PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nerubian Assasin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don The King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Assasin
vs
The King

182 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
22
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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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 Hilo, Nerubian Assasin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Don The King!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assasin lands a two punch combo.

The King moves into the clinch successfully.
The King tries for a takedown. No joy.
Assasin gets underhooks to prevent The King's takedown attempt.
The King prevents Assasin from breaking the clinch.
Assasin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

The King gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Assasin regains guard.
The King trying to control the position from guard on top but Assasin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Assasin keeping full guard, as The King tries to pass.
The King is looking to stand up but Assasin won't let him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Assasin keeping full guard, as The King tries to pass.
The King wants to control from the top but Assasin keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The King throws a big right hand that misses.
The King slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Assasin throws a big shot that misses.
Nerubian Assasin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Assasin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Assasin throws a head kick but The King moves out of range.
Assasin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The King shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Assasin but Assasin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nerubian Assasin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don The King.
The King showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Assasin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Assasin throws a big shot that misses.
The King takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
No joy there for Assasin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Assasin throws a nice looking combination but The King bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

The King shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Assasin can't keep his opponent in guard - The King advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Assasin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

The King is working for a submission of some sort.
The King throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assasin is not content to let The King control the position.
The King is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The King wants to lay and pray for a moment but Assasin keeps working.

The King is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Assasin doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time The King.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

The King seems to be looking for submissions.
Assasin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for The King on the ground.

The King is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Assasin has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don The King dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

The King has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from The King there as he acknowledges the shot.
Don The King is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The King shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Assasin pinned against the cage. Assasin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A left lands for Assasin.
Assasin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Don The King has been cut.
Assasin throws a jab but it's blocked by The King.
Assasin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The King closes the distance and clinches up with Assasin, looking for a takedown. The King pushes Assasin against the cage but Assasin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Assasin.
The King shoots in but no luck this time.
Nerubian Assasin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don The King.
The King moves out of range of the body kick.
Assasin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

The King is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

The King gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The King changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Assasin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A jab-cross combination lands for Assasin and sends The King crashing to the mat! Assasin follows him down to the mat - The King regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
The King is still in real trouble! Can Assasin finish him?
The King is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like Assasin is going to stand back up.
The King seems to have recovered his senses.
The King has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Assasin is working away from the top position though.

The King looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The King keeps control of the position for the meantime.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The King trying to control but Assasin postures up.
The King moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

The King looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assasin trying to control but The King is working from the bottom.
Assasin wants to stand and escape but instead The King has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The King trying to control the position from guard on top but Assasin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The King controls from within his opponent's guard.
The King trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Assasin keeping moving, preventing The King from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nerubian Assasin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Don The King's cut.
That's time! Assasin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Assasin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

The King has taken the fight to the clinch.
The King wants a takedown.
A short right from The King on the inside.
The King is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

The King escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Assasin lands a jab to the nose.
The King moves in looking to clinch but Assasin pushes him off.
The King shoots in but no luck this time.
Nerubian Assasin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don The King.
Assasin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The King tries to clinch there but Assasin circles away.
Assasin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The King changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Assasin tries to avoid it but The King manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Assasin to the ground. Assasin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Assasin!
The King takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The King takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The King walks into a stiff left hand from Assasin.
Assasin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Assasin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The King looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Assasin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Assasin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Assasin works the jab nicely.
The King shoots in for a takedown but Assasin shows good takedown defense.
Assasin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Assasin jabs at The King's body.
Assasin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Assasin connects with a crisp jab.
Nice takedown defense from Assasin. No joy for The King on that attempt.
The King takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The King shoots in for a double leg but Assasin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Assasin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Assasin lands a lovely overhand right.
Assasin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

The King drives through and clinches with Assasin against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The King misses with a hook to the ribs.

The King turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and The King manages to end up in side control.
The King wants to lay and pray for a moment but Assasin keeps working.
Assasin tries to buck The King off but The King is having none of it.
Assasin can't do much from the bottom here.
Assasin stops The King from passing to mount.
The King wants to control but Assasin is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The King controlling from side mount.
The King throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Assasin is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice cross by Assasin.
Assasin looks to land a combination but The King avoids it well.
Assasin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The King sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The King will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nerubian Assasin is winning the standup battle so far.
Assasin connects with a good right hand that stumbles The King. The King circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The King defending well as Assasin loads up on a big left hand.
The King moves out of range of the body kick.
Assasin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The King shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Assasin as he jumps to the side.
Nerubian Assasin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The King has a takedown stuffed.
Assasin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The King.
Nice takedown defense from Assasin. No joy for The King on that attempt.
The King fails with the takedown.
Assasin digs a good body shot into The King's ribs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from The King.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nerubian Assasin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Assasin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nerubian Assasin!