PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Pullford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul King told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Pullford
vs
King

180 cm
25
210 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

194 cm
28
216 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Pullford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul King!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pullford thumps King with a low kick.
King throws a hook to the side of Pullford's head but Pullford sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
King tries to clinch there but Pullford circles away.

Pullford closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Pullford lands in his opponent's guard.

King is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pullford defends well.
Pullford is working King over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
King working a defensive guard here.
Pullford trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
King is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Pullford on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pullford tries to get out of the position.
Pullford is concentrating on defense, preventing King from advancing position.
Pullford gets full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King advances position into side control!

King tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Pullford can't do much from the bottom here.
Pullford is trying to get back to half guard.
Pullford gets back to half guard.
Pullford is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

King is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pullford defends it well.
King trying to pass the guard but Pullford defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

King is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Pullford holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Pullford is trying to control but can't.
Pullford moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pullford might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pullford throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Pullford is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pullford is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
King trying to hold on to Pullford's head to control him but Pullford postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pullford is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

King looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pullford wants to control but King is keeping him busy.
Pullford winds up and cracks King with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
King is trying to stand.

Pullford wants to work for an arm triangle but King is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
King gets back to full guard.
King looks gassed!
Pullford chips away with some ground and pound.
King wants to sweep here but Pullford controlling him for the moment.
Pullford landing with the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pullford is working King over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pullford's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pullford works over King with some ground and pound from guard.
Pullford wants to control from the top but King keeps moving.
Pullford trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pullford trying to control but King is working from the bottom.
Pullford is looking to work some ground and pound but King has wrist control.
Pullford is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

King working for a triangle but Pullford defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pullford stays in close to King's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Pullford dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

King attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pullford shoots in looking for a takedown but King manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pullford's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Pullford fails with the takedown.
King throws a nice outside leg kick.
King tries to clinch but Pullford is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - King looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pullford digs a good body shot into King's ribs.
Pullford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
King wants to clinch up but Pullford keeps it at a distance.
King doesn't manage to clinch there - Pullford circles away.
King darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
King avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pullford throws a low kick, looking for King's leg but King calmly moves out of range.
King moves out of range of the leg kick from Pullford.
Pullford showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from King.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pullford cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
King lands a right hook to the body.
King tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Pullford counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in King's guard now.
King trying to keep a closed guard but Pullford is proving a slippery customer.
Pullford trying to control but King is working from the bottom.
Pullford connects with a couple of short punches.

Pullford drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pullford jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pullford postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

King is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pullford defends well.

Pullford postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! King is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Pullford, into his guard.
Pullford controlling King's posture.

King drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and King jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
King wants to control from the top but Pullford keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pullford is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pullford trying to keep a closed guard but King is proving a slippery customer.
Pullford keeping full guard, as King tries to pass.
Pullford pulls King in close to prevent any damage.
King stopping the sweep attempt from Pullford.
Pullford bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in King's guard.
Pullford with a flurry of punches that miss.
King is trying to keep Pullford in close.

King throws his legs up looking for a submission but Pullford uses it to pass to side control.
King is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Pullford scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at King to see if he's OK.
Pullford working the ground and pound.

Pullford is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. King knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Pullford wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by King, who protects the arm well.
King is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

Pullford tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pullford has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Pullford dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Pullford shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches King napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Pullford working the body and head with strikes.
King is looking for a sweep.
Pullford is working King over with some ground and pound from side control.
Pullford cracks King with an elbow. That is naaassty.
King regains half guard.
Ground and pound from Pullford.
Pullford prevents King from improving his position.
Pullford looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
King is pressing down on Pullford's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
King takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pullford working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

King had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pullford defends it easily.
Pullford scoring with some ground and pound.
Bill Pullford overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pullford is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Pullford drops back looking for a leg! King is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and King manages to kick Pullford off! Pullford jumps back into King's guard.
Pullford with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pullford is working King over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pullford working some strikes from top position.
Pullford throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pullford working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pullford stopping the sweep attempt from King.
Pullford is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pullford connects with a couple of short punches.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pullford's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pullford looking to sit in guard and control but King gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pullford is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pullford is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Pullford manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pullford raining down hammerfists from mount.
King is squirming around, avoiding Pullford's attempts to control the action.
Pullford raining down shots from the mount!

Pullford working for a guillotine from mount but King is in no mood to give up.
Pullford avoids the attempt from King to control.
Pullford prevents King from getting the reversal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pullford landing punches.
Pullford is in the full mount, landing strikes.
King is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Pullford lands a nice shot to the head.

King is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Pullford cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
King is still in real trouble! Can Pullford finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Pullford working for a guillotine from mount but King is in no mood to give up.
King is bucking up trying to escape but Pullford cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Pullford showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pullford has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Pullford!