PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Matinho Krol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mati King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matinho Krol could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mati King's chin.

Krol
vs
King

183 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

183 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matinho Krol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mati King!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
King dodges the punch combination from Krol.
Krol keeps the fight on the outside.
King tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
King slips a jab and a cross from Krol.
Krol misses with a two punch combination.
King tries to clinch but Krol is having none of it.
King throws a nice outside leg kick.

King gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

King escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
King wants to clinch.
King moves in looking to clinch but Krol pushes him off.
Krol swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
King with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Krol throws a nice looking combination but King bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

King gets in close and instigates a clinch.

King's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
King wants to clinch up but Krol keeps it at a distance.
King scores with a leg kick.
King fails in his attempt to clinch.
King throws a leg kick which misses Krol's front leg but catches the back leg as Krol tries to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That kick from King tenderised Krol's leg. Krol is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from King, right into the meat.
Krol checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

King rushes Krol and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

King's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Krol fails to land with a series of punches.
Krol is breathing heavily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

King's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
King fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Krol.
A punch combination from Krol misses.
Krol really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
King misses with a low kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
King connects with an inside leg kick.
Krol has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from King.
A chopping leg kick lands by King.
Krol throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
King moves in looking to clinch but Krol pushes him off.
Krol looks to land a combination but King avoids it well.
Krol throws a right and a left that both miss.

King closes the distance and pushes Krol back into the ropes.
King is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King has Krol pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Krol manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

King breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Krol has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Krol on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by King. King obviously looking to wear him down.
Krol throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
King chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Krol circles away from the clinch attempt.
King scores with a jab.
King tries to clinch but Krol moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - King looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Krol throws a nice looking combination but King bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Krol gets tackled into the ropes by King. King maintains the clinch.

King decides to pull guard.
Krol wants to stand but King has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
King is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Krol has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of King is proving hard to escape from.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King managing to control the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
King looking for a sweep. Not yet King, not yet.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Mati King hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Krol throws a combination but it was largely blocked by King.
King turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King tries to land a leg kick but Krol saw it coming and moves away.
King tries to clinch up.
King cracks the inside of Krol's front leg.
The fight stays on the outside here - King looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
King throws a leg kick but Krol moved away.
King motions for Krol to come forward. King throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
King lands a nice leg kick that just misses Krol's sensitive parts.
Krol rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but King moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
King cracks the inside of Krol's front leg.
Krol misses with a two punch combination.
King chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Krol keeps the fight on the outside.
King throws a nice inside leg kick.
King feints and then cracks Krol's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Krol down.
King thumps Krol with a low kick.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Krol paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Krol is able to avoid easily.
King showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Krol.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
King with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Krol chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before King can pounce on him.
An inside leg kick lands from King.
Krol swats away the attempt to clinch by King.
King lands a nice leg kick that just misses Krol's sensitive parts.

King clinches.
Krol working hard to break the clinch.

King pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick from King misses.
King is looking to clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from King, right into the meat.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up but Krol swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Krol misses with a double jab.
King throws a leg kick but Krol sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from King.

King drives through and clinches with Krol against the ropes.
King tries to score a body lock takedown but Krol shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Matinho Krol has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mati King.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
King keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Krol's efforts to push away.
Krol wants to break the clinch but can't.
King is trying to pull guard but Krol turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Krol is trying to break the clinch but King is controlling him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krol has had enough of the clinch but King keeps him there for the moment.
King prevents Krol from breaking the clinch.

King pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
King lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
King tries to clinch up but Krol circles away and keeps his distance.
Krol is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
King fails with an attempt to clinch.
King throws a solid leg kick but Krol takes the impact on his shin and smiles at King.
Krol will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
King fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Krol has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Krol checks the leg kick nicely there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from King lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Krol has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Krol and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Some wild striking there from Krol.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from King.

King fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Krol, pushing him back against the ropes.

Krol escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
King doesn't manage to clinch there - Krol circles away.
King wants to clinch.
Krol throws a right and a left that both miss.

Krol tries to keep at a distance but King has taken the fight into the clinch.

King breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
King tries to clinch but Krol is having none of it.
King lands a leg kick that knocks Krol off balance momentarily.
An inside leg kick from King misses.
No joy there for Krol, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

King has taken the fight to the clinch.
Krol is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

King's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

King closes the distance and clinches.

King breaks from the clinch.
Krol swats away the attempt to clinch by King.
Krol throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
King is looking to clinch but Krol is avoiding it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krol throws a series of punches but King moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from King, right into the meat.
Krol misses with a two punch combination.
King throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
King lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Krol checks the leg kick nicely there.
King fails with an attempt to clinch.
King tries to close the distance and clinch but Krol swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
King tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Krol manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Krol swats away the attempt to clinch by King.
King pivots, looking for a leg kick but Krol is out of range and King settles back down.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
King tries to clinch up.
Krol misses with a wild combination.
King thumps Krol with a low kick.
Krol misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
King tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Krol manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

King rushes Krol and presses him up against the ropes.
Krol gets underhooks to prevent King's takedown attempt.
Krol tries to circle away but King has him pinned against the ropes.

