PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Rosholt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Rosholt is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

King
vs
Rosholt

194 cm
38
267 lbs
41 - 24 - 2

195 cm
36
280 lbs
18 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 41 - 24 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Rosholt!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King lunges at Rosholt with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rosholt's hand.

Rosholt rushes King and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rosholt tries for a takedown. No joy.
King struggles to land a body shot inside as Rosholt controls his hands.

King is fighting off a takedown attempt but Rosholt is just too persistent for him and manages to trip King to the mat. King regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
King 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.
Rosholt being controlled here momentarily.
Rosholt stopping the sweep attempt from King.
Rosholt wants to control from the top but King keeps moving.
King wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

We're going to have a standup here because Brian King wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
King tries to clinch up but Rosholt circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King tries to clinch up.

Rosholt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
King misses with some punches.
Rosholt is looking for a takedown up against the cage. King gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rosholt misses with a hook from the clinch.
King prevents the takedown attempt.
Brian King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Rosholt.
King lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from King.
King has a couple of punches blocked by Rosholt.
A right handed body shot lands from Rosholt.
Rosholt blocks a body shot from King.
King tries to throw a body punch but Rosholt avoids it by throwing King back against the cage.
King blocking some punches.
King can't find room to land a body shot as Rosholt controls the action.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King has a couple of punches blocked by Rosholt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rosholt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King misses with a hook to the ribs.
King misses with a body punch.
Rosholt looking to slow down the pace here.
King scores with a nice hook to the head.

It looks like Tony Rosholt has been cut.
Rosholt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from King.
King works on Rosholt's body with a couple of short punches.
A right handed body shot lands from King.
King lands an uppercut.
King tries to throw a body punch but Rosholt avoids it by throwing King back against the cage.
Rosholt is looking to take this one to the mat.
King lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rosholt looking for a takedown.
King tries a body shot but Rosholt blocks it.
King misses with the head strike.
King throws a head punch that misses.
King scores with a shoulder strike.
Rosholt changes levels and goes for a takedown here. King fights it off and pushes away nicely.

King moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from King.
Rosholt goes for a takedown attempt but King pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rosholt.
King connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Rosholt instigates a clinch.
Rosholt has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by King after a bit of a struggle.
Rosholt takes a shot to the head.
King trying to stall but Rosholt improves his position.
King lands with a short punch from the clinch.
King scores with a shoulder strike.
Rosholt blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from King.

Rosholt gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King is looking for a sweep. Rosholt is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
King wants to control but Rosholt is keeping busy.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rosholt is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, King has managed to free his arm - good work.
King is trying to get back to full guard.
King preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian King dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tony Rosholt's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Rosholt clinches up against the cage.
A body shot lands from King.
A quick uppercut on the inside from King.
Rosholt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
King lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rosholt backwards.

Rosholt turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Rosholt manages to end up in side control.
Rosholt working away.
King regains half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King gets back to full guard.
King looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Rosholt chips away with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King trying to keep a closed guard but Rosholt is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brian King overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Brian King wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A big left from King misses.
Rosholt shoots in but no luck this time.
Rosholt looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rosholt on the wrong end of a nice hook.
King lands a nice looking body shot.
King looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

King tries to keep at a distance but Rosholt has taken the fight into the clinch.
King prevents the takedown attempt.
Brian King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Rosholt.

Rosholt tightens his grip and picks King up, before dumping him to the ground. King manages to land in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosholt is looking to work some ground and pound but King has wrist control.
King wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King 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 is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

We're going to have a standup here because Brian King wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Rosholt clinches.
King lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Rosholt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rosholt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rosholt blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by King.
King digs a right hand into Rosholt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rosholt's gas tank.
Rosholt is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from King.
King lands a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from King as the two fighters clinch.
Rosholt looking for a takedown.
A short left from King.
King lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rosholt backwards.
King throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brian King has scored more points in the clinch so far.
King throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rosholts head.
King lands a nice shot to the body.
King tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from King.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good body shot from King.
King lands with a right to the head.
King lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
King working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Rosholt is rocked!
King swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rosholt is still on wobbly legs! Can King finish him?
King has a couple of punches blocked by Rosholt.
King throws a head punch that misses.
Rosholt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rosholt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
King throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rosholt.
King throws a head punch that misses.
King misses with a punch on the inside.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Rosholt.
A right handed body shot lands from King.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for King.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Rosholt.
Rosholt seems to have recovered his senses.
Rosholt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
King lands a left hand.
King tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
King creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Rosholt with a big uppercut! Rosholt tries to clinch up but King pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Rosholt to the mat! Rosholt covers up and King unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Brian King!
Brian King bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.