PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alaska Winterstorm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daz King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Winterstorm
vs
King

188 cm
21
197 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

190 cm
22
194 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alaska Winterstorm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daz King!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Winterstorm there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Winterstorm misses with a series of wild punches.
King has his takedown stuffed

so Winterstorm counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
King avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Winterstorm's corner is telling him to maintain position.
King looking to control.
Winterstorm pushing down on King's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Winterstorm seems to be working for a kimura but King defends the submission attempt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Winterstorm lands a nice short elbow.

Winterstorm is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. King doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Winterstorm.
Winterstorm is trying to control. King wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winterstorm is thwarting King's attempts to control the position.
Winterstorm thows a huge punch but King dodges it nicely.
King trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
King working to try and regain half guard.
Winterstorm takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Winterstorm with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Winterstorm putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Winterstorm has control of King's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and King regains control of the situation pretty easily.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Winterstorm jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but King manages to avoid the submission attempt.
King tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Winterstorm wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winterstorm working the head and body with strikes.
King is trying to control Winterstorm's posture but Winterstorm avoids it.
King tries to buck Winterstorm off but Winterstorm is having none of it.
King can't do much from the bottom here.

Winterstorm is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but King is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Winterstorm is chipping away with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winterstorm working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
King is looking for a sweep.
Winterstorm works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Winterstorm happy to just control the position for now.
King tries to bench press Winterstorm off him but Winterstorm keeps the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winterstorm scores with punches from side control.
King is trying to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Winterstorm trying to control the position but King is working away.

Winterstorm is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, King has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

King avoids a punch combination nicely.
King changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Winterstorm tries to avoid it but King manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Winterstorm to the ground. Winterstorm escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Winterstorm closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Winterstorm lands in his opponent's guard.
King is trying to control the position from the bottom.
King being controlled here, momentarily.
Winterstorm has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Winterstorm is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winterstorm advances position into side control!
King is looking to reverse the position.
Winterstorm landing strikes.
King is looking for a sweep.
Winterstorm lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear King down.
Winterstorm lands an elbow.

Winterstorm working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
King manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Winterstorm kicks King off and gets back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Winterstorm closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. King did well to prevent Winterstorm getting side control.
King gets back to full guard.

Winterstorm got a little sloppy there for a moment and King has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Winterstorm has managed to get both his arms back between King's legs - danger averted.
King is breathing heavily.
Winterstorm tries to free his leg and advance position but King is retaining full guard.
Winterstorm working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Winterstorm wants to control from the top but King keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

King had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Winterstorm defends it easily.
Winterstorm trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Winterstorm stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. King swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Winterstorm looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

King working for a triangle but Winterstorm defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King can't keep his opponent in guard - Winterstorm advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Winterstorm prevents King from improving his position.
King is looking to control Winterstorm's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can King avoid being mounted?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Winterstorm is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Winterstorm is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alaska Winterstorm dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

King gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Winterstorm counters with a shoot takedown. King fights it but they end up in guard.
Winterstorm postures up.
Winterstorm is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

King is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

King is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Winterstorm defends well.

King looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Winterstorm is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Winterstorm advances to half guard.
King takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Winterstorm scores with a couple of nice shots.

King is defending against the submission attempts here by Winterstorm.
Winterstorm is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that King can do to turn this around?
King is trying to get back to full guard.
Winterstorm passes the guard and advances to mount!
King keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winterstorm unloads with some vicious shots from mount and King wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Winterstorm celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alaska Winterstorm!
Alaska Winterstorm tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.