PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sammy King (ranked 3933 p4p, 352 weight class) and Silo Zama (ranked 23825 p4p, 473 weight class). Zama has chosen Paint it Black as his entrance music. Silo Zama is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

King
vs
Zama

198 cm
22
235 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
27
252 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sammy King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Silo Zama!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King punishes Zama's body with a nice straight punch.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Zama enables King to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Zama manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
King passes Zama's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
We've been hearing that King has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
King is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
King with a couple of short strikes.

King is standing up, even though he is in mount.
King scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sammy King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

King cracks Zama with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. King has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Zama to stand back up!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King blocks a leg kick.
King misses with a takedown
and Zama counters with a straight right hand.
King swinging wildly here.
King throws a body punch but Zama moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zama counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
King will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zama dodges the punch combination from King.
King lands a two punch combo.
Zama pivots, looking for a leg kick but King is out of range and Zama settles back down.
King swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zama counters with a lovely straight right hand!

King clinches with his opponent.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, King creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zama stalling in the clinch.
Zama lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot in the inside from Zama.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zama blocks a body shot from King.
Zama lands a hook that snaps the head of King backwards.
King fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Zama tries to land a knee to the head but King blocks with his arms.
King tries to pull guard but Zama won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sammy King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zama blocks an uppercut.
Zama blocks an elbow strike from King.
King misses with a punch on the inside.
King tries to throw a body punch but Zama avoids it by throwing King back against the cage.
Zama throws an elbow that misses.
Zama scores with a shot to the side of King's head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zama.
King has a couple of punches blocked by Zama.
Zama is leaning against King and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Zama scores with a nice hook to the head.
King jumps guard but Zama turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
King tries to throw a body punch but Zama avoids it by throwing King back against the cage.
Zama works on King's body with a couple of short punches.
King is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zama pushes King back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zama lands a nice shot to the body.
King is looking to control Zama's arms but Zama gets an underhook and turns him. Now King has his back to the cage.
Zama scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zama lands a hook that snaps the head of King backwards.
King's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The referee is keeping an eye on Zama - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Zama lands with a right to the head.
Zama is stalling here.
Zama lands a nice knee to the body.
Zama lands a damaging elbow.
King takes a knee right on the jaw!
Zama throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but King blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zama works on King's body with a couple of short punches.
Zama stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Zama lands a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zama's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Zama lands a good knee to the midsection. King won't want to take too many of those.
Zama creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through King's defenses.

It looks like Sammy King has been cut.
King throws a head punch that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Zama takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
King is trying to pull guard but Zama turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
King misses with some punches.
Zama leaning his opponent against the cage.
Zama dodges an elbow strike from King.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice elbow from Zama.
King tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Zama smiles and moves away.
Silo Zama is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zama ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Silo Zama will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sammy King's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Zama connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt King covering up! Zama comes in with a big uppercut and King goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Silo Zama!
An out of breath Silo Zama thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.