PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Semanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivan Semanov acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

King
vs
Semanov

175 cm
22
158 lbs
7 - 2 - 1

177 cm
23
155 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ivan Semanov!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for King.
Semanov swings for the body but King moves out of range.

King takes the fight into the clinch.

King manages to break the clinch.
Semanov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ivan Semanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Semanov throws a big shot that misses.
King takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
King looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
King scores with a leg kick.
Semanov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Semanov tries to bum rush King with a series of wild strikes but King uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Semanov throws a hook but King avoids it easily.
King lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
King tests Semanov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
King throws a nice inside leg kick.
Semanov misses with a combination

and King counters with a takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Semanov is not content to let King control the position.
King tries to score with some ground and pound. Semanov controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Semanov is looking for a sweep.
King knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Semanov on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Semanov takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The strikes coming from King are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
King working the ground and pound but Semanov is defending the strikes.
King grinds an elbow into Semanov's temple.
King tries to score with some ground and pound. Semanov controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
King wants to control but Semanov is keeping him busy.
Semanov gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Semanov defending well though.
King throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
King wants to take a breather but Semanov is having none of it.
Semanov wants to improve his position but King is controlling well.
Semanov is refusing to be controlled, as King sits in half guard.
Still in half guard, King seems content to control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Semanov wants to get back to full guard.
King thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Semanov's head.
King is nestled in close to Semanov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
King not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Semanov is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
King trying to control the pace.
Semanov is looking to improve his position.
Semanov lands with a few short shots to the body.
King throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
King tries to pass the half guard into mount. Semanov knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Semanov is not content to let King control the position.
King not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
King wants to take a breather but Semanov is having none of it.
King throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Semanov punching from the bottom.
Semanov manages to get to full guard.
King postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as King accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
King has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Semanov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in King's guard.
Semanov throwing strikes from guard but King blocks nicely.
King preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy King dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

King has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Semanov finds it's way round the side to connect with King's head.
Semanov throws a one two combo.
Semanov throws the left hand but King avoids the punch easily.
King turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Semanov takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
Semanov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and King counters with a stiff right hand.
King tries to move into range but Semanov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Semanov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King misses with a wild combination.
Semanov falls off balance throwing a combination

and King counters by moving into the clinch.
King lands a left hand.

King's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

King pushes Semanov up against the cage in a clinch.
Semanov scores with a shoulder strike.

King's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.

King decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Semanov trying to control but King postures up.
King scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Semanov has hold of King's hands but King slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Semanov is looking for a sweep. King is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Semanov works his way to full guard. Good work.
King missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
King throwing strikes from guard but Semanov blocks nicely.
King is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
King in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Semanov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Semanov keeping full guard, as King tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Semanov is trying to control the position but King postures up.
King trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
King postures up.
King distracts Semanov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Semanov is trying to keep King in close.
King controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
King loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
King connects with a couple of short punches.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells King's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Semanov trying to keep a closed guard but King is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King wants to control from the top but Semanov keeps moving.
King lands a couple of elbows.
King trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
King lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Semanov wants to sweep but no luck.
Semanov is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
King trying to control but Semanov is working from the bottom.
King preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
King keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Semanov's head.
Semanov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Semanov is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Semanov is breathing heavily.
King is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Semanov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Semanov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Semanov throws an off balance right hand

and King counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by King.

King is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Semanov can't fight it off and eventually King manages to take the fight to the floor. Semanov looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Semanov controls King momentarily but King frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy King dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Semanov misses with a left hand

and King counters by clinching up.

King escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Semanov falls off balance throwing a combination

and King counters with a single leg into guard. Semanov didn't expect that.
Semanov trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
King working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
King scoring with some ground and pound.
Jimmy King overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Semanov throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
King throws a big right hand that misses.
King working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Semanov's head.
King landing with the ground and pound.
King pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Semanov is keeping the position for now.
King throwing strikes from guard but Semanov blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King sitting in guard here, content to control.
Semanov keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
Semanov wants to sweep here but King controlling him for the moment.
King wants to control from the top but Semanov keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jimmy King.

King pushes Semanov up against the cage in a clinch.

King manages to break the clinch.
Semanov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Semanov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Semanov.
Semanov swings widly with a right hand
and King counters with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Semanov walks into a jab.
King misses with a straight right.
Semanov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

King looking to score a takedown here. Semanov is defending well but King drives through and ends up in Semanov's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Semanov looking to hit a scissor sweep but King is one step ahead there.
Semanov manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
King is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Semanov misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
King is squirming around, avoiding Semanov's attempts to control the action.
Semanov scoring with strikes but King is staying in there.
Semanov throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Semanov thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Semanov throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Ivan Semanov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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.
Semanov trying to control but King is having none of it.
King tries to hold on but Semanov postures up.
King wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Semanov.
Semanov throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy King showed his dominance in that final round.
Well King 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27

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