PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wally King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinzo Vistory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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
Vistory

171 cm
18
152 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

175 cm
18
147 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wally King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shinzo Vistory!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Vistory drives through and clinches with King against the cage.
Vistory tries a knee to the head but King blocks it.
Vistory landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Vistory.

It looks like Wally King has been cut.
King is looking to take this one to the mat.
A short body shot lands from King as the two fighters clinch.
King dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
King takes an elbow to the temple.
Vistory stops a takedown attempt from King.
Vistory tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and King avoids it.
Come on King - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Vistory lands an elbow that stopped King in his tracks for a moment.
Vistory misses with an elbow strike.

King manages to pull guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Vistory decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on King, up you get!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wally King. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Vistory rushes King and presses him up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vistory with a knee to the head.
Vistory tries to land knees in the clinch but King avoids the damage to the body.
Vistory throws an elbow that misses.
Vistory missing with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on King's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vistory tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vistory pushes off an throws an elbow but King leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
King avoids the elbow strike from Vistory, against the cage.
Vistory landing some nice looking knees to the body.
King looking for a takedown.
King lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vistory is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. King is defending well for now.
Vistory with a knee to the head.
Vistory looks gassed!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vistory obliges.
Vistory avoids the elbow strike from King, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King wants to break free but Vistory has control.
King avoiding damage as Vistory throws knees to the body.
King is trying to pull guard but Vistory has him pressed against the cage.
King wants to break free but Vistory has control.
King takes an elbow to the temple.
Vistory blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
King effectively controlling the action here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vistory gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

King jumps guard and drags Vistory to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

King throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Vistory wants to get up but he can't break King's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

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

Vistory stands and steps away. King gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Vistory leaves King with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

King has Vistory up against the cage in a clinch.
King blocks an elbow strike from Vistory.
King dodges an elbow strike from Vistory.
Vistory lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
King wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vistory misses with an elbow over the top.
Vistory looks to throw an elbow but misses.
King softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
King drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Vistory gets the underhooks and prevents it.
King looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vistory connects with a knee to the head.
Vistory lands an elbow that stopped King in his tracks for a moment.
King pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short right from King on the inside.
Vistory throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
King has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Vistory is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vistory keeps control of King as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vistory tries a knee to the head but King blocks it.
Vistory throws an elbow that misses.
Vistory with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shinzo Vistory dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wally King's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

King looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vistory is fending him off so far but King persists. Nope, Vistory circles away and we're back to standing.

Vistory gets a clinch.
Vistory tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vistory with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
King is working for takedown but Vistory is calmly controlling the position for now.
Vistory with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vistory tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
King blocks an elbow strike from Vistory.
King looking to slow down the pace here.
Vistory crunches a lovely knee into King's ribcage.
Vistory is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. King is defending well for now.
Vistory tries a knee to the head but King blocks it.
King lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vistory or not.
Vistory is breathing heavily.
Vistory stops a takedown attempt from King.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wally King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vistory using the Thai plumb to throw knees but King has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
King tries for a takedown but Vistory manages to get underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Vistory gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Vistory working King over with knees to the body.

King pulls Vistory into guard.
King controlling Vistory's posture.
Vistory would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
King is pulling down on Vistory's head. It's preventing any offense from Vistory, at least for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wally King has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

King looking to score a takedown here. Vistory is defending well but King drives through and ends up in Vistory's guard.
King won't allow Vistory to get back to his feet.
King engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vistory is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King works over Vistory with some ground and pound from guard.

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

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Wally King.
King jabs at Vistory's body.
Vistory ducks right into an uppercut from King.
King fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Shinzo Vistory is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Vistory has taken the fight to the clinch.

King gets control of Vistory's arms and successfully pulls guard. King will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Vistory wanted to stand there but King had control of the position.

King working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Vistory doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Vistory manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King wants to stand and escape but Vistory is having none of it.

Vistory stands up from guard. Let's bang!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

King closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
King is trying to pull guard but Vistory turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knees to the body from Vistory.
King content to slow the pace in the clinch.
King blocks the elbow strike.
Vistory is defending well against a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Vistory walks into a left hand.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
King avoiding damage as Vistory throws knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vistory obliges.
Vistory with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
King is trying to pull guard but Vistory turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
King takes an elbow to the temple.
King avoids the elbow strike from Vistory, against the cage.
King avoids a wild elbow strike from Vistory.
King blocks the elbow strike.
A frustrated look appears on King's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
King tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Vistory just stands there and leans against the cage.
King wants to get back to striking at distance but Vistory won't allow it.
Vistory keeps the fight in the clinch, despite King's efforts to push away.
Vistory unloads a knee to the mid-section. King lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vistory missing with knees to the body.
King tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wally King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vistory has King pressed against the cage, preventing King from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vistory lands a damaging elbow.
Vistory tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
King drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Vistory gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Vistory throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from King.
Vistory tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vistory throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but King blocks it with crossed arms.
King lands a nice uppercut.
King is trying to force a seperation but Vistory has the dominant position.
Vistory being controlled against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King fails to pull guard.
Vistory creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vistory looking to throw knees to the head but King is blocking nicely.
King slowing the pace effectively.
King lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vistory backwards.
King wants to get back to striking at distance but Vistory won't allow it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by King.
King is looking to take this one to the mat.
King wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vistory with a knee to the head.
King is trying to break free.
King is trying to push Vistory away but Vistory has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
King is trying to break free.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King wants to break free but Vistory has control.
King working hard to break the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vistory.
Vistory prevents King from breaking the clinch.
Vistory creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through King's defenses.
King dodges an elbow strike from Vistory.
King can't get the takedown.
Vistory missing with knees to the body.
Shinzo Vistory seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The referee is keeping an eye on King - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
King makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
King tries for a takedown. No joy.
Vistory connects with a nasty looking knee right to King's face.
Vistory with an attempt at a knee that misses.
King wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
King lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vistory misses with an elbow strike.
King wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
King wants to get back to striking at distance but Vistory won't allow it.
A hook to the body from King.
King is trying to break free.
King lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
King lands a body shot in the clinch.
King on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
King working hard to break the clinch.
King avoiding damage as Vistory throws knees to the body.
Vistory keeps the fight in the clinch, despite King's efforts to push away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vistory stops a takedown attempt from King.
King can't break the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Wally King.
I think King has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight for Shinzo Vistory!
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for Shinzo Vistory!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Shinzo Vistory!

Shinzo Vistory wins by unanimous decision!