PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Malcolm King (ranked 3886 p4p, 1413 weight class) and Julio Regueiro (ranked 144 p4p, 59 weight class). King comes to the cage accompanied by YoungBoy Never Broke Again – White Teeth. Regueiro has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Julio Regueiro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

King
vs
Regueiro

185 cm
33
171
16 - 16 - 0

174 cm
40
174
33 - 23 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin

HELLS BALLS RECOVERY

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Malcolm King!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Julio Regueiro!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
King tries to clinch but Regueiro moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Regueiro - just one landing.
Regueiro misses with a few strikes there.
King throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Regueiro's head.
King misses the shot to the body.
Regueiro is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Regueiro throws a jab but it's blocked by King.
Regueiro takes a shot right to the bread basket.
King tries to clinch up.
King is looking to clinch.
Regueiro raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.

King closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
King misses with a hook to the ribs.
King goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Regueiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

King moves into the clinch.
King struggles to land a body shot inside as Regueiro controls his hands.

King breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Regueiro walks into a left hand.

King has taken the fight to the clinch.
Regueiro working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Regueiro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Regueiro can't find room to land a body shot as King controls the action.

King breaks the clinch.
Regueiro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Regueiro takes the fight into the clinch.
King doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

King manages to break the clinch.
King has been working on his boxing with his coaches at HELLCADEMY in the buildup to the fight.
King connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Regueiro lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

King clinches with his opponent.
King pushes Regueiro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

King breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Regueiro wants to clinch up but King keeps it at a distance.
Regueiro tries to clinch up but King circles away and keeps his distance.
King is looking to clinch.
Regueiro is looking for the big counter here.
Regueiro misses with a straight left.
King lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Julio Regueiro has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King lands a jab-cross combination.
Regueiro throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from King.

Regueiro has managed to clinch.
King blocks an uppercut.
Regueiro tries a body shot but King blocks it.
Regueiro working aggressively here.
Regueiro has a couple of punches blocked by King.
Regueiro blocking some punches.

King pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

King clinches.

King pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
King tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
King connects with a body shot.
Regueiro wants to clinch.
King tries to clinch up.
Regueiro blocks a head kick by King.
King throws a right hand that Regueiro ducks under and follows up with a left that Regueiro also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Regueiro counters with a nice body shot.

King forces Regueiro back against the cage and clinches.
Regueiro working aggressively here.
King has Regueiro pressed against the cage, preventing Regueiro from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Regueiro blocks an uppercut.

King breaks the clinch.
Regueiro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

King clinches up with Regueiro and pushes him back against the cage.
King works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

King breaks from the clinch.
King tries to clinch but Regueiro is having none of it.
No joy there for King, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
King fails with an attempt to clinch.

King moves into the clinch.

King breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
King lands a head kick!
King with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King tries a head kick but it misses.

King darts in and clinches Regueiro up against the cage.
Regueiro can't break the clinch.
King misses with a body punch.

King's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
King avoids the head kick by Regueiro.
King thuds his right hand into Regueiro's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
King slips a jab from Regueiro.
Regueiro looks to land a left hand but King moved out of range nicely.
King tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
King throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Regueiro takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Regueiro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
King cracks Regueiro with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Regueiro takes a kick to the side of the head.

Regueiro clinches up against the cage.
Regueiro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
King lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Malcolm King dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Julio Regueiro's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Decent striking displayed by King there.

Regueiro has taken the fight to the clinch.
King pushes Regueiro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

King pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

King moves into the clinch successfully.
A nice left hand lands by King.
King lands an uppercut.
King tries to throw a body punch but Regueiro avoids it by throwing King back against the cage.
King lands an uppercut.
A short right from King.
Regueiro has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. King seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Regueiro can turn it around.
Still in the clinch, King scores with a nice short uppercut.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Regueiro in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
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 can't find room to land a body shot as Regueiro controls the action.
Regueiro throws a punch but it's blocked by King.

King manages to break the clinch.
Regueiro throws a nice looking combination but King bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Regueiro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
King throws a head kick but Regueiro moves out of range.
King is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King tries to close the distance and clinch but Regueiro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

King closes the distance and pushes Regueiro back into the cage.
King scores with a shot to the side of Regueiro's head.
A short right from King.
Regueiro lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt King or not.

King breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

King gets in close and instigates a clinch.
King wants to get back to striking at distance but Regueiro won't allow it.

King breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
King's corner calls for a 1-2. King obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Regueiro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Malcolm King is winning the standup battle so far.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Regueiro moves away.
King is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Good exchange - King coming out on top.

King moves into range and clinches up with Regueiro.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from King.
King tries to break the clinch but Regueiro is controlling the position.
King misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King scores with an uppercut up the middle.
King is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Regueiro can do to turn this around?
Regueiro swings wildly with an uppercut but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
King pushes Regueiro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

King breaks the clinch.
King tries to clinch there but Regueiro circles away.
King blocks a head kick by Regueiro.
Regueiro throws a head kick that misses.
As Regueiro looks to move away, King throws a big counter combo but Regueiro just gets out of the way.
Regueiro is breathing heavily.
Regueiro misses with a body shot.
King misses with a two punch combination.
King throws a one two combo.
King plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Regueiro is rocked!
King throws an overhand right that drops Regueiro like a sack of potatoes! King dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Malcolm King!
Malcolm King is the new super heavyweight champion!
A victorious Malcolm King thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.