QFC Tournament 1130 Round 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Martin (ranked 4707 p4p, 4036 weight class) and Moctesuma Khan (ranked 184 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Martin
vs
Khan

183 cm
18
265
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
24
275
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pablo Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Moctesuma Khan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khan scores with a nice head shot.
Martin tries to close the distance and clinch but Khan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Khan has eaten all the pies!
Khan lands a nice looking body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Martin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Martin wants to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Khan.
Khan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Khan cracks Martin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Khan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Martin.

Martin rushes Khan and presses him up against the cage.
Martin lands a nice uppercut.
Martin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Martin has a couple of punches blocked by Khan.
Khan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Martin backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martin scores with a shoulder strike.
Khan is looking to take this one to the mat.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Martin misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan has a couple of punches blocked by Martin.
A right handed body shot lands from Martin.
A head punch on the inside from Martin fails to land.
Khan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Martin is leaning against Khan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Khan looks winded!
Khan prevents a body shot from Martin.
Martin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Martin is leaning against Khan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Martin misses with a body punch.
Khan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Martin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Martin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Martin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Martin tries a body shot but Khan blocks it.
Khan working aggressively here.
A short left from Martin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Martin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khan is looking to take this one to the mat.
Martin can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan goes for a takedown attempt but Martin pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Pablo Martin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Moctesuma Khan.
Martin throws a right and a left that Khan avoids nicely.
Khan takes one to the chin there.
Martin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Khan moves forwards but Martin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Martin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khan was well out of range. Poor timing from Martin.
Martin misses with the combination.
Khan cracks Martin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Khan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Martin clobbers Khan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Khan walks into a jab.
Martin misses with a few strikes there.
Pablo Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan misses with a hook. Martin ducked under it nicely.

Martin has managed to clinch.
Khan blocks a body shot from Martin.
Khan looking to slow down the pace here.
Martin misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws a head punch that misses.
Khan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Martin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khan misses with a body punch.
Martin has a couple of punches blocked by Khan.
Martin misses with the head strike.
Khan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Martin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Khan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Martin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
Pablo Martin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Martin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Khan, pushing him back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Martin as the two fighters clinch.
A right hand to the body from Martin.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Martin.
A short left from Martin.
Martin slows down the pace here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martin working aggressively here.

Khan has picked Martin up - he's going for a ride! Khan dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
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!
Martin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Martin controls Khan momentarily but Khan frees himself.
Khan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Martin is trying to keep Khan in close.
Khan throwing strikes but missing.
Martin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Martin tries to get out of the position.
Khan lands a couple of digs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Martin dominated that round.
That's time! Martin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Martin clinches.
Martin blocking some punches.
Khan blocks an uppercut.
Khan is looking to control Martin's arms but Martin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Khan has his back to the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Martin.
Martin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Khan can do to turn this around?
Martin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Martin scores with a shoulder strike.
Martin swings wildly with an uppercut but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pablo Martin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Martin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Martin misses with a punch on the inside.
Martin misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khan tries to work over Martin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Martin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Martin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Khan blocks a body shot from Martin.
Martin swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Martin.
A frustrated look appears on Khan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Martin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Martin is keeping busy.
Martin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Khan is working for takedown but Martin is calmly controlling the position for now.
Martin misses with some punches.
Martin tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Martin back against the cage.
Martin blocking some punches.
Khan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Martin lands a left hand.
Martin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khan's elbow.
Martin misses with a punch to the body.
Martin is pushing Khan up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Martin can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
Khan blocks a body shot from Martin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Khan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khan shoots in and drives through. Martin sprawls well.
Khan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Martin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Martin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Khan slips a jab and a cross from Martin.
Khan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Martin throws a body punch but Khan moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martin misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Martin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Martin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Martin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Khan throws a shot from downtown. Martin moves away and avoids it.
Martin moves in looking to clinch but Khan pushes him off.
Khan throws a counter combo.
Khan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Martin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Martin misses the shot to the body.
Khan dodges the punch combination from Martin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Martin's hands.
Khan looks to score with a jab to the body but Martin is just out of range.
Martin is looking to counter the offense by Khan and move into the clinch.
A cross from Martin lands.
Martin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khan was well out of range. Poor timing from Martin.
Khan throws a series of punches but Martin moves out of range.
Khan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Martin tries to clinch up but Khan circles away and keeps his distance.
Martin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Khan dives in for a single leg takedown but Martin sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Pablo Martin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Moctesuma Khan.
Martin misses with an uppercut.
Martin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khan darts in looking for a takedown but Martin gets double underhooks and turns Khan into the cage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Martin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Khan throws the left hand but Martin avoids the punch easily.
Khan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A big left from Martin misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan misses with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Martin.
Khan is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Martin with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Khan. Those never looked like landing.
The fighters circling - Khan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Khan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martin.
Khan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martin looks to land a left hand but Khan moved out of range nicely.
Khan misses with a few strikes there.
Khan shoots in looking for a takedown. Martin tries to sprawl out of it but Khan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Martin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Martin tries to clinch but Khan moves out of range.
Khan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Moctesuma Khan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice jab there from Martin.
Khan goes for a double leg but Martin avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Martin continues to drive forward.

