PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Kingston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Vera
vs
Kingston

198 cm
26
250 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

200 cm
23
265 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid 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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brandon Vera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyle Kingston!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kingston displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vera.
Kingston throws a push kick but Vera slaps the foot to one side.
Kingston throws a right hand that Vera ducks under and follows up with a left that Vera also avoids with ease.
Vera shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kingston defends it nicely.
Kingston lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vera circles away quickly and effectively.
Kingston throws a series of punches but Vera avoids them all with ease.
Kingston throws a wild body kick that Vera sees coming a mile off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kingston throws a series of punches but Vera avoids them all with ease.
Kingston throws a nice looking combination but Vera bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A left and a right from Kingston both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Brandon Vera has been cut.
Kingston throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Kyle Kingston has been cut.
Vera fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Vera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kingston misses with a double jab.
Kingston throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kyle Kingston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Vera lands a high kick to the side of Kingston's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Vera dives into guard, looking to finish.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vera trying to control but Kingston is working from the bottom.

Vera drops back looking for a leg! Kingston is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kingston manages to kick Vera off! Vera jumps back into Kingston's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vera wants to stand but Kingston is controlling his posture from full guard.
Vera wants to control from the top but Kingston keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Vera gets to his feet - Kingston follows without any prompting.
No joy there for Kingston, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kingston looks gassed!
Kingston misses with a few strikes there.
Kingston looks to land a combination but Vera avoids it well.
Vera throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kingston misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vera shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kingston but Kingston pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kingston misses with a few strikes there.
Vera pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingston misses with a few strikes there.
Vera tries to clinch there but Kingston circles away.
Kingston misses with a few strikes there.
Kingston circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kingston lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kyle Kingston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vera will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kingston slaps away a takedown attempt from Vera, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Vera shoots in and drives through. Kingston sprawls well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kingston misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Vera dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Vera shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kingston is trying to defend but Vera finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Vera is controlling the pace.
Vera wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vera is trying to control the action in half guard but Kingston is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kingston is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Vera is keen to just control but Kingston is a slippery customer.

Brandon Vera has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Kingston throws the kick towards the body but Vera avoids it.
Kingston throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kingston misses with the combination.
Vera shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kingston looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Vera throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Vera avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kingston throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vera throws a sloppy head kick and Kingston moves out of range easily.
Vera avoids a punch combination nicely.
A head kick misses from Vera.
Vera tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kingston swivels and escapes.
A punch lands to the side of Vera 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vera is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kingston sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Vera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kingston goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Vera takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kingston looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kingston swats away the attempt to clinch by Vera.
Vera shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kingston but Kingston pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kingston tries to bum rush Vera with a series of wild strikes but Vera uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vera fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kingston misses with a wild combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vera is defended easily by Kingston.
Vera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kingston scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kingston lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vera circles away quickly and effectively.
Vera throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kingston's waist but Kingston gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vera off to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Vera dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Kingston lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vera circles away quickly and effectively.
Kingston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vera avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kingston stuffs the takedown.
Kyle Kingston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kingston misses the jab.
Kingston lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kingston throws a sloppy head kick

and Vera counters with a flying knee that sends his opponent to the canvas! Vera looking to finish!

That has opened up Kyle Kingston's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vera trying to control but Kingston is working from the bottom.

Vera is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera slips nicely into half guard.

Vera is looking for a kimura but Kingston is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Vera to get the leverage.
Kingston is not content to let Vera control the position.
Kingston tries to kick Vera off but Vera keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Vera trying to control from half guard but Kingston is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Vera decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Vera fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kingston fails to land with a series of punches.
Kingston throws a right and a left that Vera avoids nicely.
Vera fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Vera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kingston looks to land a combination but Vera avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Kingston.
Vera closes the distance and clinches up with Kingston, looking for a takedown. Vera pushes Kingston against the cage but Kingston circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kingston throws a shot to the body.
Brandon Vera is winning the standup battle so far.
Vera misses with a head kick.
Kingston misses with the combination.
Kingston throws a head kick that misses
and Vera counters with a head kick.
Kingston will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kingston lands with a shot to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Kingston as Vera shoots in.
Kingston swinging wildly here.
Vera lands a head kick!
Kingston scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Vera shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kyle Kingston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brandon Vera is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vera trying to control the action but Kingston is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Vera showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vera has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Vera!