PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Abdullah Zaire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gk King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King has chosen ACDC- Thunderstruck as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Zaire
vs
King

182 cm
29
193 lbs
21 - 11 - 0

180 cm
31
197 lbs
22 - 17 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under!
Syndicate Nutrition (DUS)

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 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Abdullah Zaire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Gk King!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaire wants to clinch up but King keeps it at a distance.

Zaire closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
King is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King wants to control but Zaire postures up.
Zaire throws an elbow but King slips to the side and avoids it well.
Zaire works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
King is trying to get back to half guard.
Zaire trying to control the action but King is working from the bottom.
Zaire in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
King tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Zaire wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
King is not content to let Zaire control the position.
King really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zaire. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The ground and pound from Zaire seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaire misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The ground and pound from Zaire seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Zaire taking a break here but King is having none of it and regains half guard.

Zaire is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Zaire not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Zaire sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. King defending well though.
Nice strikes from Zaire there.
Zaire has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Zaire with a couple of short strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Zaire wants to finish this one by submission but King is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Zaire.
King is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zaire sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Zaire working the ground and pound effectively.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zaire lands a heavy elbow.
King working to try and regain half guard.
Zaire working away from the top, dropping strikes.
King can't escape the position.
Zaire lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

King is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King gets back to half guard.
King is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Zaire takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Zaire seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Zaire winds up and cracks King with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Zaire thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
King regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Zaire.
Zaire trying to control but King is working from the bottom.
Zaire loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zaire with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Zaire loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zaire trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Zaire is pushing down on King's leg trying to pass to half guard. King is fighting to maintain full guard but Zaire has managed to sneak the leg through.
Zaire throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
King is not content to let Zaire control the position.
Zaire scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nice strikes from Zaire there.
Zaire looks to land a strike but King avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zaire connects with a couple of short punches.
Zaire trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zaire stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. King swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abdullah Zaire dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nice straight punches there by King. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of King.
King keeps the fight on the outside.
Zaire missing with a left hand there. King was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zaire connects with an inside leg kick.
Zaire connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed King momentarily.
King missing with a left hand there. Zaire was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zaire lands with a nice body kick.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
Zaire has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from King.
Zaire tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
King fails in his attempt to clinch.
King's corner calls for a 1-2. King obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zaire throws a low kick, looking for King's leg but King calmly moves out of range.
Zaire throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
Zaire bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps King's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaire is looking to clinch.

Zaire scores with a takedown into King's guard.
Zaire wants to pass the guard but King is keeping the position.
Zaire trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zaire trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
King is trying to keep Zaire in close.
Zaire trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zaire passes King's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Nice strikes from Zaire there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaire lands with a punch from half guard.
Zaire passes to full mount!
Zaire has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zaire lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Zaire can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as King is looking to escape.
Zaire lands a big shot there that rocks King but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Zaire is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that King can do to turn this around?
King in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Zaire with good strikes from the mount here!
Zaire lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Abdullah Zaire overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zaire scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish King?
Zaire lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
King is still in real trouble! Can Zaire finish him?
Zaire loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have King scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Zaire land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Zaire stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abdullah Zaire!
Abdullah Zaire gave a mention to Syndicate Nutrition (DUS) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).