PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Mateusz Biernat (ranked 2453 p4p, 22849 weight class) and James King (ranked 270 p4p, 670 weight class). Biernat comes to the ring accompanied by Ballroom Blitz. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Biernat
vs
King

178 cm
31
164
18 - 20 - 1

170 cm
26
161
8 - 5 - 0

Great elbows
Very quick

World class MT
Good gas tank

Voodoo 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 18 - 20 - 1, fighting out of London, Mateusz Biernat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James King!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King throws a lazy right hand but Biernat sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
King cracks Biernat with a right hand to the side of the head.
King has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Biernat tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but King paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Biernat tries to clinch up but King circles away and keeps his distance.
King throws a big counter head kick but Biernat avoids it with no problem.
Biernat takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Biernat takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Biernat tries to clinch up
and King counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
King lands a nice looking kick to the body. Biernat takes a step back to recover.
Biernat tries to close the distance and clinch up but King swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Biernat tries to clinch up but King circles away and keeps his distance.
Biernat wants to clinch
and King counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Biernat thinking.
King throws a big shot that misses.
Biernat wants to clinch
and King counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King thumps Biernat with a low kick.
Biernat darts in trying to clinch
and King counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Biernat takes a kick to the side of the head.
King scores with a kick to the body.
King explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Biernat wants to clinch
and King counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
King connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mateusz Biernat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A leg kick checked by Biernat.
Biernat moves in looking to clinch but King pushes him off.
Biernat tries to clinch up but King circles away and keeps his distance.
Biernat is looking to clinch but King is avoiding it.
Biernat is looking to clinch.
King lands a nice shot to the body.
Good leg kick by King.
King wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
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 pushes Biernat away with a front kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - King finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
King circles away from the clinch attempt.
King is looking to chop away at Biernat's legs.
Biernat doesn't manage to clinch there - King circles away.
King scores with a spinning back kick!
Biernat has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Biernat there as he acknowledges the shot.
Biernat is looking to clinch.
James King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
King lands with a nice body punch.
Good leg kick by King.
King getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Both fighters circling a little - King finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Biernat stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from King.
King darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Biernat slips a jab and a cross from King.
Biernat walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
King digs a good hook to Biernat's body.
Biernat tries to clinch but King is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Biernat gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Biernat tries to break the clinch but King is controlling the position.
Biernat pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.

King breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Biernat moves in looking to clinch but King pushes him off.
Biernat will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Biernat on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Biernat darts in trying to clinch
and King counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Biernat throws a left and a right that both miss
and King counters with a nice low kick that buckles Biernat's knee momentarily.
King scores with a nice body kick.
King lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Biernat wants to clinch but King slips to the side
and King counters with a stiff right hand.
King throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Biernat fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from King. Biernat shrugs it off though.
Donk. King catches Biernat right on the button with a cross.
King stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
King has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
King scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
James King seems to be getting the better of the standup.
King dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Biernat. That did some damage!
King swats away the attempt to clinch by Biernat.
Nice uppercut there from King.
Biernat tries to close the distance and clinch but King swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Biernat looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
King uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Biernat has time to react.
Biernat is looking to clinch but King is avoiding it.
Biernat on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
King displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
King lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Biernat is looking to clinch but King is avoiding it.
Biernat is looking to clinch but King is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Biernat moves into the clinch successfully.

Biernat breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Biernat on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
King looks to land a combination but Biernat avoids it well.
Mateusz Biernat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
King rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Biernat moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Biernat fails with an attempt to clinch.
Biernat chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before King can pounce on him.
King digs a good body shot into Biernat's ribs.
Biernat is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Biernat tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. King manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Biernat looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
King throws a nice looking combination but Biernat bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Biernat blocks the body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King thows a left - swing and a miss!

Biernat closes the distance and clinches.

King breaks from the clinch.
Biernat tries to clinch but King moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

James King showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

King fails to land with a series of punches.
James King is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Biernat fails in his attempt to clinch.
King lets loose with a powerful body kick. Biernat will feel that in the morning.
King throws a nice head kick!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by King!
King getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
King chopping away at his opponent's legs.
King misses with the combination.
As King looks to move away, Biernat throws a big counter combo but King just gets out of the way.
King keeps the fight on the outside.
King chopping away at his opponent's legs.
King misses with a looping right.
Biernat tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Biernat gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
King is looking to break free of the clinch but Biernat has double underhooks.
King wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

King's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
King jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Biernat takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Biernat tries to clinch but King moves out of range.
King throws out a counter right but Biernat avoids it with no problem.
King throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Biernat.
Biernat chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before King can pounce on him.
King circles away from the clinch attempt
and King counters with a nice uppercut.
Biernat fails with an attempt to clinch.
King throws a leg kick which misses Biernat's front leg but catches the back leg as Biernat tries to avoid it.
King scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
King swats away the attempt to clinch by Biernat.

Biernat gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biernat trying to control the position but instead, King has worked for underhooks and has pushed Biernat into the ropes.

King manages to break the clinch.
King scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from King. Biernat shrugs it off though.
Biernat drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
King moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Biernat sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Biernat is looking to clinch.
King cracks Biernat with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
King scoring well with a low kick there.
Mateusz Biernat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Biernat tries to clinch but King moves away
and King counters with a good low kick that Biernat was not able to check.
King misses with a double jab.
Biernat tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. King manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
King throws a right and a left that Biernat avoids nicely.
Biernat throws a leg kick but King sees it coming and moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick by Biernat misses
and King counters with a nice uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
James King comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got King winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 James King!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for James King!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for James King!

James King wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, James King, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.