PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maurice King (ranked 5160 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Low (ranked 4160 p4p, 0 weight class). Maurice King has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

King
vs
Low

185 cm
24
225 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

175 cm
25
255 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Solid chin

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Maurice King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Low!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Low rushes King and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Low stalling.
Low prevents King from breaking the clinch.
King is trying to break free.
Low with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Low with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Maurice King has been cut.
King wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Low is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. King is defending well for now.
King tries to break the clinch but Low is controlling the position.
We've been hearing reports that King has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Low prevents King from breaking the clinch.
King letting Low take a breather here.
Low scores a nice knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Low lands a knee to the body.
King is breathing heavily.
King trying to control the position but instead, Low has worked for underhooks and has pushed King into the cage.
Low tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Low has King pressed against the cage.
Low lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Low connects with a knee to the head.
Low scores a nice knee to the body.
Low just leaning against King, taking a breather.
Low landing knees to the body.
Low misses with a knee to the head.
Low landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Low has King pressed against the cage.
Low using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Low using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
King takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Low.
Low working King over with knees to the body.
Low putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has King in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Low lands a knee to the head.
Low with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Low lands a good knee to the midsection. King won't want to take too many of those.
Low has King pressed against the cage.
Low blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Low unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Low lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Low leaning his opponent against the cage.
King wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Low crunches a lovely knee into King's ribcage.
King wants a takedown but no success here.
Low scores with a knee to the head.
Low landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Low with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Low crunches a lovely knee into King's ribcage.
Low crunches a lovely knee into King's ribcage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Low landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Low tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Low using the Thai plumb to throw knees but King has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Low working King over with knees to the body.
Low unloads a knee to the mid-section. King lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Low using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Low stalling in the clinch.
Low is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. King is defending well for now.
King takes a knee right on the jaw!
King holding his opponent close, against the cage.
King could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Low misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Low dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maurice King's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

King clinches.
Joe Low seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Low looking to throw knees to the head but King is blocking nicely.
Low missing with knees to the body.
King jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Low walks away with a smile on his face. King gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Joe Low seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Low clinches.
Low utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Low with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Low.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Low using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Low has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Low drops King with a big knee straight up the middle! King is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

King is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Low instigates a clinch.
King is trying to break the clinch but Low is controlling him.
King changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Low fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Low darts in and clinches King up against the cage.
Low leaning against his opponent.
Low with a knee to the head.
Oh King is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Maurice King's cut is getting worse.
Low scores with a knee to the head.
Low scores a nice knee to the body.
Low landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Low stalling against the cage.
Low unloads a knee to the mid-section. King lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
King seems to have got his legs back now.
King being controlled against the cage.
Low stalling against the cage.
King tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Low smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maurice King. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Low moves into range and clinches up with King.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Low obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Low lands a good knee to the midsection. King won't want to take too many of those.
Low scores a nice knee to the body.
Low tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Low lands a good knee to the midsection. King won't want to take too many of those.
Low lands a knee to the head.
Low lands a knee to the head.
Low unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Low is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Low throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but King blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King tries to circle away but Low has him pinned against the cage.
King tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Low just stands there and leans against the cage.
Low stalling in the clinch.
Low landing knees to the body.
Low throws a knee to the head but misses.
King taking a breather.
Low scores with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Low lands a knee to the body.
Low tries a knee to the head but King blocks it.
King is looking to take this one to the mat.
Low working King over with knees to the body.
Low avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Low showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Maurice King's cut.
That's time! King's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Low is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Low moves into the clinch.
Low tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Low - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Low crunches a lovely knee into King's ribcage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Low throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but King blocks it with crossed arms.
King wants to take the fight to the mat but Low manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
King is looking to break free of the clinch but Low has double underhooks.
Low tries to land a knee to the head but King blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King trying to stall but Low improves his position.
Low unloads a knee to the mid-section.
King taking a breather.
King wants to get back to striking at distance but Low won't allow it.
Low manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Low looking to throw knees to the head but King is blocking nicely.
Low avoiding damage.
King managing to block the knees to the body from Low.
Low lands a good knee to the midsection. King won't want to take too many of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Low with an attempt at a knee that misses.
King is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
King is trying to push Low away but Low has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Low tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
King goes for a takedown in the clinch but Low prevents it.
King wants to get back to striking at distance but Low won't allow it.
Knees to the body from Low.
Low lands a good knee to the midsection. King won't want to take too many of those.
King is trying to force a seperation but Low has the dominant position.
Low using the Thai plumb to throw knees but King has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
King blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
King is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Maurice King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maurice King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Low lands a knee to the body.
Low connects with a knee to the head.
King has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Low after a bit of a struggle.
Low lands a knee to the body.
Low landing knees to the body.
Low avoiding damage.
King has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Low after a bit of a struggle.
King wants to get back to striking at distance but Low won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Low with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
King blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
King jumps guard but Low turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Low obliges.
Come on Low - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
King avoiding damage as Low throws knees to the body.
Joe Low is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
King tries to circle away but Low has him pinned against the cage.
Low slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
King misses with a punch to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
King tries to throw a body punch but Low avoids it by throwing King back against the cage.
Low blocks an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Low comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Low winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 24:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 24:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Low!
Joe Low seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.