PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Suraski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

King
vs
Suraski

201 cm
22
282 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

190 cm
30
270 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lucas King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dave Suraski!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Suraski blocks a leg kick.
King on the wrong end of a nice hook.

It looks like Lucas King has been cut.
Dave Suraski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suraski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
King leaves Suraski with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
King misses with a straight right.
Suraski throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck King on the side of the head.
King throws a body punch but Suraski moves out of range.
Suraski throws a right hand that King ducks under and follows up with a left that King also avoids with ease.
Suraski fails to land with a series of punches.
Suraski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has King pinned against the cage. King gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Suraski looks to land a combination but King avoids it well.
Suraski fails with a takedown attempt.
Lucas King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Suraski.
Suraski lands with a shot to the body.
King is breathing heavily.
Suraski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by King.

Suraski drops King with a beautiful combination! King stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Suraski is looking for the KO!
Suraski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suraski throws a right and a left that both miss.
King throws a hook but Suraski blocks it.
Nice takedown defense from King. No joy for Suraski on that attempt.
Suraski cracks King with a good jab.
Suraski misses the shot to the body.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King tries to work over Suraski's front leg with a kick but Suraski checks it.
Lucas King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Suraski shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with King but King pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Suraski lands a jab.
Suraski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
King misses with a looping left.
Suraski fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but King avoids it really well and circles away.
King lands with a nice body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suraski throws a series of punches but King avoids them all with ease.
Suraski stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Suraski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Suraski dives in and grabs King's left leg, looking for a takedown. King pushes down on Suraski's head and hops out.
Suraski shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with King but King pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The fighters circle momentarily. King darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Suraski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
Suraski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A slapping leg kick lands for King.

Suraski feints and as King raises his hands in defense, Suraski changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Suraski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Suraski trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Suraski throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suraski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Suraski passes into half guard.
Suraski thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Suraski is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
King avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Suraski.
Suraski moves nicely into side control.
King dodges the ground and pound from Suraski.
Suraski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King defending against the ground and pound.
Suraski wants to control but King is keeping him busy.

Suraski decides to stand up, so the ref orders King to his feet.
Suraski cracks King with a good jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Suraski is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in King's half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Suraski wants to lay and pray for a moment but King keeps working.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suraski is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Suraski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lucas King's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Suraski shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches King napping and manages to drive through into side control!
King parries the strikes from Suraski easily there. Suraski is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable King to escape.
Suraski is looking to take a break and control but King is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Suraski throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and King works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Suraski throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Suraski is looking to take a break and control but King is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Suraski thows a huge punch but King dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King has hold of Suraski's hands but Suraski slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Suraski looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Suraski is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so King is just riding it out for now. Suraski eventually gives up the hold.
Suraski missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
King is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Suraski scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suraski is keen to just control but King is a slippery customer.
King blocking the ground and pound attempt from Suraski.
Suraski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. King defending well though.
Suraski wants to stand up but King has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Dave Suraski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Suraski tries to pass to full mount but King defends it.
King knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Suraski on the ground.
Suraski is keen to just control but King is a slippery customer.
King avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Suraski.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suraski throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
King avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Suraski.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King has hold of Suraski's hands but Suraski slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Suraski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Suraski stands up and beckons King to join him on the feet.

Suraski scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sloppy strikes there by Suraski.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Suraski advances nicely into full mount.
Suraski lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King is bucking up trying to escape but Suraski cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Suraski lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
BOOM! Suraski connects with a massive shot to the dome!

King is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suraski lands a big shot to the head and King winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Dave Suraski!