PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jason King (ranked 4718 p4p, 4698 weight class) and Jason King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

King
vs
King

176 cm
25
156
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason King!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fighter A goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Jason King has been cut.
Fighter B tries to clinch up but Fighter A circles away and keeps his distance.

Fighter B closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Fighter A - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Fighter A is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Fighter B gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Fighter B throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fighter B is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Fighter A is defending well.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fighter B takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Fighter A is trying to stall.
Fighter A has Fighter B pressed against the cage, preventing Fighter B from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fighter A is pressed up against the cage. Fighter B has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fighter A down to the mat. Fighter A avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Fighter B closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fighter A lands with a right to the head.
Fighter B stalling.
Fighter A is stalling here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fighter A.
Fighter A doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter B keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fighter A's efforts to push away.
Fighter A is trying to drag Fighter B to the mat but Fighter B just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Fighter A manages to break the clinch.

Fighter B moves into range and clinches up with Fighter A.
Fighter A lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fighter B backwards.
Fighter B misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fighter A.
A nice left hand lands by Fighter A.
Fighter B using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fighter A has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fighter B throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fighter A blocks it with crossed arms.
Fighter A taking a breather.

Fighter A gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Fighter A missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fighter A sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fighter B defending well though.
Fighter B trying to control from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter A lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fighter A works his way into full mount!
Fighter A lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Fighter A lands with some strikes.
Fighter A raining down hammerfists from mount.
Fighter A scoring with strikes but Fighter B is staying in there.

Fighter B is rocked!
Fighter A is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Fighter B can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Fighter B is still in real trouble! Can Fighter A finish him?
Fighter A loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Fighter B scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Fighter A land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Fighter A stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason King!