PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Xavier David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Four Loko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bring The Pain. Loko is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: marry yourdaughter. 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.

David
vs
Loko

190 cm
38
185 lbs
29 - 24 - 2

185 cm
32
185 lbs
16 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 24 - 2, fighting out of London, Xavier David!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Four Loko!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loko misses with a wild combination.
David looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Loko misses with a few strikes there.
David slips a straight right by Loko.
Loko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from David.
Loko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by David.
David throws a hook to the side of Loko's head but Loko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Loko throws a lazy right hand but David sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Loko misses its intended target.
Loko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Loko lands a front kick.
A slow jab from Loko misses its intended target.
Loko tries to land a front kick but David steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
David avoids a punch combination nicely.
Loko punishes David's body with a nice straight punch.
Loko throws a series of punches but David avoids them all with ease.
Loko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract David.
Loko lands a front kick.
Loko misses with a double jab.
Loko on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Loko scores with the left hand. David knows he should have avoided that one.
Sloppy strikes from Loko. Those never looked like landing.
David avoids a punch combination nicely.
David tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
David connects with the punch.
David throws the kick towards the body but Loko avoids it.
Loko lands a nice shot to the body.
Loko misses with a hook. David ducked under it nicely.
David takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice cross by Loko.
Loko takes a swing at David's ribcage but misses.
Loko throws a head kick that misses.
David misses with a body shot.
Loko throws a nice head kick!
David scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loko thows a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Loko misses.
Loko jabs at David's body.
We've been told by David's head coaches at Royal Crown Elite that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Loko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good leg kick by Loko there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Loko buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Loko!
Sloppy strikes from Loko. Those never looked like landing.
David's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Loko connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! David scrambles back to his feet.
David lunges at Loko with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Loko's hand.
Nice defenses there by Loko.
David getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Loko pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Loko goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Loko scores with a punch to the head.
Loko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from David.
Loko connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Loko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but David moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Loko throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Loko throws a low kick but David moves out of range easily.
David blocks the body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
David misses with a kick to the body.
David scores with a decent looking hook.
Loko takes a swing at David's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Four Loko dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Loko lands with a kick to the temple. David shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Loko throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Loko scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Four Loko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Loko thows a leg kick but David checks it
and David counters with a two punch combo.
Loko lands a nice shot to the body.
Loko throws a quick head kick that skims the top of David's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Loko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
David blocks a head kick by Loko.
Loko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
David throws a jab when Loko was well out of range.
Loko fakes a jab and throws a low kick but David checks it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loko on the wrong end of a nice jab.
David takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A nice leg kick lands there from Loko.
David blocks a head kick by Loko.
Loko swings for the body but David moves out of range.
David looks to land a combination but Loko avoids it well.
Loko throws a nice outside leg kick.
Loko is looking to chop away at David's legs.
Loko fails to land with a series of punches.
David throws a looping overhand right but Loko ducks down to avoid it.
Loko misses with a few strikes there.
David misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
David closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loko walks into a left hand.
Loko throws a sloppy head kick and David moves out of range easily.
David misses with a hook. Loko ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Loko misses the target.
Loko throws a series of strikes that have David backpedaling.
A looping hook to the body misses from David. Loko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Loko misses with a body shot.
Loko turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That kick from David tenderised Loko's leg. Loko is trying to keep his angry face on.
Four Loko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
David keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Loko misses with a combination
and David counters with a straight right hand.
David misses with a few strikes there.
Loko throws a head kick that misses
and David connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Loko lands the left hand.
David throws a nice inside leg kick.
Loko looks to land a body kick but David moved away.
Loko takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Loko lands a straight punch to the body, keeping David at a distance.
Loko slips under a jab from David.
David thows a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from David misses.
Loko misses with a two punch combination.
David lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Loko.
Loko throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and David counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Loko is rocked!
Loko lands a jab to the nose.
Loko bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Loko scores with a hook to the body. David takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Loko fakes the leg kick and cracks David in the body.
David connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Loko's hands.
David throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Loko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Xavier David will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

A looping hook to the body misses from Loko. David does a little dance to reset his feet.
Loko is still on wobbly legs! Can David finish him?
Loko throws a lazy right hand but David sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Loko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from David.
Loko seems to have recovered his senses.
David takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
David throws a head kick that misses
enabling Loko to counter with a crisp jab.
Loko throws a body punch but David moves out of range.
Loko checks a low kick from David.
David connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Loko misses with a kick to the body.
Loko thuds a left hand into David's body.
David takes a kick to the side of the head.
Loko throws a nice looking combination but David bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Loko scores with a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loko thows a body shot but no joy.
Loko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
David will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Loko looks to throw the jab but David is out of range.
David takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Loko lands with a nice body punch.
A head kick misses from David.
Sloppy strikes from Loko. Those never looked like landing.
David misses with a hook.
Loko looks to land a body kick but David moved away.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Loko - that will leave a mark!
Four Loko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Loko looks to throw the jab but David is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
David scores with a kick to the body.
Loko blocks a jab.
Loko lands with a nice body punch.
Loko looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Loko misses with the body kick
and David counters with an inside leg kick.
Loko misses with a wild combination.
Loko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Loko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loko drops his hands momentarily and David takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Loko looks to score with a jab to the body but David is just out of range.
David misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but David circles away quickly and effectively.
Loko misses with a straight right.
David steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Loko. That one must have hurt.
David takes a kick to the side of the head.
Loko throws a one two combo.
A left lands for David.
David avoids the body shot from Loko.
Loko misses with a wild body shot.
David darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Loko feints and then cracks David's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow David down.
David lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loko cracks David with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Loko tries a low kick but David avoids it.
David tries to clinch but Loko moves out of range.
Loko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Loko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but David manages to avoid it.
David throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Loko lands a head kick!
David misses with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
David lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Loko at a distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Four Loko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Loko 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Four Loko!
As Four Loko got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: 185 is next for me!'.