Bella King vs. Prayuth Sakda - Lights, Camera, Action

[BlackAkuma]

Oh, here she comes.

Prayuth was just trying to get his bearings after taking a brutal hit like that. Just because he’d managed to mitigate some of the damage didn’t mean he was off the hook when it came to pain - 50% of a fall like that still absolutely sucked. He was far from out of the fight, however, and was more than willing to demonstrate as much. Just needed a couple of seconds to breathe, damn it.

King wasn’t about to give him that, though. She came at him, fast and hard, hounding him as he tried to get up. It was the smart move, he wouldn’t blame her for it, but it put him in a bad spot. He was taking that kick, no way around it, far too late to dodge.

But not to block. He brought his arm up, braced it with his other arm, planted his feet, and took the kick right on his forearm, absorbing the hellish hit as best as possible. The blow still rattled him, but he was able to survive it, and more importantly, he had a chance at a counterattack.

Instead of letting her pull that leg away, Pray reached around and tried to grab hold of her knee, tucking it tight under her arm. He stood up, lifting her along with him, spun about with a hard twist, and attempted to hurl her back towards the nearest wall, looking to make some space between them and hurt her at the same time.

Not without a one-liner, of course. ”Enjoy the trip!”

[pikazard]

In a street fight, although this was only really an imitation of one, the best strategy is to pile on attacks when the opponent is vulnerable and don't let them get up. The only issue with this mindset was that Pray knew that Bella possessed it, and so he knew the follow up attack was coming straight away and had a counter ready. Bella's eyes became saucers as her attack was blocked and promptly grabbed, having now realised that she was over eager in her attack and was paying the price for it as she was forced to hop on one foot as Pray rose to his feet.

A second later it would become clear that Pray was not just doing this to embarrass the redhead, although this wasn't exactly a position she LOVED being in, he was setting her up for a trip to send her crashing into the wall! Bella's mouth opened, probably to either yell in panic or curse him, but before she could vocalise a single word she would be cut off by the impact of her body slamming into the wall "Guah!"

For the first time in her wrestling career Bella cursed her choice of outfit as the exposed parts of her back, shoulders and thighs rubbed painfully against the rough brick wall as she slid down it, falling into a seated position as she winced in pain. They weren't in a wrestling ring right now, getting thrown onto the ground or a wall HURTS in a way that the average wrestler wouldn't be prepared for. But Bella wasn't the average wrestler and she was already getting up, though this time Pray was the one with the opportunity to keep his opponent down.

[BlackAkuma]

The crowd collectively winced as Bella went flying, with lots of groans and sympathetic cries. With good reason, too - that absolutely had to suck. Pray knew better than most the pain that came from working a brick wall, but all the time he’d had the displeasure, he’d at least had the fortune of wearing something to minimize the skin contact. There was absolutely nothing for Bella to say the same, and he was willing to bet that she regretted not wearing something a little more street-appropriate to this fight.

Not that he was complaining, of course. Prayuth was a big leotard fan. Looked good on her.

Bella wasn’t staying down long, showing some impressive toughness as she began to work her way up. Prayuth’s first instinct was to hit with something big, like a knee bomb to the face, the kind of move he would’ve used to end a match, but that was simple thinking. The fight still had some time to go, and he needed something big to keep the cameras flashing. Something hype.

Prayuth made his decision in an instant. He jumped back to create some distance, then leaped forward with a huge bound, soaring towards Bella as she made her way up. He spun in mid-air, once, twice, three times, moving like a whirlwind, only to lash out with the final rotation and send a powerful roundhouse kick towards her head.

A tornado kick, one with no small amount of flair. Pretty to watch, devastating if it hit. If it missed, though…

[pikazard]

Bella had her back to both a literal and metaphorical wall after her kick was caught and she was flung into the side of the alley, she'd fallen into a sitting position and now Pray was standing over her. In other words, the worst possible position. Bella knew this and was rising as quickly as possible, but even so she likely would not have been able to do anything about it if Pray had attacked immediately. Thankfully Pray's flair for the dramatic would kick in and give Bella a precious extra second to work with, time that she spent throwing her body as hard as she could to the side to dive out of the way.

With Bella now officially the hell out of Pray's way his attack would have nowhere to go and depending on how much control he had of his momentum he may even crash into the same wall that Bella had just hit. Regardless of where Pray ended up he would be off balance after whiffing an attack like that, giving Bella a chance to scramble up to her feet and leap in to throw a toe kick aimed at his gut!

[BlackAkuma]

So, maybe Prayuth shouldn’t have spun around so much—just a thought.

