PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rudy Rhod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raoh King Of Fists (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Rhod
vs
King Of Fists

180 cm
19
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

176 cm
20
160 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

King of Fists
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rudy Rhod!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Raoh King Of Fists !
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King Of Fists lands with a straight right. Rhod didn't see that one coming.
Rhod throws an overhand right that lands on King Of Fists 's shoulder, as King Of Fists tries to avoid the shot.
King Of Fists takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rhod throws a poor cross that misses
and King Of Fists counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
King Of Fists keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
King Of Fists misses with an uppercut.
King Of Fists gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rhod.
Rhod misses with a hook to the body
and King Of Fists counters with a right hand to the body.
Rhod misses with a left hand
and King Of Fists counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rhod lands a really nice looking cross but King Of Fists seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rhod misses with a lunging right hand
and King Of Fists counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
King Of Fists lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rhod definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
King Of Fists throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Rhod misses the target.
King Of Fists misses with a low kick.
King Of Fists takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King Of Fists jabs Rhod right on the nose. Rhod blinks but takes it well.
Rhod misses with a body punch
and King Of Fists counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice cross by King Of Fists .
King Of Fists ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rhod thuds a left hand into King Of Fists 's body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rhod, as that shot connected.
Rudy Rhod seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rhod lands a head shot.
Rhod takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
King Of Fists looks to land a right hand but Rhod moved out of range.
King Of Fists has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Rhod lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King Of Fists defending well as Rhod loads up on a big left hand.
King Of Fists throws a right and a left that Rhod avoids nicely.
King Of Fists swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rhod.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhod swings for the body but King Of Fists moves out of range.
Rhod misses with a straight right.
King Of Fists circles away from the clinch attempt
and King Of Fists counters with a nice uppercut.
Rhod lands with a good body shot.
King Of Fists gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rhod scores with a shot to the body.
Rhod looks to score with a jab to the body but King Of Fists is just out of range.
Rhod throws a right hand that misses
and King Of Fists counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from King Of Fists . Rhod does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rhod was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
King Of Fists looks to land a combination but Rhod avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhod closes the distance looking to clinch
and King Of Fists counters with a nice uppercut.
Rhod moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rhod throws a hook but King Of Fists blocks it.
King Of Fists moves out of range of the strikes.
King Of Fists throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rhod avoids the body shot from King Of Fists .
King Of Fists slips under a jab.
A swing and a miss from King Of Fists .
Rhod cracks King Of Fists with a good jab.
King Of Fists scores with a nice right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rhod connects with a jab.
Rhod throws an off balance right hand
enabling King Of Fists to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rhod throws an ugly left hook that misses
and King Of Fists counters with a nice uppercut.
King Of Fists swings for the body but Rhod moves out of range.
Rhod misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Rhod throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rhod fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches King Of Fists on the side of the head.
Rhod misses the jab.
King Of Fists ducks under a wild hook from Rhod.
King Of Fists takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rhod lands a jab to the nose.
Nice defenses there by King Of Fists .
King Of Fists moves forwards but Rhod connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Raoh King Of Fists will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

