PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adonai King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Gooden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

King
vs
Gooden

200 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

212 cm
18
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Adonai King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Michael Gooden!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gooden looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? King is fending him off so far but Gooden persists. Nope, King circles away and we're back to standing.

King moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from King.
Gooden fails to pull the fight into his guard.
King working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from King.
Gooden fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Adonai King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Gooden.
King makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gooden's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
King gets through Gooden's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gooden misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King lands with a light punch inside.
King lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gooden backwards.
King is working Gooden over against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from King.
Gooden is trying to pull guard but King turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
King lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gooden.
King lands a body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from King.
Gooden tries a body shot but King blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King lands a shot to the body.
Gooden looks winded!
King stalling against the cage.
King lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gooden.
King lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
King is working Gooden over against the cage.
A short body shot lands from King as the two fighters clinch.
A short left from King.

Gooden is rocked!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as King takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Gooden is still on wobbly legs! Can King finish him?
King pushes Gooden against the cage. King is working some dirty boxing. King pushes off with a quick right hook! Gooden goes down! Gooden tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! King moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adonai King!