PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paul King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vrajesh Ponnaganti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

King
vs
Ponnaganti

173 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

171 cm
20
151 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Hellbent, Inc.

Berserker Nutrition
Bushido Clothing

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vrajesh Ponnaganti!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Reed Andrews and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ponnaganti tries to clinch but King moves out of range.
Ponnaganti tries to clinch but King is having none of it.
Ponnaganti connects with a high kick.
Ponnaganti circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ponnaganti counters with a nice low kick that buckles King's knee momentarily.
Ponnaganti tries to clinch up but King circles away and keeps his distance.
Ponnaganti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
King throws a looping overhand right but Ponnaganti ducks down to avoid it.

King has taken the fight to the clinch.
King wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ponnaganti has him pressed against the cage.
King tries to stall but Ponnaganti uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ponnaganti using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ponnaganti prevents King from breaking the clinch.
Ponnaganti landing knees to the body.
Ponnaganti blocks an uppercut.
Ponnaganti landing knees to the head.
Ponnaganti with a knee to the head.
Ponnaganti misses with a knee strike.
Ponnaganti lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ponnaganti connects with a knee to the head.

King breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponnaganti throws a head kick but King moves out of range.
Ponnaganti misses with a few strikes there.
Ponnaganti wants to clinch

and King counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
King throws an elbow that misses.
Ponnaganti lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ponnaganti using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
King is trying to break the clinch but Ponnaganti has him pressed against the cage.
Ponnaganti lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ponnaganti with a knee to the head.
Ponnaganti lands a damaging elbow.
Ponnaganti unloads a knee to the mid-section. King lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
King lands a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ponnaganti lands a nice elbow.
Ponnaganti trying to land knees to the body.
King has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ponnaganti is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A knee to the head by Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti looks gassed!
King avoiding damage as Ponnaganti throws knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ponnaganti missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as King takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ponnaganti unloads a knee to the mid-section. King lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ponnaganti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from King.
King is trying to stall.
Nice elbow from Ponnaganti.
King misses with some punches.
Ponnaganti crunches a lovely knee into King's ribcage.
King drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ponnaganti pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ponnaganti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from King.
Vrajesh Ponnaganti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A low kick from King is predictable there

and Ponnaganti holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
King is trying to break free.
King tries to stall but Ponnaganti uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ponnaganti crunches a lovely knee into King's ribcage.
Ponnaganti with a knee to the head.
King stalling in the clinch but Ponnaganti improves position.
Ponnaganti lands a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ponnaganti landing knees to the body.
King missing with knees to the body.
Ponnaganti connects with a nasty looking knee right to King's face.
Knees to the body from Ponnaganti.
King avoiding damage as Ponnaganti throws knees to the body.
Ponnaganti comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
King wants to get back to striking at distance but Ponnaganti won't allow it.
Ponnaganti lands an elbow inside that King shrugs off.
Ponnaganti trying to land knees to the body.
King avoids the elbow strike from Ponnaganti, against the cage.
Ponnaganti missing with knees to the body.

King escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
King closes the distance but Ponnaganti moves to the side
and Ponnaganti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ponnaganti swats away the attempt to clinch by King.
Ponnaganti looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
King shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul King. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ponnaganti tries to clinch up but King circles away and keeps his distance.
King wants to clinch but Ponnaganti slips to the side
and Ponnaganti counters with an inside leg kick.
King misses with a body kick.

Ponnaganti has taken the fight to the clinch.
King is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ponnaganti connects with a nasty looking knee right to King's face.
Ponnaganti lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ponnaganti trying to land knees to the body.
Ponnaganti unloads a knee to the mid-section. King lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ponnaganti lands a nice knee to the body.
Ponnaganti lands an elbow just above King 's eye.
Ponnaganti missing with knees to the body.
Ponnaganti with an attempt at a knee that misses.
King lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti lands a knee to the head.
A body shot lands from King.
Ponnaganti lands an elbow inside that King shrugs off.
Ponnaganti scores a nice knee to the body.
Ponnaganti lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ponnaganti moves into the clinch.
Ponnaganti tries to land knees in the clinch but King avoids the damage to the body.
Ponnaganti landing knees to the body.
Ponnaganti lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

King is rocked!
Ponnaganti lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Oh King is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ponnaganti landing knees to the body.
Ponnaganti lands an elbow just above King 's eye.
Ponnaganti connects with a knee right up the middle there - that's rocked King badly! King tumbles to the floor and Ponnaganti stands over him, dominant and satisfied with his glorious KO victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vrajesh Ponnaganti!