PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jay Rotti (ranked 4164 p4p, 183 weight class) and Twea King (ranked 6474 p4p, 233 weight class). The key to victory for Jay Rotti has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Rotti
vs
King

179 cm
19
147 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

170 cm
19
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Jay Rotti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Twea King!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rotti counters with an inside leg kick.
King lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
King swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rotti appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
King has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Rotti avoids a punch combination nicely.
King misses with a left hand
and Rotti counters with an outside leg kick.
King misses with a combination
and Rotti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
King throws a lazy uppercut
and Rotti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
King misses with a left hand
and Rotti counters with a straight right hand.
King throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rotti counters with a nice uppercut.
King lands with a hook. Rotti tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King misses with a right hand
and Rotti counters with a nice uppercut.
King throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rotti counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King fails with an attempt to clinch.
King looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A big right from Rotti misses.
King changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jay Rotti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice uppercut there from King.
King keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
King moves away from the strike by Rotti.
A swing and a miss from King.
It looked like Rotti wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
King throws a hook to the side of Rotti's head but Rotti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rotti tried to counter with a leg kick but King avoided it.
King takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Good shot there by King.
Rotti has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Rotti takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rotti lands a right hook to the body.
Rotti is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
King throws a sloppy body shot
and Rotti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King misses with a hook
and Rotti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
King misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rotti counters with a straight right hand.
King misses with a lunging right hand
and Rotti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

King is rocked!
King misses with a right hand
and Rotti counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rotti is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
King moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
King rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rotti counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The fighters circling - King throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
King fails with the takedown
and Rotti counters with a straight right hand.
King is still on wobbly legs! Can Rotti finish him?
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rotti was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
King seems to have recovered his senses.
King throws a shot from downtown. Rotti moves away and avoids it.
King misses with a lunging right hand
and Rotti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rotti misses with a low kick.
Rotti staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rotti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as King throws out the jab.

King takes the fight into the clinch.
Rotti prevents the takedown attempt.

Rotti turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Rotti manages to end up in side control.
King is trying to get back to half guard.
King controls the position for a moment.
Rotti knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for King on the ground.
You can see the frustration on King's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rotti wants to stand but King has his arm trapped.

Rotti stands up and beckons King to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Rotti dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Rotti attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Rotti does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Rotti misses the target.
King throws an off balance right hand
and Rotti counters with a slapping leg kick.
King swings widly with a right hand
enabling Rotti to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice sprawl there from Rotti as King shoots in.
Rotti throws a nice outside leg kick.
King misses with a takedown attempt
and Rotti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from King.
Jay Rotti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Twea King.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rotti connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! King scrambles back to his feet.
King misses with an uppercut.
Rotti moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King with a poor takedown
enabling Rotti to counter with a crisp jab.
Rotti avoids the body shot from King.
King misses with a hook
and Rotti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Rotti. Those never looked like landing.
King misses with a left hand
and Rotti counters with a crisp right that sends King to the canvas! Rotti follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jay Rotti!