PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Fricke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fricke has chosen Drowning Pool - Bodies as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

King
vs
Fricke

194 cm
26
267 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

192 cm
26
264 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Fricke!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King tried to score with a low kick but Fricke checks it.
King misses with an uppercut. Fricke saw that one coming.
Fricke wants to clinch but King slips to the side
and King makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fricke tries to clinch up but King circles away and keeps his distance.
Fricke lands with a nice body kick.
Good shot there by King.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fricke on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fricke looks gassed!
Fricke connects with a single shot there.
Fricke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but King circles away quickly and effectively.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fricke.
King dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fricke throws a head kick that half lands.
Fricke walks into a stiff left hand from King.
Fricke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but King circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice shot lands for King.

King has taken the fight to the clinch.
King on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
King lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King digs a right hand underneath Fricke's ribcage. Fricke let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short uppercut from King.
Fricke tries to stall but King uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
King lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
King lands an uppercut.
King lands with a right to the head.
King lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fricke or not.
King is leaning against Fricke and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, King creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from King on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from King.
King lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fricke or not.
King is leaning against Fricke and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
King softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
King lands a shot to the body.
King lands a hook that snaps the head of Fricke backwards.
King working some nice short punches in the clinch.
King makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fricke takes a shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from King.
A shot in the inside from King.
A left hand lands to the body for King.
King lands a shot to the body.
King pushes Fricke back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from King.
King stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
King makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fricke's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
King lands a right hand.
King lands a body shot in the clinch.
King lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for King.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King lands a body punch.
King cracks Fricke with a nice body shot.
King lands with a short head shot on the inside.
King lands a right hand.
King lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from King on the inside.
Good body shot from King.
King lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
King lands a body shot.
King lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fricke or not.
King lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fricke backwards.
King lands with a light punch inside.
King works on Fricke's body with a couple of short punches.
Fricke takes a shot to the head.
King presses Fricke against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
King lands a body shot in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for King.
King is leaning against Fricke and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from King - that landed with a thud.
A body shot lands from King.
King is leaning against Fricke and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
King lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fricke backwards.
King lands a shoulder strike.
Fricke looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
King working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from King.
King scores with a shot to the side of Fricke's head.
Fricke wants to break free but King has control.
King lands a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fricke just misses with a elbow thrown towards King's brow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by King.
A head punch on the inside from Fricke fails to land.
A frustrated look appears on Fricke's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fricke tries to break free but King pushes him back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by King.
Fricke pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from King.
King presses Fricke against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
King lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fricke backwards.
King works on Fricke's body with a couple of short punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Fricke.
King scores with a shoulder strike.
King digs a right hand underneath Fricke's ribcage. Fricke let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice left hand lands by King.
King digs a right hand underneath Fricke's ribcage. Fricke let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fricke taking a breather.
King scores with an uppercut up the middle.
King presses Fricke against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
King lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
King lands with a left to the head.
King lands a hook that snaps the head of Fricke backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by King.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from King.
Nice body punch from King.
King lands with a short shot to the head.
King cracks Fricke with a nice body shot.
A short right from King.
King lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fricke.
A shot in the inside from King.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King blocking some punches.
King throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
King lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, King scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fricke misses with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from King.
King lands a left hand.
King lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by King.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Fricke.
King misses with a punch on the inside.

Fricke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fricke shoots for a double leg takedown but King sprawls well. He's pushed Fricke's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
King cracks a nice hook into Fricke's ribs.
Fricke has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fricke there as he acknowledges the shot.
King fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fricke on the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

King takes the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fricke trying to stall but King improves his position.
Fricke misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian King dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Fricke takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fricke swinging wildly here.
King showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fricke.
Fricke tries to close the distance and clinch but King swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fricke looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fricke moves away.
Fricke sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ryan Fricke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
King misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
King throws a head kick that half lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fricke takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
King is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fricke can do to turn this around?
King throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donk. King catches Fricke right on the button with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fricke misses the jab.
Fricke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fricke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but King paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fricke looks to clinch
and King counters with a left and a right that stings Fricke.
Brian King is winning the standup battle so far.
King lands a right hook to the body.

