PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aslam King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and All Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King comes to the ring accompanied by Terry Bozzio Drum Solo. All Out struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Aslam King could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to All Out's chin.

King
vs
Out

180 cm
25
220 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

176 cm
23
219 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aslam King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, All Out!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - King looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
An inside leg kick lands from King.

King looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Out wants to stand and escape but King is having none of it.
Out preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
King working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
King chips away with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as King accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
King throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Out works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
King tries to free his leg and advance position but Out is retaining full guard.
King is looking to work some ground and pound but Out has wrist control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

King shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
King is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
King is trying to control the action in half guard but Out is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
King stops Out from getting back to his feet.
King scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Out looks like he's trying to stand up.

King stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Out to get to his feet.
Out lands an overhand right.
A combination from Out does no damage.

Out gets caught flat footed, as King shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Out can do anything to dispel that myth.
Out looks gassed!
King cracks Out with a solid left hand.
Out keeping full guard, as King tries to pass.
Out is looking to stand up but King isn't so interested in that idea.
Out keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
King throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as King accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
King lands a nice leg kick that just misses Out's sensitive parts.
Out looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Out stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from King.

King takes the fight into the clinch.
King has Out pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Out manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
King is working Out over against the ropes.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as King takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

King is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Out can't fight it off and eventually King manages to take the fight to the floor. Out looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Out is looking to stand up but King isn't so interested in that idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King wants to control from the top but Out keeps moving.
King passes easily into side control. Nice work.
King misses with the ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
King fails to land a wild elbow strike.
King works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

King decides to stand back up. King steps back and let's Out get back to his feet.

King has managed to clinch.
King keeps control of Out as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

King has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Out is trying to keep an underhook but King manages to get the takedown into half guard.
King throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
King wants to take a breather but Out is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Out is looking to escape.
King thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
King prevents Out from standing back up.
Out tries to push off, looking to stand up, but King manages to move to mount!
King thowing shots but they're missing.
Out is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Out blocking the ground and pound.
Out really doesn't want to stay on the ground with King. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Out's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
King thowing shots but they're missing.
King throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
King lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
King throws some wild stikes that Out manages to avoid easily.
King thowing shots but they're missing.
Out takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
King thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Out squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
King dominating with strikes here.
Out wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by King.
Poor strikes thrown by King there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Out is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Out holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as King tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Out is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
King thowing shots but they're missing.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Out is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
King working Out over with strikes here.
You get the feeling that Out really doesn't like being in this position too much.
King misses with a head shot.
King connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
King throwing strikes here but Out is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Out wants to try and get back to his feet.
King with good strikes from the mount here!
King with the ground and pound from mount.
Out is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by King.
Out in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
King throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
King thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Out tries to buck King off but he can't manage it.
King has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
King dominating with strikes here.
King breaks from Out's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Out is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
King throwing strikes here but Out is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
King landing strikes from the mount.
Out's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Out is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
King is in the full mount, landing strikes.
King thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Out is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Out holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as King tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Out is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Poor strikes thrown by King there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Out is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
King landing punches.
Out blocking the ground and pound.
King working Out over with strikes here.
King trying to control but Out is having none of it.
King putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Out is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
King throwing strikes here but Out is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
King sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Out wants to get back to his feet.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Out blocking the ground and pound.
The referee warns Out that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Out is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
King working Out over with strikes here.
Out wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by King.
King misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
King punching from mount but Out doing a good job of avoiding damage.
King lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Out avoids a series of strikes thrown by King.
King sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Out trying desperately to get to his feet.
King landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aslam King 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. This is the final round!

Out throws a series of punches but King moves out of range.
A punch combination from Out misses.
Out stalks King and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into King's face. King staggers backwards, shaken.
King is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No joy there for Out, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
All Out is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Out stuffs the takedown attempt from King. King gets slowly back to his feet.
Out misses with a wild combination.
All Out seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Out throws a right hand that King ducks under and follows up with a left that King also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Out throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

King rushes Out and presses him up against the ropes.

King wants the takedown. Out is fighting it off but King persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Out's guard against the ropes.
King postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Out wants to stand up but King is controlling him.
King with a nice head shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Out is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

King stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Out throws a right and a left that both miss.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

King drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Out working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from King.
King in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Out utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
King is looking to stand up but Out won't let him.
Out wants to get back to his feet but King is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
King with a flurry of punches that miss.
King throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Out works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Out wants to get back to his feet but King is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Out avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
King looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
King walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
King fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aslam King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Out displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from King.
Out's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Out duly obliges.
King misses the shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by King there.
Out uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before King has time to react.
King tries to clinch up but Out circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Out will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
King doesn't manage to clinch there - Out circles away.
Out avoids the body shot from King.
King wants to clinch up but Out keeps it at a distance.
Out throws a combination but it was largely blocked by King.
Out throws a series of punches but King avoids them all with ease.

King shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Out is trying to stand.
King throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Out pushes King off looking to stand but King dives back in and keeps control.

King gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Out misses with a double jab.
King fails with a takedown attempt.
King has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Out throws a combination but it was largely blocked by King.

King has Out up against the ropes in a clinch.

King breaks the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Out. No joy for King on that attempt.
Out lands a two punch combo.
King dodges the punch combination from Out.
King closes this distance looking for a takedown but Out circles away.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Out paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
King shoots in for a takedown but Out shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
King closes the distance and clinches up with Out, looking for a takedown. King pushes Out against the ropes but Out circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
King shoots for a double leg takedown but Out sprawls well. He's pushed King's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice jab there from Out.
Out throws a right and a left that both miss.
King closes the distance and clinches up with Out, looking for a takedown. King pushes Out against the ropes but Out circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Out throws a nice looking combination but King bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

King shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Out keeping full guard, as King tries to pass.
King throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Out keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
King throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Out works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
King stops Out from standing up.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
King wants to control from the top but Out keeps moving.
King missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
King working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
King avoids a punch combination nicely.
Out displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
King tries to clinch there but Out circles away.
Out slaps away a takedown attempt from King, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Out stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
King slips a jab and a cross from Out.

King moves into the clinch.
King lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

King gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with King in particular looking to stall.
King not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
King wants to free his trapped foot but Out is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Out blocking the ground and pound attempt from King.
King throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
King throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
King wants to free his trapped foot but Out is holding on for dear life with his legs.
King throwing shots but Out is blocking nicely.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Out throws a right and a left that King avoids nicely.
King wants to clinch up but Out keeps it at a distance.
Out stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from King.
Out throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's eight 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 shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Out's guard.
King throwing strikes from guard but Out blocks nicely.
King trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

King stands up and waves to Out to follow him.
King is looking to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from King.
Out lands with an overhand left.

King feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
King trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
King thows a big elbow that misses.
Out is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
King missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
King prevents Out from getting back to his feet.
King throws a big right hand that misses.
Out is looking to stand up but King isn't so interested in that idea.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Out gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Aslam King is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
King is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Out can do to turn this around?
King is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
King trying to control but Out is working from the bottom.
King missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Out wants to stand up but King is controlling him.
All Out has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

King stands up from guard. Let's bang!

And that's the end of the fight!
Aslam King showed his dominance in that final round.
Well King has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Aslam King!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Aslam King!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Aslam King!

Aslam King wins by unanimous decision!