PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Renato King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bam Margera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King's entrance music is Supreme court hymn. A fine choice. Margera has chosen Clutch - The Regulator as his entrance music. Renato King is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

King
vs
Margera

185 cm
25
170 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

180 cm
25
160 lbs
12 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Reaper Combatwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Renato King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bam Margera!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King misses with a wild body shot.
Margera keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

King scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
King thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Margera is looking to improve his position.
Margera keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
King wants to free his trapped foot but Margera is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ground and pound from King.
King slips a nice elbow through Margera's hands, connecting with Margera's forehead.
Margera is trying to get back to full guard.
Margera avoiding damage under a succession of punches from King.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Margera keeping control of the position.
Margera has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at DJs Locker. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Margera looks like he's trying to stand up.
Margera is not content to let King control the position.
King is thwarting Margera's attempts to control the position.
Margera avoiding damage under a succession of punches from King.
Margera wants to improve his position but King is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King not doing much here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
No joy there for King, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Margera blocks a leg kick.
King throws a body punch but Margera moves out of range.
King misses with a hook.
Margera walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

It looks like Bam Margera has been cut.
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
King lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Margera circles away quickly and effectively.
King misses with a head kick.
Margera misses with a straight left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Margera slips under a jab from King.
Margera fails to land with a series of punches.
King fails with a takedown attempt.
King throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice takedown defense from Margera. No joy for King on that attempt.
Margera slaps away a takedown attempt from King, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renato King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Margera buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Margera comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Margera fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches King on the side of the head.
Margera scores with a nice right hand.
King lands with a nice combination. Margera backs away looking to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Margera connects with a single shot there.
King throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Margera sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A left lands for Margera.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

King closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Margera wants to control but King is keeping busy.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
King wants to control but Margera is keeping him busy.
King trying to control from Margera's half guard. Margera has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
King wants to control from the top but Margera keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Renato King dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bam Margera's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Margera slips under a jab from King.
King is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
King throws a body punch but Margera moves out of range.
Good work by King as he checks the leg kick.
Margera on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Margera is looking to clinch but King is avoiding it.
Margera walks into a jab.
King will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

King scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
King lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
King is stalling here. Margera is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! King seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Margera has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Margera working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
You can see the frustration on King's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
King 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.
King gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

King has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Margera escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Margera!
Margera working the head and body with strikes.
Renato King overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
King is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Margera's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Margera thows a huge punch but King dodges it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Margera wants to lay and pray for a moment but King keeps working.
King is trying to control but can't.
It looks like Margera is going to stand back up.
Margera not landing any meaningful shots this time.

King looking for submissions off his back.
King has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Margera is working away from the top position though.
Margera is figuring out what he wants to do next.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King trying to hold on to Margera's head to control him but Margera postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King is trying to get back to full guard.
Margera is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
King trying to hold on to Margera's head to control him but Margera postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
King shoots in but no luck this time.
King takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
King lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Margera backs up against the cage.
King misses with a double jab.
The fighters circling - King throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Margera fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches King on the side of the head.

King is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Margera defends well against a solid takedown attempt from King.
Oh King is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renato King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Margera darts in and clinches King up against the cage.
Margera lands with a right to the head.
Margera pushes King against the cage. Margera is working some dirty boxing. Margera pushes off with a quick right hook! King goes down! King tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Margera moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bam Margera!
Bam Margera thanked the fans post fight for their support.