PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Immortal Technique (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Combo King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Technique comes to the cage accompanied by Eye in the sky . Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Technique
vs
King

179 cm
26
164 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

185 cm
26
167 lbs
10 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Immortal Technique!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Combo King!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King moves forwards but Technique connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Some wild striking there from Technique.
King dodges the punch combination from Technique.
Technique throws a combination but it was largely blocked by King.

King rushes Technique and presses him up against the cage.
King misses with a hook from the clinch.
King misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Technique.
Technique pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
King stalling.
King throws a knee to the head but misses.
Technique misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land.
King tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
King goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
King lands a nice uppercut.
Technique missing with knees 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!
Technique softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Technique swings wildly with an uppercut but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
King throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Technique lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of King backwards.
King looking to throw knees to the head but Technique is blocking nicely.
Technique lands a nice uppercut.
King misses with a hook from the clinch.
King misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land.
Technique lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of King backwards.
Technique has a couple of punches blocked by King.
Technique's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
King scores with a nice hook to the head.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Technique.
King has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Technique seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if King can turn it around.
King can't find room to land a body shot as Technique controls the action.
King managing to block the knees to the body from Technique.
King misses with the head strike.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Technique.
King with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
King throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Technique blocks it with crossed arms.
Technique throws a punch but it's blocked by King.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Technique using the Thai plumb to throw knees but King has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Technique blocking some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Our sources have told us that Technique has been working on his elbows in the gym.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King has Technique pushed against the cage.
A knee to the head by King.

It looks like Immortal Technique has been cut.
A shot in the inside from Technique.
Technique misses with a hook from the clinch.
Technique lands a damaging elbow.
Technique misses with some punches.
Technique creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Technique swings wildly with an uppercut but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by King.
King misses with a hook from the clinch.
Technique misses with a hook to the ribs.
Technique lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Technique misses with the head strike.
King blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Technique lands with a right to the head.
King blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Technique misses with a punch on the inside.
Technique lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of King backwards.
King's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Technique.
Technique pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
King slows down the pace here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Technique just misses with a elbow thrown towards King's brow.
Technique takes a shot to the head.
King tries a knee to the head but Technique blocks it.
King trying to land knees to the body.
Technique gets through King's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
King throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Technique blocks it with crossed arms.
Technique lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Technique throws an elbow but misses.
King looking to throw knees to the head but Technique is blocking nicely.
Technique swings wildly with an uppercut but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Technique.
King misses with a punch on the inside.
Technique lands an elbow that stopped King in his tracks for a moment.
King takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Technique fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
King blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Technique swings away with an uppercut that misses.
King tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
King doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land.
Technique scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Technique lands a hook that snaps the head of King backwards.
Technique tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Technique throws an elbow but it misses.
King misses with a hook to the ribs.
King's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
King blocking some punches.
King tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Technique's elbow.
Technique blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by King.
Technique misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Technique tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
King working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Technique throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kings head.
Technique swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Immortal Technique dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Immortal Technique's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Technique knocks King to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?

King is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Technique in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and King looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Technique turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Immortal Technique!
Post fight, an emotional Immortal Technique said 'My style is like a ten year old child with a slit wrist, too much reality.'.