PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lamont King (ranked 1269 p4p, 157 weight class) and Dean Pritchard (ranked 2485 p4p, 272 weight class). King comes into the arena with King For A Day - Green Day blaring out of the sound system. Pritchard has chosen Cheese as his entrance music. Dean Pritchard is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

King
vs
Pritchard

182 cm
22
170 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

180 cm
23
160 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Arcticus University: London

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lamont King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dean Pritchard!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pritchard connects with a leg kick. King looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pritchard fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but King is out of range.
King fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pritchard on the side of the head.
King moves out of range as Pritchard throws a body kick.
King throws a looping overhand right but Pritchard ducks down to avoid it.
Pritchard throws a head kick that misses.
King throwing a counter right hand but Pritchard manages to avoid it.
King attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pritchard follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
King blocks a leg kick.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as King blocks the leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. King darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
King misses with a hook.
King pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pritchard feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to King's calf.
Pritchard throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pritchard throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
King has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from King there as he acknowledges the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by King.
King moves out of range of the leg kick from Pritchard.
King has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hardpunch (13 Elite / 1000$ in the buildup to the fight.
King throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pritchard throws a hook to the side of King's head but King sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
King swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
King misses with a hook. Pritchard ducked under it nicely.
Pritchard delivers a nice body kick.
Pritchard throws a low kick, looking for King's leg but King calmly moves out of range.
Pritchard attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
King missing with a left hand there. Pritchard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pritchard is clearly trying to counter these attacks from King with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Pritchard misses the target.
A low kick from Pritchard is predictable there
and King counters with a stiff right hand.
King misses with an uppercut.
King throws a big shot that misses.
King works the jab nicely.
Pritchard takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut there from King.
Pritchard misses with a head kick.
King throws out a loose jab but Pritchard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pritchard ducks under a wild hook from King.
King lands with a straight right. Pritchard didn't see that one coming.
King is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pritchard lands with a slapping head kick.
King stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pritchard.
King chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pritchard can pounce on him.
King is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pritchard.
Pritchard scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice uppercut lands for Pritchard. That snapped King's head back.
King looks to throw the jab but Pritchard is out of range.
Pritchard lands a front kick.
King on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pritchard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pritchard scores with a push kick.
King avoids the head kick by Pritchard.
King throws a jab when Pritchard was well out of range.
King scores with a jab. Pritchard acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
King throws a hook but Pritchard avoids it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pritchard.
Pritchard thumps King with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Pritchard throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
Pritchard throws a push kick but King slaps the foot to one side.
Pritchard throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
Pritchard throws a front kick aimed at King's knee but King avoids it well.
Pritchard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from King.
King's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pritchard under the eye.
King loads up on a big right hand but Pritchard slips the punch.
King catches Pritchard with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pritchard throws a head kick but King moves out of range.
King misses the shot to the body.
King throws a front kick aimed at Pritchard's knee but Pritchard avoids it well.
King is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
King scores with a head kick. Pritchard tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Pritchard feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to King's calf.
Pritchard throws a chopping leg kick but King manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
King displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pritchard throws out the jab.
King is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pritchard wants to slow King down by chopping away at his legs.
Pritchard blocks a jab.
A lazy body kick from Pritchard
enabling King to counter with a crisp jab.
Pritchard takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pritchard fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but King is out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pritchard. That's going to slow King down.
King thows a left - swing and a miss!
King misses with a right hand
and Pritchard counters with a nice body kick.
King lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Pritchard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before King can pounce on him.
Pritchard scores with a jab to the body.
Pritchard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice cross by Pritchard.
King scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
King scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pritchard doesn't seem bothered though.
Pritchard bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Lamont King will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

King looks to land a left hand but Pritchard moved out of range nicely.
Pritchard misses with a straight left.
King catches Pritchard with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
King throws the left hand but Pritchard avoids the punch easily.
King backing away here, and Pritchard unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A leg kick checked by King.
Pritchard tries to land a front kick but King steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pritchard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from King.
King with a hook.
Pritchard scores with a shot to the body.
Pritchard throws a leg kick that misses.
Pritchard looks to land a body kick but King moved away.
Jab from King.
Lamont King is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King jabbing away but nothing is landing.
King lands with a good body shot.
King throws a right hand that misses
and Pritchard counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Pritchard lands a big head kick that sends King tumbling to the mat! Pritchard takes a step backwards and waves King back to his feet - he wants the finish!

King is rocked!
King lands with a cross.
Oh King is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
King will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pritchard lands a nice leg kick that just misses King's sensitive parts.
King pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
King moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
King pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from King misses its intended target.
King swings for the body but Pritchard moves out of range.
Pritchard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
King misses with a straight left.
King cracks Pritchard with a right hand to the side of the head.
A punch lands to the side of King 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice defenses there by Pritchard.
Pritchard throws a lazy body kick
letting King counter with a right hand.
King looks to land a left hand but Pritchard moved out of range nicely.
King misses with a straight left.
King throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jab, jab by King - just one landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King missing with a left hand there. Pritchard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
King seems to have got his legs back now.
Pritchard checks a leg kick nicely.
Pritchard staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pritchard lands a nice leg kick that just misses King's sensitive parts.
Pritchard blocks a jab.
King pulls out of a head kick attempt.
King scores with a jab to the body.
Pritchard takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
King throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pritchard counters with a two punch combo.
King throws a body punch but Pritchard moves out of range.
Pritchard keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pritchard moves out of range of the strikes.
Pritchard with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
King pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
King takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Pritchard keeps King at a distance using the push kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
King throws a hook but Pritchard avoids it easily.

Pritchard cracks King with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Pritchard has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning King to stand back up!
King moves out of range as Pritchard throws a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King drops his hands momentarily and Pritchard needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips King just on the top of the head. King drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in King - he's done!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dean Pritchard!