PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zergiush Quick (ranked 5940 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph King (ranked 7471 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Quick
vs
King

170 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zergiush Quick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joseph King!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Quick tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and King counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Quick wants to clinch up but King keeps it at a distance.
Quick moves in looking to clinch but King pushes him off.
King staying out of range there.
Quick gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Quick looks to clinch
and King counters with a nice body shot.
King misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Quick misses with an uppercut. King saw that one coming.
Quick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but King paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quick tries to clinch but King moves away
and King counters with a nice uppercut.
Quick tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. King manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Quick wants to clinch but King slips to the side
letting King counter with a right hand.
King dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quick tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quick moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
King lands with an overhand left.
Quick tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. King manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
King swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Quick closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Quick takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Quick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
King throws out a counter right but Quick avoids it with no problem.
Quick tries to clinch up.
King lands a jab to Quick's midsection.
Quick tries to clinch but King is having none of it.
The crowd cheers as Quick lands an impressive looking overhand right. King doesn't seem phased though.

Quick rushes King and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
King lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King cracks Quick with a nice body shot.
Quick is breathing heavily.
King scores with a nice hook to the head.

Quick is rocked!

King escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Quick tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King cracks Quick with a good jab.
Oh Quick is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
King has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
King lands an uppercut, right on the button! Quick tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joseph King!