PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Richard Stone (ranked 1493 p4p, 1977 weight class) and Carmine Kingston (ranked 190 p4p, 245 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Stone
vs
Kingston

186 cm
26
188
5 - 3 - 0

182 cm
25
185
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Richard Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Carmine Kingston!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kingston wants to clinch but Stone slips to the side
and Stone counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Carmine Kingston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kingston with a lazy takedown attempt
and Stone counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kingston with a poor takedown
and Stone counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Kingston decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Stone controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Stone is looking for a sweep. Kingston is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kingston thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stone's head.
Kingston missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stone on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Stone tries to get out of the position.
Stone keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Kingston has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Gladius Elite Facilities. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Kingston throwing shots but Stone is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone wants to improve his position but Kingston is controlling well.
Stone is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kingston scores with a couple of nice shots.
Stone keeping control of the position.
Kingston is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Kingston is looking for a kimura here.
Stone has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Kingston not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Stone is looking for a sweep. Kingston is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kingston is looking to take a break and control but Stone is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Stone wants to improve his position but Kingston is controlling well.
Stone is working hard here to advance position.
Stone has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kingston is working away from the top position though.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Kingston with a poor takedown
and Stone counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Richard Stone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carmine Kingston.
Kingston looks winded!

Kingston manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Stone on his heels. He'll look to pass Stone's guard now, I'm sure.
Kingston throwing strikes but missing.
Stone is pulling down on Kingston's head to control his posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone is trying to keep Kingston in close.
Kingston has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stone preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stone is trying to keep Kingston in close.
Stone has momentary wrist control but Kingston slips an elbow through the middle.
Kingston keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Stone's head.
Kingston postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kingston misses with a takedown attempt
and Stone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kingston gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Stone.

It looks like Carmine Kingston has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingston doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Stone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stone lands with a right hand.
Kingston misses with a takedown
and Stone counters with a nice body shot.
Stone lands with an uppercut that bounces Kingston off the cage and back into range.
Kingston misses with a takedown attempt
and Stone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stone works Kingston's body with a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice shot by Stone.

Kingston is rocked!
BAM! Stone delivers a spinning backfist that drops Kingston like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Richard Stone!
After winning the bout, Richard Stone thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.