PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Naoise Durnin (ranked 19452 p4p, 4148 weight class) and Sammy King (ranked 615 p4p, 464 weight class). Durnin kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is I'm Shipping Up To Boston by The Dropkick Murphy's. The key to victory for Naoise Durnin has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Durnin
vs
King

197 cm
36
270
15 - 14 - 0

198 cm
31
235
4 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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 15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Naoise Durnin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Sammy King!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

King forces Durnin back against the cage and clinches.
Durnin lands a hook to the side of the head.
King is trying to break free.
Durnin misses with a punch to the body.
Durnin lands a right hand that snaps the head of King backwards.
Durnin lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Sammy King has been cut.
Durnin has a couple of punches blocked by King.
Durnin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
King lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
King is looking to break free of the clinch but Durnin has double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by King.
Durnin lands with a light punch inside.
Durnin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite King's efforts to push away.
A short left from Durnin.
This has been an exciting period of action!

King breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Durnin slips under a jab.
Durnin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Durnin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Durnin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Durnin keeps control of King as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Durnin throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durnin with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Durnin.
Durnin lands with a right to the head.
Durnin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Durnin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Durnin lands a right hand that snaps the head of King backwards.
Durnin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Durnin maintains plum control as King tries to back straight out! Durnin connects with one knee! Two knees! Three, four, five, six...seven unasnwered knees! King blocks the eight but eats the ninth - then collapses! Oh the brutality!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knees). Naoise Durnin!
Naoise Durnin decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.