PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nigel King (ranked 4714 p4p, 0 weight class) and Delorme Del Torro (ranked 5834 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

King
vs
Del Torro

184 cm
25
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

187 cm
23
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nigel King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Delorme Del Torro !
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King throws a jab but it's blocked by Del Torro .
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Del Torro is defended easily by King.
Nigel King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Del Torro moves into the clinch.

Del Torro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
King misses with a hook.
King lands a glancing blow to the side of Del Torro 's head.

Del Torro pushes King up against the cage in a clinch.
King is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Del Torro 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King misses with a looping right.
King looks to land a left hand but Del Torro moved out of range nicely.
Del Torro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
King sets himself, and Del Torro steps forward looking for the clinch! King avoids it this time.
King pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Del Torro back to the cage. King follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

It looks like Delorme Del Torro has been cut.
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 misses the shot to the body.
King fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King is looking to score with low kicks.
King catches Del Torro with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice uppercut lands for King. That snapped Del Torro 's head back.

Del Torro shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Del Torro showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Del Torro wants to take a breather but King is having none of it.
King is looking for a sweep. Del Torro is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Del Torro stalling away here and it's allowed King to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Del Torro looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Torro is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
King preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Del Torro tries to free his leg and advance position but King is retaining full guard.
King is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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.

The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
King is trying to control the action in half guard but Del Torro is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Torro won't allow King to pass to mount.
King trying to control the action but Del Torro is working from the bottom.
King is thwarting Del Torro 's attempts to control the position.
Del Torro keeping hold of King's head, controlling as best he can.
Del Torro trying to control from the bottom.
Del Torro is staying active underneath King, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
King is really struggling to control Del Torro but he's trying to hold on to the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
King looks for the body kick but Del Torro saw that one coming.

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.
Del Torro takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
King scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Del Torro looks winded!

King tries to sprawl but Del Torro drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Del Torro wants to pass the guard but King is defending well.
King regains full guard. Nicely done.

Del Torro gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Del Torro displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from King.
King fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
King scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheers as King lands an impressive looking overhand right. Del Torro doesn't seem phased though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nigel King dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Delorme Del Torro 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

King swinging wildly here.
King is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Del Torro can do to turn this around?
King shoots in for a takedown but Del Torro shows good takedown defense.
King pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Del Torro is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nice straight punches there by King. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of King.
King moves out of range as Del Torro throws a body kick.
Del Torro slips a jab and a cross from King.
No luck for King with that takedown attempt.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Del Torro throws a counter combo.
Del Torro dives in and grabs King's left leg, looking for a takedown. King pushes down on Del Torro 's head and hops out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Del Torro closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Del Torro shoots in and bounces King off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
King keeping moving, preventing Del Torro from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King wants to sweep but no luck.
Del Torro looking to sit in guard and control but King gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

King trying to control but Del Torro is working from the bottom.
Del Torro is adopting a defensive guard.
Del Torro is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst King is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Del Torro being controlled here, momentarily.
Del Torro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Del Torro has a closed guard, preventing King from standing up.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Del Torro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Del Torro keeping full guard, as King tries to pass.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Del Torro walks into a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Torro looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
King tests Del Torro 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
King fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nigel King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King looks for a takedown but Del Torro sprawls well.
Delorme Del Torro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheers as King lands an impressive looking overhand right. Del Torro doesn't seem phased though.
Del Torro is trying hard to land a takedown here. King sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Del Torro takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from King.
A nice side step and Del Torro releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King dips to his left and cracks Del Torro with an uppercut!
King lands an overhand right.
King lands a jab.
King lands with an overhand left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Del Torro takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Del Torro tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting King counter with a right hand.
King tests Del Torro 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
King scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A decent looking body kick lands there for King.
King lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Del Torro backs up against the cage.
Del Torro will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
King swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nigel King dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Delorme Del Torro '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!

King misses with a looping right.
King throws a hook to the side of Del Torro 's head but Del Torro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Del Torro feints and as King raises his hands in defense, Del Torro changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

King manages to escape and get back to his feet.
King scores with a jab to the head.
Nigel King is winning the standup battle so far.
Del Torro ducks under a wild hook from King.
Del Torro feints the counter takedown.

Del Torro shoots in and bounces King off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Del Torro postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Del Torro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. King swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Del Torro stops King from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Torro is looking to pass into half guard but King pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now King is in guard.

Del Torro looking for submissions from the bottom but instead King passes into side control.
King moves into full mount!
King can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Del Torro is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Del Torro ?
Nigel King overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
King scores with a couple of good head shots there.
King punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King tries to control but Del Torro wriggling away.
Del Torro keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
King trying to control but Del Torro is having none of it.

King is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Del Torro has managed to escape the submission attempt.
King with a couple of short strikes.
Nigel King is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Del Torro is looking to escape.

King is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
King uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
King uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Del Torro has time to react.
Del Torro takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Del Torro doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Del Torro takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Delorme Del Torro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
King connects with a single shot there.
King connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nigel King showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for King, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nigel King!
An out of breath Nigel King thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.