PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Troubled Soul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vincent King is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Soul
vs
King

162 cm
26
143 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

170 cm
26
138 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Good knees
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Troubled Soul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vincent King!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Soul moves into the clinch successfully.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Soul.
Soul content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Soul tries a body shot but King blocks it.
Soul blocks a punch to the side of the head.
King scores with a shoulder strike.
Soul prevents a body shot from King.
King throws a head punch that misses.
King misses with the head strike.
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Soul uses good head movement to avoid it.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
King blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Soul with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Soul obliges.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Soul.
Soul blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Soul.
Soul blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soul displaying some good clinch control by pressing King up against the cage.
A short right from King on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King working aggressively here.
Soul has King pressed against the cage.
Soul working King over with knees to the body.
King misses with a punch on the inside.
Soul with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Vincent King has been cut.
Soul blocks a punch to the side of the head.
King blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Soul - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Soul definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Soul.

Soul breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Soul. That's going to slow King down.
That kick from Soul tenderised King's leg. King is trying to keep his angry face on.
A left lands for King.
Soul throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
King throws out a counter right but Soul avoids it with no problem.
Soul scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

King tries to keep at a distance but Soul has taken the fight into the clinch.
Soul with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Soul pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Soul misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Soul throws a lazy body kick
and King connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
King misses with a hook.
Soul is looking to score with low kicks.
King lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
King smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Soul throws out a loose jab but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soul moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King throws a hook but Soul avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Soul.
Soul lands a leg kick that knocks King off balance momentarily.
Soul misses with an uppercut
and Soul takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
King throws a jab when Soul was well out of range.
King looks to land a right hand but Soul moved out of range.

Soul moves into the clinch successfully.
Soul blocking some punches.
King lands with a light punch inside.
Soul landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Soul leaning his opponent against the cage.
Soul swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Soul uses good head movement to avoid it.
King misses with a punch on the inside.
King misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've been informed that King has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Soul misses with a knee strike.
Soul pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A knee to the head by Soul.
Soul blocking some punches.
Soul takes a shot to the head.
King has a couple of punches blocked by Soul.
Soul swings wildly with an uppercut but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
King misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Soul.
Soul misses with a short punch on the inside.
Soul lands a good knee to the midsection. King won't want to take too many of those.
Soul with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Soul.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Troubled Soul dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vincent King's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Soul attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
King stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Soul.
Soul misses with an uppercut
and King counters with a straight right hand.
Soul slips under a jab.
As King looks to move away, Soul throws a big counter combo bu King just gets out of the way.
King waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Soul.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Soul.
Soul lands a nice leg kick that just misses King's sensitive parts.
Soul throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A head kick misses from Soul.
King throws out a counter right but Soul avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soul gets off balance looking for a body kick
and King counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Troubled Soul is winning the standup battle so far.
King throws a shot from downtown. Soul moves away and avoids it.
Soul lands a nice leg kick that just misses King's sensitive parts.
A solid leg kick lands there for Soul.
Soul lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soul connects with an inside leg kick.

Soul gets in close and instigates a clinch.
King blocking some punches.
Soul lands a good knee to the midsection. King won't want to take too many of those.
King has a couple of punches blocked by Soul.
Soul with a knee to the head.
King takes a knee to the side of the body.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Soul.
Soul tries to land a knee to the head but King blocks with his arms.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Troubled Soul has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Soul holding his opponent close, against the cage.
King misses with the head strike.
Soul is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that King can do to turn this around?
Soul blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Soul utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
King lands a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Soul blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
King tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land.
King's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Soul blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Soul.
Soul lands a good knee to the midsection. King won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Soul obliges.
Soul with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Soul blocks an uppercut.
King tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Soul prevents a body shot from King.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Soul.
King softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Soul.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King misses with a hook from the clinch.
Soul is stalling here.
King tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Soul lands a good knee to the midsection. King won't want to take too many of those.
King blocks an elbow strike from Soul.
Soul leaning against his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for King.
Stalling in the clinch from Soul.
King misses with a short punch on the inside.
Soul creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Soul tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Soul uses good head movement to avoid it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Soul - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
King misses with a punch on the inside.
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Soul uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soul lands a good knee to the midsection. King won't want to take too many of those.
A head punch blocked on the inside by King.
Soul struggles to land a body shot inside as King controls his hands.
King misses with a punch on the inside.
King misses with a hook from the clinch.
Soul on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
King misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for King.
Soul blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Soul has King pressed against the cage.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Soul misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Soul unloads a knee to the mid-section. King lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King has a couple of punches blocked by Soul.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Soul lands a good knee to the midsection. King won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Troubled Soul dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vincent King's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Soul cracks the inside of King's front leg.
Soul throws a sloppy head kick
and King cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Soul takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Soul uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from King.
As King backs away, Soul returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Soul misses with a body shot.
A good leg kick by Soul.
A nice inside leg kick there by Soul. That's going to slow King down.
Soul wants to land a leg kick but King is out of range.
A little jabbing left from King on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Soul scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from King misses.
King pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Soul uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from King.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soul throws a leg kick but King moved away.
A head kick by Soul misses
and King connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good leg kick by Soul there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Soul throws a sloppy head kick
and King counters with a lovely shot to the body.
King checks a leg kick nicely.
King loads up on a big right hand but Soul slips the punch.
Soul takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Soul throws a looping overhand right but King ducks down to avoid it.
Soul connects with a leg kick. King looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Soul clinches up with King and pushes him back against the cage.
Soul throws an elbow that misses.
King misses with a short punch on the inside.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Soul.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Soul connects with a nasty looking knee right to King's face.
Soul looking to throw knees to the head but King is blocking nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King pushes Soul back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Soul lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
King scores with a shoulder strike.
Soul using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Soul dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
King trying to land knees to the body.
Soul trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for King.
Soul tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Soul blocking some punches.
Soul blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Soul misses with the head strike.
Soul landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soul throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but King blocks it with crossed arms.
Soul controlling the action here for a moment.
Soul landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Soul throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Soul blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Soul misses with a body punch.
Soul pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Soul lands a knee to the body.
Soul blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
King missing with knees to the body.
Soul with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Soul has a couple of punches blocked by King.
Soul tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Soul blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
King blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soul lands a right hand.

King is rocked!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Soul landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
King takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Soul misses with a punch to the body.
A knee to the head by Soul.
King is still on wobbly legs! Can Soul finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soul lands a big knee to the head and King goes down! Soul pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Troubled Soul!