PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Moses King (ranked 6229 p4p, 3904 weight class) and Mister Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mister Man has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Moses King's chin.

King
vs
Man

185 cm
25
186
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
185
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Moses King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mister Man!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

King lands a left and a right that send Man crashing to the mat, dazed. King thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
A leg kick checked by King.
Man connects with a solid leg kick.
King lands with a good body shot.
Man misses with a two punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man avoids a punch combination nicely.
Man swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
King misses with a combination
and Man counters with a low kick, right behind King 's knee.
Man dodges the punch combination from King.
King scores with a shot to the body.
King lands a nice shot to the body.
Moses King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Man's waist but Man gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing King off to one side.
Man is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
King uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
King uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Man.
King changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
King throws a predictable looking body shot

and Man moves into the clinch.
Man leaning against his opponent.

Man turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Man trying to control the position but King is working away.
Man working the ground and pound from side control.
King knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Man on the ground.
King tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Man cracks King with a big right hand but King just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Man controlling the position from side mount.

Man is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, King has escaped the position, nice work there.
Man misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Man in side control lands a decent elbow.
Man wants to control but King is keeping him busy.
King tries to bench press Man off him but Man keeps the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King is not content to let Man control the position.
King being controlled for a moment.
Man works to advance to full mount. King defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Man can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as King is looking to escape.
Man looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Man working for a submission but King is keeping him at bay.
Man looking to control and managing it successfully.
King is in a horrible position here. Man smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Man can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as King is looking to escape.
Man has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Moses King will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

King throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

so Man counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Man trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Man thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Man pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. King is keeping the position for now.
Man not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mister Man has got the better of the ground game so far.
Man throws a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Man stands up and waves to King to follow him.
King misses with a shot to the body

and Man decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in King's guard.
Man landing with the ground and pound.

Man drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Man jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
King looking to hit a scissor sweep but Man is one step ahead there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
King working a defensive guard but Man passes into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man passes to side control.
Man remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

Man is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, King has escaped the position, nice work there.
Man working the ground and pound but King is defending the strikes.

Man is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but King is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
King seems a little lost for a moment, as Man dominates the positioning.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Man wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by King, who protects the arm well.
Man working the ground and pound but King is defending the strikes.
King is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Man is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
King is wriggling around trying to escape.
Man is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. King can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man working King over with strikes here.
Man cracks King with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Man content just to control the position here.
King is squirming around, avoiding Man's attempts to control the action.
Man cracks King with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Man trying to control but King is having none of it.
King holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Man tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mister Man showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

King displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Man misses with a head kick.
King looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
King tries to clinch up.
And Man tries to counter it with a takedown but King pushes his down on his head and steps out.
King throws a series of punches but Man moves out of range.
Man scores with a head kick. King tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
King misses the shot to the body.
Moses King is winning the standup battle so far.
Man takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Man.
Man drops down looking to force a counter takedown but King defends it well.

King gets tackled into the cage by Man. Man maintains the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Man.

Man breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man throws a series of punches but King moves out of range.
King is looking to wear down Man with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Man gets the takedown into side control.
Man is looking to take a break and control but King is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

King throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Man throws a leg kick that misses.
Man throws a right hand that misses
and King counters with a straight right hand.
King missing with a left hand there. Man was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Man misses with a body kick.

Man closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. King quickly recovers to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man sitting and controlling from the half guard.
King taking some punishment here, with Man in his half guard.

Man is trying for a kimura here. King looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Man wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mister Man!