PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bart Detweiler (ranked 631 p4p, 880 weight class) and Teo King (ranked 81 p4p, 113 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Detweiler
vs
King

184 cm
23
192
10 - 3 - 0

194 cm
25
185
11 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Hype Nutrition
Savage Fightwear

Shadow Realm Apparel
Conviction

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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bart Detweiler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Teo King!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King throws a jab when Detweiler was well out of range.
Detweiler fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but King is out of range.
Detweiler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
Detweiler throws an ugly left hook that misses
and King counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Detweiler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as King throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Detweiler on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
King thows a left - swing and a miss!
Detweiler 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 misses with a body shot.
Detweiler shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has King pinned against the cage. King gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Detweiler darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King throws a lazy head kick

and Detweiler counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for King!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Detweiler trying to control the action but King is working from the bottom.
King is working to avoid the ground and pound but Detweiler connects with a decent elbow.
Detweiler throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King is trying to get back to half guard.
King keeps trying to improve his position.
Detweiler working away.

Detweiler tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Detweiler has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
King is trying to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King is not content to let Detweiler control the position.
King stops Detweiler from passing to mount.
Detweiler cracks King with a big right hand but King just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
King wants to get back to his feet.
King is looking to reverse the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Detweiler misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Detweiler tries to move into full mount but can't pass King's legs.
Detweiler scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at King to see if he's OK.
Detweiler connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused King some visible discomfort.
King wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
King prevents Detweiler from improving position.
Detweiler trying to control the action but King is working from the bottom.

Detweiler has hold of King's arm. He's looking for a kimura. King seems comfortable defending it but Detweiler has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! King is real pain and he's forced to tap out! King is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Detweiler couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bart Detweiler!
During a confident post fight interview, Bart Detweiler thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.