PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Samir King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gavin Duff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King comes into the arena with When I Die - Genocide(Jusuf Dzilic) blaring out of the sound system. Duff has chosen Ride of the valkyries as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

King
vs
Duff

187 cm
29
184 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

183 cm
30
200 lbs
5 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

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 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Samir King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Gavin Duff!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duff looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? King is fending him off so far but Duff persists. Nope, King circles away and we're back to standing.
King fails with a takedown attempt.
Duff defends well against a solid takedown attempt from King.
King looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Duff is fending him off so far but King persists. Nope, Duff circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samir King. That's going to take a lot out of him.

King closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Duff's guard.
Duff avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Duff working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from King.
Our spies down at at Nordic Top Team inform us that Duff has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
King throwing strikes but missing.
Duff utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duff looking to control.
King throwing strikes from guard but Duff blocks nicely.
Duff preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Duff is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst King is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duff bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in King's guard.

Duff trying to control but King is working from the bottom.

King is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Duff has his hands clasped together but King extends and breaks Duff's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by King.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Samir King!
Samir King thanked the fans post fight for their support.