PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Klayton King (ranked 24234 p4p, 2630 weight class) and Hafir Dharris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Klayton King has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Klayton King seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

King
vs
Dharris

188 cm
23
205
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
28
205
13 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 1 - 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 13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hafir Dharris !
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Eddie Farnsworth and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from King.
Dharris moves out of range of the strikes.
Dharris needs to keep his hands up - King had a free shot at his head there.
King connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Some bone on bone action there as Dharris checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dharris thows a left - swing and a miss!
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.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Dharris has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
King scores with a jab.
King fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
King looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dharris takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dharris takes one on the button.
Dharris looks to throw the jab but King is out of range.
King throws a solid leg kick but Dharris takes the impact on his shin and smiles at King.
King bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dharris changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dharris lands a nice shot that snaps King's head back.
King is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dharris walks into a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Dharris .
King misses with a kick to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts King, as that shot connected.
King lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
King is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dharris slips a straight right by King.
Dharris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King.
King misses with a looping right.
Dharris lands a head shot.
Dharris steps to the side to avoid the strikes from King.
King swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
King ducks under a wild hook from Dharris .
King is looking to counter with a body kick.
Nice body punch from King.
King avoids the body shot from Dharris .
King looks for the body kick but Dharris saw that one coming.
Dharris fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dharris throws a body shot but no joy.
Dharris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King misses with a looping left.
Dharris throws a shot from downtown. King moves away and avoids it.
Dharris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Dharris .
Dharris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
King ducks under a wild hook from Dharris .
King misses the shot to the body.
Dharris takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
King takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dharris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
King connects with a jab.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dharris was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
Good exchange - King coming out on top.
Dharris scores with a jab to the head.
King misses with a kick to the body.
Dharris fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
King definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
King lands a body shot.
King connects with a single shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dharris moves away.
King misses with a low kick.
Dharris with a body punch. A glancing blow.
King on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dharris lands with a right hand.
King misses with a kick to the body.
King throws a combination. Dharris tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Dharris thows a left - swing and a miss!
King throws a body shot but no joy.
Dharris throws a jab but it's blocked by King.
Jab from Dharris .
King connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dharris . Dharris circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King throws a front kick aimed at Dharris 's knee but Dharris avoids it well.
Dharris drops down looking to force a counter takedown but King defends it well.
A slow jab from King misses its intended target.
A big right from Dharris misses.
It appears King was looking to counter with a kick there.
King avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
King walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
King misses with a few strikes there.
Dharris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
King takes a shot right to the bread basket.
King with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dharris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Dharris misses its intended target.
King lands with a hook. Dharris tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dharris cracks a nice hook into King's ribs.
King pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
King staying out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dharris slips a jab from King.
King scores with a one two! Dharris had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dharris .
King cracks Dharris with an open hand slap.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

King scores with a shot to the body.
King throws a wild body kick that Dharris sees coming a mile off.
King does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A punch lands to the side of Dharris 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dharris misses with an uppercut.
King catches Dharris with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dharris bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps King's head backwards.
Dharris takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
King lands a glancing blow to the side of Dharris 's head.
King avoids the body shot from Dharris .
Dharris swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by King.
Dharris misses with a wild body shot.
King blocks a jab.
Dharris cracks King with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
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!
A shot to the liver by Dharris . Beautiful body shot.
Dharris has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dharris misses with a looping right.
Dharris throws the left hand but King avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dharris is out of range.
King steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dharris .
Dharris throws a looping overhand right but King ducks down to avoid it.
Dharris takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
King fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dharris looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dharris uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from King.
Dharris throws a body shot but no joy.
Dharris checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
King smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dharris . King does a little dance to reset his feet.
King scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dharris .
Dharris avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
King throws a head kick but Dharris moves out of range.
Dharris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
Dharris slips under a jab from King.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dharris throws a hook but King blocks it.
Dharris ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dharris sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dharris feints the counter takedown.
King lands with a hook. Dharris tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dharris tests King's chin there with a solid looking shot.
King has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dharris finds it's way round the side to connect with King's head.
King misses with a body shot.
King defending well as Dharris loads up on a big left hand.
King throws a good cross that connects.
King throws a right and a left that Dharris avoids nicely.
King listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The fighters circling - King throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dharris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
Dharris moves out of range of the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King jabbing away but nothing is landing.
King throws a combination. Dharris tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
King scores with a jab to the head.
King swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
King is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dharris can do to turn this around?
King misses the jab.
King throws a series of punches but Dharris moves out of range.
King connects with the punch.
King throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dharris .
Dharris uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from King.
King works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dharris throws an off balance right hand
and King counters with a nice uppercut.
King misses with a wild body shot.
Dharris is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Dharris is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice combination there by King.
King gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dharris uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

