PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between KO King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orochimaru Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

King
vs
Jackson

225 cm
25
300 lbs
1 - 1 - 1

150 cm
19
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, KO King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Orochimaru Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jackson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
King is breathing heavily.
King takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Jackson scoring with punches and elbows.
King on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Jackson working the head with strikes.
King is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King taking punishment in the form of punches.
Jackson in side control lands a decent elbow.
King taking a bit of punishment here - Jackson scoring with strikes.
Jackson working the body and head with strikes.
Jackson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
King takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
King takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Jackson is chipping away with strikes.
Jackson cracks King with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Jackson scoring with punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Jackson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused King some visible discomfort.
King takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Jackson working the ground and pound.
Jackson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Jackson working the body and head with strikes.
Jackson scores with punches from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson landing a few strikes.
King is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
King is trying to get back to his feet.
Jackson working the body and head with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
King knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jackson on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson landing strikes.
Jackson lands some shots froms side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson is putting a hurting on King here, landing some big shots from side control.
Jackson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Jackson working the head with strikes.
Jackson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Jackson cracks King with a big elbow.
King on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Jackson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear King down.
Jackson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
King is trying to get back to half guard.
Jackson landing strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson grinds an elbow into King's temple.
Jackson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused King some visible discomfort.
King is trying to buck Jackson off.
Jackson lands a decent elbow from side control.
King is working to avoid the ground and pound but Jackson connects with a decent elbow.
Jackson working the ground and pound.
Jackson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear King down.
King manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Jackson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jackson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jackson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
King wants to control but Jackson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
King is in trouble now - Jackson has advanced to mount!
The referee warns King that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jackson landing strikes from the mount.
Jackson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. King looks a forlorn figure.
Jackson unloading with bombs!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
King is working to get back to half guard.
King is bucking up trying to escape but Jackson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Orochimaru Jackson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Jackson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jackson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jackson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jackson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jackson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jackson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jackson working the head and body with strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King is looking to improve his position.
Jackson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jackson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
King tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Jackson has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Jackson with good strikes from the mount here!
Jackson lands a nice shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. King can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jackson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jackson lands a nice shot to the head.
King takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jackson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. King can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jackson landing shots from mount.
BOOM! Jackson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jackson lands with some strikes.
Jackson with shots to the head and body - King looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jackson raining down shots from the mount!
Jackson unloading with bombs!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jackson punishing his opponent with strikes.
King keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jackson lands a heavy elbow.
Jackson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
King really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jackson working King over with strikes here.
Jackson lands a heavy elbow.
Jackson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
King tries to hold on but Jackson postures up.
Jackson prevents King from getting the reversal.

That's four 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.
Jackson landing shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Jackson.
Jackson lands with some strikes.
Jackson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can King hang on?
Jackson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of King's face.
Jackson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
King wants to control but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson dominating with strikes here.
Jackson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
King is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Orochimaru Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Jackson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jackson moves into full mount! King won't be happy about that!
King is in a horrible position here. Jackson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jackson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jackson with the ground and pound from mount.
Jackson unloading with bombs!
Jackson lands a heavy elbow.
Jackson landing strikes from the mount and King is in trouble!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson looking to finish King with some ground and pound. This is bad for King!
King wants to control but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jackson prevents King from getting the reversal.
Jackson scoring with strikes but King is staying in there.
The referee warns King that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
King tries to hold on but Jackson pushes him away.
Jackson is landing with some decent strikes but King is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
King in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jackson dominating with strikes here.
Jackson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of King's face.
King tries to lock up and control but Jackson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
King is looking to improve his position but Jackson isn't that keen on the idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jackson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jackson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jackson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
King takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jackson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jackson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
King is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Orochimaru Jackson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jackson cracks King with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jackson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
King tries to lock up and control but Jackson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
King tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jackson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jackson working the ground and pound effectively.
King is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Jackson with good strikes from the mount here!
Jackson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
King tries to lock up and control but Jackson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jackson lands a nice shot to the head.
Jackson landing punches.
Jackson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can King hang on?
Jackson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
King keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jackson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
King tries to buck Jackson off but he can't manage it.
Jackson breaks from King's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The referee warns King that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jackson lands a big elbow.
Jackson with shots to the head and body - King looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jackson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jackson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jackson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
King is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
KO King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Orochimaru Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jackson working King over with strikes here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Orochimaru Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jackson 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 24:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 25:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Orochimaru Jackson!