PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lamont King (ranked 1765 p4p, 208 weight class) and Marcus Aurelius (ranked 3192 p4p, 343 weight class). King comes to the cage accompanied by King For A Day - Green Day . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

King
vs
Aurelius

182 cm
23
170 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

167 cm
23
156 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)
Dark Knight Nutrition

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 - 5 - 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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcus Aurelius!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King misses with a body shot.
King throws a right hand that misses
and Aurelius counters with a series of strikes. King will be more careful next time no doubt.
King smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
King's corner calls for a 1-2. King obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

King gets caught flat footed, as Aurelius shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Aurelius won't allow King to get back to his feet.
Aurelius in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Aurelius postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Aurelius with a flurry of punches that miss.
Aurelius loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Aurelius drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but King manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Aurelius has King in his guard.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aurelius is pulling down on King's head. It's preventing any offense from King, at least for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Aurelius is on top in guard.

King definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Aurelius with a flurry of punches that miss.
Aurelius tries to free his leg and advance position but King is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Aurelius is looking to work some ground and pound but King has wrist control.
Aurelius postures up in King's guard and throws a big left but King blocks it.
Aurelius throws a big elbow that misses.
Aurelius missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Aurelius accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Aurelius trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but King manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King wants to stand and escape but instead Aurelius has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

King working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Aurelius.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Aurelius accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Aurelius dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

King misses with a low kick.

Aurelius closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Aurelius lands in his opponent's guard.
Aurelius throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Aurelius throwing strikes but missing.
Aurelius trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but King manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King is fighting to break Aurelius's control of his arms but Aurelius is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
King is looking to stand up but Aurelius won't let him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius wants to get back to his feet but King is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Marcus Aurelius has got the better of the ground game so far.
Aurelius controlling King's posture.
King tries to free his leg and advance position but Aurelius is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Aurelius has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but King has passed into side control.
King tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
King controlling the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Aurelius is looking to work his way out of this bad position but King is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lamont King dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

King misses with a straight left.
King throws an off balance right hand

and Aurelius counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Aurelius seems to be working for a kimura but King defends the submission attempt.

Aurelius is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
King wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Aurelius is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so King is just riding it out for now. Aurelius eventually gives up the hold.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
King pushes Aurelius off looking to stand but Aurelius dives back in and keeps control.

Aurelius is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

King is defending against the submission attempts here by Aurelius.
King avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Aurelius.

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.
Aurelius throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing King to regain full guard.
Aurelius throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

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

Aurelius is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Aurelius comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Aurelius has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Aurelius!
Marcus Aurelius took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Dark Knight Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
Lamont King was interviewed post fight and said 'Back to Harlem for some adjustments! Props to my opponent!'.