PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ali King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrzej Gach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ali King had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

King
vs
Gach

174 cm
23
184 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

164 cm
22
188 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ali King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrzej Gach!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

King instigates a clinch.
Gach tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gach has King pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. King manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Gach wants a takedown.
Gach drops to a knee looking for a takedown but King gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ali King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrzej Gach.
King holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gach trying to land knees to the body.
King is pressed up against the cage. Gach has hold of a leg and is looking to drag King down to the mat. King avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
King misses with the combination.
King lands a two punch combo.
King misses with a double jab.
King keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gach shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has King pinned against the cage. King gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
King scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's one minute gone in the round.
King lands a jab-cross combination.
King swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
King tries to bum rush Gach with a series of wild strikes but Gach uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

King clinches up against the cage.
Gach tries for a takedown. No joy.
King lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
King stops a takedown attempt from Gach.
King lands a shoulder strike.
Gach stalling in the clinch but King improves position.
Gach missing with knees to the body.
Gach misses with a hook to the ribs.
King softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gach jumps guard but King stands there with Gach around his waist. Gach gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gach can't get the takedown.
King could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Gach looks gassed!
Gach keeps control of King as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gach is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
King lands a nice uppercut.
Gach tries to work over King's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gach is trying to work for a single leg takedown but King pulls him back up using the underhooks.
King prevents the takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gach tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. King smiles and moves away.
King misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by King!
A combination from King does no damage.
King tries to clinch but Gach is having none of it.
Ali King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gach shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts King as he jumps to the side.
Danga de danga de dang - King scores with a four punch combination!
A nice combination there by King.
Gach avoids a punch combination nicely.
King looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
King moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from King.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King throws a nice looking combination but Gach bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
King lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by King.
King misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
King bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gach's head backwards.
King stalks Gach and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gach's face. Gach staggers backwards, shaken.
A nice combination there by King.
Gach shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as King sprawls well. King wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gach gets slowly back to his feet.
King displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gach throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around King's waist but King gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gach off to one side.
King looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gach shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with King but King pushes him off and we're back to square one.
King throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King misses with a few strikes there.
King throws a right hand that Gach ducks under and follows up with a left that Gach also avoids with ease.
Gach fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from King.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gach looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
King throws a nice looking combination but Gach bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from King does no damage.
Some wild striking there from King.
King misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
King misses with a few strikes there.
King swinging wildly here.
King will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ali King dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Gach has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Gach has managed to clinch.
King wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gach fails to pull guard.
Gach tries to land knees in the clinch but King avoids the damage to the body.
A shot in the inside from King.
King stops a takedown attempt from Gach.
Gach is trying to maintain a safe position but King gets an underhook and turns Gach into the cage.
King makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
King lands a nice uppercut.
King working some nice short punches in the clinch.
King working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King managing to block the knees to the body from Gach.
Gach tries to throw a body punch but King avoids it by throwing Gach back against the cage.
Gach goes for a takedown in the clinch but King prevents it.
Ali King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrzej Gach.
King lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gach is breathing heavily.
King scores with a shot to the side of Gach's head.
Gach goes for a takedown attempt but King pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King throws a series of punches but Gach avoids them all with ease.
King throws a series of punches but Gach avoids them all with ease.
Some wild striking there from King.
A right-left combo lands from King.
King misses with a two punch combination.
King looks to land a combination but Gach avoids it well.
Gach takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
King looks to land a combination but Gach avoids it well.
King misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from King misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from King.
Gach showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from King.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gach shoots for a double leg takedown but King sprawls well. He's pushed Gach's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
King closes the distance looking to clinch

and Gach counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for King!
Gach misses with a head shot.
King knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gach on the ground.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gach cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
King trying desperately to get to his feet.
Gach with the ground and pound from mount.
Gach looking to ground and pound but King is blocking nicely.
Gach lands a nice shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gach with shots to the head and body - King looks very uncomfortable down there.
Gach throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
King is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
King holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Gach tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gach lands a big elbow.
Gach lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
King is bucking up trying to escape but Gach cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gach is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. King can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Gach trying to control but he's not successful this time.
King is bucking up trying to escape but Gach cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Gach working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Gach with a couple of short strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice elbow there by Gach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Gach.
Gach cracks King with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrzej Gach showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

King falls off balance throwing a combination

and Gach counters with a single leg into guard. King didn't expect that.
Gach wants to control from the top but King keeps moving.
Gach looking to sit in guard and control but King gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gach looking for a sweep. Not yet Gach, not yet.
Gach is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gach wants to stand but King is controlling the position.
Gach takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gach has a closed guard, preventing King from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gach is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gach throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
King misses with a few strikes there.
King misses with a series of wild punches.

Gach throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. King was covering up waiting for the punch and Gach finishes the takedown easily into guard.
King wants to stand and escape but Gach is having none of it.
Gach throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King is looking to stand up but Gach isn't so interested in that idea.
Gach with a flurry of punches that miss.

Gach decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on King, up you get!
Gach shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts King as he jumps to the side.
Gach shoots for a takedown but King saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
King misses with a combination

and Gach counters with a nice double leg into guard.
King is looking to stand up but Gach isn't so interested in that idea.
Gach throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gach trying to control but King is working from the bottom.
Gach throws a big right hand that misses.
King on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if King tries to get out of the position.
King is looking to stand up but Gach isn't so interested in that idea.
Gach trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andrzej Gach comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gach has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a majority draw!