PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamar Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DaQuan King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Alexander
vs
King

161 cm
24
215 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

193 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jamar Alexander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, DaQuan King!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Alexander decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

King pushes Alexander off and gets back to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Alexander. No joy for King on that attempt.
Alexander drops down looking for a counter takedown but King sprawls and moves away.
King misses with a takedown attempt - Alexander sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Alexander tries to counter by moving into the clinch but King manages to circle out of the way.
Some wild striking there from Alexander.
King shoots in looking for a takedown but Alexander manages to keep the fight standing, pushing King's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jamar Alexander has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DaQuan King.

King gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Alexander tries to land a knee to the head but King blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.

King breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alexander tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but King paws at him with a jab and circles away.
King takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

It looks like Jamar Alexander has been cut.
King tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Alexander swivels and escapes.
Alexander changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.

Alexander rushes King and presses him up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by King.
King taking a breather.
King is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Alexander to keep the fight standing.

King successfully pulls guard.
King wants to stand up but Alexander is controlling him.
King not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexander stays in close to King's body and controls the position.
King looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
King controls Alexander momentarily but Alexander frees himself.
Alexander is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Alexander working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of King's head.
Alexander working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alexander sitting in guard here, content to control.
Alexander preventing the sweep.
Alexander throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as King works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Alexander throws a big right hand that misses.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from King.
Alexander tries to counter by moving into the clinch but King manages to circle out of the way.

Alexander closes the distance and pushes King back into the cage.

King breaks the clinch.
Alexander tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
King lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
King shoots for a double leg takedown but Alexander sprawls well. He's pushed King's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Alexander gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
King tries for a takedown but Alexander manages to get underhooks.
Alexander could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
King looks winded!
King wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alexander has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Alexander just misses with a elbow thrown towards King's brow.
A bit of stalling here from Alexander.
King wants to break free but Alexander has control.
King is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Alexander to keep the fight standing.
King managing to block the knees to the body from Alexander.
Alexander can't break the clinch.
King is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
King controlling the action here for a moment.
Alexander prevents King from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but DaQuan King will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jamar Alexander's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

King shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Alexander appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
King shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Alexander pinned against the cage. Alexander gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Alexander appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

King tries to keep at a distance but Alexander has taken the fight into the clinch.
Alexander tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and King avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

King breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

King moves into the clinch successfully.
Alexander tries to land a knee to the head but King blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.

King pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
King doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Alexander counters by moving into the clinch.
Jamar Alexander has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DaQuan King.
King jumps guard but Alexander turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Alexander tries to land a knee to the head but King blocks with his arms.
A nice right hand lands inside from King.
King jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Alexander walks away with a smile on his face. King gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Alexander tries to close the distance and clinch but King swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
King shoots for a takedown but Alexander saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alexander looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
King has his takedown stuffed

and Alexander counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
DaQuan King has got the better of the ground game so far.
King is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King wants to control but Alexander is keeping busy.
Alexander stalling.
Alexander drops an elbow to the side of King's head.
Alexander has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
King on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Alexander drops an elbow to the side of King's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King is looking for a sweep. Alexander is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Alexander performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King wants to stand back up but Alexander manages to pass into side control.
Alexander taking a breather here.
Alexander lands a few punches from side control.
Alexander wants to control but King is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
King tries to improve position but can't.
Alexander working the ground and pound from side control.
King is working to avoid the ground and pound but Alexander connects with a decent elbow.
King is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Alexander off and has taken his back!
King trying to control.
Alexander trying to control the hands but King won't let him.
Alexander manages to reverse the position and now he's in King's guard. Nice work there by Alexander.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamar Alexander dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jamar Alexander's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Alexander tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
King shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Alexander defends it nicely.
As King looks to move away, Alexander throws a big counter combo bu King just gets out of the way.
King shoots in for a takedown but Alexander shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

King closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Alexander is trying to pull guard but King has him pressed against the cage.
Alexander gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from King.
Jamar Alexander has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DaQuan King.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King jumps guard but Alexander turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Alexander avoiding damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King is looking to take this one to the mat.
King takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
King has Alexander pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Alexander manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alexander.
King is trying to pull guard but Alexander turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Alexander fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
King on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
King has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Alexander avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

King breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jamar Alexander is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
King darts in looking for a takedown but Alexander gets double underhooks and turns King into the cage.
Alexander changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.

Alexander closes the distance and clinches.
Alexander is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Alexander taking a breather.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Alexander for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King letting Alexander take a breather here.
King is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Alexander pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Alexander tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. King smiles and moves away.
King has his takedown stuffed

and Alexander counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Alexander.

Alexander breaks the clinch.

King tries to keep at a distance but Alexander has taken the fight into the clinch.

Alexander ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Alexander no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander 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.
King postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
King with a flurry of punches that miss.
Alexander is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that King can do to turn this around?
King won't allow Alexander to get back to his feet.
King throws a strike but Alexander rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Alexander stays in close to King's body and controls the position.
Alexander's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Alexander wants to get up but he can't break King's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Alexander is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Alexander is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Alexander stays in close to King's body and controls the position.
King has momentary wrist control but Alexander slips an elbow through the middle.
Alexander slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

A momentary lapse in concentration from King enables Alexander to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. King manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jamar Alexander showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Alexander has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamar Alexander!