PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wang Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armor 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.

Long
vs
King

192 cm
20
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
277 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wang Long!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Armor King!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Long instigates a clinch.
King tries to stall but Long uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
King taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
King gets underhooks to prevent Long's takedown attempt.
Long tries a knee to the head but King blocks it.
Long can't get the takedown.
Long lands a knee to the head.
King wants to get back to striking at distance but Long won't allow it.

King decides to pull guard.
King is pulling down on Long's head. It's preventing any offense from Long, at least for the moment.
Long is looking to work some ground and pound but King has wrist control.
Long throwing strikes from guard but King blocks nicely.
Long postures up in King's guard and throws a big left but King blocks it.

King had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Long defends it easily.
Long throws a strike but King rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King passes into half guard.
Long wants to get back to full guard.
King is taking a breather. Long says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
King wants to take a breather but Long is having none of it.
Long could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
King prevents Long from improving his position.
King trying to control from half guard but Long is working away.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Armor King.
Long tries to clinch
letting King counter with a right hand.

It looks like Wang Long has been cut.
Long gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and King counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wang Long. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Long is breathing heavily.
King throws a right and a left that both miss.
King throws a low kick but Long avoids it.
King looks to land a combination but Long avoids it well.
Long wants to clinch

and King counters with a takedown into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Long some visible discomfort.

King is trying to get an arm triangle but Long is defending well.
King slows the pace down.
King working the ground and pound from side control.
King lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Long down.
King takes a little break here. Long wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
King tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Long can't do much from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King grinds an elbow into Long's temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee asks King politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. King prefers to stall for the moment though.

King decides to stand back up. King steps back and let's Long get back to his feet.
Long shoots and misses

and King counters with a nice double leg into side control. Long won't be happy with that.
King wants to control but Long is keeping him busy.
King in side control, just content to control the action for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Let's hope that King has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Armor King dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wang Long's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Long shoots and misses

and King counters with a single leg into guard. Long didn't expect that.
King trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Long manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
King throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Long stopping the sweep attempt from King.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as King holds on and takes a little breather.
Longis looking to pass into half guard but King pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now King is in guard.
King looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
King has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
King passes into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
King is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Long wants to improve his position but King is controlling well.
King is keen to just control but Long is a slippery customer.
Long wants to get back to full guard.
King is thwarting Long's attempts to control the position.
Long knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for King on the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

King decides to return to a standing position.

King moves into the clinch.

King drags the fight down to the ground.
Long postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

King kicks Long off and gets to his feet.

King closes the distance and pushes Long back into the cage.
Long manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

King turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Long is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
King slows the pace down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long trying to control but King flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Long can't escape the position.
A lull in the action here.

King looking for the choke but no joy.
King trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Long doesn't escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long tries to roll but King sticks to his back.
King just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Long is trying to break free.
King scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Armor King has got the better of the ground game so far.
King biding his time, looking for the opening.
Long is taking damage to the body and head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Long trying to control the hands but King breaks the grip.
King controlling from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Armor King showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Wang Long's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

King swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Armor King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Long pushes King up against the cage in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by King as Long tries to tie him up.
Long goes for a takedown in the clinch but King prevents it.
Long changes levels and goes for a takedown here. King fights it off and pushes away nicely.

King gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Long backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
King taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Long jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as King walks away with a smile on his face. Long gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wang Long. That's going to take a lot out of him.

King forces Long back against the cage and clinches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Long is looking for a takedown up against the cage. King gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

King pulls Long into guard.
Long postures up.
King wants to stand up but Long is controlling him.

King working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Long doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Long manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
King manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Long manages to get himself to full guard.
Long doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King sitting in guard here, content to control.
Long is looking to sweep but instead, King has passed into half guard.
King has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
King looking to control but Long is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

King looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Long swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
King controlling the position easily from mount.
King looking to control but Long is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Long is looking to improve his position but King isn't that keen on the idea.

King stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Long wants to clinch but King slips to the side

and King counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Long's guard now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Long can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as King controls the pace.
Long keeping full guard, as King tries to pass.
King pushes down on Long's leg and manages to get into half guard.
King wants to pass to mount but Long is defending the position.
Long tries to regain full guard. Instead though, King has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
King tries to control but Long wriggling away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Armor King comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well King has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 25:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 26:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Armor King!