PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Levi King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamarcus Winters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Winters has chosen Lunatic Fringe as his entrance music. Jamarcus Winters told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

King
vs
Winters

216 cm
25
312 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

190 cm
23
260 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Hellbent, Inc.™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Levi King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jamarcus Winters!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
King takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A low kick from King is predictable there
and Winters counters with a leg kick.
Winters throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
Winters ducks right into an uppercut from King.
Winters fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Winters lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That kick from King tenderised Winters's leg. Winters is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Winters was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
Winters with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Winters throws a sloppy body shot
and King counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Winters misses with a body punch
and King counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A slapping leg kick lands for Winters.
Winters is looking to clinch.
Winters swings away with a body shot that misses
and King counters with a left to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Winters throws a low kick but it's checked well by King.

Winters gets caught napping as King dives in and scores a takedown. Winters manages to retain guard.
King trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Winters keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
King controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Winters is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winters is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as King accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Winters keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Levi King just wasn't active enough.
A looping hook to the body misses from Winters. King does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Winters misses with an uppercut.
Winters throws a left and a right that both miss
and King counters with a nice leg kick.
Winters misses with a hook to the body
enabling King to counter with a crisp jab.
King is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
King avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
King jabs at Winters's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Winters throws a poor cross that misses
and King counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
King throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Winters sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Levi King dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Winters uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
Winters with a nice cross.
Winters moves out of range of the strikes.
Winters misses with a head kick.
A jab from Winters misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winters tries to clinch but King moves away

and King counters with a takedown into side control.
Winters is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winters trying to remain calm as King controls from the top position.
King throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Winters taking punishment in the form of punches.
King misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by King.

King is trying to get an arm triangle but Winters is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King wants to lay and pray for a moment but Winters keeps working.
King sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Winters is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

King goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Winters rolls with the submission and now he's on top in King's guard! Nice work there by Winters!
Winters has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of King is proving hard to escape from.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
King is working hard here to advance position.
King has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jamarcus Winters.
A low kick from Winters misses
and King counters with a lovely straight right hand!
King misses with a straight left.
Winters takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
King swats away the attempt to clinch by Winters.
King jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Levi King dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

King moves out of range of the strikes.
King misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Winters cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
King throws a body punch but Winters moves out of range.
Winters misses with an uppercut
and King counters with a lovely straight right hand!
King throws a hook but Winters blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Winters misses
and King counters with an outside leg kick.
Winters looks to throw the jab but King is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
King jabs at Winters's body.
Winters throws a leg kick but King sees it coming and moves out of range.
A punch combination from Winters misses.
King is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
King circles away from the clinch attempt
and King counters with a good low kick that Winters was not able to check.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King misses with a jab to the body
and Winters counters with a nice body kick.
King swings widly with a right hand
and Winters counters with a nice low kick that buckles King's knee momentarily.
King throws a big shot that misses.
Winters is looking to chop away at King's legs.
Winters moves to clinch but King breaks away
and King counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King digs a good hook to Winters's body.
Good shot there by Winters.
Winters blocks a jab.
Levi King is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Winters closes the distance but King moves to the side
and King counters with a low kick, right behind Winters 's knee.
Winters throws a jab when King was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winters throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Winters lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but King circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Winters misses with a lunging right hand
and King counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Winters tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Winters lands with a shot to the body.
Winters lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jamarcus Winters has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Winters misses with a left hand
and King counters with a lovely shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jamarcus Winters.
Well King has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Levi King!