PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lawrence Bimbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Azeroth King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bimbo comes to the cage accompanied by ICP - Miracles. King has chosen Smooth Criminal as his entrance music. Lawrence Bimbo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bimbo
vs
King

188 cm
27
235 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

195 cm
28
240 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lawrence Bimbo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Azeroth King!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Lou da Vinci and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bimbo wants to clinch.
Bimbo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bimbo throws a leg kick but King checks it.
Bimbo slips under a jab from King.
Bimbo is looking to clinch.
King loads up on a big right hand but Bimbo slips the punch.
Bimbo walks into a left hand.
Bimbo throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
A combination from King does no damage.
Bimbo tries to clinch but King moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King blocks a head kick by Bimbo.
Bimbo closes this distance looking for a takedown but King circles away.
Bimbo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lawrence Bimbo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bimbo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King avoids the body shot from Bimbo.
Bimbo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but King paws at him with a jab and circles away.
King misses with the combination.
Bimbo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
King avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
King lands a jab to Bimbo's midsection.

Bimbo gets a clinch.
Bimbo looking to throw knees to the head but King is blocking nicely.
King has had enough of the clinch but Bimbo keeps him there for the moment.
King wants to get back to striking at distance but Bimbo won't allow it.
King lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bimbo is working for takedown but King is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lawrence Bimbo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bimbo.
King scores with a shot to the side of Bimbo's head.

Bimbo works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Bimbo is breathing heavily.
King tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Bimbo drops back, looking for a kneebar! King looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. King looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from King!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bimbo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bimbo is trying to control King's posture but King avoids it.
Bimbo sneaks back into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Bimbo actively working from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bimbo's head.
Bimbo wants to improve his position but King is controlling well.
King is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bimbo is trying to control but can't.

King stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
King throws a body punch but Bimbo moves out of range.
Bimbo catches King with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bimbo wants to clinch up but King keeps it at a distance.
Bimbo wants to clinch up but King keeps it at a distance.
King stuffs the takedown.
A leg kick checked by King.
Bimbo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
King shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bimbo as he avoids it easily.
Bimbo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bimbo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
King misses with a looping left.
King circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King lands a jab-cross combination.
Bimbo doesn't manage to clinch there - King circles away.
King needs to keep his hands up - Bimbo had a free shot at his head there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Azeroth King will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bimbo just misses with a punch to the body.
Azeroth King is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bimbo scoring well with a low kick there.
Bimbo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
King circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bimbo throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
Bimbo misses with a head kick.
King stuns Bimbo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bimbo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
King moves away from the strike by Bimbo.
A right-left combo lands from King.
Bimbo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from King.
King lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bimbo has a takedown stuffed.
Bimbo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
King lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
King lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bimbo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but King paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bimbo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but King paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bimbo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A lazy left from King finds it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bimbo.

Bimbo scores a takedown into full mount!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bimbo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of King's face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bimbo lands a heavy elbow.

King defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Bimbo.
Bimbo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. King can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bimbo trying to control but King is having none of it.
King tries to hold on but Bimbo pushes him away.
Bimbo lands a nice shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bimbo looking to control but King is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bimbo throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bimbo punching from mount but King doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Bimbo thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
King is working to get back to half guard.

Bimbo goes for an armbar but he's not got it… King turns into him and now he's in Bimbo's guard.
King postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
King in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
King trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Bimbo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. King is aware though and is defending well.
King won't allow Bimbo to sweep him here.
King trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Bimbo working for a triangle but King defends it easily.
Bimbo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from King.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lawrence Bimbo dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bimbo misses with a shot to the body
and King counters with a nice uppercut.
Bimbo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from King.
King tries to bum rush Bimbo with a series of wild strikes but Bimbo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
King lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bimbo tries to close the distance and clinch but King swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
King scores with the left hand. Bimbo knows he should have avoided that one.
King displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
King wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
King avoids the head kick by Bimbo.
Bimbo darts in trying to clinch
and Bimbo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bimbo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Azeroth King seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bimbo looks to clinch
and King cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bimbo looks to land a left hand but King moved out of range nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bimbo, right into the meat.
Bimbo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bimbo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and King counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
King stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bimbo.
Bimbo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around King's waist but King gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bimbo off to one side.
King defending well as Bimbo loads up on a big left hand.
Bimbo tries to clinch
and King counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
King misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King circles away from the clinch attempt
and King counters with a nice body shot.
King looks to land a combination but Bimbo avoids it well.
Bimbo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
King takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
An inside leg kick lands from Bimbo.
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!

