PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wendell Sailor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bako King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sailor comes to the cage accompanied by Blackalicious - It's Going Down. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sailor
vs
King

192 cm
33
224 lbs
20 - 9 - 0

225 cm
36
289 lbs
25 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick

TWGC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wendell Sailor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bako King!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sailor fails to land with a series of punches.
Sailor looks to land a combination but King avoids it well.
King throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sailor counters with a stiff right hand.
King looks to land a combination but Sailor avoids it well.
Sailor throws a hook but King avoids it easily.
Sailor throws a right hand that King ducks under and follows up with a left that King also avoids with ease.
Sailor throws a poor cross that misses
and King counters with a right hand to the body.
Sailor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
King closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sailor circles away.
King feints a jab promting Sailor to slip. King then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sailor slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Wendell Sailor has been cut.
A head kick misses from Sailor.
King is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sailor punishes King's body with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sailor with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sailor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wendell Sailor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sailor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sailor swings away with a body shot that misses
and King counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sailor swings for the body but King moves out of range.
Sailor misses with an uppercut. King saw that one coming.
King misses with a double jab.
Sailor is really struggling to find his range with his punches. King's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Sailor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sailor misses with a telegraphed body shot
and King counters with a three punch combo that has Sailor backing up. Sailor nods at King to acknowledge the strikes.
Sailor throws a lazy uppercut
and King counters with a nice body shot.
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sailor misses with a body shot.
Sailor takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sailor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sailor misses with a wild body shot.
Sailor misses with a left hand
and King connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sailor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King.
Sailor throws a series of punches but King moves out of range.
Sailor misses with a telegraphed body shot
and King counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sailor misses with a lunging right hand
and King counters with a series of strikes. Sailor will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sailor lands with a cross.
Sailor misses the body punch
and King counters with a one-two to the body.
A jab from King misses.
Sailor misses with a head kick.
Sailor throws a body punch but King moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sailor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Sailor.
Sailor swings for the body but King moves out of range.
King is working the combinations to good effect here.
Sailor misses with a right hand
and King counters with a two punch combo.
King misses with a wild combination.
Wendell Sailor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sailor throws a hook but King blocks it.
A slow jab from Sailor misses its intended target.
Sailor throws a left and a right that both miss
and King counters with a three punch combo that has Sailor backing up. Sailor nods at King to acknowledge the strikes.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sailor moves away.
Sailor misses with a two punch combination.
Sailor misses with the combination.
Sailor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Sailor.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sailor moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King avoids the body shot from Sailor.
Sailor takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
Sailor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
King misses with the combination.
King misses with a wild combination.
King avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
King fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
King displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sailor throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Wendell Sailor will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wendell Sailor's cut.
That's time! Sailor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sailor throws a jab but it's blocked by King.
Sailor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sailor. King does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sailor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Sailor.
Sailor swings for the body but King moves out of range.
Sailor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
Sailor misses with a straight right.
Wendell Sailor is winning the standup battle so far.
King misses with a wild body shot.
Sailor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sailor looks to land a left hand but King moved out of range nicely.
Sailor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
King throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
King avoids the head kick by Sailor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sailor misses with a hook
and King counters with a three punch combo that has Sailor backing up. Sailor nods at King to acknowledge the strikes.
King avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sailor jabs King right on the nose. King blinks but takes it well.
Sailor throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
Sailor misses the shot to the body.
King throws a series of punches but Sailor avoids them all with ease.
King throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
King connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sailor throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
Sailor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
Sailor connects with a solid leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sailor misses the shot to the body.
King slips under a jab from Sailor.
Sailor misses with a few strikes there.
Sailor misses with a right hand
and King counters with a left and a right that stings Sailor.
Sailor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
Sailor punishes King's body with a nice straight punch.
Sailor throws an ugly left hook that misses
and King counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sailor thinking.
Sailor misses with a body shot
and King counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A punch combination from Sailor misses.
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sailor.
Sailor is looking to wear down King with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
King gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sailor takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sailor. King does a little dance to reset his feet.
King moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sailor misses with a hook.
King lands an overhand right.
Sailor misses with an uppercut
and King counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Sailor is rocked!

Wendell Sailor's cut is getting worse.
King throws a right hand that Sailor ducks under and follows up with a left that Sailor also avoids with ease.
A punch lands to the side of Sailor 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sailor misses with an uppercut. King saw that one coming.
King blocks a jab.
Sailor scores with a sloppy right hand. King should have avoided that one.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
King misses with a combination
and Sailor counters with a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King throws a combination that misses
and Sailor counters with a straight right hand.
Sailor misses with a wild body shot.
Sailor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
King ducks under a wild hook from Sailor.
Sailor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
Sailor loads up on a big right hand but King slips the punch.
A punch combination from King misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
King scores with a jab to the body.
Sailor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
Bako King is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sailor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Wendell Sailor will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wendell Sailor's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Sailor loads up on a big right hand but King slips the punch.
Sailor bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps King's head backwards.
A jab from Sailor misses.
A shot to the body from Sailor misses
and King counters with a nice uppercut.
King displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sailor throws out the jab.
Sailor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sailor throws a hook to the side of King's head but King sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sailor connects with a nice looking jab.
Sailor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
Sailor throws an off balance right hand
and King counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sailor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Sailor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sailor throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sailor. King does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sailor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sailor misses with a jab to the body
and King counters with a series of strikes. Sailor will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sailor misses with an uppercut. King saw that one coming.
King goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
King fails to land with a series of punches.
Sailor swings for the body but King moves out of range.
Sailor moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

King shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
King working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sailor's head.
King preventing the sweep.
Sailor keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
Bako King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sailor is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
King throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

King drops back, looking for a kneebar! Sailor looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Sailor looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Sailor!
King takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sailor scores with punches from side control.
Sailor wants to lay and pray for a moment but King keeps working.
King striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Sailor throws an elbow but King slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sailor's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

King is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sailor pulls his head out easily.
King is refusing to be controlled, as Sailor sits in half guard.

King is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sailor pulls his head out easily.
King tries to roll over but Sailor keeps him under control.
King manages to get to full guard.
King throws a nice elbow from the bottom.

King throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sailor working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of King's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

King has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sailor can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King tries to strike from the bottom.

King looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sailor landing with the ground and pound.

King is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sailor defends well.
Sailor works over King with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
King lands a decent shot there.
Sailor throws a big right hand that misses.
King throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
King keeping moving, preventing Sailor from controlling successfully.
Sailor has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sailor with a flurry of punches that miss.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bako King.
I think Sailor 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wendell Sailor!
Wendell Sailor thanked the fans post fight for their support.