PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Combo King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isaac Messiah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Combo King has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

King
vs
Messiah

185 cm
21
167 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

175 cm
20
160 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Powerful

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Combo King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Isaac Messiah!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Messiah misses with a telegraphed body shot
and King counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
King swings for the body but Messiah moves out of range.
Messiah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
King tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Messiah takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Messiah.
King tries to bum rush Messiah with a series of wild strikes but Messiah uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Messiah! But no joy.
Messiah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
King misses with a double jab.
King steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Messiah. That one must have hurt.
King lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
King tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Messiah manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Messiah feints a counter leg kick.
Messiah connects with an inside leg kick.
Messiah throws a leg kick which misses King's front leg but catches the back leg as King tries to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King wants to clinch up but Messiah keeps it at a distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Messiah! But no joy.
King jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Messiah avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Messiah swats away the attempt to clinch by King.
Messiah is looking to land body kicks.
A telegraphed right hand from King misses the target.
King stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Messiah's hands are dropping dangerously low here and King connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Messiah scrambles back to his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Messiah. That's going to slow King down.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Messiah attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Messiah lands with a cross.
King throws a nice looking combination but Messiah bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Messiah swings for the body but King moves out of range.
Messiah thumps King with a low kick.
Messiah looks to land a right hand but King moved out of range.

King closes the distance and pushes Messiah back into the cage.
King is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Messiah using the Thai plumb to throw knees but King has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

King breaks the clinch.
King throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Messiah.
King lands with a right hand.
King is looking to clinch but Messiah is avoiding it.
Messiah throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Messiah jabs King to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Messiah connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A telegraphed right hand from King misses the target.
King on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
King takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
King pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
King needs to keep his hands up - Messiah had a free shot at his head there.
King is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
King takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
King throws a looping overhand right but Messiah ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A punch combination from King misses.
King on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
King cracks Messiah with an open hand slap.
Messiah turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
King staying out of range there.
King scores with the left hand. Messiah knows he should have avoided that one.
A chopping leg kick lands by Messiah.
King is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Messiah keeps the fight on the outside.
No joy there for King, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
King looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Messiah takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
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!
King throws a half hearted mid kick.
King wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Messiah feints and then cracks King's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow King down.
Messiah has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
King scores with a sloppy right hand. Messiah should have avoided that one.
Messiah shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
King lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
King checks a low kick from Messiah.
King is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
King pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Messiah thinks about the counter body kick.
Messiah lands a high kick!
King has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Messiah.
It looks like King has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Messiah feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kings jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Messiah counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
King pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Messiah scores with a push kick.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Messiah moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Isaac Messiah will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Messiah circles away from the clinch attempt.
Messiah scores with a nice strike.
King blocks a head kick by Messiah.
King takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Messiah throws a nice inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Messiah.
King moves in looking to clinch but Messiah pushes him off.
A little jabbing left from Messiah on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice cross by King.
King chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Messiah can pounce on him.
King closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Messiah lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Messiah looking to land some kicks to the body here.
King is looking to score with low kicks.
Combo King is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

King clinches up with Messiah and pushes him back 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!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Messiah.
Messiah lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Messiah leaning his opponent against the cage.
King managing to block the knees to the body from Messiah.
King is trying to force a seperation but Messiah has the dominant position.
Messiah misses with a short punch on the inside.

King breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - King looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Messiah misses with a kick to the body.
Messiah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Messiah.
King lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
King moves out of range of the body kick.
King throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Messiah.
Messiah throws out a counter right but King avoids it with no problem.
Messiah checks a leg kick.
King takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King throws a right hand that Messiah ducks under and follows up with a left that Messiah also avoids with ease.
Isaac Messiah seems to be getting the better of the standup.
King misses the shot to the body.
Messiah is looking to chop away at King's legs.
Messiah feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to King's calf.
Messiah with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
King backing away here, and Messiah unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
King throws an off balance right hand
and Messiah counters with a nice low kick that buckles King's knee momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Messiah scores with a kick to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Messiah scores with a push kick.
Messiah connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
King's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Messiah keeps the fight on the outside.
Messiah moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Messiah throws the kick towards the body but King avoids it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Messiah. King shrugs it off though.
Messiah plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Messiah tenderised King's leg. King is trying to keep his angry face on.
Messiah ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Messiah buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Messiah lands a right hook to the body.
Messiah scores with a shot to the body.
Messiah's corner calls for a 1-2. Messiah obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Messiah has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
King tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Messiah. That's going to slow King down.
King misses with a combination
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Messiah counters with a good low kick that King was not able to check.
Nice uppercut lands for Messiah. That snapped King's head back.

King is rocked!
Messiah feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to King's calf.
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!
Messiah swings for the body but King moves out of range.
Messiah keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Oh King is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
King drops his hands momentarily and Messiah needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips King just on the top of the head. King drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in King - he's done!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Isaac Messiah!