Martin closes the distance and pushes Khan back into the cage.
Martin lands an uppercut.
Martin throws a head punch that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Martin dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Martin lands a slapping body shot.
Khan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Khan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good exchange - Martin coming out on top.
Khan misses with an uppercut.
Martin seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Martin looks to score with a jab to the body but Khan is just out of range.
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martin slaps away a takedown attempt from Khan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Martin misses the shot to the body.
Khan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Martin swivels and escapes.
Martin wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Martin misses with a wild body shot.

Martin clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Martin struggles to land a body shot inside as Khan controls his hands.
Khan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Martin is struggling to control the position.
A left hand lands to the body for Martin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
Martin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Martin lands a hook that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Martin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khan's elbow.
Khan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Martin misses with a body punch.
Khan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Martin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Khan.
Martin misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Martin fails to land.
Martin misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Martin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Khan working aggressively here.
Martin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martin misses with the head strike.
Martin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Martin working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Martin blocking some punches.
Martin misses with a punch on the inside.
Martin tries a body shot but Khan blocks it.
Martin tries to work over Khan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Martin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Khan as Martin tries to tie him up.
Martin struggles to land a body shot inside as Khan controls his hands.
Khan blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Martin.
A left hand lands to the body for Martin.
Khan is looking to break free of the clinch but Martin has double underhooks.
Khan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Martin.
Martin misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The referee calls for Martin to work.
Martin dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Martin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Martin.
Martin tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Martin back against the cage.
Martin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Martin fails to land.

Khan has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Martin is trying to keep an underhook but Khan manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Martin tries to get to full guard but Khan has control of the leg.
Martin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Martin's head.
Martin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Khan controls the pace.
Khan working some strikes from top position.
Martin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Khan is one step ahead there.
Khan scoring with punches to the head and body.
Khan stands up over Martin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Khan with a nice head shot there.
Khan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Khan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Moctesuma Khan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martin controls Khan momentarily but Khan frees himself.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Martin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Martin, 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Pablo Martin!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Pablo Martin!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Pablo Martin!

Pablo Martin wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Poblano (ranked 4706 p4p, 3868 weight class) and Kamehameha The King (ranked 447 p4p, 0 weight class). Pablo Poblano has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Poblano
vs
The King

