PBP Commentary

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

King
vs
Sestius

180 cm
19
195 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
199 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

//buriedALIVE// Fight Gear

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Devon King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Publius Sestius!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King jabbing away but nothing is landing.
King circles away from the clinch attempt.
King has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Spetznaz Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
King throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sestius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from King.
King throws an overhand right that lands on Sestius's shoulder, as Sestius tries to avoid the shot.
Sestius throws a shot to the body.
Publius Sestius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Sestius as King shoots in.

Sestius gets in close and instigates a clinch.
King blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sestius lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sestius lands an elbow inside that King shrugs off.
Sestius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Sestius just misses with a elbow thrown towards King's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Sestius just misses with a elbow thrown towards King's brow.
Sestius lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
King takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sestius lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Sestius uses good head movement to avoid it.
King dodges an elbow strike from Sestius.
King takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Devon King has been cut.
King takes an elbow to the forehead.
King avoiding damage as Sestius throws knees to the body.
King tries to break the clinch but Sestius is controlling the position.
Sestius gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from King.
King avoids a wild elbow strike from Sestius.
Sestius lands a good knee to the midsection. King won't want to take too many of those.
Sestius misses with an elbow strike.
Sestius has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. King seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sestius can turn it around.
Sestius missing with knees to the body.
Sestius comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King has had enough of the clinch but Sestius keeps him there for the moment.
Sestius lands an elbow just above King 's eye.
King jumps guard but Sestius stands there with King around his waist. King gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devon King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sestius lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sestius lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
King tries to score a body lock takedown but Sestius shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Sestius.
Knees to the body from Sestius.
Sestius lands an elbow just above King 's eye.

Devon King's cut is getting worse.
King is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sestius pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sestius lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sestius.
Sestius gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sestius lands a damaging elbow.

King is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Sestius can't fight it off and eventually King manages to take the fight to the floor. Sestius looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sestius pulls King in close to his closed guard and prevents King from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Sestius pushes King off and scrambles back to his feet.

King tries to keep at a distance but Sestius has taken the fight into the clinch.
King avoids the elbow strike from Sestius, against the ropes.
Sestius comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sestius landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sestius gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sestius lands an elbow inside.

Devon King's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Sestius pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Sestius comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sestius unloads a knee to the mid-section.
King lands a nice uppercut.
King working aggressively here.
King is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
King is trying to pull guard but Sestius has him pressed against the ropes.

King jumps into guard, dragging Sestius to the mat.
Sestius throws a big right hand that misses.
King keeping moving, preventing Sestius from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Publius Sestius dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Devon King's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Sestius tries to clinch up but King circles away and keeps his distance.
King takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sestius looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sestius walks forward and throws a big overhand right! King drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Sestius swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from King's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Publius Sestius!
Publius Sestius decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.