PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Simple Jack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anaconda King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jack
vs
King

190 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
188 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Simple Jack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anaconda King!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King misses with a series of wild punches.
King takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jack, as that shot connected.
King swats away the attempt to clinch by Jack.
King throws a head kick that misses.
King tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jack getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jack wants to clinch up but King keeps it at a distance.
King wants to counter with a clinch but Jack pushes him away.
Jack blocks a head kick by King.
It looked like Jack wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
King has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from King lands but Jack takes it in his stride.
Jack lands a jab to the head.
A head kick misses from King.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jack.
King looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
King goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jack lands the left hand.
King scores with a head kick. Jack tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King looks to land a combination but Jack avoids it well.
Jack scores with the left hand. King knows he should have avoided that one.
Jack scores with a crisp jab that stopped King in his tracks.
Jack uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before King has time to react.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack cracks a nice hook into King's ribs.
Jack lands a jab to King's midsection.
King throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jack is looking to counter the offense by King and move into the clinch.
Jack takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
King's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jack connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! King scrambles back to his feet.
King jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jack fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jab from Jack.
Jack is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
King lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Simple Jack has been cut.
King lands with a cross.
A swing and a miss from King.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
King gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jack cracks King with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

King is rocked!
King tries a head kick but it misses.
Jack ducks under a wild hook from King.
Jack is looking to counter punch.
Jack lands a nice hook to King's body. King takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jack lands a jab to the head.
King closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
King is still on wobbly legs! Can Jack finish him?
King misses with a head kick.
King seems to have recovered his senses.
King throws a head kick that misses
and Jack counters with a nice uppercut.
Jack tries to clinch up but King circles away and keeps his distance.
Jack bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps King's head backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jack with a jab.
King looks up at the clock. Bad move! Jack lands a right hand from hell, dropping King. Jack pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Simple Jack!
After the fight, Simple Jack was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.