PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francois Duvalier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duvalier comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Haitian National Anthem kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Francois Duvalier told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

King
vs
Duvalier

194 cm
32
267 lbs
29 - 11 - 0

213 cm
30
300 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Brute

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Francois Duvalier!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duvalier misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Duvalier does a little dance to reset his feet.
King throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
King looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Duvalier tries to close the distance and clinch but King swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Francois Duvalier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Duvalier closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for King.

Duvalier breaks the clinch.
Duvalier moves out of range of the strikes.
Duvalier takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Duvalier misses with a left hand
and King counters with a low kick, right behind Duvalier 's knee.
A slow jab from King misses its intended target.
Duvalier misses with a wild combination.
King jabs Duvalier to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King on the wrong end of a nice hook.

It looks like Brian King has been cut.
Duvalier ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
Duvalier misses with a series of wild punches.

King moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

King escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Duvalier misses with a hook
and Duvalier takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
King circles away from the clinch attempt.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
King slips a jab from Duvalier.
Duvalier throws a series of punches but King avoids them all with ease.
King misses with a head kick.
Duvalier bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of King's head.
King goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Duvalier just misses with a punch to the body.
King circles away from the clinch attempt
and King counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
King paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
King slips a jab from Duvalier.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. King catches Duvalier right on the button with a cross.

Duvalier is rocked!
That kick from King tenderised Duvalier's leg. Duvalier is trying to keep his angry face on.
Duvalier looks winded!
A solid leg kick lands there for King.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

King closes the distance and clinches.
A short body shot lands from King as the two fighters clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from King.
A hook to the body from King.
Duvalier being controlled against the cage.
King lands a body punch in the clinch.

King's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Duvalier does a little dance to reset his feet.
King lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Duvalier falls backwards - clearly groggy! King dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian King!