King is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King misses with a looping left.
Dharris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dharris moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
King throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dharris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
King takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Oh King is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Dharris might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, King has got the better of the exchanges.
Dharris takes a shot right to the bread basket.
King seems to have got his legs back now.
Jab by Dharris .
King throws a right and a left that Dharris avoids nicely.
King's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dharris under the eye.
Dharris missing with a left hand there. King was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
King missing with a left hand there. Dharris was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dharris misses with a lunging right hand
enabling King to counter with a crisp jab.
King connects with a right hand. Dharris shakes it off.
Dharris bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps King's head backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Klayton King dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

King lands with a good body shot.
Dharris misses with an uppercut
letting King counter with a right hand.
King fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A jab from Dharris misses.
Dharris throws a big shot that misses.
King misses with a series of wild punches.
Dharris changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Klayton King is winning the standup battle so far.
A cross from King lands.
Dharris misses with a shot to the body
and Dharris takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dharris misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King cracks Dharris with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dharris looks to land a right hand but King moved out of range.
King lands with a straight right. Dharris didn't see that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Dharris .
Dharris scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King lands with a cross.
Dharris on the wrong end of a nice jab.
King moves out of range as Dharris strikes.
Dharris with a jab.
Dharris walks into a jab.
King fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dharris on the side of the head.
King moves out of range as Dharris strikes.
A shot to the liver by King. Beautiful body shot.
Dharris blocks a jab.
King paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
King with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dharris to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dharris throws a lazy right hand but King sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
King lands a jab to the nose.
Sloppy strikes from King. Those never looked like landing.
King moves out of range of the strikes.
Hafir Dharris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dharris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. King sees it coming and avoids it easily.
King walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
King swings for the body but Dharris moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dharris . King does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dharris checks a leg kick.
Dharris feints the counter takedown.
Dharris scores with a jab to the body.
King works over Dharris 's head and body with a nice combination.
King pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dharris back to the cage. King follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Dharris throws a right hand that misses
and King counters with a straight right hand.
King misses the shot to the body.
Dharris uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from King.
Dharris misses with a left hand
and King counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dharris on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dharris works the jab nicely.
King throws a hook to the side of Dharris 's head but Dharris sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
King lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
King slips under a jab from Dharris .
Dharris cracks King with a right hand to the side of the head.
King throws a head kick that misses.
Dharris throws a jab but it's blocked by King.
King's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dharris connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! King scrambles back to his feet.
A jab from Dharris misses.
A little feinted left hand from King on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dharris moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A jab from King misses.
Dharris lands a jab.
Dharris moves out of range of the strikes.
King tried to score with a low kick but Dharris checks it.
Dharris throws a hook but King avoids it easily.
King swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dharris drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dharris drops King with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but King looks back up at him and smiles so Dharris waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Dharris cracks a nice hook into King's ribs.
King uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dharris .
Dharris walks into a left hand.
King throws a right and a left that both miss.
King throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dharris .
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dharris misses with a lunging right hand
and King counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dharris misses the body punch
and King connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dharris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
Dharris throws out a powerful jab.
King lands with a straight right. Dharris didn't see that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dharris throws a hook but King avoids it easily.

Dharris sends King crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Dharris is motioning to the referee to let King up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
King uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dharris .
Dharris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Klayton King.
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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Klayton King!
Klayton King gave a mention to Phoenix in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).