PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lamont King (ranked 1409 p4p, 155 weight class) and Yusuke Urameshi (ranked 745 p4p, 82 weight class). King comes to the cage accompanied by King For A Day - Green Day . Urameshi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Smile Bomb. Lamont King could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Yusuke Urameshi's chin.

King
vs
Urameshi

182 cm
23
170 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

172 cm
25
160 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Arcticus University: London
Voodoo Nutrition

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)
Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lamont King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yusuke Urameshi!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Urameshi digs a good body shot into King's ribs.
King looks to land a combination but Urameshi avoids it well.
Urameshi scores with a decent looking hook.
Urameshi slips a straight right by King.
Urameshi scores with a crisp jab that stopped King in his tracks.
Urameshi has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
King slips under a jab.
Urameshi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King.
Urameshi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
King moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Urameshi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Urameshi looks to throw the jab but King is out of range.
King swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
King avoids the body shot from Urameshi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - King throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A countering left hand to the body from Urameshi misses.
Urameshi misses with a body shot.
Urameshi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
King misses the jab.
King drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King slips a jab from Urameshi.
King takes a swing at Urameshi's ribcage but misses.
Urameshi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Urameshi lands the left hand.
Urameshi lands a right hook to the body.
Urameshi blocks a jab.
Urameshi digs a good hook to King's body.
King fails with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from King misses the target.
King misses with an uppercut. Urameshi saw that one coming.
King goes for a double leg but Urameshi avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Urameshi continues to drive forward.
Urameshi throws a looping overhand right but King ducks down to avoid it.
King has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lamont King. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Urameshi.
King is looking to land body kicks.
King is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Urameshi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Urameshi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Urameshi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Urameshi throws a shot from downtown. King moves away and avoids it.
Urameshi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Urameshi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Urameshi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Urameshi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from King misses.
Urameshi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
King connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yusuke Urameshi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

King looks to land a left hand but Urameshi moved out of range nicely.
King is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Urameshi.
King scores with a nice head shot.
A big left from Urameshi misses.
King 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.
King misses with a hook. Urameshi ducked under it nicely.
Urameshi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Urameshi slips under a jab from King.
King slips under a jab from Urameshi.
Urameshi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
King goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Urameshi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
King connects with a right hand. Urameshi shakes it off.
Yusuke Urameshi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urameshi checks a leg kick.
Urameshi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. King sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Urameshi tries to bum rush King with a series of wild strikes but King uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
King feinted with a counter takedown.
Urameshi defending well as King loads up on a big left hand.
Urameshi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Urameshi stuffs the takedown attempt from King. King gets slowly back to his feet.
Lamont King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Urameshi lands a nice hook to King's body. King takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
King swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A nice side step and Urameshi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Urameshi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from King.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Urameshi! But no joy.
King ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
King tries a head kick but it misses.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Urameshi.
A little jabbing left from Urameshi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Urameshi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
Urameshi throws the left hand but King avoids the punch easily.
King ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Urameshi swings for the body but King moves out of range.
It looked like King wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Urameshi lands with a good body shot.
Urameshi blocks a head kick by King.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi moves away from the strike by King.
King blocks a jab.
King takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Urameshi slips a jab and a cross from King.
Urameshi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from King.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Urameshi lands a really nice looking cross but King seems unphased.
Urameshi cracks King with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Urameshi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King.
King pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
King displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Urameshi throws out the jab.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether King might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
King misses with a straight left.
A nice side step and Urameshi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Urameshi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of King's head.
Urameshi moves out of range of the strikes.
Urameshi throws out a powerful jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Lamont King will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Urameshi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Urameshi wants it to stay on the feet.
Urameshi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from King on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
King loads up on a big right hand but Urameshi slips the punch.
King is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Urameshi.
Urameshi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good work by Urameshi as he checks the leg kick.
Urameshi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Urameshi works King's body with a nice hook.
Urameshi digs a good hook to King's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Urameshi. King does a little dance to reset his feet.
King swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Urameshi misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urameshi scores with a decent looking hook.
Urameshi thuds a left hand into King's body.
Urameshi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as King throws out the jab.
Nice uppercut there from Urameshi.
King throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Urameshi sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Urameshi throws a big shot that misses.
King walks into a left hand.
Urameshi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A shot to the body from King misses
and Urameshi counters with a left to the body.
King has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Urameshi finds it's way round the side to connect with King's head.
King throws a lazy uppercut
and Urameshi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
King misses with a head kick.
Urameshi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lamont King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Urameshi ducks under a wild hook from King.
King steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Urameshi.
A swing and a miss from King.
King misses with a head kick.
Urameshi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Urameshi slips a jab from King.
King misses with a hook.
King ducks under a wild hook from Urameshi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. King looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
King misses with a straight right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

It looks like Yusuke Urameshi has been cut.
Urameshi lands a slapping body shot.
Urameshi lands a two punch combo.
Urameshi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
King missing with a left hand there. Urameshi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Urameshi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yusuke Urameshi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Urameshi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
King went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
King misses with a left hand
and Urameshi counters with a straight right hand.
King throws a looping overhand right but Urameshi ducks down to avoid it.
King throws a body punch but Urameshi moves out of range.
Urameshi slips under a jab.
King throws an off balance right hand
and King takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Urameshi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yusuke Urameshi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Urameshi 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Yusuke Urameshi!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Yusuke Urameshi!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Yusuke Urameshi!

Yusuke Urameshi wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Yusuke Urameshi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Lamont King was interviewed post fight and said 'Back to Harlem for some adjustments! Props to my opponent!'.