PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yoshi Gnomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dorian King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gnomi
vs
King

175 cm
18
165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

165 cm
18
161 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Yoshi Gnomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dorian King!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gnomi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gnomi misses with a kick to the body.

King drives through and clinches with Gnomi against the cage.
Gnomi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite King's efforts to push away.

King jumps guard and drags Gnomi to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

King is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gnomi is aware though and is defending well.
Gnomi trying to control but King is working from the bottom.

King looking for a guillotine here but Gnomi defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gnomi wants to stand but King is controlling his posture from full guard.
Gnomi preventing the sweep.
Gnomi is looking to work some ground and pound but King has wrist control.
King looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gnomi is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gnomi wants to control from the top but King keeps moving.
King has his hands on Gnomi's head, controlling the position.

King looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gnomi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. King swivels though and keeps the full guard.
King keeping moving, preventing Gnomi from controlling successfully.

King looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gnomi stopping the sweep attempt from King.
King controls Gnomi momentarily but Gnomi frees himself.
Gnomi throwing strikes from guard but King blocks nicely.
King looking to control.
Gnomi wants to get up but he can't break King's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Gnomi passes King's left leg - he's now in half guard.
King manages to get to full guard.
Gnomi wants to stand but King has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gnomi manages to get himself to full guard.
King loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gnomi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gnomi with the ground and pound but King uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Gnomi with a flurry of punches that miss.
King trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
King is adopting a defensive guard.

King looking for a triangle here. Gnomi is fighting it but it looks tight! King pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Gnomi is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Dorian King!