PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Machine King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Small (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

King
vs
Small

183 cm
20
205 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

190 cm
22
204 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Solid chin

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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Machine King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Small!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King looks to land a combination but Small avoids it well.
King takes a swing at Small's ribcage but misses.

Small closes the distance and clinches.
King avoiding damage as Small throws knees to the body.
King wants to break the clinch but can't.
Small slowing the pace effectively.
King wants to break the clinch but can't.
King wants to get back to striking at distance but Small won't allow it.
King has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Small drops to a knee looking for a takedown but King gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Small escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
King misses the shot to the body.
Small looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Small pushes King up against the cage in a clinch.
King has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Small misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from King.
King blocks a body shot from Small.
King wants to break free but Small has control.
Small prevents King from breaking the clinch.

Small breaks the clinch.
Small tries to clinch but King moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King fails to land with a series of punches.
A swing and a miss from King.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Small does a little dance to reset his feet.
King looks to land a right hand but Small moved out of range.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Small.
King waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Small.
King fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
King throws a combination that misses

and Small holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Small lands an elbow inside that King shrugs off.
King is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Small stalling.
King managing to block the knees to the body from Small.
Small lands an elbow that stopped King in his tracks for a moment.

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

That's two 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 fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Small, pushing him back against the cage.
Small keeps the fight in the clinch, despite King's efforts to push away.
King takes an elbow to the forehead.
Small is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
King tries to break free but Small pushes him back against the cage.
Small trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Small fails to land.
Small with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Small has King pressed against the cage, preventing King from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Small tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. King smiles and moves away.
King throws a right hand that Small ducks under and follows up with a left that Small also avoids with ease.
King misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King lands a jab to Small's midsection.
Small looks gassed!
King throws a right hand that Small ducks under and follows up with a left that Small also avoids with ease.
Small slips a jab from King.
Small on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Small closes the distance and clinches.
King is looking to break free of the clinch but Small has double underhooks.
Small is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. King is defending well for now.
Small keeps the fight in the clinch, despite King's efforts to push away.
King misses with a punch to the body.
Small drops down looking for an ankle pick but King pulls his leg out and moves away.
Machine King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Small.
King throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Small throws a head kick but King moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King throws a head kick that misses.
Machine King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
King misses with a wild combination.
King will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
King fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
King misses with a few strikes there.
King tries to bum rush Small with a series of wild strikes but Small uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Machine King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Small gets tackled into the cage by King. King maintains the clinch.
Small keeps the fight in the clinch, despite King's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on King's face as he tries to break the clinch.
King is trying to break the clinch but Small is controlling him.
King is trying to push Small away but Small has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Machine 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.

Small ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Small looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? King is fending him off so far but Small persists. Nope, King circles away and we're back to standing.
The fighters circling - King throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
King digs a good body shot into Small's ribs.
No joy there for King, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
King will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice defenses there by Small.
Small ducks under a wild hook from King.
Machine King is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
King moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Jack Small has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Small is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Small covering up! King comes in with a big uppercut and Small goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Machine King!