PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ko King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noob Saibot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

King
vs
Saibot

180 cm
25
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Perkele!

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ko King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Noob Saibot!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saibot lands a slapping body shot.
Saibot lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Saibot connects with a jab.
Nice defenses there by King.
Saibot swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by King.
King misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Saibot throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Saibot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Saibot.
Saibot just misses with a punch to the body.
Saibot throws the left hand but King avoids the punch easily.
King throws a lazy uppercut
and Saibot counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Saibot scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
King loads up on a big right hand but Saibot slips the punch.
King with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saibot scores with a jab to the jaw.
Noob Saibot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saibot rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and King counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Noob Saibot has been cut.
King dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Saibot throws a looping overhand right but King ducks down to avoid it.
King fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saibot on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Saibot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
King avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab lands there for Saibot.
Saibot misses with a straight right.
Nice jab there from King.
King throws the kick towards the body but Saibot avoids it.
Saibot scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Saibot looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Saibot bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Saibot swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Saibot throws a lazy right hand but King sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
King works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King slips under a jab.
King is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saibot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King lands a jab to the head.
Saibot throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
Saibot swings for the body but King moves out of range.
Saibot swinging wildly here.
A swing and a miss from King.
King throws a lazy right hand but Saibot sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
King avoids the body shot from Saibot.
Saibot takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Saibot throws a predictable looking body shot
and King makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Saibot lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Saibot throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
A jab from King misses.
A slow jab from Saibot misses its intended target.
King waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saibot.

Oooooh!!! King has knocked Saibot down with a huge combo! King steps away and waves a wobbly Saibot back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Saibot is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saibot slips a jab and a cross from King.
Saibot is still on wobbly legs! Can King finish him?
King feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Saibot crashing to the mat! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ko King!