PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kendall Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bako King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Robinson
vs
King

216 cm
23
285 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

225 cm
26
270 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kendall Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bako King!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson thows a body shot but no joy.
Kendall Robinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
King misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Robinson tries to bum rush King with a series of wild strikes but King uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
King moves away from the strike by Robinson.
Robinson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King misses with a double jab
and Robinson counters with a nice uppercut.
Robinson tries to clinch up.
King is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Robinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.

King gets a takedown into half guard.
King content to control rather than advance.
King moves into full mount! Robinson won't be happy about that!
Robinson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for King on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King looking to ground and pound but Robinson is blocking nicely.
Robinson is working to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Robinson?
Robinson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Robinson hang on?
King lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
King sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
King lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Robinson hang on?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King working the ground and pound effectively.

Robinson is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from King! Robinson is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bako King!