PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jalen Mortimer (ranked 22895 p4p, 496 weight class) and Lord King (ranked 7334 p4p, 483 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Mortimer
vs
King

188 cm
21
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
20
195 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jalen Mortimer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lord King !
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King throws a lazy right hand but Mortimer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
King tries to bum rush Mortimer with a series of wild strikes but Mortimer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mortimer appears to be looking for a big counter.
King scores with a sloppy right hand. Mortimer should have avoided that one.
King waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mortimer.
King misses with a looping right.
Mortimer appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mortimer slips a straight right by King .
King rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mortimer counters with a nice uppercut.
King walks into a stiff left hand from Mortimer.
Mortimer lands a body shot.
King throws a shot from downtown. Mortimer moves away and avoids it.
King swings widly with a right hand
and Mortimer counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Mortimer thumps King with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Mortimer misses.
It seemed like King was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mortimer ducks under a wild hook from King .
A swing and a miss from King .
Mortimer appears to be looking for a big counter.
King throws a looping overhand right but Mortimer ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Mortimer.
A swing and a miss from King .
King throws a hook but Mortimer blocks it.
King might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
King lands with an overhand left.
Mortimer ducks under a wild hook from King .
Mortimer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
King throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mortimer counters with a nice kick to the body.
King throws a jab when Mortimer was well out of range.
It looked like Mortimer was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from King .
Lord King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mortimer lands with a hook. King tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mortimer.
King throws the left hand but Mortimer avoids the punch easily.
Mortimer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from King .
King throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mortimer counters with a left to the body.
King looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King throws a shot from downtown. Mortimer moves away and avoids it.
Mortimer lands a jab.
King finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Mortimer's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and King falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jalen Mortimer!
Jalen Mortimer decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.