King has managed to clinch.
Fricke looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fricke misses with an elbow strike.
Fricke tries to break free but King pushes him back against the cage.
King working some nice short punches in the clinch.
King lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fricke backwards.
King lands with a right to the head.
Fricke throws an elbow that misses.
A short right from King.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, King creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fricke wants to break the clinch but can't.
King stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
King lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fricke backwards.
Fricke's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
King lands on the inside with an uppercut.
King stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short left from King.
King lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fricke or not.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, King creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
King lands a shoulder strike.
King lands a right hand.
King is leaning against Fricke and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
King works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
King stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
King is working Fricke over against the cage.
King lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fricke backwards.
King pushes Fricke back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
King working some nice short punches in the clinch.
King lands with a left to the head.
King throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short left from King.
King gets through Fricke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, King creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fricke is trying to stall.
King gets through Fricke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
King lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
King lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fricke backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, King creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
King throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fricke's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
King lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fricke backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, King creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
King lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King is working Fricke over against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from King.
King makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from King.
King works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
King lands with a left to the head.
Brian King has scored more points in the clinch so far.
King scores with a hook to the body.
King lands a nice uppercut.
Fricke can't find room to land a body shot as King controls the action.
King lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fricke backwards.
King lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
King lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fricke pushes King back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
King gets through Fricke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
King throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Frickes head.
A short left from King.
King has a couple of punches blocked by Fricke.
King tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from King.
Fricke scores with a nice hook to the head.
King lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fricke.
Fricke swings wildly with an uppercut but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fricke effectively controlling the action here.
A shot in the inside from King.
King lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fricke scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fricke looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from King on the inside.
King lands with a left to the head.
Fricke scores with a shot to the side of King's head.

Fricke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fricke misses with an uppercut
and King counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fricke tries to bum rush King with a series of wild strikes but King uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

King darts in and clinches Fricke up against the cage.
King lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from King - that landed with a thud.
A quick uppercut on the inside from King.
A nice left hand lands by King.
King throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Frickes head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by King.
King lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King lands with a light punch inside.
King lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fricke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
King blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
King scores with a hook to the body.
King lands a body shot.
King lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fricke or not.
King lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from King.
A hook to the body from King.
A nice right hand lands inside from King.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian King dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Fricke moves to clinch but King breaks away
and King counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Ryan Fricke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King throws a shot to the body.
Fricke connects with a jab.
Fricke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fricke throws a leg kick that is checked
and King connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

King clinches with his opponent.
Fricke's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
King lands with a right to the head.
Fricke is trying to break the clinch but King is controlling him.
King digs a right hand underneath Fricke's ribcage. Fricke let out a lung full of air as it connected.
King lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fricke backwards.
A nice left hand lands by King.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
King is leaning against Fricke and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
King digs a right hand underneath Fricke's ribcage. Fricke let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
King stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
King lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fricke backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, King creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
King pushes Fricke back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
King scores with an uppercut up the middle.
King cracks Fricke with a nice body shot.
King lands a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King lands a shoulder strike.
King lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short body shot lands from King as the two fighters clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for King.
Nice body punch from King - that landed with a thud.
Fricke can't find room to land a body shot as King controls the action.
King works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
King throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Frickes head.
King lands a body punch.
Fricke has a couple of punches blocked by King.
A nice left hand lands by King.
A short left from King.
King lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fricke.
King lands a body punch.
King lands a shoulder strike.
Fricke is trying to drag King to the mat but King just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
King scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fricke is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
King lands with a short head shot on the inside.
King lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fricke backwards.
Fricke goes for a takedown attempt but King pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
King punishes Fricke's body with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fricke misses with a combination
and King counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fricke stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
King scores with a one two! Fricke had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A right-left combo lands from King.
Jab, jab by King - just one landing.
Brian King is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brian King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fricke tries to clinch but fails miserably
and King counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fricke takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fricke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fricke tries for a takedown but King circles away easily
and King counters with a straight right hand.
Brian King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Fricke.
Fricke takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fricke misses with a lunging right hand
enabling King to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
King pulls out of a head kick attempt.
King getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fricke scores with a body shot.
Fricke throws a combination that misses
and King counters with a right hand to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Fricke crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from King - the referee stops the clock and Fricke gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says King. Fricke manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A good leg kick by King.
Fricke closes the distance looking to clinch
and King counters with a two punch combo.
King with a nice cross.
King lands a high kick!
King scores with a leg kick.
Ryan Fricke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fricke throws a left and a right that both miss
and King counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fricke looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fricke has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

Fricke tries to keep at a distance but King has taken the fight into the clinch.
King digs a right hand into Fricke's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fricke's gas tank.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fricke misses with the head strike.
Fricke tries to break free but King pushes him back against the cage.
King lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fricke backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from King.
King scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice left hand lands by King.
A hook to the body from King.
King cracks Fricke with a nice body shot.
King scores with a shoulder strike.
King working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brian 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:24
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:24
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian King!