PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bill Nevin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Obi Wan King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Nevin
vs
Wan King

169 cm
19
142 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

179 cm
18
140 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bill Nevin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Obi Wan King!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by King.
King checks the leg kick.
Nevin misses with a jab to the body
and King counters with a lovely shot to the body.
King keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nevin.
King ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

King closes the distance and clinches.
King wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nevin lands a shoulder strike.
King working hard to break the clinch.

Nevin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King avoids the body shot from Nevin.
Nevin tries to land a leg kick but King saw it coming and moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Nevin misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nevin misses with a hook.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nevin moves away.
King defending well as Nevin loads up on a big left hand.
King throws a hook to the side of Nevin's head but Nevin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nevin throws a low kick, looking for King's leg but King calmly moves out of range.
King throws a nice looking combination but Nevin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nevin.
King tries to clinch up.
Jab by King.
Nevin connects with a leg kick. King looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nevin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nevin throws a low kick but it's checked well by King.
King jabs at Nevin's body.
Nevin is really struggling to find his range with his punches. King's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That kick from Nevin tenderised King's leg. King is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nevin misses with a straight left.
King takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King thows a body shot but no joy.
King throws a body punch but Nevin moves out of range.
Nevin is looking to chop away at King's legs.
Nevin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Nevin misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nevin.
King swings for the body but Nevin moves out of range.
Nevin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nevin misses with a body shot.
King is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nevin rather than just go for the knockout.
Nevin slips a jab and a cross from King.
Nevin misses with a hook.
Nevin thows a body shot but no joy.
Nevin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nevin throws a poor cross that misses
and King makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nevin scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nevin misses the shot to the body.
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nevin misses with a looping right.
Nevin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
King fails with an attempt to clinch.
King is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Nevin is just out of range.
King scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nevin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
King goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nevin slips under a jab from King.
King ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice defenses there by King.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nevin.
King wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nevin looks to land a right hand but King moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from Nevin.
Nevin misses with a straight left.
King misses with a jab, cross combination.
King takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

King is rocked!
Nevin drops King with a naaaaasty hook - King is in real trouble here! Nevin dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bill Nevin!
Bill Nevin retains his bantamweight title!