PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kane Otunga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite,

target=blank>Im So Raw. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

King
vs
Otunga

195 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kane Otunga!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Winston Howard and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Otunga lands a nice looking body shot.
King slips under a jab.

Otunga decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Otunga sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. King defending well though.
Otunga thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Otunga in particular looking to stall.
Otunga scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Otunga looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Otunga looks to land a strike but King avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Otunga postures up and lands a big shot to King's brow.
Otunga controlling from the top position.
Otunga scoring with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Otunga accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Otunga throwing strikes but missing.
Otunga loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
King is breathing heavily.
King keeping full guard, as Otunga tries to pass.
Otunga lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
King wants to stand and escape but Otunga is having none of it.
Otunga controlling from the top position.
Otunga's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Otunga passes King's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Otunga looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Otunga missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Otunga is controlling the pace.
Otunga throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otunga drops an elbow to the side of King's head.
Otunga not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Otunga wants to pass the guard but King is defending well.
Otunga working the head and body with strikes.
Otunga not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Otunga is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Otunga thows a huge punch but King dodges it nicely.
Otunga thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed King's head.
King has hold of Otunga's hands but Otunga slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otunga lands with a punch from half guard.
Otunga slips a nice elbow through King's hands, connecting with King's forehead.
Otunga not doing much here.
Otunga is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Otunga scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Otunga lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Otunga is looking to take a break and control but King is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Otunga is nestled in close to King, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kane Otunga dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Otunga shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches King napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Otunga scores with a couple of short elbows.
The ground and pound from Otunga seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Otunga grinds an elbow into King's temple.
Otunga connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused King some visible discomfort.
Otunga trying to control the position but King is working away.
King takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
King takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
King on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Otunga is working King over with some ground and pound from side control.
Otunga lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Otunga happy to just control the position for now.
Otunga cracks King with an elbow. That is naaassty.
King takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Otunga lands a few punches from side control.
Otunga cracks King with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Otunga trying to control the action but King is working from the bottom.
Otunga in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otunga wants to control but King is keeping him busy.
Otunga working the body and head with strikes.
Otunga landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Otunga misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Otunga tries to move into full mount but can't pass King's legs.
Otunga looks up at the clock and then as King takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Otunga smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The ground and pound from Otunga seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Otunga tries to score with some ground and pound. King controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otunga misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Otunga working the ground and pound.
King is trying to escape the position but Otunga is controlling the position.
Otunga grinds an elbow into King's temple.
Otunga in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
King takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Otunga working the body and head with strikes.
Otunga landing strikes.
Otunga landing a few strikes.
Otunga fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Otunga working the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Otunga lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear King down.
King taking a bit of punishment here - Otunga scoring with strikes.
Otunga cracks King with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Otunga lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear King down.
Otunga in side control lands a decent elbow.
Otunga working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Otunga trying to control the action but King is working from the bottom.
Otunga in side control lands a decent elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Otunga working the head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kane Otunga showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Otunga fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. King sprawls well initially but Otunga persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Otunga looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Otunga throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ground and pound from Otunga.
Otunga missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Otunga is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Otunga tries to pass to full mount but King defends it.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Otunga connects with a nice short shot to King's temple.
Otunga lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Otunga is nestled in close to King, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Otunga thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Otunga lands a nice short elbow.
Otunga sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. King defending well though.
Otunga trying to pass the guard but King defending well.
Otunga scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Otunga not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Otunga lands strikes from half guard.
Otunga throwing shots but King is blocking nicely.
Otunga seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but King does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otunga is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Otunga sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. King defending well though.
Otunga trying to pass the guard but King defending well.
Otunga sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. King defending well though.
Otunga working King over with strikes.
King blocking the ground and pound attempt from Otunga.
Otunga thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Otunga is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Otunga working over King with some ground and pound. King looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Otunga slips a nice elbow through King's hands, connecting with King's forehead.
Otunga not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Otunga perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
King is trying to stand back up but Otunga is controlling him
Otunga looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Otunga landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Otunga trying to pass the guard but King defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otunga throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
King wants to get back to his feet.
Otunga missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Otunga seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
James King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kane Otunga is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Otunga connects with a nice short shot to King's temple.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kane Otunga comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Otunga 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 24:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 24:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kane Otunga!