PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Harrison King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Kurken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kurken is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Serbian national anthem . Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

King
vs
Kurken

168 cm
26
150 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

170 cm
26
152 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

:: Happy Pills ::

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Harrison King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Simon Kurken!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurken misses with an attempted mid kick.
King misses with a jab to the body
and Kurken counters with a head kick. That will keep King thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Kurken avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
King throws a jab when Kurken was well out of range.
King thows a left - swing and a miss!
King misses the jab.
King steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kurken.
Harrison King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kurken throws a combination but it was largely blocked by King.
Kurken blocks a jab.
King thows a body shot but no joy.
Kurken slips under a jab from King.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King cracks Kurken with a right hand to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Kurken throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
King connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kurken's hands.
Kurken looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kurken uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from King.
King avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kurken uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from King.
King throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kurken counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kurken manages to avoid it.
Kurken takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
King lands a right hook to the body.
King scores with a hook.
King digs a good body shot into Kurken's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kurken tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but King swivels and escapes.
Good exchange - King coming out on top.
Kurken on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurken throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
King takes a swing at Kurken's ribcage but misses.
King misses with a body shot.
Kurken walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
King digs a good body shot into Kurken's ribs.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! King crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kurken - the referee stops the clock and King gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kurken. King manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kurken throws a half hearted mid kick.
King lands a nice hook to Kurken's body. Kurken takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
King misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurken throws a head kick that misses.
Kurken avoids the body shot from King.
Kurken takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King avoids the head kick by Kurken.
King feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kurkens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King lands a right hook to the body.
Kurken takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harrison King dominated that round.
That's time! King's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kurken throws a lazy head kick
and King counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
King fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice uppercut lands for King. That snapped Kurken's head back.
Kurken steps to the side to avoid the strikes from King.
Kurken swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kurken slips under a jab from King.
King throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kurken counters with a head kick.
King scores with a jab.
Kurken defending well as King loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King avoids the body shot from Kurken.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
King getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kurken slips under a jab.
Kurken takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Harrison King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch combination from Kurken misses.
King lands a two punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King thows a body shot but no joy.
King clobbers Kurken with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
King lands a nice looking body shot.
Kurken checks a leg kick nicely.
King connects with a single shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kurken slips under a jab.
King misses with a straight right.
Nice jab there from King.
Kurken takes one on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurken staying out of range there.
Kurken throws a hook to the side of King's head but King sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
King misses with a looping left.
King swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kurken.
King throws a body punch but Kurken moves out of range.
Harrison King is winning the standup battle so far.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kurken.
A left lands for King.
King dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King misses with a hook. Kurken ducked under it nicely.
Kurken blocks a jab.
Kurken misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
King throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kurken walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
King cracks Kurken with a good jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King throws a jab but it's blocked by Kurken.
King lands with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harrison King dominated that second round.
That's time! King's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

King works the jab nicely.
Kurken has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
King dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
King throws a low kick but Kurken moves out of range easily.
Kurken throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
King throws out a powerful jab.
Kurken takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Kurken is rocked!
King throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kurken on the side of the head.
Kurken is still on wobbly legs! Can King finish him?
King lands a jab to the nose.
Kurken tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King works Kurken's body with a nice hook.
Kurken seems to have recovered his senses.
King throws a hook but Kurken blocks it.
A swing and a miss from King.
Jab, jab by King - just one landing.
Kurken takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
King takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kurken moves away from the strike by King.
King is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kurken can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kurken.
King moves out of range of the strikes.
Kurken uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from King.
Kurken pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from King does it's job there.
King scores with a shot to the body.
Kurken shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as King sprawls well. King wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kurken gets slowly back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kurken on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King throws a lazy right hand but Kurken sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
King lands a head shot.
King throws a leg kick that misses.
Kurken takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
King lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
King jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kurken defending well as King loads up on a big left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurken moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A telegraphed right hand from King misses the target.
Simon Kurken has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kurken pulls out of a head kick attempt.
King blocks a head kick by Kurken.
Harrison King is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
King misses with a wild body shot.
Kurken is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kurken ducks right into an uppercut from King.
Some wild striking there from King.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harrison 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

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