King's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Some wild striking there from Krol.
A punch combination from Krol misses.
Krol misses with a series of wild punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King chopping away at his opponent's legs.
King scores with a leg kick.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up but Krol swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mati King dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

King connects with a leg kick. Krol looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mati King seems to be getting the better of the standup.

King instigates a clinch.
Krol wants to break free but King has control.

King breaks the clinch.
King lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sloppy strikes from Krol. Those never looked like landing.
King tries to clinch but Krol is having none of it.
King attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Krol circles away from the clinch attempt.
King tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Krol manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
King with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good work by Krol as he checks the leg kick.

Krol tries to keep at a distance but King has taken the fight into the clinch.
Krol wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but King has him pressed against the ropes.
King jumps guard but Krol stands there with King around his waist. King gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Krol is trying to force a seperation but King has the dominant position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Krol tries to break free but King pushes him back against the ropes.
King looking for a takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.

King escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
King tries to clinch up but Krol circles away and keeps his distance.
Krol lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but King circles away quickly and effectively.
A bone on bone clash there as Krol blocks the leg kick.
King has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

King moves into the clinch successfully.
Krol prevents the takedown attempt.
Matinho Krol has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mati King.
Krol is trying to push King away but King has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
King is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Krol gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Krol wants to break the clinch but can't.
Krol prevents King from breaking the clinch.
Krol is trying to break the clinch but King is controlling him.
Krol tries to circle away but King has him pinned against the ropes.
Mati King seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Krol is trying to break the clinch but King has him pressed against the ropes.
King drops down looking for an ankle pick but Krol pulls his leg out and moves away.
Krol throws a series of punches but King avoids them all with ease.
King with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Krol swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krol swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
King connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A slapping leg kick lands for King.
Matinho Krol is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
King connects with an inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Krol.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from King, right into the meat.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
King connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Krol throws a nice looking combination but King bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

King clinches with his opponent.

King breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
King finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Krol will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Krol lands with a nice combination. King backs away looking to recover.
King cracks the inside of Krol's front leg.
That kick from King tenderised Krol's leg. Krol is trying to keep his angry face on.
Krol swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krol keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
King tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Krol rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but King moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
King throws a chopping leg kick but Krol manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A combination from Krol does no damage.
King tries to clinch but Krol is having none of it.
Krol moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
King fails in his attempt to clinch.
Krol tries to bum rush King with a series of wild strikes but King uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

King moves into the clinch.

King pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Krol misses with a jab, cross combination.
King is looking to slow Krol down with leg kicks.
Krol throws a series of punches but King avoids them all with ease.
That kick from King tenderised Krol's leg. Krol is trying to keep his angry face on.
Krol throws a right and a left that King avoids nicely.
King wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krol circles away from the clinch attempt.
Krol misses with a double jab.
King tries to clinch there but Krol circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from King.
Good work by Krol as he checks the leg kick.
Krol rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but King moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Krol stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from King.
Krol will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krol misses with the combination.

King closes the distance and clinches.
Krol tries to break free but King pushes him back against the ropes.
King is looking to take this one to the mat.
King tries for a takedown. No joy.
King has had enough of the clinch but Krol keeps him there for the moment.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
King tries to pull guard but Krol won't allow it.
King keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Krol's efforts to push away.
King drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Krol gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Krol is looking to break free of the clinch but King has double underhooks.

King has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Krol uses from the top position.
Krol trying to stand up but can't free himself from King's guard.
King wants to sweep here but Krol controlling him for the moment.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
King is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Krol tries to stand but King is controlling from the bottom.
Krol wants to stand and escape but instead King has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

King decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Krol, up you get!
Krol throws a nice looking combination but King bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

King moves into the clinch.
King has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Krol is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Krol breaks the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krol throws a series of punches but King moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from King, right into the meat.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
King throws a leg kick but Krol moved away.
King buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Krol throws a right and a left that King avoids nicely.
Krol swinging wildly here.
Krol circles away from the clinch attempt.
King lands a nice leg kick that just misses Krol's sensitive parts.
Sloppy strikes from Krol. Those never looked like landing.
King fails with an attempt to clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Krol blocks the leg kick.
King doesn't manage to clinch there - Krol circles away.
Krol moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Krol misses with the combination.
A solid leg kick lands there for King.
Krol misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fight stays on the outside here - King looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
King tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Krol is able to avoid easily.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Krol, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Krol swinging wildly here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by King.
A nice leg kick lands there from King.
King tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Krol will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
King misses with a low kick.
Krol swinging wildly here.
King tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Krol manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

King has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King prevents Krol from breaking the clinch.
King drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Krol gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Krol wants to get back to striking at distance but King won't allow it.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Krol is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

King escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Krol misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Krol fails to land with a series of punches.
King fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Krol has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

King pushes Krol up against the ropes in a clinch.

King manages to break the clinch.
King wants to clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Krol!
Krol throws a right and a left that both miss.
King cracks the inside of Krol's front leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King misses with a leg kick.
Krol swats away the attempt to clinch by King.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up but Krol swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Matinho Krol has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mati King is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A leg kick checked by Krol.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mati King comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well King has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Mati King!
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Mati King!
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for Mati King!

Mati King wins by unanimous decision!
Mati King decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.