PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jermain King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maricio Shogun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King comes to the cage accompanied by VAMPIRE. On his way into the cage it seems that Jermain King has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jermain King seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

King
vs
Shogun

195 cm
20
226 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ganja's Warehouse

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jermain King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maricio Shogun!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King cracks the inside of Shogun's front leg.

King pushes Shogun up against the cage in a clinch.
Shogun is trying to break the clinch but King is controlling him.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by King as Shogun tries to tie him up.
King connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shogun's face.

It looks like Maricio Shogun has been cut.
King creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Shogun's defenses.
Shogun has had enough of the clinch but King keeps him there for the moment.
Shogun wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Shogun has King pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. King manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
King prevents a takedown attempt there.
King lands an elbow inside.
King landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King lands a damaging elbow.
A knee to the head by King.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by King.
Shogun trying to control the position but instead, King has worked for underhooks and has pushed Shogun into the cage.
Shogun looks gassed!
King with a knee to the head.

That has opened up Maricio Shogun's cut even more.
King scores a nice knee to the body.
King lands an elbow just above Shogun 's eye.
Knees to the body from King.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King lands a good knee to the midsection. Shogun won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for King.
King landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
King is struggling to control the position.
Shogun takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Shogun's defenses.

The cut above Maricio Shogun's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
King with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
King working Shogun over with knees to the body.
King is struggling to control the position.
Knees to the body from King.
King unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shogun lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
King dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by King.
King lands an elbow that stopped Shogun in his tracks for a moment.

Maricio Shogun's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
King has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Shogun - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from King, and another! Shogun is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Jermain King!
Jermain King really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Ganja's Warehouse logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.