PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Damien Lok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lok kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Butthole Surfers - Pepper. King has chosen Supreme court hymn as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Lok
vs
King

185 cm
27
165 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

185 cm
26
170 lbs
13 - 11 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damien Lok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Renato King!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King cracks Lok with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Lok is rocked!
Lok lands a nice looking body shot.
Oh Lok is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
King throws a left and a right that both miss

and Lok counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for King!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
King is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Lok asserts his dominance and retains side control.
King parries the strikes from Lok easily there. Lok is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable King to escape.
Lok working the strikes but King uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Lok seems to have got his legs back now.
King is trying to get back to full guard.
Lok works his foot free and advances to mount.
Lok throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for King because Lok loaded up on that one.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Lok is going oldschool here, as he tries to force King to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so King shrugs it off.
Lok looking to finish King with some ground and pound. This is bad for King!
Lok lands a heavy elbow.
Lok dominating with strikes here.

King is rocked!

Lok working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
King is still in real trouble! Can Lok finish him?
King is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lok lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lok loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have King scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Lok land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Lok stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damien Lok!
A relieved looking Damien Lok thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.