King Of Fists punishes Rhod's body with a nice straight punch.
Rhod pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rhod swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rhod thuds a left hand into King Of Fists 's body.
King Of Fists moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rhod misses with a left hand
and King Of Fists counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rhod ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
King Of Fists throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rhod counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
King Of Fists scores with a sloppy right hand. Rhod should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the liver by King Of Fists . Beautiful body shot.
Rhod lands a jab.
King Of Fists swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rhod makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
King Of Fists ducks under a wild hook from Rhod.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King Of Fists tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rhod was well out of range. Poor timing from King Of Fists .
King Of Fists displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rhod just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab from King Of Fists .
Rhod with a hook.
Rhod looks to throw the jab but King Of Fists is out of range.
Rhod misses with an uppercut
and King Of Fists counters with a lovely straight right hand!
King Of Fists connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
King Of Fists ducks under a wild hook from Rhod.
King Of Fists takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rhod connects with the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King Of Fists throws out a loose jab but Rhod uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Rhod tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhod slips a straight right by King Of Fists .
Rhod was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rhod misses with a hook to the body
and King Of Fists counters with a left and a right that stings Rhod.
Rhod misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King Of Fists .
Rhod throws a poor cross that misses
and King Of Fists counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rhod takes one to the chin there.
Rhod throws an off balance right hand
and King Of Fists counters with a series of strikes. Rhod will be more careful next time no doubt.
King Of Fists ducks under a wild hook from Rhod.
King Of Fists stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rhod looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rhod misses with an uppercut. King Of Fists saw that one coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by King Of Fists .
Rhod takes a swing at King Of Fists 's ribcage but misses.
Rhod scores with a crisp jab that stopped King Of Fists in his tracks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King Of Fists swinging wildly here.
Rhod throws a hook but King Of Fists blocks it.
Rhod waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King Of Fists .
Rhod swinging wildly here.
King Of Fists throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King Of Fists rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rhod moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
King Of Fists fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rhod.
King Of Fists moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rhod has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Rhod misses with an uppercut. King Of Fists saw that one coming.
Rhod scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King Of Fists lands a jab.
King Of Fists slips a jab from Rhod.
King Of Fists swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rhod checks a leg kick.
Rhod was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
King Of Fists scores with a punch to the head.
Rhod avoids a punch combination nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rhod misses with a wild body shot.
Rhod throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rhod misses with an uppercut
and King Of Fists counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
King Of Fists misses with a wild combination.
Rhod misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raoh King Of Fists showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Rhod throws a hook but King Of Fists avoids it easily.
King Of Fists ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
King Of Fists scores with the left hand. Rhod knows he should have avoided that one.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Rhod might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Rhod just misses with a punch to the body.
King Of Fists feints a counter leg kick.
King Of Fists works the jab nicely.

Rhod closes the distance and clinches.
Rhod lands a right hand.

King Of Fists breaks the clinch.
Rhod throws a series of strikes that have King Of Fists backpedaling.
King Of Fists dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Rhod misses with a double jab
enabling King Of Fists to counter with a crisp jab.
Rhod misses with a hook. King Of Fists ducked under it nicely.
King Of Fists throws out a counter right but Rhod avoids it with no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King Of Fists keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rhod uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from King Of Fists .
Rhod dips to his left and cracks King Of Fists with an uppercut!
King Of Fists throws a body shot but no joy.
Rhod throws a body shot but no joy.
King Of Fists lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
King Of Fists takes one on the button.
The crowd cheers as King Of Fists lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rhod doesn't seem phased though.
King Of Fists ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rhod moves away.
King Of Fists on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rhod walks into a left hand.
Rhod swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Rhod throws a body shot but no joy.
Rhod throws a right hand that misses
and King Of Fists counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rhod takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
King Of Fists connects with a looping right hand.
King Of Fists bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rhod swings for the body but King Of Fists moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from King Of Fists on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A combination from King Of Fists does no damage.
The fighters circling - King Of Fists throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rhod lands a nice looking body shot.
King Of Fists avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Raoh King Of Fists seems to be getting the better of the standup.
King Of Fists connects with a jab.
King Of Fists misses with an uppercut. Rhod saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Rhod misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King Of Fists fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rhod lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
King Of Fists slips a straight right by Rhod.
Despite the aggression on King Of Fists 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Rhod throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King Of Fists throws a right hand that Rhod ducks under and follows up with a left that Rhod also avoids with ease.
King Of Fists swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Some wild striking there from King Of Fists .
King Of Fists throws a hook but Rhod avoids it easily.
King Of Fists throws a right hand that misses
and Rhod counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rhod misses with a looping right.
Rhod pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
King Of Fists swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rudy Rhod has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King Of Fists slips under a jab.
A swing and a miss from Rhod.
King Of Fists fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rhod swings away with a body shot that misses
and King Of Fists counters with a series of strikes. Rhod will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rhod takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rhod wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
King Of Fists scores with a punch to the head.
King Of Fists throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Rhod was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from King Of Fists .
King Of Fists takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fighters circling - King Of Fists throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
King Of Fists tries a head kick but it misses.
Raoh King Of Fists is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A shot to the body from Rhod misses
enabling King Of Fists to counter with a crisp jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Raoh King Of Fists comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got King Of Fists 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raoh King Of Fists !
Raoh King Of Fists took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, King of Fists for their support in the buildup to the fight.