PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Murhaas Jo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franklin King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Many Men (Wish Death). This should be a great matchup!

Jo
vs
King

190 cm
25
258 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
25
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Granite chin

Quark's
Ace of Spades Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Murhaas Jo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Franklin King!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jo catches King with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Murhaas Jo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jo checks a leg kick.
King ducks under a wild hook from Jo.
King ducks under a wild hook from Jo.
King misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jo could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Jo misses with an uppercut. King saw that one coming.
Jo slips a straight right by King.
King thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little feinted left hand from Jo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
King dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
King pulls out of a head kick attempt.
King throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jo moves out of range of the strikes.
King slips under a jab.
King throws a hook to the side of Jo's head but Jo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
King staying out of range there.
King is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King misses with a left hand
and Jo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
King misses with an uppercut
and Jo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
King throws a body punch but Jo moves out of range.
King misses with a wild combination.
King avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Jo has closed the distance and engaged King in a clinch.
King wants to stall.
King is trying to maintain a safe position but Jo gets an underhook and turns King into the cage.
King blocks a body shot from Jo.
Stalling in the clinch from Jo.
King blocks a body shot from Jo.
Jo lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
King blocking some punches.
Jo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt King or not.
King looks winded!
King is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jo is keeping busy.
Jo displaying some good clinch control by pressing King up against the cage.
Jo lands a hook that snaps the head of King backwards.
King is looking to break free of the clinch but Jo has double underhooks.
A left hand lands to the body for Jo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jo lands an uppercut.
Jo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jo tries a body shot but King blocks it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
King is looking to control Jo's arms but Jo gets an underhook and turns him. Now King has his back to the cage.
Jo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jo lands a hook that snaps the head of King backwards.
Jo tries a body shot but King blocks it.
King trying to control the position but instead, Jo has worked for underhooks and has pushed King into the cage.
Jo misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jo avoiding damage.
King is trying to break free.
Jo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
King stalling in the clinch but Jo improves position.
A short body shot lands from Jo as the two fighters clinch.
King trying to stall but Jo improves his position.
King is trying to maintain a safe position but Jo gets an underhook and turns King into the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jo is struggling to control the position.
Jo struggles to land a body shot inside as King controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Murhaas Jo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Jo looks to land a left hand but King moved out of range nicely.
Jo thuds a left hand into King's body.
Jo digs a good body shot into King's ribs.
King misses with a body kick.
King moves away from the strike by Jo.
Jo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that King can do to turn this around?
Jo stuns King with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Jo rushes King and presses him up against the cage.
Jo lands a body punch in the clinch.
King blocks an uppercut.
King tries to circle away but Jo has him pinned against the cage.
Jo avoiding damage.
Jo stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jo lands a left hand that snaps the head of King backwards.
King prevents a body shot from Jo.
Jo misses with some punches.
Jo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jo slows down the pace here.
Jo lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jo.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jo.
Jo taking a breather.
Jo tries to work over King's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jo lands with a short shot to the head.
King is trying to force a seperation but Jo has the dominant position.
Jo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jo tries to work over King's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stalling in the clinch from Jo.
Jo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Jo here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Jo misses with the head strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
King blocks an uppercut.
Jo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jo lands a nice uppercut.
Murhaas Jo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
King wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jo has him pressed against the cage.
Jo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jo throws a punch but it's blocked by King.
Jo swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jo lands a shot to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Jo.
Jo is struggling to control the position.
King is trying to break the clinch but Jo is controlling him.
Jo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jo is pushing King up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
King blocks a body shot from Jo.
Jo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
King is trying to push Jo away but Jo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Murhaas Jo dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Jo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jo throws a hook but King avoids it easily.
Murhaas Jo is winning the standup battle so far.
Jo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. King looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
King shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jab from Jo.
King throws a body shot but no joy.
Jo sizes up King with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces King back to the cage. Jo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
King steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jo loads up on a big right hand but King slips the punch.
Jo moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromKing.

Jo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
King blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jo tries to work over King's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King looking to slow down the pace here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
King is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short left from Jo.
Jo pushes King back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Jo.
Jo scores with a shoulder strike.
Jo taking a breather.
King is looking to control Jo's arms but Jo gets an underhook and turns him. Now King has his back to the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jo has a couple of punches blocked by King.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
King blocks a body shot from Jo.
Still in the clinch, Jo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jo taking a breather.
Jo lands with a left to the head.
King tries to stall but Jo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
King blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jo prevents King from breaking the clinch.
King blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jo just leaning against King, taking a breather.
Jo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jo is stalling here.
King can't break the clinch.
Good body shot from Jo.
King takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A left hand lands to the body for Jo.
Jo lands a right hand.
Jo presses King against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jo is stalling here.
The referee calls for Jo to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jo lands a body shot in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jo gets through King's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
King wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jo.
Franklin King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice left hand lands by Jo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Murhaas Jo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:25
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:25
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Murhaas Jo!