Bimbo lands a big head kick that sends King tumbling to the mat! Bimbo takes a step backwards and waves King back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Azeroth King has been cut.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King moves out of range as Bimbo throws a body kick.
King throws a nice looking combination but Bimbo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bimbo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
King circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bimbo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King avoids the head kick by Bimbo.
Bimbo throws a head kick that King semi-blocks.
Good exchange - King coming out on top.
Bimbo misses with a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bimbo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A left and a right from King both land. Nice combination.
Bimbo throws a leg kick but King sees it coming and moves out of range.
King lands a lovely overhand right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bimbo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bimbo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A head kick misses from Bimbo.
No luck for King with that takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bimbo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bimbo.
Bimbo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
Bimbo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with King but King pushes him off and we're back to square one.
King misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bimbo looks to land a left hand but King moved out of range nicely.
Bimbo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lawrence Bimbo clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Azeroth King's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bimbo closes the distance and clinches up with King, looking for a takedown. Bimbo pushes King against the cage but King circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice uppercut there from King.
Bimbo clinches but King breaks the clinch
and King counters with a left and a right that stings Bimbo.
King scores with a jab to the head.
Bimbo tries to clinch
and King counters with a right hand to the body.
Bimbo tries to clinch
and King connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bimbo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from King.
Bimbo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by King.
King fails to land with a series of punches.
Bimbo tries to land a leg kick but King saw it coming and moves away.
King has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bimbo darts in trying to clinch
and King makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bimbo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bimbo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
King bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
King avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
King swats away the attempt to clinch by Bimbo.
Bimbo throws a half hearted mid kick.
King walks into a stiff left hand from Bimbo.
King misses with a takedown attempt
and Bimbo counters with a nice leg kick.
Bimbo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from King.
Bimbo clinches but King breaks the clinch
letting King counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from King does no damage.
Bimbo wants to clinch but King slips to the side
and King counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bimbo thinking.
King will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
King loads up on a big right hand but Bimbo slips the punch.
King waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bimbo.
King slips a jab from Bimbo.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bimbo is defended easily by King.
King blocks the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by King. Beautiful body shot.
Bimbo tries to clinch but King moves out of range.
Bimbo walks into a straight right hand from King.
Bimbo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bimbo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Bimbo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bimbo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bimbo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
King seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Bimbo passes King's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King is looking to improve his position.
Bimbo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
King works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bimbo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Bimbo has gone for a leg lock! King slips out almost immediately though and dives into Bimbo's guard.

Bimbo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and King defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Azeroth King dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Azeroth King's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Bimbo throws a low kick but King moves out of range easily.
King blocks a head kick by Bimbo.
Bimbo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
Bimbo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts King as he jumps to the side.
King's corner calls for a 1-2. King obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bimbo shoots in but King avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bimbo misses with a head kick.
King avoids a kick to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
King ducks under a wild hook from Bimbo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King lands with a right hand.
King throws a jab when Bimbo was well out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from King.
Bimbo throws a head kick that misses.
Bimbo shoots in for a takedown but King shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lawrence Bimbo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bimbo throws a front kick that sends King stumbling back into the cage.
King thows a left - swing and a miss!
King throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bimbo with a poor takedown
and King cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
King lands with a nice combination. Bimbo backs away looking to recover.
King connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King lands an overhand right.
Bimbo tries to clinch
and King counters with a lovely straight right hand!
King takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice takedown defense from Bimbo. No joy for King on that attempt.
Bimbo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and King counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
King tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bimbo swivels and escapes.

Bimbo has closed the distance and engaged King in a clinch.
King tries to circle away but Bimbo has him pinned against the cage.
Bimbo lands a good knee to the midsection. King won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bimbo obliges.
Bimbo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A quick uppercut on the inside from King.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bimbo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but King blocks it with crossed arms.
King jumps guard but Bimbo stands there with King around his waist. King gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bimbo throws a head punch that misses.
King tries to pull guard but Bimbo holds him up against the cage and eventually King drops back down to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King is trying to maintain a safe position but Bimbo gets an underhook and turns King into the cage.
Bimbo throws a knee to the head but misses.
King fails to pull guard.
King wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
King trying to control the position but instead, Bimbo has worked for underhooks and has pushed King into the cage.
King has Bimbo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bimbo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bimbo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
King is trying to break the clinch but Bimbo has him pressed against the cage.
Bimbo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. King fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bimbo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? King is fending him off so far but Bimbo persists. Nope, King circles away and we're back to standing.
Bimbo throws a leg kick that misses.
King throws a series of punches but Bimbo avoids them all with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bimbo was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
Bimbo looks to land a body kick but King moved away.
King throws a combination. Bimbo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bimbo ducks under a wild hook from King.
King avoids the head kick by Bimbo.
Bimbo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bimbo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
King changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bimbo tries to avoid it but King manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bimbo to the ground. Bimbo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bimbo closes the distance but King moves to the side
and King counters with a three punch combo that has Bimbo backing up. Bimbo nods at King to acknowledge the strikes.
Horrible takedown by Bimbo or perhaps it was just good defense by King which made him look bad.
King lands with a straight right. Bimbo didn't see that one coming.

And that's the end of the fight!
Azeroth King comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 47:48
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 47:48
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Azeroth King!
Azeroth King is the new heavyweight champion!