PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ion Viorel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harmony King (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.

Viorel
vs
King

190 cm
18
230 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
20
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ion Viorel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harmony King!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Viorel.
King shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Viorel defends it nicely.

King gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Viorel putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has King in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
King looks winded!
A right hand to the body from Viorel.
King takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Harmony King has been cut.
King being controlled against the cage.
King jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Viorel walks away with a smile on his face. King gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Viorel manages to avoid it.

Viorel clinches up with King and pushes him back against the cage.
Viorel manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Viorel lands an elbow inside that King shrugs off.
King working hard to break the clinch.
Viorel tries a body shot but King blocks it.
King has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Viorel after a bit of a struggle.
Ion Viorel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harmony King.
King tries to circle away but Viorel has him pinned against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Viorel - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Viorel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Viorel landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Viorel with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
King takes a knee to the side of the body.
Viorel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King takes a knee to the side of the body.
Viorel lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Viorel.
Nice body punch from Viorel - that landed with a thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King managing to block the knees to the body from Viorel.
Viorel working King over with knees to the body.
Viorel leaning against his opponent.
Viorel gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Viorel lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Viorel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Viorel leaning against his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viorel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice elbow from Viorel.
Viorel's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
King has had enough of the clinch but Viorel keeps him there for the moment.
Viorel lands an elbow inside that King shrugs off.
Viorel misses with a punch on the inside.
King on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Viorel stalls.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Viorel just misses with a elbow thrown towards King's brow.
Viorel tries to land knees in the clinch but King avoids the damage to the body.
King managing to block the knees to the body from Viorel.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King goes for a takedown in the clinch but Viorel prevents it.
Viorel throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
King avoids a wild elbow strike from Viorel.
Viorel keeps control of King as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Viorel crunches a lovely knee into King's ribcage.
Viorel unloads a knee to the mid-section.
King tries to pull guard but Viorel forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Viorel misses with the head strike.
King blocks the elbow strike.
King blocks a body shot from Viorel.
King is trying to force a seperation but Viorel has the dominant position.
Viorel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ion Viorel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harmony King's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

King scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
King shoots for a double leg takedown but Viorel sprawls well. He's pushed King's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Viorel stuffs the takedown.
King looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Viorel is fending him off so far but King persists. Nope, Viorel circles away and we're back to standing.
Ion Viorel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harmony King.
King with a poor takedown

and Viorel counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Viorel.
Viorel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Viorel.
Viorel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but King blocks it with crossed arms.

King pulls Viorel into guard.
King has a closed guard, preventing Viorel from standing up.
Viorel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that King can do to turn this around?

Viorel gets to his feet - King follows without any prompting.
King is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Viorel misses.
Viorel dodges the punch combination from King.
Viorel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No joy there for Viorel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
King uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Viorel.
King looks for a takedown but Viorel sprawls well.
King shoots in and drives through. Viorel sprawls well.
King avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
King shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Viorel pinned against the cage. Viorel gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Viorel.
Viorel tries to close the distance and clinch but King swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Viorel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. King sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Viorel throws a head kick but King moves out of range.
No joy there for King, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
King fails with the takedown.
King takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ion Viorel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Viorel throws out the jab.
A nice combination there by King.
Viorel doesn't manage to clinch there - King circles away.
Viorel lands a jab to King's midsection.
Nice sprawl there from Viorel as King shoots in.

Viorel moves into the clinch successfully.
Viorel scores with a shoulder strike.
Viorel is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ion Viorel has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Viorel lands a nice elbow.
Viorel lands an uppercut.
Come on Viorel - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Viorel pulls him back up using the underhooks.
King takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Viorel avoiding damage.
Viorel lands an uppercut.
King tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Viorel smiles and moves away.
Viorel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ion Viorel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Harmony King's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Viorel tries to close the distance and clinch up but King swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Viorel avoids the body shot from King.
Viorel displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from King.
King misses the shot to the body.
King lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Viorel circles away quickly and effectively.
Viorel tries to clinch but King moves out of range.
Viorel stuffs the takedown attempt from King. King gets slowly back to his feet.
King takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some bone on bone action there as Viorel checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Viorel tries to clinch but King moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Viorel takes the fight into the clinch.
Viorel lands a nice knee to the body.
Viorel gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Viorel dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Viorel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but King has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Viorel unloads a knee to the mid-section. King lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Viorel leaning his opponent against the cage.
Viorel misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viorel lands a knee to the head.
King has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A bit of stalling here from Viorel.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ion Viorel.
King throws a shot to the body.
King looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
King is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Viorel rather than just go for the knockout.
No luck for King with that takedown attempt.
Ion Viorel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harmony King.
Viorel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harmony King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King swats away the attempt to clinch by Viorel.
King getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
King scores with a punch to the head.
Horrible takedown attempt by King or perhaps it was just good defense by Viorel, which made it look bad.
Viorel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but King paws at him with a jab and circles away.
King misses with a few strikes there.
Viorel wants to clinch up but King keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King shoots in but no luck this time.
Viorel tries to close the distance and clinch but King swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Viorel looks to throw the jab but King is out of range.
King misses with an uppercut. Viorel saw that one coming.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Viorel manages to avoid it.
Viorel throws a predictable looking body shot
and King counters with a two punch combo.
Viorel tries to clinch but King moves out of range.
Viorel misses with a straight right.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A head kick misses from Viorel.
Harmony King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ion Viorel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Viorel is really struggling to find his range with his punches. King's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Viorel tries to clinch but King moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ion Viorel.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Viorel, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ion Viorel!