PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nolan King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Ready (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Town. Nolan King has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

King
vs
Ready

190 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
184 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent knees
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nolan King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Ready!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ready throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
King dives in and grabs Ready's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ready pushes down on King's head and hops out.
King shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ready as he avoids it easily.
King fails to land with a series of punches.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ready manages to avoid it.
Ready misses with a hook.
King dives in and grabs Ready's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ready pushes down on King's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nolan King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King thows a leg kick but Ready checks it

and Ready moves into the clinch.
Ready misses with a knee strike.
Ready using the Thai plumb to throw knees but King has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ready leaning his opponent against the cage.

Ready escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King shoots in for a takedown but Ready shows good takedown defense.
King tries to land a body kick

and Ready moves into the clinch.
King is trying to maintain a safe position but Ready gets an underhook and turns King into the cage.
Ready tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ready looking to throw knees to the head but King is blocking nicely.
Ready misses with a knee to the head.
Ready tries to land a knee to the head but King blocks with his arms.
King wants to break free but Ready has control.
King wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ready looking to throw knees to the head but King is blocking nicely.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by King as Ready tries to tie him up.
King is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ready is keeping busy.
Ready tries to land a knee to the head but King blocks with his arms.
Ready gets underhooks to prevent King's takedown attempt.
Ready tries a knee to the head but King blocks it.
King drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ready pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nice sprawl there from Ready as King shoots in.
King circles away from the clinch attempt

and King counters by clinching up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ready gets underhooks to prevent King's takedown attempt.
Ready tries a knee to the head but King blocks it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ready throws an elbow but misses.
Ready tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
King fails to pull the fight into his guard.
King takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ready tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ready looks gassed!
Knees in the clinch landing for Ready.
King working hard to break the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ready takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ready tries to land a knee to the head but King blocks with his arms.
Ready landing knees to the body.
Ready tries to land a knee to the head but King blocks with his arms.
Ready has King pressed against the cage, preventing King from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
King tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ready smiles and moves away.
King throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ready stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

King decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

King is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ready is trying to get back to full guard.
King keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ready can do anything to dispel that myth.
King tries to pass to full mount but Ready defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ready holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Ready wants to get back to his feet.
Ready is refusing to be controlled, as King sits in half guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Nolan King wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ready keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ready throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Ready gets a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Ready dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ready stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ready wants it to stay on the feet.

King clinches up against the cage.
King tries to pull guard but Ready holds him up against the cage and eventually King drops back down to his feet.
Ready using the Thai plumb to throw knees but King has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
King jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ready walks away with a smile on his face. King gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nolan King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ready counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ready throws a head kick that misses.
King fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Ready takes the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
King fails to pull guard.
Knees to the body from Ready.
Ready with an attempt at a knee that misses.
King is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ready gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ready throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ready tries to land a knee to the head but King blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by Ready.
Ready taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ready using the Thai plumb to throw knees but King has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A knee to the head by Ready.

King breaks from the clinch.
Ready tries to clinch but King moves out of range.
James Ready is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
King swings for the body but Ready moves out of range.

King forces Ready back against the cage and clinches.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ready breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ready tries to clinch

so King counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ready wants to stand and escape but King is having none of it.
King wants to control from the top but Ready keeps moving.
King really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ready has his hands on King's head, controlling the position.
King preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ready working a defensive guard here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
King tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ready sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten King somewhat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ready tries to clinch but King moves out of range.
Ready swinging wildly here.
A head kick by Ready misses

and King counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ready keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
King stops Ready from standing up.
Ready really doesn't want to stay on the ground with King. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
King looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King forces his way into half guard.

King gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
King misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King fails to land the takedown.
King will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nolan King dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

King avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
King keeps the fight on the outside.
Ready moves to clinch but King breaks away

and King counters with a single leg into guard. Ready didn't expect that.
King preventing the sweep.
King wants to control from the top but Ready keeps moving.
Ready wants to stand and escape but King is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King stands and throws Ready's legs to the side, diving into side control.
King in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

King stands up.
Ready swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

King drives through and clinches with Ready against the cage.
King is trying to force a seperation but Ready has the dominant position.
Ready connects with a nasty looking knee right to King's face.
King fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
King looking to stall.

Ready breaks from the clinch.
King shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ready as he avoids it easily.

King scores with a takedown into Ready's guard.
King trying to control but Ready is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ready has King pulled in close to control his posture.
King stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ready swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ready keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
King preventing the sweep.

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.

We're going to have a standup here because Nolan King wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Ready tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but King paws at him with a jab and circles away.
King avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ready wants to clinch up but King keeps it at a distance.

King closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
King scoring with punches from side control.
King tries to advance to mount but can't.
King wants to control but Ready is keeping him busy.

King has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nolan King showed his dominance in that final round.
I think King has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

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