PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tom King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darth Mauler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King comes to the cage accompanied by Sail - Armin van Buuren. Tom King could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Darth Mauler's chin.

King
vs
Mauler

176 cm
26
147 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

175 cm
26
144 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Vikai Gear Island

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tom King!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Darth Mauler!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King digs a good body shot into Mauler's ribs.
Mauler throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and King counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mauler misses with a right hand
and King counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mauler thinking.
Mauler takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A big left from King misses.
Mauler slips a jab from King.
King throws a good cross that connects.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mauler was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
Mauler follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.

King moves into the clinch.
Mauler blocks a body shot from King.
King doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mauler swings wildly with an uppercut but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
King misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mauler scores with a shot to the side of King's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mauler misses with a body punch.
Mauler throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kings head.
Mauler misses with the head strike.
King misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Mauler scores with a nice short uppercut.
King lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mauler.
King throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
King misses with a punch on the inside.
Mauler lands a body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from King.
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land.
Mauler's coach down at THE GYM (20 Elite coaches on the Island !!!) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Mauler's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Mauler wants to break the clinch but can't.
King misses with a punch to the body.
King blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mauler throws a head punch that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for King.
Mauler misses with a punch on the inside.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
King misses with a hook from the clinch.
King swings away with an uppercut that misses.
King presses Mauler against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mauler lands with a left to the head.
Mauler is trying to force a seperation but King has the dominant position.
King goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by King.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mauler misses with the head strike.
Mauler blocking some punches.
Mauler tries a body shot but King blocks it.
King tries to work over Mauler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
King swings away with an uppercut that misses.
King misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mauler lands a right hand that snaps the head of King backwards.
Mauler blocks an uppercut.
Mauler can't find room to land a body shot as King controls the action.
King takes a shot to the head.
King tries to throw a body punch but Mauler avoids it by throwing King back against the cage.
King misses with a punch to the body.
King keeps control of Mauler as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
King lands with a short shot to the head.
Mauler tries to work over King's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mauler misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mauler lands a nice shot to the body.
King lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mauler misses with a hook from the clinch.
King working aggressively here.
Mauler lands a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mauler lands with a left to the head.
Mauler taking a breather.
King misses with a hook from the clinch.
King misses with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Mauler.
Mauler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with King's elbow.
King tries a body shot but Mauler blocks it.
Mauler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mauler.
King tries to throw a body punch but Mauler avoids it by throwing King back against the cage.
King lands with a light punch inside.
Mauler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with King's elbow.
King goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mauler struggles to land a body shot inside as King controls his hands.
King lands with a light punch inside.
King lands with a short shot to the head.
Mauler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Mauler on the inside.
King misses with a punch on the inside.
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Mauler uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King misses with a punch to the body.
King working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for King.
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Mauler uses good head movement to avoid it.
King tries a body shot but Mauler blocks it.
King working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mauler is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
King doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from King as the two fighters clinch.
Good body shot from King.
A shot in the inside from Mauler.
Mauler tries a body shot but King blocks it.
Mauler prevents a body shot from King.
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Mauler uses good head movement to avoid it.
King tries a body shot but Mauler blocks it.
King working aggressively here.
King misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom King dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A nice combination there by King.
Mauler digs a good hook to King's body.
King throws a jab but it's blocked by Mauler.
Mauler swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
King is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mauler can do to turn this around?
Mauler throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting King counter with a right hand.
Mauler misses with a body shot
and King counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
King cracks Mauler with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mauler misses with a body punch
letting King counter with a right hand.
Mauler dodges the punch combination from King.
King moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMauler.
King lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mauler at a distance.
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!
Mauler takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
King lands a glancing blow to the side of Mauler's head.

Mauler is rocked!
Mauler misses with a left hand
and King counters with a straight right hand.
Mauler is still on wobbly legs! Can King finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mauler thuds a left hand into King's body.
Mauler seems to have recovered his senses.
Tom King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Mauler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mauler throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mauler ducks under a wild hook from King.
Mauler shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A little feinted left hand from King on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
King has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from King there as he acknowledges the shot.
King misses the shot to the body.
Mauler throws a leg kick but King sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mauler throws a chopping leg kick but King manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mauler connects with a body shot that sends King's belly button to the back.
King throws a right hand that misses
and Mauler counters with a stiff right hand.
King is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Mauler moves away from the strike by King.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King scores with a jab.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Mauler lands a big head kick that sends King tumbling to the mat! Mauler takes a step backwards and waves King back to his feet - he wants the finish!

King is rocked!

It looks like Tom King has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mauler lands a jab to King's midsection.
Oh King is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
King looks up at the clock. Bad move! Mauler lands a right hand from hell, dropping King. Mauler pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darth Mauler!
Darth Mauler is the new featherweight champion!
A very excited looking Darth Mauler made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Tom King was interviewed post fight and said 'You got lucky, damn lucky! Now give me my fucking FOTN bonus!'.