PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harley King (ranked 3095 p4p, 2530 weight class) and Thomas Bolleke (ranked 387 p4p, 323 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

King
vs
Bolleke

194 cm
36
216
26 - 27 - 0

195 cm
38
205
31 - 19 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Fast

Bondi MMA
Urban Fighter

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 26 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harley King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Bolleke!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King throws a looping overhand right but Bolleke ducks down to avoid it.
Harley King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bolleke slips a straight right by King.
Bolleke fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bolleke avoids the body shot from King.
King throws a hook but Bolleke blocks it.
Good exchange - King coming out on top.
Bolleke misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bolleke comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King throws a combination that misses

and Bolleke counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for King!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bolleke cracks King with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bolleke working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
King takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

Bolleke thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Bolleke goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, King rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Bolleke's guard! Nice work there by King!

King stands up from guard. Let's bang!
King throws a jab when Bolleke was well out of range.
And Bolleke tries to counter it with a takedown but King pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bolleke catches King with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bolleke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from King.
Bolleke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts King as he jumps to the side.
King dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
King slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bolleke darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
King is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bolleke.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bolleke connects with a good right hand that stumbles King. King circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bolleke throws a poor cross that misses
and King counters with a nice uppercut.
Bolleke switches off momentarily and King cracks him with a monster right hand! Bolleke topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as King dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by King!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Harley King!
Harley King made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying ' Im The F OG mfukerz no boring zhit its kill or be killed '.