PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Long Thai (ranked 3209 p4p, 3332 weight class) and Dwayne King (ranked 362 p4p, 371 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Thai
vs
King

178 cm
43
165
28 - 37 - 3

174 cm
41
150
20 - 32 - 1

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 28 - 37 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Long Thai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 32 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dwayne King!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, John Mangel and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
King throws a shot to the body.
King connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as King throws out the jab.
King misses with a left hand
and Thai counters with a stiff right hand.
Thai takes a shot right to the bread basket.
King blocks a jab.
King throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
King misses with an uppercut
and Thai counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thai throws a big shot that misses.
Dwayne King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from King.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from King lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Thai has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thai and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Thai avoids the head kick by King.
Thai wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King scores with a shot to the body.
Thai has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crapollas Gym in the buildup to the fight.
King swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Thai counters by clinching up.
King tries to throw a body punch but Thai avoids it by throwing King back against the cage.
King scores with a shot to the side of Thai's head.
King lands a right hand.
King managing to block the knees to the body from Thai.
Thai trying to land knees to the body.
Thai misses with a hook to the ribs.
King misses with the head strike.
A short right from King.
King lands with a light punch inside.
Thai throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thai.
King blocks an elbow strike from Thai.
King tries to work over Thai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
King lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thai lands a good knee to the midsection. King won't want to take too many of those.
King lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thai backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King misses with a body punch.
King lands a hook that snaps the head of Thai backwards.
King scores with a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from King.
King lands a nice shot to the body.
King working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thai blocks a body shot from King.
King misses with a punch to the body.
Thai blocks an uppercut.
Thai tries to land knees in the clinch but King avoids the damage to the body.
King throws a head punch that misses.
Thai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Thai.
King misses with a punch on the inside.
Thai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from King.
Thai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and King avoids it.
King throws a head punch that misses.
King on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
King gets through Thai's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. King is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai lands a good knee to the midsection. King won't want to take too many of those.
Thai blocking some punches.
King makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
King scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thai missing with knees to the body.
Thai working King over with knees to the body.
Thai tries to land knees in the clinch but King avoids the damage to the body.
Thai tries to land knees in the clinch but King avoids the damage to the body.
Thai tries to land knees in the clinch but King avoids the damage to the body.
Thai blocking some punches.
Thai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from King.
Thai tries to land knees in the clinch but King avoids the damage to the body.
King lands with a short head shot on the inside.
King managing to block the knees to the body from Thai.
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land.
King throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thais head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
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 works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thai.
King avoiding damage as Thai throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and King avoids it.
A short uppercut from King.
A right handed body shot lands from King.
Thai tries to land knees in the clinch but King avoids the damage to the body.
King misses with some punches.
Thai missing with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by King.
Thai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from King.
Thai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. King is defending well for now.
King tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
King misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thai.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for King.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King misses with a punch to the body.
Thai blocking some punches.
King misses with a punch to the body.
King lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
King throws a head punch that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dwayne King dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

King lands a leg kick that knocks Thai off balance momentarily.
Nice body kick from King.
King with the inside leg kick.
King connects with a body shot that sends Thai's belly button to the back.
A nice leg kick lands there from King.
King fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Thai on the side of the head.
King bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Thai's head.

Thai is rocked!
Thai gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! King gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dwayne King!
A relieved looking Dwayne King thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.