PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Atunes (ranked 392 p4p, 386 weight class) and David King (ranked 60 p4p, 57 weight class). King is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Manchester United Chants George Best Song Spirit In The Sky. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Atunes
vs
King

188 cm
30
210
19 - 11 - 0

190 cm
26
219
14 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Atunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David King!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atunes feints and then cracks King's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow King down.
King misses with a hook
and Atunes counters with a nice leg kick.
Atunes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Atunes has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Jungle Room in the buildup to the fight.
Nice uppercut there from Atunes.
Atunes misses with a hook. King ducked under it nicely.
King misses the shot to the body.
Atunes moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Atunes does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Atunes misses the target.
King lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
King misses with the combination.
A little feinted left hand from Atunes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Atunes looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
King misses with a hook. Atunes ducked under it nicely.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Atunes.
King slips under a jab from Atunes.
Atunes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Atunes looks to throw the jab but King is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

It looks like David King has been cut.
King avoids the body shot from Atunes.
King defending well as Atunes loads up on a big left hand.
King looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Atunes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Atunes misses with an uppercut.
Atunes moves away from the strike by King.
Atunes misses with a few strikes there.
Atunes scores with a hook.
Atunes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Atunes.
Atunes dodges the punch combination from King.
Atunes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
King ducks under a wild hook from Atunes.
King gets cracked there but stands up to it.
King is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Atunes.
King missing with a left hand there. Atunes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Atunes half committed to a counter leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes throws a leg kick but King checks it.
King lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Atunes at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Atunes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from King.
An attempted straight right counter from Atunes misses the target.
King cracks Atunes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Atunes tests King's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice jab there from King.
Atunes throws a jab but it's blocked by King.
King lands a jab to the head.
King with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Atunes to score with a decent uppercut.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Atunes was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
Atunes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
King moves away from the strike by Atunes.
King throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Atunes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
King misses with a looping right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atunes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
King lands a nice shot to the body.
King takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Atunes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
King throws a body punch but Atunes moves out of range.
King swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
King swings for the body but Atunes moves out of range.
King throws a body punch but Atunes moves out of range.
It looked like Atunes was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from King.
Atunes throws out a loose jab but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
Atunes lands with a good body shot.
Atunes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Atunes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
King misses the shot to the body.
Atunes throws a shot from downtown. King moves away and avoids it.
Atunes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Atunes misses with a wild body shot.
King throws a hook but Atunes avoids it easily.
Atunes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
King staying out of range there.
King looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Atunes loads up on a big right hand but King slips the punch.
King misses the shot to the body.
Atunes misses with a hook. King ducked under it nicely.
King misses with a wild combination.
Atunes is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Atunes misses with a left hand
and King counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
King on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Atunes lands with a shot to the body.
King takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Atunes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
King scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
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 Antonio Atunes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on David King's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

King comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
King takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
King with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Atunes throws the left hand but King avoids the punch easily.
King lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
King connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice uppercut lands for King. That snapped Atunes's head back.
King's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and King duly obliges.
King loads up on a big right hand but Atunes slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Atunes.
Atunes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. King sees it coming and avoids it easily.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Atunes manages to avoid it.
Atunes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from King.
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 with a wild combination.
King blocks the body kick.
King slips under a jab from Atunes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King feints a jab promting Atunes to slip. King then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Atunes slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Atunes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
King slips under a jab from Atunes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as King checks a leg kick.
King looks to throw the jab but Atunes is out of range.
King throws a lazy right hand but Atunes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Atunes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Atunes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed King momentarily.
Atunes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Atunes dodges the punch combination from King.
King uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Atunes.
Atunes lands a nice shot to the body.
King scores with a jab to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Atunes misses with a head kick.
King looks like he wants to counter punch here.
King looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
King uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Atunes.
King throws an overhand right that lands on Atunes's shoulder, as Atunes tries to avoid the shot.
Atunes throws a leg kick but King checks it.
King throws a right hand that Atunes ducks under and follows up with a left that Atunes also avoids with ease.
King scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Atunes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from King.
King scores with a hook.
Atunes lands a nice shot to the body.
King blocks a jab.
Atunes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Atunes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
David King seems to be getting the better of the standup.
King throws a jab but it's blocked by Atunes.
King ducks under a wild hook from Atunes.
King takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
King misses with a wild body shot.
Atunes jabs King to the body, keeping him at a distance.
King throws a jab but it's blocked by Atunes.
Atunes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
King misses with a wild body shot.
King rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Atunes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A big right from King misses.
King scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Atunes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. King looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Atunes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from King.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Atunes moves away.
King is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Atunes.
A counter left hand to the body from Atunes misses its target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atunes clobbers King with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Atunes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
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!
A jab from King finds it's way through Atunes's defenses.
King throws a body shot but no joy.
King's coach down at Bone Breakerz was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on King's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Atunes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Atunes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Atunes swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Atunes misses with a few strikes there.
As Atunes backs off King throws a huge counter combo but Atunes manages to avoid it all.
King takes one to the side of the head.
Atunes connects with a single shot there.
Atunes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
King scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Atunes doesn't seem bothered though.
King slips under a jab.
Atunes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King lands a head shot.
Nice uppercut there from Atunes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

David King showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on David King's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Atunes digs a good body shot into King's ribs.
Atunes staying out of range there.
King uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Atunes.
King on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Atunes scores with a sloppy right hand. King should have avoided that one.
King throws a body punch but Atunes moves out of range.
King dips to his left and cracks Atunes with an uppercut!
King has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Atunes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Atunes with a hook.

King is rocked!
Atunes weaves into range and cracks King right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! King goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Atunes is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Antonio Atunes!
During a confident post fight interview, Antonio Atunes thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
David King was interviewed post fight and said 'Goin' t'pub afterwards, have a few pints & move on to the next chapter. I couldn't be mithered with it all anyway, you know what I mean? Can't be arsed'.