PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Malcolm King (ranked 1710 p4p, 3262 weight class) and Luke Valentine (ranked 229 p4p, 410 weight class). King comes to the cage accompanied by YoungBoy Never Broke Again – White Teeth. Valentine has chosen Jack Stauber - Buttercup as his entrance music. Luke Valentine acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

King
vs
Valentine

185 cm
28
171
12 - 8 - 0

186 cm
29
178
9 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Malcolm King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Luke Valentine!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jonathan Paton and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Valentine looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
King slips under a jab.
A jab from King misses.
King lands a jab.
King looks to land a left hand but Valentine moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Valentine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Malcolm King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valentine misses with a hook. King ducked under it nicely.
Valentine 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.
Valentine throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
Valentine scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Valentine darts in trying to clinch
and King connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Valentine doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for King.
Valentine throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valentine jabs King to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but King paws at him with a jab and circles away.
King throws a shot from downtown. Valentine moves away and avoids it.
King misses with a hook. Valentine ducked under it nicely.
A slow jab from Valentine misses its intended target.
Valentine throws a chopping leg kick but King manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Both fighters circling a little - Valentine finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Valentine darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Valentine fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but King is out of range.
King pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
King throws a lazy uppercut
and Valentine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Valentine does it's job there.
Valentine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. King sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Valentine takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Valentine misses with a body kick.
King throws a poor cross that misses
and Valentine counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice uppercut there from King.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King lands a nice looking body shot.
Valentine tries to clinch there but King circles away.
King was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
King lands with a straight right. Valentine didn't see that one coming.
Nice defenses there by King.
King swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
King thuds his right hand into Valentine's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
King keeps Valentine at a distance using the push kick.
King ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
King scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Valentine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Valentine looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Valentine misses with a right hand
enabling King to counter with a crisp jab.
King throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
King throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Valentine counters with a left and a right that stings King.
Valentine throws out a loose jab but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good exchange - Valentine coming out on top.
Valentine takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King lands a jab.
King tries to bum rush Valentine with a series of wild strikes but Valentine uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Valentine let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Valentine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by King.
King fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Valentine checks it well.
Valentine lands with a slapping head kick.
King misses with a hook to the body
letting Valentine counter with a right hand.

King is rocked!
Valentine steps to the side to avoid the strikes from King.
King lands with a nice body punch.
King misses with a straight left.
Valentine lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Oh King is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Valentine misses with a low kick.
King scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King lands with a hook. Valentine tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
King seems to have got his legs back now.
Valentine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
King bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
King misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King misses with a left hand
enabling Valentine to counter with a crisp jab.
Valentine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Valentine misses with a wild combination.
King scores with a nice strike.
King avoids a punch combination nicely.
Valentine takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Valentine moves into range and connects with a jab.
Valentine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
King is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valentine uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from King.
King moves into range and connects with a jab.
Valentine moves out of range as King strikes.
A big left from King misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

King slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Valentine has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by King.
King looks to land a right hand but Valentine moved out of range.
King cracks a nice hook into Valentine's ribs.
Valentine feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kings jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
King scores with a jab to the jaw.
Valentine thuds his right hand into King's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Valentine misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
King has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Valentine.
Malcolm King is winning the standup battle so far.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valentine.
King moves out of range of the strikes.
King throws a push kick but Valentine slaps the foot to one side.
Valentine throws out a counter right but King avoids it with no problem.
King throws a lazy uppercut
and Valentine counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps King thinking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch lands to the side of King 's head but he takes it in his stride.
King swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Valentine.
King walks into a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Valentine backs up against the cage.
Valentine looks to land a right hand but King moved out of range.
King digs a good body shot into Valentine's ribs.
A clash of legs there as King blocks the low kick.
Valentine misses with a hook
and King counters with a nice uppercut.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A bone on bone clash there as King blocks the leg kick.
King throws a hook to the side of Valentine's head but Valentine sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
King throws a good cross that connects.
King gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
King walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Valentine attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
King jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Valentine swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valentine misses with an uppercut
and King counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Valentine's hands are dropping dangerously low here and King connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Valentine scrambles back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as King checks a leg kick.
Valentine blocks a jab.
King dodges the punch combination from Valentine.
King throws a counter high kick but Valentine was just alert enough to avoid it.
Valentine swings for the body but King moves out of range.
Valentine connects with a solid leg kick.
King misses the jab.
Valentine is looking for the big counter here.
Valentine blocks the body kick.
King throws a body punch but Valentine moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. King darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Valentine tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
King throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
King throws a sloppy head kick and Valentine moves out of range easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Valentine! But no joy.
Valentine ducks under a wild hook from King.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Valentine.
King steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Valentine. That one must have hurt.
King throws a leg kick
and Valentine connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Valentine slips under a jab from King.
Valentine works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
King misses with an uppercut
and Valentine counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Valentine throws a nice inside leg kick.
King displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Valentine throws out the jab.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valentine was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
Valentine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
King moves away from the strike by Valentine.
Valentine avoids the body shot from King.
Valentine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Valentine misses with an uppercut. King saw that one coming.
King connects with a looping right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
King doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King scores with a nice right hand.
Valentine throws an off balance right hand
and King counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Valentine tries to land a front kick but King steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
King tests Valentine's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Valentine swinging wildly here.
Valentine with a nice cross.
King with a hook.
Valentine steps to the side to avoid the strikes from King.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Valentine! But no joy.
King dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Valentine misses with a straight right.
King appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
King tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Malcolm King will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

King misses with a body punch
and Valentine counters with a low kick, right behind King 's knee.
Valentine looks to throw the jab but King is out of range.
King takes a swing at Valentine's ribcage but misses.
Valentine throws a leg kick but King sees it coming and checks it nicely.
King works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
King cracks Valentine with an open hand slap.
Some bone on bone action there as King checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
An attempted straight right counter from King misses the target.
King lands a body shot.
King tries to bum rush Valentine with a series of wild strikes but Valentine uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Valentine lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Valentine lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
King misses with a hook
and Valentine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
King moves out of range as Valentine strikes.
Valentine throws a shot to the body.
Valentine throws a quick inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King scores with a leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Valentine. Those never looked like landing.

Valentine forces King back against the cage and clinches.
Valentine tries to work over King's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Valentine lands a body punch.
Valentine misses with a punch on the inside.

King escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Valentine misses with a wild body shot.
King loads up on a big right hand but Valentine slips the punch.
King swats away the attempt to clinch by Valentine.
King fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Valentine looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Valentine throws a nice outside leg kick.
Valentine scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Luke Valentine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Valentine swings for the body but King moves out of range.
Valentine doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
King scores with a nice right hand.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valentine was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
King scores with a jab. Valentine acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Valentine looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Valentine throws a series of punches but King moves out of range.
Valentine throws an ugly left hook that misses
and King counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valentine moves away.
Valentine throws a hook but King blocks it.
King throws a poor cross that misses
and Valentine counters with a good low kick that King was not able to check.
King changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
King lands a right hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling King to score with a decent uppercut.
King moves away from the strike by Valentine.
Some bone on bone action there as King checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A head kick misses from King.
Valentine scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Valentine cracks King with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valentine was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
Valentine doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Valentine will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
King throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Valentine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Valentine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Valentine misses with a double jab.
King blocks the body kick.
King cracks Valentine with an open hand slap.
Valentine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
King is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Valentine's hands are dropping dangerously low here and King connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Valentine scrambles back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Valentine looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
King ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Valentine.
Valentine takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
King checks a leg kick nicely.
Valentine jabbing away but nothing is landing.
King takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
King misses with a hook. Valentine ducked under it nicely.
Valentine tries a quick counter leg kick but King is wise to it.
King lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like King has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
King stuns Valentine with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
King throws a jab when Valentine was well out of range.
Valentine jabs King right on the nose. King blinks but takes it well.
King dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the body from Valentine misses
and King makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Malcolm King showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for King, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malcolm King!
A very excited looking Malcolm King made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.