PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ador King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Vargas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vargas has chosen Dominican as his entrance music. Ador King is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

King
vs
Vargas

183 cm
26
180 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

185 cm
26
183 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ador King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randy Vargas!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

King closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Vargas is trying to get back to half guard.
King tries to move to mount but Vargas blocks the move with his legs.
Vargas tries to buck King off but King is having none of it.
King trying to control the position but Vargas is working away.
Vargas is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on King's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

Vargas actively working from the bottom here.

King is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Vargas is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but King pulls his head out easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King content to control rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King is keen to just control but Vargas is a slippery customer.
King moves nicely into side control.

King stands up and we're back to a striking position.

King closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Vargas quickly recovers to half guard.

Vargas is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but King pulls his head out easily.
Still in half guard, King seems content to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Vargas with the active half guard here but King passes nicely into side control.
Vargas is not content to let King control the position.
Vargas is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on King's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Vargas makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Vargas.
King wants to control from the top but Vargas keeps moving.
Vargas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from King.
King is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King trying to control but Vargas is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ador King.

King gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vargas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. King just stands there and leans against the cage.

King escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vargas throws a head kick that misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Vargas. King shrugs it off though.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vargas manages to avoid it.
King goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Vargas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vargas.

King shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than King was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Vargas is trying to escape the mount.
Vargas bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Vargas has gone for a leg lock! King slips out almost immediately though and dives into Vargas's guard.
Vargas bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in King's guard.

Vargas drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and King dives on top into guard.
King knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vargas on the ground.
King stays in close to Vargas's body and controls the position.

King stands and steps away. Vargas gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Vargas checks a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Randy Vargas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vargas misses with a few strikes there.
Vargas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by King.
Randy Vargas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No joy there for Vargas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ador King dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

King fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Vargas sprawls well initially but King persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Vargas manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Vargas escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. King gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
King loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Vargas escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. King gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Vargas had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. King defends it easily.
King trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ador King overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vargas is breathing heavily.
King showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
King looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
King wanted to stand there but Vargas had control of the position.
King passes Vargas's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Vargas is looking to improve his position.
Vargas is not content to let King control the position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. King connects with a nice short shot to Vargas's temple.

Vargas looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

King postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Vargas to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vargas throws a right and a left that King avoids nicely.
King misses with a double jab.

King shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
King prevents Vargas from getting the reversal.

King is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Vargas is surviving well by controlling King's body position as best he can.
Vargas gets back to half guard.
King is looking to take a break and control but Vargas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Vargas looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

King escapes and gets back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vargas throws the left hand but King avoids the punch easily.
Vargas tries to land a body kick

and King counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
King seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Vargas does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Vargas actively working from the bottom here.

King is looking for a kimura but Vargas is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for King to get the leverage.
Vargas is refusing to be controlled, as King sits in half guard.
King is taking a breather. Vargas says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
King wants to control but Vargas is keeping him busy.
King scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
King wants to pass the guard but Vargas is defending well.
King throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vargas is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute King jumps into side control!
Vargas tries to buck King off but King is having none of it.
King landing a few strikes.
Vargas is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on King's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

Vargas looking for submissions off his back.
King seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Vargas does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
King is really struggling to control Vargas but he's trying to hold on to the position.
King takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Vargas looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Well, if King is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ador King dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

King throws a sloppy head kick and Vargas moves out of range easily.
Vargas throws a series of punches but King moves out of range.

King fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vargas, pushing him back against the cage.

King works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
King is stalling in the full guard.
King tries to stand but Vargas is controlling from the bottom.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Vargas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells King's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
King connects with a couple of short punches.
King with a flurry of punches that miss.

Vargas throws his legs up looking for a submission but King uses it to pass to side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vargas tries to improve position but can't.

King looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
King trying to control the action but Vargas is working from the bottom.
King advances nicely into full mount.
Vargas holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as King tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Vargas is squirming around, avoiding King's attempts to control the action.
Randy Vargas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Vargas is looking to get to half guard.
King sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
King can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Vargas is looking to escape.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Vargas working to try and regain half guard.
King raining down hammerfists from mount.
Vargas tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Vargas is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Vargas is looking to escape.
Vargas is trying desperately to improve position.
Vargas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
King controlling the pace for now.
King can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Vargas is looking to escape.
Vargas working to try and regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
King tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

King stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.

King clinches up with Vargas and pushes him back against the cage.
Vargas fails to pull guard.
King tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vargas's elbow.
Vargas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vargas jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as King walks away with a smile on his face. Vargas gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

King closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Vargas's guard.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Vargas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

King stands and steps away. Vargas gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

King clinches.

King ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. King no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Ador King is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
King throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
King is trying to control the position from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ador King showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for King, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Ador King!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Ador King!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Ador King!

Ador King wins by unanimous decision!