PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Combo PunchPunchKick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Washington comes to the cage accompanied by Yoko Kanno - Run Rabbit Junk. Samuel Washington has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Washington
vs
Combo PunchPunchKick

183 cm
21
193 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

190 cm
23
200 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samuel Washington !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, King Combo PunchPunchKick!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington takes one to the side of the head.
Washington avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
PunchPunchKick looks to land a combination but Washington avoids it well.
PunchPunchKick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
PunchPunchKick throws a right hand that Washington ducks under and follows up with a left that Washington also avoids with ease.
PunchPunchKick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Washington lands a jab to the head.

It looks like King Combo PunchPunchKick has been cut.
PunchPunchKick steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Washington .
Washington walks into a straight right hand from PunchPunchKick.
PunchPunchKick throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
PunchPunchKick misses with a looping right.
Washington looks to score with a jab to the body but PunchPunchKick is just out of range.
Washington slips a jab and a cross from PunchPunchKick.
Washington throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Washington misses the shot to the body.
PunchPunchKick throws a right hand that Washington ducks under and follows up with a left that Washington also avoids with ease.
Washington swings and misses with a hook to the body.
PunchPunchKick throws a hook to the side of Washington 's head but Washington sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Washington misses with a hook.
PunchPunchKick throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Washington counters with a lovely straight right hand!
PunchPunchKick scores with a body shot.
Washington tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but PunchPunchKick paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington throws a body punch but PunchPunchKick moves out of range.
PunchPunchKick misses with a double jab.
PunchPunchKick avoids the body shot from Washington .
Washington moves out of range of the body kick.
Washington scores with a shot to the body.
Washington slips under a jab.
PunchPunchKick misses with a wild combination.
Washington tries to clinch up but PunchPunchKick circles away and keeps his distance.
PunchPunchKick bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A punch combination from Washington misses.
PunchPunchKick misses with a series of wild punches.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Come on Washington - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
PunchPunchKick is looking to break free of the clinch but Washington has double underhooks.

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

Washington moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from PunchPunchKick fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington lands a hook to the side of the head.
PunchPunchKick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Washington pushes PunchPunchKick back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Washington is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
PunchPunchKick misses with a punch on the inside.
Washington missing with knees to the body.
Washington lands with a light punch inside.
Washington has PunchPunchKick pressed against the cage.
PunchPunchKick working aggressively here.
Washington lands an uppercut.
PunchPunchKick tries to break free but Washington pushes him back against the cage.
PunchPunchKick misses with the head strike.
Washington lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt PunchPunchKick or not.
PunchPunchKick looks gassed!
PunchPunchKick wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right from Washington .
Washington pushes PunchPunchKick back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
PunchPunchKick wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
PunchPunchKick has a couple of punches blocked by Washington .
Washington blocks a punch to the side of the head.
PunchPunchKick can't break the clinch.

Washington pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Washington takes a body punch but keeps moving.
PunchPunchKick moves out of range of the strikes.
PunchPunchKick swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Washington tries to clinch but PunchPunchKick is having none of it.

Washington gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington stalling the fight.
A short uppercut from Washington .
Washington stalling against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Washington for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
PunchPunchKick takes a shot to the head.
Washington looking to stall.
PunchPunchKick tries to throw a body punch but Washington avoids it by throwing PunchPunchKick back against the cage.
PunchPunchKick is trying to break free.
PunchPunchKick takes a shot to the head.
Good body shot from Washington .
PunchPunchKick takes an elbow to the forehead.
PunchPunchKick wants to get back to striking at distance but Washington won't allow it.
Washington creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through PunchPunchKick's defenses.
Washington lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

PunchPunchKick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Washington instigates a clinch.
Washington lands a body shot.
PunchPunchKick takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice left hand lands by Washington .
A right handed body shot lands from Washington .
Washington makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Washington .
Washington dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Washington scores with a nice short uppercut.
Come on Washington - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Washington .

Washington pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Washington throws an uppercut from half a mile away. PunchPunchKick sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Washington connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between PunchPunchKick's hands.

That has opened up King Combo PunchPunchKick's cut even more.
PunchPunchKick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Washington moves away.
Washington lands a lovely overhand right.
Washington cracks PunchPunchKick with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Washington misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some wild striking there from PunchPunchKick.
PunchPunchKick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Washington 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.
Washington misses with a two punch combination.
PunchPunchKick takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
PunchPunchKick works the jab nicely.
Washington connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

PunchPunchKick is rocked!
Washington is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Washington lands with a right that hurts PunchPunchKick. PunchPunchKick looks to clinch but Washington throws a short knee that drops PunchPunchKick. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Samuel Washington !