PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Vermeer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Luther King Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King Jr has chosen MLK tribute as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Vermeer
vs
Luther King Jr

175 cm
27
151 lbs
14 - 3 - 1

150 cm
26
155 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Sully's Bar & Grill

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 14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Alexander Vermeer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Martin Luther King Jr!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vermeer misses with a few strikes there.
Vermeer cracks King Jr with an open hand slap.
Martin Luther King Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vermeer scores with a sloppy right hand. King Jr should have avoided that one.
Vermeer misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - King Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
King Jr shoots in looking for a takedown but Vermeer manages to keep the fight standing, pushing King Jr's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Vermeer ducks under a wild hook from King Jr.
Vermeer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from King Jr.
Vermeer drops down looking for a counter takedown but King Jr sprawls and moves away.
Vermeer lands with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab lands there for King Jr.
Vermeer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King Jr.
King Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
King Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Vermeer counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Vermeer finds it's way through King Jr's defenses.
Vermeer lands a really nice looking cross but King Jr seems unphased.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King Jr throws a jab when Vermeer was well out of range.
King Jr drops his hands momentarily and Vermeer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
King Jr misses with a looping left.
Vermeer is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
King Jr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vermeer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vermeer scores with a jab to the head.
King Jr looks to throw the jab but Vermeer is out of range.
Vermeer doesn't manage to clinch there - King Jr circles away.
Vermeer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from King Jr.
King Jr is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Vermeer looks to score with a jab to the body but King Jr is just out of range.
King Jr blocks a jab.
Alexander Vermeer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vermeer scores with a decent looking hook.
Vermeer lands a slapping body shot.

Vermeer forces King Jr back against the cage and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vermeer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of King Jrs head.
Vermeer lands a right hand.
A short body shot lands from Vermeer as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vermeer.
Vermeer pressing his opponent against the cage.
Vermeer lands a body shot.
King Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vermeer.
Vermeer pushes King Jr back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Vermeer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vermeer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
King Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vermeer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
King Jr misses with some punches.
King Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vermeer lands with a light punch inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Vermeer.
Still in the clinch, Vermeer scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vermeer lands with a left to the head.
King Jr jumps guard but Vermeer stands there with King Jr around his waist. King Jr gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
King Jr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vermeer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

King Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice cross by Vermeer.
Vermeer with a jab.
King Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Vermeer counters with a straight right hand.
Vermeer missing with a left hand there. King Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vermeer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
King Jr misses with a straight right.
Vermeer lands with an uppercut that bounces King Jr off the cage and back into range.
King Jr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vermeer sizes up King Jr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Vermeer staying out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King Jr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Vermeer rushes King Jr and presses him up against the cage.
King Jr changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Vermeer fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Alexander Vermeer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martin Luther King Jr.
King Jr slips under a jab.
King Jr let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Vermeer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits King Jrs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Vermeer is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Vermeer tests King Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vermeer fails with an attempt to clinch.
King Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vermeer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
King Jr throws a hook but Vermeer avoids it easily.
Vermeer tests King Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vermeer just misses with a punch to the body.
King Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Vermeer.
Vermeer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Vermeer dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nice jab there from King Jr.
Vermeer throws a series of strikes that have King Jr backpedaling.
King Jr misses the shot to the body.
Vermeer ducks under a wild hook from King Jr.
King Jr throws the left hand but Vermeer avoids the punch easily.
A big left from King Jr misses.
Alexander Vermeer is winning the standup battle so far.
King Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

King Jr gets the takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Vermeer throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Vermeer lands a nice looking body shot.

Vermeer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Vermeer.
King Jr working aggressively here.
King Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Vermeer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vermeer lands a hook that snaps the head of King Jr backwards.
Vermeer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vermeer blocking some punches.
King Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vermeer lands a body punch.
Vermeer lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Vermeer.
Good body shot from Vermeer.
King Jr is breathing heavily.
Vermeer lands a body shot.
A body shot lands from Vermeer.
A body shot lands from Vermeer.
King Jr is working for takedown but Vermeer is calmly controlling the position for now.
Vermeer pushes King Jr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vermeer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vermeer lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Vermeer - that landed with a thud.
A right handed body shot lands from Vermeer.
King Jr tries to score a body lock takedown but Vermeer shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Vermeer gets through King Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vermeer lands a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Vermeer.
Vermeer lands a body punch.
Vermeer is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Vermeer lands with a short shot to the head.
Vermeer lands a right hand.
Vermeer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt King Jr or not.
Vermeer lands a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vermeer.
Vermeer lands a left hand that snaps the head of King Jr backwards.
A short right from Vermeer.
Nice body punch from Vermeer - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Vermeer on the inside.
Alexander Vermeer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vermeer.

King Jr is rocked!
Vermeer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that King Jr can do to turn this around?
A short uppercut from Vermeer.
King Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Vermeer finish him?
Vermeer will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning King Jr up against the cage.
King Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vermeer effectively controlling the action here.
A right hook to the body lands for Vermeer.
King Jr seems to have recovered his senses.
Vermeer scores with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vermeer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vermeer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of King Jr backwards.
Nice body punch from Vermeer - that landed with a thud.
King Jr takes a shot to the head.
Vermeer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vermeer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vermeer displaying some good clinch control by pressing King Jr up against the cage.
A short right from Vermeer.
King Jr tries a body shot but Vermeer blocks it.
Vermeer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down King Jr.
Vermeer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Vermeer.
Vermeer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vermeer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot in the inside from Vermeer.
Vermeer dips a shoulder and cracks King Jr with a mighty uppercut! King Jr falls back against the cage and Vermeer unloads with a barrage of strikes! King Jr is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Vermeer screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Vermeer!
Alexander Vermeer retains his featherweight title!
Alexander Vermeer decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
In defeat, Martin Luther King Jr stepped up to the mic, saying 'I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. I have a dream today! '.