PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Christian King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnar Aron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gunnar Aron has the eye of the tiger tonight.

King
vs
Aron

170 cm
25
179 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

180 cm
24
180 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Powerful

Hell's Balls Recovery

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Christian King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gunnar Aron!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aron moves out of range of the strikes.
Aron shoots in and drives through. King sprawls well.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aron dodges the punch combination from King.
King blocks a leg kick.
King throws a hook but Aron avoids it easily.

Aron rushes King and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King is trying to break the clinch but Aron has him pressed against the cage.
Aron prevents King from breaking the clinch.
King tries to circle away but Aron has him pinned against the cage.
Aron prevents King from breaking the clinch.
King is trying to force a seperation but Aron has the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

King's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aron closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
King throws a series of punches but Aron moves out of range.
King takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Aron throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Aron looks to land a combination but King avoids it well.
Christian King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A swing and a miss from King.
An inside leg kick from Aron misses.
Aron moves away from the strike by King.
Nice sprawl there from King as Aron shoots in.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King throws a big shot that misses.
Aron misses with the combination.
King swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Aron counters with a lovely straight right hand!
King moves out of range of the strikes.
A shot to the body from King misses

and Aron counters by moving into the clinch.
Aron is trying to work for a single leg takedown but King pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Christian King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gunnar Aron.

King breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
King is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Aron's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
King swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aron rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but King moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aron was well out of range. Poor timing from King.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aron moves out of range as King strikes.
Aron fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
King missing with a left hand there. Aron was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Aron misses with a low kick.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aron manages to avoid it.
Christian King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aron tries to land a leg kick but King saw it coming and moves away.
Aron ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
King throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aron sees it coming and avoids it easily.
King ducks right into an uppercut from Aron.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
King misses with a looping left.
King misses with a combination
and Aron counters with a two punch combo.
Aron throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
King dodges the punch combination from Aron.
King lands a nice shot to the body.
Aron walks into a stiff left hand from King.
King lands with a nice body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gunnar Aron dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

King ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aron moves in looking to clinch but King pushes him off.
King misses with a jab, cross combination.
A swing and a miss from King.
King defending well as Aron loads up on a big left hand.
King throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Aron counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aron slips a jab from King.
Aron throws a head kick that misses.
Aron falls off balance throwing a combination
and King counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King throws a jab but it's blocked by Aron.
King looks to land a right hand but Aron moved out of range.
King looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Aron bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
King misses with a combination
and Aron connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circling - King throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
King misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King checks the leg kick.
Aron tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Aron.
Aron looks to land a combination but King avoids it well.
Aron looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
King swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Aron is just out of range.
Aron is looking to clinch but King is avoiding it.
A punch combination from King misses.
King misses with a hook. Aron ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King misses with a jab to the body
and Aron counters with a one-two to the body.
King throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aron takes one on the chin but seems OK.
King throws a looping overhand right but Aron ducks down to avoid it.
Aron misses with a looping right.
A head kick misses from Aron.
A telegraphed right hand from Aron misses the target.
Aron blocks a jab.
Aron misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aron swinging wilding here.
Aron throws a big shot that misses.
King fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Aron on the side of the head.
King pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
King misses the shot to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aron throws a combination that misses
and Aron takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gunnar Aron is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aron throws a series of punches but King avoids them all with ease.
King takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gunnar Aron showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Aron ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
King throws a shot from downtown. Aron moves away and avoids it.
Aron tries to bum rush King with a series of wild strikes but King uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
King scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Aron doesn't seem bothered though.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aron blocks a jab.
King misses with a wild body shot.
Aron keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King misses with a combination
and Aron counters with a three punch combo that has King backing up. King nods at Aron to acknowledge the strikes.
King missing with a left hand there. Aron was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
King keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Aron ducks under a wild hook from King.
A punch combination from Aron misses.
Aron slips under a jab.
King throws a jab but it's blocked by Aron.
King ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aron misses with a straight left.
Gunnar Aron seems to be getting the better of the standup.
King lands with a nice combination. Aron backs away looking to recover.
Aron throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
King throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Aron counters with a thumping low kick.
Aron misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
King swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Aron counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aron lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King misses with a double jab
enabling Aron to counter with a crisp jab.
Christian King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aron thows a leg kick but King checks it
and King counters with a lovely shot to the body.
King uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aron.
Aron throws a right and a left that both miss.
Aron on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Aron ducks under a wild hook from King.
King waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Aron.
Aron scores with a hook to the body. King takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A punch combination from Aron misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aron does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Aron gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Aron misses with a looping left.
King pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
King misses with a hook.
Gunnar Aron is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
King misses with a looping left.
Aron throws a wild body kick that King sees coming a mile off.
Aron throws out a loose jab but King uses good head movement to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gunnar Aron comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Aron has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunnar Aron!