PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Teo King (ranked 1177 p4p, 1894 weight class) and Puna Soriano (ranked 155 p4p, 237 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Soriano's choice of entrance music: Highwayman- The Highwaymen. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

King
vs
Soriano

194 cm
24
198
9 - 3 - 0

185 cm
23
190
4 - 6 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Teo King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Puna Soriano!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Soriano.
King thinks about countering with a body kick.
Soriano fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. King looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
King takes one to the chin there.
King keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Soriano.
King misses with a hook. Soriano ducked under it nicely.
Soriano scores with a jab to the head.
Soriano lands with an overhand left.
A leg kick checked by King.
King throwing a counter right hand but Soriano manages to avoid it.
King keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Soriano.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Soriano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
King takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice uppercut there from Soriano.
Soriano throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck King on the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King moves away from the strike by Soriano.
Soriano has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Soriano throws out a powerful jab.
King scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Soriano is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Soriano might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Danga de danga de dang - Soriano scores with a four punch combination!
King bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Soriano throws a push kick but King slaps the foot to one side.
Soriano steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from King. That one must have hurt.
Soriano avoids the body shot from King.
Soriano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Soriano scores with a nice head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

King closes the distance and clinches.
Soriano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
King lands with a light punch inside.
King misses with some punches.
King lands with a light punch inside.
Soriano lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Soriano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
King wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Soriano fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Soriano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
Soriano just misses with a punch to the body.
As Soriano looks to move away, King throws a big counter combo but Soriano just gets out of the way.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from King. Soriano shrugs it off though.
Soriano moves away from the strike by King.
Soriano thinks about the counter body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Soriano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Soriano stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Soriano.
Soriano jabs King right on the nose. King blinks but takes it well.
King missing with a left hand there. Soriano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Soriano tries to land a body kick
and King connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Puna Soriano has been cut.
Soriano throws a jab but it's blocked by King.
Soriano moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice cross by King.
King ducks under a wild hook from Soriano.
King misses with a hook
and Soriano counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
King throws a nice head kick!
King connects with a body shot that sends Soriano's belly button to the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King throws a lazy right hand but Soriano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Soriano cracks King with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The fighters circling - Soriano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by King.
Soriano is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! King had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
King ducks under a wild hook from Soriano.
Soriano stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from King.
Soriano lets loose with a powerful body kick. King will feel that in the morning.
Nice body punch from Soriano.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soriano throws an overhand right that lands on King's shoulder, as King tries to avoid the shot.
King misses with a straight right.
A nice side step and Soriano releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
King throws a good cross that connects.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Puna Soriano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Puna Soriano's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Soriano misses with a body shot.
Nice cross by Soriano.
King takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Soriano cracks King with a right hand to the side of the head.
King moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

King clinches with his opponent.
Soriano stalling in the clinch.
King working aggressively here.
Soriano has had enough of the clinch but King keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Soriano tries to land a knee to the head but King blocks with his arms.
King misses with some punches.
King working aggressively here.
Soriano misses with the head strike.
Soriano throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kings head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Soriano manages to break the clinch.
King pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
King has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Soriano.
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Soriano.
It looked like King wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
King connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Soriano's hands.
King moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
King on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
King ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Soriano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
King was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Soriano moves out of range of the strikes.
Soriano looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soriano fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Soriano misses with a straight right.
Soriano jabs King to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Soriano.
King takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Soriano misses with a looping left.
King takes a body punch but keeps moving.
King throws a body shot but no joy.
Soriano throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting King counter with a right hand.
A big left from Soriano misses.
Soriano moves away from the strike by King.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Soriano, as that shot connected.
Soriano is on the wrong end of a nice combination from King.

That has opened up Puna Soriano's cut even more.
King takes a jab right on the kisser.
Puna Soriano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from King.
Soriano is clearly trying to counter these attacks from King with a body shot.
Nice shot lands for Soriano.
Soriano scores with a punch to the head.
King throws out a loose jab but Soriano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Danga de danga de dang - Soriano scores with a four punch combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Soriano on the side of the head.
Soriano misses with a body punch
letting King counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soriano throws out a loose jab but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
King was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A swing and a miss from Soriano.
King connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice body kick from Soriano.
Soriano lands with a thumping leg kick.
King chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Soriano can pounce on him.
Soriano throws a looping overhand right but King ducks down to avoid it.
Soriano avoids the head kick by King.
Soriano takes one to the chin there.
King lands an overhand right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Puna Soriano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Puna Soriano's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

A lazy left from Soriano finds it's target.
Soriano throws a looping overhand right but King ducks down to avoid it.
King swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Soriano throws a low kick but it's checked well by King.
Soriano throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Soriano lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Puna Soriano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King ducks under a wild hook from Soriano.
Soriano misses with a looping left.
King connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Soriano.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from King.
King misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Soriano with a jab.
Soriano fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but King is out of range.
King on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Soriano scores with a hook to the body. King takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Teo King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice uppercut there from Soriano.
King slips a jab from Soriano.
King throws a looping overhand right but Soriano ducks down to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for King.
Soriano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Soriano swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Soriano throws a quick head kick that skims the top of King's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King misses with the combination.
King steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Soriano.
King takes a kick to the side of the head.
King scores with a jab. Soriano acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Soriano tries a head kick but it misses.
Soriano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
King misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Soriano scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soriano throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent King stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Soriano moves away.
Soriano looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Soriano stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from King.
King moves away from the strike by Soriano.
King staying out of range there.
Puna Soriano is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
King moves forwards but Soriano connects with a nice, crisp jab.
King throws a head kick that misses.
A big left from King misses.
Soriano throws a head kick that half lands.
Soriano misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King avoids the body shot from Soriano.
King throws a looping overhand right but Soriano ducks down to avoid it.
Soriano fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. King looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Soriano throws a hook but King blocks it.
A counter left hand to the body from King misses its target.
Soriano wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soriano scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. King doesn't seem bothered though.
King blocks a head kick by Soriano.
King tries to clinch but Soriano moves out of range.
King ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Soriano comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Puna Soriano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Soriano winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Puna Soriano!
A very excited looking Puna Soriano 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.