PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Azeroth King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Check (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King comes into the arena with Smooth Criminal blaring out of the sound system. The key to victory for Azeroth King has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

King
vs
Check

195 cm
23
240 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

184 cm
22
197 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Likes ground

5th Round

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Azeroth King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Check!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Check shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Check drops back looking for a leg! King is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and King manages to kick Check off! Check jumps back into King's guard.

Check drops back looking for a leg! King is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and King manages to kick Check off! Check jumps back into King's guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
King managing to control the position.

Check drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Check jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Check looking to pass the guard.

Check drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Check jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King keeping moving, preventing Check from controlling successfully.
Check throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as King works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
King throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Check fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Check looks gassed!
King with a lazy takedown attempt

and Check counters with a takedown into side control.
King tries to buck Check off but Check is having none of it.
Check working the ground and pound but King is defending the strikes.
King struggling a bit here.

Check wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by King, who protects the arm well.
King tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Check wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Check working away.

Check working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
King tries to buck Check off but Check is having none of it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
King throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Mike Check has been cut.

King decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King wants to pass the guard but Check is defending well.
Check is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
King is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Check is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but King pulls his head out easily.
King content to control rather than advance.
Check is trying to get back to full guard.
King will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
King looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
King misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
King swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
King doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Check counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Check.
King preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
King wants to stand up but Check is controlling him.
Check stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. King swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Check trying to control but King is working from the bottom.
King keeping full guard, as Check tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mike Check will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mike Check's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

King tries to bum rush Check with a series of wild strikes but Check uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
King lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Check backs up against the ropes.
Check takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
King shoots and misses

and Check counters with a takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on King's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Check working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Check taking a break here but King is having none of it and regains half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Check wants to pass to mount but King is defending the position.
Check tries to stand but his hand is stuck under King.

Check is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and King defends it well.
Check wants to pass the guard but King is defending well.
King knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Check on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
King is positioning himself well to prevent Check advancing to mount.
King is looking to improve his position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A jab from King does it's job there.
King has his takedown stuffed

and Check counters with a shoot takedown. King fights it but they end up in guard.
King is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Check wants to pass the guard but King is keeping the position.
Check stops King from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King keeping moving, preventing Check from controlling successfully.
Check wants to pass the guard but King is keeping the position.
Check slips nicely into half guard.
King is refusing to be controlled, as Check sits in half guard.

Check is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and King defends it well.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
King rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Check moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
King fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Azeroth King. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Check looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for King!
Check is trying to take his opponent's back.

Check moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, King has worked his arm free - good work by King!
Mike Check has got the better of the ground game so far.
King is not content to let Check control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Check showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mike Check's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

King throws out a powerful jab.
Some wild striking there from King.
King swinging wilding here.
King misses with a wild combination.
King looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
King is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Check shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in King's guard.
Check wants to control from the top but King keeps moving.

Check drops back looking for a leg! King is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and King manages to kick Check off! Check jumps back into King's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Check is looking to stand up but King won't let him.

Check drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Check jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Check throws a big right hand that misses.

King pushes Check off and scrambles back to his feet.

Check bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Check thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Check tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Check has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Check tries to move into full mount but can't pass King's legs.

Check tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Check working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Check wants to control but King is keeping him busy.

Check swings around for an armbar but King sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Check's guard.
Check wants to sweep but no luck.
King has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Check is proving hard to escape from.

Check working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. King doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. King manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
King won't allow Check to sweep him here.
Check throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
King is looking to stand up but Check won't let him.

Check is looking for a triangle but King pushes his legs off easily.

Check has an active guard here but King has managed to pass into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Check is refusing to be controlled, as King sits in half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Check comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Check winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Check!