The move was flashy, a big plus, but as expected, its hitting relied heavily on her opponent not moving away. In some circumstances, he could’ve made that work by simply attacking enough to leave them stunned, but King seemed made of sterner stuff - she still had the wherewithal to get the fuck out of dodge.

Pray couldn't stop all that momentum on a dime - he had to follow through, which meant he wound up smacking his foot up against the wall. He came away from the wall, hoping on one foot, which made him an easy target - King came in quick and sunk her foot deep into his stomach, no problem.

The blow knocked Pray off his feet and might’ve even dropped him flat if not for the pile of trash that just so happened to be there to break his fall. He wasn’t sure if that was better or worse than landing on the concrete. Aching and a little groggy, he tried to pick himself up and get back to his feet as fast as possible, but he strongly suspected that King wouldn’t be making it that simple.

[pikazard]

After dodging an attack that probably would have seen Bella waking up in a Hospital had it hit the redhead would watch as Pray was forced to follow his momentum and kick the wall, giving her an opening that she wouldn't miss out on for anything in the world. With an explosive spring Bella would close the distance between them and bury her foot into Pray's abs to launch him into a nearby pile of trash. Bella's face cracked into a manic grin as she saw Pray in this state, and she would stop her assault for only a few moments to taunt him "You know, you look right at home down there!"

She would then raise her boot up and aim to stomp it on Pray's stomach, if possible on the same spot she had just kicked him in. If she landed her stomp she would take a moment to grind her heel into his abs before lifting it up and stomping down again, and again, and again, for as long as it took for Pray to either stop her from doing it or fall from his trash pile throne.

[BlackAkuma]

Yup, she wasn’t about to let him get up that easy. Kind of figured as much.

Pray had only begun to rise when King moved in on him, kicking him away and knocking him into the trash. He might have laughed at her joke if he hadn't been in such pain - it was more spot-on than she could’ve realized. He wouldn’t call the place where he grew up a garbage dump, but that wasn’t far from the truth. He’d gone to sleep and woke up in worse places.

That was a sob story for another time, though. His only concern was King, who seemed hellbent on driving her heel into his stomach, ensuring he stayed down at all costs. He took one stomp, then two, then three, and it was only on the fourth that he managed to get his wits together and move to the side, letting it slip past. At the same time, he reached over, grabbed hold of her ankle, and swung his leg at the ankle she was standing on, trying to trip Bella up and bring her down to his level.

[pikazard]

With how back and forth the match had been thus far Bella had not gotten to enjoy many truly dominant moments over her male opponent, so being able to stomp on him while he was laying in trash was a euphoric moment for the redhead and prompted a mirthful laugh. Sadly good times aren't meant to last and Bella's fun was cut short when Pray slipped out of the way of her stomp, making her lurch awkwardly as her foot landed much further down than where she was intending it to. While she was off balance Bella would get tripped up, and before she knew it she was landing back first in the trash she had been trying to force Pray into.

"Ugh!"

The change in dynamic from standing over Pray to now being in the trash with him did not please Bella, but she had bigger things to worry about right now. If she let Pray mount her here then she may not get up at all until after the match was over! For that reason she would quickly push up to her knees, trying not to think too hard about how sticky the floor was where she touched it, and whirl to face him with her fists raised!

[BlackAkuma]

Pray quickly rolled away after pushing his way up, wanting to be clear of Bella before she could adequately follow up. Of course, he couldn't do so without throwing a one-liner her way…

”Nah, I think it suits you better.”

…and good.

He got back into position as the crowd cheered him—or at least half of them, anyway. King definitely had her supporters egging her on as she quickly exited the trash and got into a fighting stance, looking ready for so much more. He had every reason to believe she’d keep on fighting, too, stubborn as she was, which meant he needed to take some drastic measures—he needed to drop bombs.

Prayuth moved, closing the distance with a single quick step. He leaped up with his leg extended, then pulled it back and threw his best punch forward, looking to hit her with a Superman Punch.

[pikazard]

Dwelling among garbage didn't suit Bella much so she was quick to get up after being tripped into it, but she was not as quick as Prayuth who was standing and in a fighting pose by the time Bella had gotten to her knees. Bella knew that this was a bad position to be in but could do little about it as Pray dashed towards her and leaped at her, all she could do was throw her arms up defensively to mitigate the damage as his punch rocked her arms and bowled her over with the momentum of the jump "Ungh!" Bella grunted as her back hit concrete, now laying at Prayuth's feet.

Bella likely didn't have much time before Pray was going in for another attack, so she would raise one of her legs between her body and Pray so that she could attempt to push him away if he tried to mount her, but there was little else she could do but wait to see what Pray did.