PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ishmael Street (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying King's choice of entrance music:

target=blank>Im So Raw. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Street
vs
King

189 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ishmael Street!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James King!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Skip Squint and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Street pushes King away with a front kick.
King throws a right and a left that Street avoids nicely.
King tries for a takedown but Street sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Street throws a quick inside leg kick.
Street throws a nice head kick!
Ishmael Street seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Street scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Street lands with a nice body kick.
Street looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
King on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Street. Street obviously looking to wear him down.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Street.
Good leg kick by Street there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Street lands the left hand.
Street connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Street looks to land a left hand but King moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Street throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Street goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
King stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Street.
King stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Street.
An inside leg kick lands from Street.
Street thows a left - swing and a miss!
A chopping leg kick lands by Street.
A good leg kick by Street.
Street fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches King on the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Street. That's going to slow King down.
An inside leg kick lands from Street.
Street misses with an attempted mid kick.
Street scoring well with a low kick there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Street lands but King takes it in his stride.
Street takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
Street throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
King takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
King's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Street buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Street misses the jab.
King chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Street can pounce on him.
Street looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Street connects with a solid leg kick.
Street buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Street throws a nice inside leg kick.
Street tries to land a front kick but King steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from King.
Street feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to King's calf.
Street throws a quick inside leg kick.
King walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
King tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Street throws a quick inside leg kick.
Street lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Street throws a half hearted mid kick.
Street throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
King walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A punch combination from Street misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Street pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Street getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Street throws the kick towards the body but King avoids it.
Street throws a leg kick which misses King's front leg but catches the back leg as King tries to avoid it.
Street bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Street throws a nice inside leg kick.
Street connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Street lands with a kick to the temple. King shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Street thumps King with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Street.
King moves out of range of the body kick from Street.
Street tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ishmael Street dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Street lands with a slapping head kick.
Street tries a head kick but it misses.
King dodges the punch combination from Street.
A nice inside leg kick there by Street. That's going to slow King down.
Street moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
King takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Street turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Street avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Street tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Street looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
Street looking to land some kicks to the body here.
King avoids the head kick by Street.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Street but Street pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A slapping leg kick lands for Street.
Street lands with a kick to the ribs.
Street plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Street cracks the inside of King's front leg.
A chopping leg kick lands by Street.
A nice inside leg kick there by Street. That's going to slow King down.
Street looks to throw the jab but King is out of range.
A leg kick checked by King.
Street throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Street pushes King away with a front kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Street lands with a thumping leg kick.
Street dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Street!
Street looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice sprawl there from Street as King shoots in.
King takes one to the side of the head.
Street connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Street, right into the meat.
King throws a sloppy head kick
and Street counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Street connects with a solid leg kick.
A good leg kick by Street.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Street.
Street scores with a push kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Street.
King on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Street lands a nice looking kick to the body. King takes a step back to recover.
King moves out of range as Street throws a body kick.
Street's corner calls for a 1-2. Street obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Street thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on King if he has to take too many more of those.
Ishmael Street is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Street buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Street.
King takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Street chopping away at his opponent's legs.
James King is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Street throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Street throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Street lets loose with a powerful body kick. King will feel that in the morning.
Street throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
King has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Street.
Street feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to King's calf.
Street throws a jab when King was well out of range.
Street throws a leg kick which misses King's front leg but catches the back leg as King tries to avoid it.
Street misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Street scores with a kick to the body.
Street throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Street moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ishmael Street dominated that second round.
That's time! Street's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

King has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Street.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Street.
Street misses with a body shot.
King moves out of range of the body kick.
Street throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
King takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Street feints and then cracks King's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow King down.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Street. King shrugs it off though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Street misses with a body kick.
Street throws a head kick that King semi-blocks.
Street throws a leg kick which misses King's front leg but catches the back leg as King tries to avoid it.
Street feints and then cracks King's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow King down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King throws a sloppy head kick
and Street cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Street throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
King slips a jab and a cross from Street.
Street pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
King takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A nice leg kick lands there from Street.
A nice leg kick lands there from Street.
Street connects with a solid leg kick.
Street fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt King.
King tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Street throws a head kick that misses.
Street scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
King has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Street.
Street lands a head kick!
Street throws a wild body kick that King sees coming a mile off.
Street throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice body kick from Street.
King takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Street throws a head kick that misses.
Street tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Street throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Street throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but King might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Street has got the better of the exchanges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Street throws a head kick that misses.
Street feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to King's calf.
Street throws a leg kick which misses King's front leg but catches the back leg as King tries to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Street.
King shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Street defends it nicely.
King avoids a kick to the body.
Street throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
King avoids the head kick by Street.
Street fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt King.
Good leg kick by Street there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

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.
Street lands a nice looking body kick.
Street thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on King if he has to take too many more of those.
Street throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
King lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Street circles away quickly and effectively.
Street feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to King's calf.
Street throws a series of punches but King moves out of range.
Street connects with a solid leg kick.

King fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Street sprawls well initially but King persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
King takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

King is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Street sees it coming and defends easily.
King prevents Street from improving his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ishmael Street showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Street, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:26
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ishmael Street!