183 cm
18
265
1 - 0 - 0

202 cm
24
274
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
KO power

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pablo Poblano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kamehameha The King !
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The King fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Poblano ducks under a wild hook from The King .
The King ducks under a wild hook from Poblano.
Poblano swings away with a body shot that misses
and The King cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Pablo Poblano has been cut.
Poblano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The King moves away.
Poblano stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The King takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Poblano tries to close the distance and clinch up but The King swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A punch lands to the side of The King 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Poblano moves in looking to clinch but The King pushes him off.
Sloppy strikes from The King . Those never looked like landing.
The King cracks Poblano with a good jab.
Poblano connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Poblano drives through and clinches with The King against the cage.
Poblano swings wildly with an uppercut but The King uses good head movement to avoid it.
The King lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Poblano on the inside.
Poblano misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Poblano.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The King blocks an uppercut.
The King looking for a takedown.
Poblano swings wildly with an uppercut but The King uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poblano cracks The King with a nice body shot.
Poblano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Poblano tries to throw a body punch but The King avoids it by throwing Poblano back against the cage.
The King drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Poblano gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pablo Poblano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kamehameha The King .
Poblano misses with a punch to the body.
Poblano can't find room to land a body shot as The King controls the action.
The King 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Poblano lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Poblano.
A nice left hand lands by Poblano.
The King looks winded!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The King 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Poblano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from The King ! But no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from The King misses the target.
The King avoids the body shot from Poblano.
A swing and a miss from The King .
Poblano fails with an attempt to clinch.
Poblano looks to land a right hand but The King moved out of range.
The King throws a hook but Poblano avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poblano misses with a straight left.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Poblano has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Poblano there as he acknowledges the shot.
Poblano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Poblano throws the left hand but The King avoids the punch easily.
Some wild striking there from Poblano.

The King decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Poblano looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The King working Poblano over with strikes.
The King throwing shots but Poblano is blocking nicely.
Poblano on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Poblano tries to get out of the position.
The King not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The King really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Poblano. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Poblano wants to control but The King is keeping busy.
Poblano regains full guard. Nicely done.
Poblano working a defensive guard here.
Poblano manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. The King manages to get himself to full guard.

Poblano trying to control the position from guard on top but The King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poblano loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Poblano gets to his feet. The King looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Poblano misses with a lunging right hand
and The King counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The King throws a series of punches but Poblano moves out of range.
The King fails to land with a series of punches.
The King lands a nice shot to the body.
The King lands with a straight right. Poblano didn't see that one coming.
Nice defenses there by The King .
No joy there for The King , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Poblano moves forwards but The King connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poblano avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The King shoots for a takedown but Poblano saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The King with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Poblano doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Pablo Poblano will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pablo Poblano's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

The King staying out of range there.
Some wild striking there from Poblano.
The King blocks a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Poblano 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Poblano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The King was well out of range. Poor timing from Poblano.
The King scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Poblano stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Poblano wants it to stay on the feet.
Poblano swings widly with a right hand
and The King counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd cheers as The King lands an impressive looking overhand right. Poblano doesn't seem phased though.
Poblano tries to clinch up but The King circles away and keeps his distance.
The King throws out a counter right but Poblano avoids it with no problem.
Kamehameha The King seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poblano. The King does a little dance to reset his feet.
Poblano misses the shot to the body.
The King uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Poblano.
A right-left combo lands from The King .
The King is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The King swinging wildly here.
Poblano misses with a hook
letting The King counter with a right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The King closes the distance and clinches up with Poblano, looking for a takedown. The King pushes Poblano against the cage but Poblano circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Poblano is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from The King .
Kamehameha The King is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poblano tries to close the distance and clinch but The King swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The King closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A slow jab from Poblano misses its intended target.
The King has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The King keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Poblano.
The King 's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and The King duly obliges.
Poblano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Poblano closes the distance and clinches.
Poblano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The King 's elbow.
The King blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Poblano has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Poblano tries a body shot but The King blocks it.

The King has Poblano pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. The King pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Poblano tumbling to the mat - The King dives into Poblano's guard.
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!
Poblano has momentary wrist control but The King slips an elbow through the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Poblano is on top in guard.

