PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Klayton King (ranked 2671 p4p, 3261 weight class) and Anthony Pemberton (ranked 377 p4p, 441 weight class). Pemberton has chosen Firestarter - Prodigy as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

King
vs
Pemberton

188 cm
23
205
2 - 1 - 0

189 cm
23
220
5 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

New Standard
Phoenix

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Klayton King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anthony Pemberton!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
King misses with an uppercut. Pemberton saw that one coming.
King ducks under a wild hook from Pemberton.
King lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pemberton circles away quickly and effectively.
King misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
King throws a good cross that connects.
King throws out a powerful jab.
Klayton King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pemberton counters with a stiff right hand.
Pemberton throws a right and a left that King avoids nicely.
King works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
King definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
King takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pemberton misses with a looping left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King scores with a jab to the head.
King throws a big shot that misses.
King misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pemberton looks like he wants to counter punch here.
King defending well as Pemberton loads up on a big left hand.
Pemberton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
King tried to counter with a leg kick but Pemberton avoided it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pemberton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and King counters with a straight right hand.
King bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
King throws a push kick but Pemberton slaps the foot to one side.
Pemberton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A swing and a miss from King.
King cracks Pemberton with a good jab.
Pemberton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
King misses with a combination
and Pemberton counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pemberton throws a body punch but King moves out of range.

King lands a left and a right that send Pemberton crashing to the mat, dazed. King thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Pemberton is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King misses with a double jab.
Pemberton is still on wobbly legs! Can King finish him?
Pemberton misses with a looping right.
King steps in with a hook that catches Pemberton right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! King follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Pemberton looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Klayton King!
Klayton King took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Phoenix for their support in the buildup to the fight.