PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Barney Rumble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Rumble
vs
King

172 cm
22
151 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
150 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Barney Rumble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom King!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Rumble does no damage.
King cracks a nice hook into Rumble's ribs.

King closes the distance and clinches.
King wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
King tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
King lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
King landing knees to the head.

Rumble is rocked!

It looks like Barney Rumble has been cut.

King breaks from the clinch.
Oh Rumble is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
King is looking to clinch.
Rumble seems to have got his legs back now.
Rumble scores with a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as King blocks the leg kick.
Rumble swats away the attempt to clinch by King.
King slips under a jab from Rumble.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rumble swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tom King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rumble lands an overhand right.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rumble paws at him with a jab and circles away.
King throws a head kick but Rumble moves out of range.
King throws the kick towards the body but Rumble avoids it.
King showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rumble.
The fight stays on the outside here - King looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
King moves in looking to clinch but Rumble pushes him off.
King wants to clinch up but Rumble keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rumble misses with a few strikes there.
King wants to clinch up but Rumble keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from King.

Rumble clinches with his opponent.
Rumble is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
King unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rumble lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rumble is breathing heavily.
King lands an elbow that stopped Rumble in his tracks for a moment.
King landing some nice looking knees to the body.
King connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rumble's face.
Rumble blocks the elbow strike.
King landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King trying to control the position but instead, Rumble has worked for underhooks and has pushed King into the cage.
King landing knees to the head.

King breaks the clinch.
King tries to clinch up.
Rumble swats away the attempt to clinch by King.
King tries to clinch

and Rumble counters with a shoot takedown. King fights it but they end up in guard.
King wants to stand but Rumble is controlling the position.
King is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rumble is looking to stand up but King won't let him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rumble thows a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rumble is one step ahead there.
Rumble won't allow King to get back to his feet.
Rumble looking to pass the guard.
King wants to stand but Rumble is controlling the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rumble takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The fight stays on the outside here - King looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

King gets a clinch.

King breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
King tries to clinch up but Rumble circles away and keeps his distance.
King is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

King closes the distance and clinches.
King scores with a knee to the head.
King landing knees to the body.

King escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
King tries to clinch up but Rumble circles away and keeps his distance.
Rumble keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - King looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
King tries to clinch but Rumble moves out of range.
King throws a head kick but Rumble moves out of range.
King tries to clinch up.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rumble paws at him with a jab and circles away.
King tries to clinch

and Rumble holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rumble takes a knee right on the jaw!

King breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rumble swats away the attempt to clinch by King.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King tries to clinch but Rumble moves away
and Rumble counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
King is looking to clinch but Rumble is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rumble looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
King wants to clinch

and Rumble moves into the clinch.
King connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rumble's face.
King connects with a knee to the head.
King using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
King crunches a lovely knee into Rumble's ribcage.
King lands a knee to the head.
Rumble is trying to break free.
King scores with a knee to the head.
King pushes off an throws an elbow but Rumble leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
King with a knee to the head.
King connects with a knee to the head.
King using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
King tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rumble has King pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. King manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Come on King - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
King landing some nice looking knees to the body.
King using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rumble has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by King.
Rumble wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom King dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Barney Rumble's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Rumble tries to clinch but King is having none of it.
King tries to clinch but Rumble moves out of range.
King blocks a leg kick.
King shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
King takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rumble throws a right and a left that King avoids nicely.
King lands a head kick. Rumble smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
King tries a head kick but it misses.
King throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rumble.

King has taken the fight to the clinch.
King with a knee to the head.
Rumble is trying to break free.

King pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

King clinches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
King taking a breather.
King keeps control of Rumble as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tom King seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
King landing knees to the head.
Rumble wants to get back to striking at distance but King won't allow it.
King with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rumble lands with a short head shot on the inside.
King misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rumble tries to break the clinch but King is controlling the position.
King with an attempt at a knee that misses.
King gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rumble.
Rumble wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
King scores a nice knee to the body.
King unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rumble lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from King.
King tries a knee to the head but Rumble blocks it.
Rumble wants to break free but King has control.
Rumble takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rumble is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rumble tries to break the clinch but King is controlling the position.
King landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rumble trying to control the position but instead, King has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rumble into the cage.
Rumble takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rumble is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
King with a knee to the head.
Rumble is trying to break free.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
King seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Rumble is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's two 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 scores with a knee to the head.
Rumble tries to break the clinch but King is controlling the position.
King with an attempt at a knee that misses.
King scores with a knee to the head.
King misses with a knee strike.
King tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rumble is looking to break free of the clinch but King has double underhooks.
King lands a knee to the body.
King tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
King throws a knee to the head but misses.
King landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
King using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
King tries to land a knee to the head but Rumble blocks with his arms.
King throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rumble wants to break free but King has control.
Rumble tries to work over King's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rumble avoids the elbow strike from King, against the cage.
Rumble prevents King from breaking the clinch.
King landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rumble is trying to break the clinch but King has him pressed against the cage.
A knee to the head by King.
King looking to stall.
King wants to break free but Rumble has control.
Rumble is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rumble takes an elbow to the forehead.
King scores with a knee to the head.
Rumble is looking to break free of the clinch but King has double underhooks.
Rumble is trying to break the clinch but King has him pressed against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for King.
King connects with a knee to the head.
Rumble takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rumble is trying to break free.
King misses with an elbow strike.
King crunches a lovely knee into Rumble's ribcage.
King is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
King using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rumble has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
King with a knee to the head.
Rumble wants to get back to striking at distance but King won't allow it.
King looking to throw knees to the head but Rumble is blocking nicely.
Rumble has had enough of the clinch but King keeps him there for the moment.
Rumble can't break the clinch.
King landing some nice looking knees to the body.
King unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rumble lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Good body shot from Rumble.
Rumble is trying to break the clinch but King has him pressed against the cage.
King lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
King looking to throw knees to the head but Rumble is blocking nicely.
King misses with a knee strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
King misses with a knee to the head.
King keeps control of Rumble as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rumble.
Rumble tries to break the clinch but King is controlling the position.
King has Rumble pressed against the cage.
King with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rumble is looking to break free of the clinch but King has double underhooks.

King breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
King is looking to clinch.
King misses with a head kick.
King wants to clinch but Rumble slips to the side
and Rumble counters with a right hand to the body.
King avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rumble misses with a wild combination.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rumble swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No joy there for Rumble, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rumble swats him away and circles back towards the center.
King tries to clinch there but Rumble circles away.
King tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Rumble counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom King showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Barney Rumble's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

King misses with a head kick.
King wants to clinch.
Rumble throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rumble tries to clinch but King is having none of it.
Barney Rumble is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
King fails in his attempt to clinch.
King takes a shot to the body in his stride.
King tries to clinch up but Rumble circles away and keeps his distance.
King blocks a head kick by Rumble.
Rumble scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rumble wants to clinch.
Rumble takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rumble tries a head kick but it misses.
King moves in looking to clinch but Rumble pushes him off.
King is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

King gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

King pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from King misses.
Rumble shoots in but no luck this time.
Tom King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
King wants to clinch.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rumble swats him away and circles back towards the center.
King tries to clinch but Rumble is having none of it.
King tries to close the distance and clinch but Rumble swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
King tries to clinch but Rumble is having none of it.
Rumble circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rumble circles away from the clinch attempt.
King throws a sloppy body shot
and Rumble connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
King scores with a head kick.
King scores with a head kick.
King wants to clinch
and Rumble counters with a left to the body.
King doesn't manage to clinch there - Rumble circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
King swats away the attempt to clinch by Rumble.
King throws a sloppy head kick and Rumble moves out of range easily.
King dodges the punch combination from Rumble.
Rumble avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
King tries to clinch there but Rumble circles away.
King tries to clinch up
and Rumble connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
King fails in his attempt to clinch.
King tries to clinch up.
King fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rumble fails with an attempt to clinch.
King doesn't manage to clinch there - Rumble circles away.

King moves into the clinch successfully.
King lands a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

King breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tom King seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rumble throws a head kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - King looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
King tries to clinch but Rumble is having none of it.
Rumble fails with an attempt to clinch.
King fails with an attempt to clinch.
King moves in looking to clinch but Rumble pushes him off.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rumble swats him away and circles back towards the center.
King goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rumble looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
King moves in looking to clinch but Rumble pushes him off.
Rumble throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King tries to clinch up but Rumble circles away and keeps his distance.
Rumble swats away the attempt to clinch by King.
Rumble looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

King rushes Rumble and presses him up against the cage.
King is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rumble is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
King connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rumble's face.
King misses with a knee strike.
Rumble can't break the clinch.
King with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
King is trying to break the clinch but Rumble has him pressed against the cage.
King misses with a knee to the head.
Rumble managing to block the knees to the body from King.
Rumble tries to break the clinch but King is controlling the position.
Rumble is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
King has had enough of the clinch but Rumble keeps him there for the moment.
King looking to throw knees to the head but Rumble is blocking nicely.
Rumble wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
King scores with a knee to the head.
Rumble tried to land a shot to the body but connects with King's elbow.
King lands a knee to the head.
Barney Rumble has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rumble is looking to break free of the clinch but King has double underhooks.
Rumble wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rumble takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rumble is trying to drag King to the mat but King just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Rumble is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
King scores with a knee to the head.
Tom King is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rumble misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rumble trying to land knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tom King comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got King 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 Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom King!