PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lenny King (ranked 243 p4p, 704 weight class) and Temujin Namkhai (ranked 30 p4p, 81 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Namkhai's choice of entrance music: Batzorig Vaanchig - Mongolian Throat Singing. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

King
vs
Namkhai

195 cm
22
286
9 - 0 - 0

196 cm
22
273
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Conviction
Bondi MMA 🏝️

Groove Gear
Sakura Style

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lenny King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Temujin Namkhai!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King doesn't manage to clinch there - Namkhai circles away.
King slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from King misses the target.
King misses the jab.
King uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Namkhai.
King has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Namkhai finds it's way round the side to connect with King's head.
King misses with a left hand
and Namkhai counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Lenny King has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Namkhai misses with a body punch
enabling King to counter with a crisp jab.
King moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Namkhai closes the distance and pushes King back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King misses with a hook to the ribs.
King working aggressively here.
King working aggressively here.
King tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Namkhai avoids it.
Namkhai lands a nice shot to the body.
King trying to land knees to the body.
King goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Namkhai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with King's elbow.
King working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Namkhai managing to block the knees to the body from King.
Namkhai working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from King.
Namkhai misses with the head strike.
King swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Namkhai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with King's elbow.
King working aggressively here.
Namkhai can't find room to land a body shot as King controls the action.
Namkhai can't find room to land a body shot as King controls the action.
Namkhai has a couple of punches blocked by King.
Namkhai lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Namkhai blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Namkhai scores with a hook to the body.
King is breathing heavily.
Namkhai scores with a shot to the side of King's head.
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Namkhai uses good head movement to avoid it.
King tries a knee to the head but Namkhai blocks it.
Namkhai lands with a short shot to the head.
Namkhai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Namkhai lands a body punch in the clinch.
Namkhai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Namkhai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Namkhai lands a hook to the side of the head.
Namkhai lands a left hand.
Namkhai misses with a punch to the body.
Namkhai softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Namkhai lands with a light punch inside.
Namkhai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Namkhai misses with a punch on the inside.
Namkhai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Namkhai managing to block the knees to the body from King.
A short right hand to the side of the head by King.
Namkhai lands a nice uppercut.

Lenny King's cut is getting worse.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King working aggressively here.
Namkhai is working King over against the cage.
Namkhai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Namkhai presses King against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Namkhai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Namkhai lands a nice uppercut.
Namkhai tries a body shot but King blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Namkhai.

Namkhai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Namkhai has taken the fight to the clinch.
King lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Namkhai scores with a hook to the body.

Namkhai breaks the clinch.
Namkhai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Namkhai.

Namkhai moves into the clinch successfully.
Namkhai misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice left hand lands by Namkhai.
Namkhai gets through King's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Namkhai misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Namkhai.
Namkhai lands a left hand that snaps the head of King backwards.

Lenny King's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A short body shot lands from Namkhai as the two fighters clinch.

Namkhai drops King onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! King is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

King is rocked!
Namkhai lands a big right hand that drops King! The killer instinct kicks in and Namkhai finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Namkhai!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Temujin Namkhai!
Temujin Namkhai seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.