PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eric Long (ranked 3587 p4p, 6072 weight class) and Arthur King (ranked 237 p4p, 334 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Long
vs
King

170 cm
25
140
4 - 2 - 0

182 cm
24
140
1 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eric Long!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Arthur King!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Steve Erwin and Ben Hemmingworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King delivers a nice body kick.
Eric Long seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King lands a leg kick that knocks Long off balance momentarily.
Long tries for a takedown but King sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
King scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Long throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. King tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Long is in King's guard.
Long 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.
Long advances position into side control!
Long moves into full mount!
King's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King is trying to stand but he's just given Long his back.

Long has got one arm under King's chin. This could be trouble... King trying to control the other hand but Long gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, King has tapped out! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Eric Long!