body punch but King avoids it by throwing Lad back against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Lad.
King tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
King is trying to break free.
King struggles to land a body shot inside as Lad controls his hands.
Lad tries a body shot but King blocks it.
King looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
King makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
King scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lad cracks King with a nice body shot.
Lad tries a body shot but King blocks it.
Lad lands a body punch.
Lad tries to throw a body punch but King avoids it by throwing Lad back against the ropes.
Lad misses with a hook to the ribs.
King lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A hook to the body from Lad.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King is trying to break the clinch but Lad has him pressed against the ropes.
Lad lands with a light punch inside.
Lad lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short uppercut from King.
Lad creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through King's defenses.

It looks like Harley King has been cut.
Lad throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kings head.
King working aggressively here.
King takes an elbow to the temple.
Lad pushes off an throws an elbow but King leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Lad lands an elbow inside that King shrugs off.
Lad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lad throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land.
King is trying to force a seperation but Lad has the dominant position.
King wants to get back to striking at distance but Lad won't allow it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lad.
Lad pushes off an throws an elbow but King leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Good body shot from Lad.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Lad as the two fighters clinch.
King has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lad lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down King.
King misses with some punches.
Lad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
King is trying to break the clinch but Lad is controlling him.

King breaks the clinch.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lad.
King throws a body shot but no joy.
Lad stuns King with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Lad gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with King's elbow.
King works on Lad's body with a couple of short punches.
Lad has a couple of punches blocked by King.
King working hard to break the clinch.
King tries to circle away but Lad has him pinned against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
King takes an elbow to the forehead.
King can't find room to land a body shot as Lad controls the action.

King breaks from the clinch.
Lad is looking to clinch.
A little jabbing left from King on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

Lad pushes King up against the ropes in a clinch.
Lad throws a punch but it's blocked by King.
Lad digs a right hand underneath King's ribcage. King let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

King breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Lad gets tackled into the ropes by King. King maintains the clinch.
King is trying to break the clinch but Lad has him pressed against the ropes.
A short right from King.
King struggles to land a body shot inside as Lad controls his hands.
Lad misses with a punch to the body.
King lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lad backwards.
Lad gets through King's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
King blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Young Lad dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harley King's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

King swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lad counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
King swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lad counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jab, jab by Lad - just one landing.

King darts in and clinches Lad up against the ropes.
Lad lands a hook that snaps the head of King backwards.
King misses with a hook to the ribs.
King tries to throw a body punch but Lad avoids it by throwing King back against the ropes.
Lad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for King.
Lad scores with a shot to the side of King's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lad scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lad has King pressed against the ropes, preventing King from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
King misses with a body punch.
King misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lad.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lad tries to work over King's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from King.
King lands with a right to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for King.
A right handed body shot lands from Lad.
King blocks an uppercut.
King digs a right hand into Lad's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lad's gas tank.
King misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
King tries to work over Lad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with King's elbow.
King scores with a shoulder strike.
Lad tries a body shot but King blocks it.
King tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lad's elbow.
Lad misses with a punch to the body.
Lad lands a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lad has King pressed against the ropes, preventing King from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
King is trying to break the clinch but Lad has him pressed against the ropes.
King lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Lad blocks an uppercut.
King lands with a short shot to the head.
Lad misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lad tries a body shot but King blocks it.
King lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lad backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lad lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lad scores with a hook to the body.
Lad misses with some punches.
Lad tries a body shot but King blocks it.
King tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
King is trying to push Lad away but Lad has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
King misses with a hook to the ribs.
King tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lad blocks an uppercut.
Lad pushes King back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
King wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right from King.
Lad lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
King looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
King is trying to break the clinch but Lad is controlling him.
King blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lad is working King over against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Lad.
A short body shot lands from Lad as the two fighters clinch.
Lad misses with a hook to the ribs.
King tries a body shot but Lad blocks it.
Lad prevents a body shot from King.
King blocks a body shot from Lad.
King lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lad misses with a punch to the body.
Lad is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that King can do to turn this around?
King misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lad blocks an uppercut.
Lad lands a nice elbow.
Young Lad has scored more points in the clinch so far.
King tries to work over Lad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lad blocks a body shot from King.
King tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lad.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short uppercut from King.
Lad lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for King.
King has a couple of punches blocked by Lad.
Lad throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kings head.
Lad tries to throw a body punch but King avoids it by throwing Lad back against the ropes.
Lad tries a body shot but King blocks it.
King is trying to push Lad away but Lad has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Lad blocks a body shot from King.

King breaks the clinch.
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lad.
A nice side step and King releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Young Lad dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Harley King's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Lad closes the distance and clinches.

King breaks the clinch.
King gets cracked there but stands up to it.
King throws a hook but Lad avoids it easily.
King swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lad counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

King drives through and clinches with Lad against the ropes.

King's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
King takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

King closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lad lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
King softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
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 blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Lad.
King takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
King misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lad makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

King is rocked!
Lad lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
King is still on wobbly legs! Can Lad finish him?
Lad throws a big uppercut that drops King! More strikes from Lad and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! King lies dazed against the ropes as Lad celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Young Lad!
Young Lad took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, THE END 32 for their support in the buildup to the fight.