Poblano 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.
The King keeping moving, preventing Poblano from controlling successfully.
The King wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Poblano manages to pass to side control.
The King won't allow Poblano to pass to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poblano trying to control the pace.
Poblano trying to mount his opponent but The King defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The King blocking the ground and pound attempt from Poblano.
Poblano throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Poblano stops The King from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Poblano perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Poblano throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Poblano content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The King is trying to stand up here but Poblano is controlling him well.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The King swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Poblano.
The fighters circling - Poblano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Poblano tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and The King counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kamehameha The King showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pablo Poblano's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

The King lands a left and a right that sends Poblano crashing to the canvas! The King dives into mount looking to finish!
Poblano avoids a strike by The King and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in The King 's guard! Fantastic escape!
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!
Poblano wants to control from the top but The King keeps moving.
Poblano content to stall in guard here.
Poblano stops The King from standing up.
Poblano might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The King keeping moving, preventing Poblano from controlling successfully.
Poblano controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The King is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Poblano is controlling him.
The King keeping moving, preventing Poblano from controlling successfully.
The King is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Poblano is controlling him.
Poblano's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Poblano trying to control but The King is working from the bottom.
The King is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The King avoids the body shot from Poblano.
The King swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Poblano does no damage.
The King throws out a counter right but Poblano avoids it with no problem.
Poblano throws a hook to the side of The King 's head but The King sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

The King manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Poblano on his heels. He'll look to pass Poblano's guard now, I'm sure.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Poblano holds on and takes a little breather.
Poblano wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poblano bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in The King 's guard.

Poblano wants to control from the top but The King keeps moving.
The King wants to stand and escape but Poblano is having none of it.
Poblano is pushing down on The King 's leg trying to pass to half guard. The King is fighting to maintain full guard but Poblano has managed to sneak the leg through.
Poblano trying to control the action but The King is working from the bottom.
Poblano tries to pass the half guard into mount. The King knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Poblano is controlling the pace.
Kamehameha The King is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poblano is keen to just control but The King is a slippery customer.
Poblano thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed The King 's head.
The King blocking the ground and pound attempt from Poblano.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Poblano throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pablo Poblano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The King is trying to stand.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kamehameha The King comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think The King 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Kamehameha The King !
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Kamehameha The King !
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Kamehameha The King !

Kamehameha The King wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Kamehameha The King thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adonis Kamehameha (ranked 3870 p4p, 4456 weight class) and Dontavius Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Kamehameha
vs
Freeman

195 cm
24
266
2 - 0 - 0

195 cm
18
200
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adonis Kamehameha !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dontavius Freeman!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freeman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kamehameha manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Freeman shoots in for a takedown but Kamehameha shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kamehameha lands a nice shot to the body.

Kamehameha moves into the clinch.
Kamehameha presses Freeman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kamehameha creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kamehameha creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Freeman jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kamehameha walks away with a smile on his face. Freeman gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Freeman dodges the punch combination from Kamehameha .
Kamehameha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Freeman manages to avoid it.

Kamehameha cracks Freeman with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Kamehameha has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Freeman to stand back up!

It looks like Dontavius Freeman has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Freeman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kamehameha manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Freeman throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kamehameha 's head.
Freeman closes the distance and clinches up with Kamehameha , looking for a takedown. Freeman pushes Kamehameha against the cage but Kamehameha circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Adonis Kamehameha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dontavius Freeman.
Freeman looks winded!
Are you kidding me?! Kamehameha ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Freeman clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Adonis Kamehameha !
Adonis Kamehameha thanked the fans post fight for their support.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leopold Shaw (ranked 4831 p4p, 4495 weight class) and Peter Bland (ranked 192 p4p, 418 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Shaw
vs
Bland

193 cm
24
280
1 - 0 - 0

187 cm
23
265
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leopold Shaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Bland!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Shaw is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bland's half guard.
Shaw slips a nice elbow through Bland's hands, connecting with Bland's forehead.
Bland trying to control but Shaw postures up.
Bland on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Shaw is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Shaw throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Shaw takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Shaw winds up and cracks Bland with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Bland is rocked!
Shaw lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Bland quite badly. Bland pulls Shaw in close trying to recover. Shaw postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Bland on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Bland doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leopold Shaw!
Leopold Shaw tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.