PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chung King (ranked 4302 p4p, 4301 weight class) and Travis Kelce (ranked 0 p4p, 511 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

King
vs
Kelce

180 cm
25
175
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
170
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

Good takedowns
Brawler
Very confident

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Chung King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Travis Kelce!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelce with a poor takedown

and King counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
King is looking to take a break and control but Kelce is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kelce is looking to control King's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kelce avoid being mounted?
Kelce is trying to stand.

Kelce looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ground and pound from King.
King is looking to advance position but Kelce won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelce trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King trying to advance position but Kelce counters by regaining guard.
King in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King tries to free his leg and advance position but Kelce is retaining full guard.
Kelce wants to sweep here but King controlling him for the moment.
Kelce trying to keep a closed guard but King is proving a slippery customer.
King is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Kelce is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and King defends well.
King trying to control but Kelce is working from the bottom.
King postures up in Kelce's guard and throws a big left but Kelce blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
King looking to pass the guard.
King throws a big elbow that misses.
King stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kelce swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kelce keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
Kelce has momentary wrist control but King slips an elbow through the middle.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kelce holds on and takes a little breather.
King throws a big elbow that misses.
Kelce trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelce is looking to stand up but King isn't so interested in that idea.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kelce tries to clinch but fails miserably

and King counters with a single leg into guard. Kelce didn't expect that.
King with a flurry of punches that miss.
King is fighting to break Kelce's control of his arms but Kelce is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
King with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kelce lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

King has a closed guard, preventing Kelce from standing up.
King is looking to sweep but instead, Kelce has passed into half guard.
King is looking for a sweep. Kelce is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelce takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
King won't allow Kelce to pass to mount.
King gets full guard.
King manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kelce manages to get himself to full guard.

The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kelce controls King momentarily but King frees himself.
Kelce has momentary wrist control but King slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chung King dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kelce shoots in but King avoids the takedown attempt easily.
King shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kelce as he jumps to the side.
Nice sprawl there from King as Kelce shoots in.

King bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
King is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kelce can do to turn this around?
King scoring with punches from side control.
Kelce wants to get back to his feet but King drags him back down.
Kelce is not content to let King control the position.
King has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelce tries to bench press King off him but King keeps the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King in side control lands a decent elbow.
Kelce takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kelce gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Kelce tries to roll over but King keeps him under control.
King throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nice strikes from King there.
King throws a strike but Kelce avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Kelce wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King stands up over Kelce, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kelce is on top in guard.

King is looking for a triangle but Kelce pushes his legs off easily.
Kelce trying to control but King is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now King is on top in guard.

King tries to free his leg and advance position but Kelce is retaining full guard.
Kelce working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King looking to pass the guard.
Kelce looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
King is looking to work some ground and pound but Kelce has wrist control.
King postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kelce looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
King tries to free his leg and advance position but Kelce is retaining full guard.
King distracts Kelce with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
King is in close to Kelce's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kelce is breathing heavily.
Kelce looking to control.
King throwing strikes but missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelce keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
King postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kelce trying to keep a closed guard but King is proving a slippery customer.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
King thumps Kelce with a low kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

King looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Kelce!
King has knee on belly and moves into mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chung King dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Kelce ducks under a wild hook from King.

King throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kelce was covering up waiting for the punch and King finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kelce wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and King is now in half guard.
King throwing shots but Kelce is blocking nicely.
King tries to pass to full mount but Kelce defends it.
Kelce tries to roll over but King keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kelce regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from King.
King sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kelce's guard.
King lands strikes from half guard.
Kelce is trying to maintain the position but King is very close to passing his half guard.
Kelce wants to improve his position but King is controlling well.
King looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kelce takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
King is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Chung King is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King is trying to control the action in half guard but Kelce is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
King drops an elbow to the side of Kelce's head.
Kelce is looking to get back to full guard here but King has managed to pass to side control instead.
King wants to control but Kelce is keeping him busy.
King creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kelce seems a little lost for a moment, as King dominates the positioning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Kelce taking punishment in the form of punches.
King looks up at the clock and then as Kelce takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, King smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Kelce tries to improve position but can't.
Kelce is working to avoid the ground and pound but King connects with a decent elbow.
King cracks Kelce with a big elbow.
Kelce wants to control but King postures up.
King cracks Kelce with a big elbow.
Kelce struggling a bit here.
Kelce takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
King scoring with punches from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelce tries to bench press King off him but King keeps the position.
King cracks Kelce with a big elbow.
Kelce pushes King away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, King gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
King in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

King looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Chung King overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
King working the head with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kelce trying to remain calm as King controls from the top position.
King passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Kelce!
Travis Kelce has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
King lands a heavy elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chung King showed his dominance in that final round.
Well King has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Donald Grub scores the fight for Chung King!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Chung King!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Chung King!

Chung King wins by unanimous decision!