PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Flying Knee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Kingston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Knee
vs
Kingston

190 cm
28
275 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

200 cm
26
265 lbs
4 - 9 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Powerful

1337 ANZAC

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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Flying Knee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyle Kingston!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kingston showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Knee.
Knee punishes Kingston's body with a nice straight punch.
Kingston takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Knee throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kingston avoids the body shot from Knee.
Kingston tries to clinch but Knee moves out of range.
Knee falls off balance throwing a combination

and Kingston counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kingston.
Knee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knee wants a takedown but no success here.
Kingston is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Knee takes a shot to the head.
Kingston is pushing Knee up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Knee takes a shot to the head.
Kingston pushes Knee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston taking a breather.
Kingston scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kingston lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knee.
Kingston keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Knee's efforts to push away.
Kingston stalling.
Knee blocks an uppercut.
Knee is working for takedown but Kingston is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kingston throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Knees head.
Kingston lands a body shot.
Kingston lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kingston lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Knee backwards.
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!
Knee is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kingston pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Flying Knee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kingston stalling against the cage.
Kingston lands with a short shot to the head.
A short left from Kingston.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingston content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Knee has Kingston pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kingston manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Knee is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kingston pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kingston.
Kingston lands an uppercut.
Kingston lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kingston gets through Knee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knee wants a takedown.
Kingston lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Kingston.

Kingston manages to break the clinch.
Knee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kingston.
Kingston tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Knee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kingston moves in looking to clinch but Knee pushes him off.
Knee tries to bum rush Kingston with a series of wild strikes but Kingston uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kingston fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Knee, pushing him back against the cage.
Knee tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kingston scores with a shoulder strike.
Kingston lands a left hand.
Knee is breathing heavily.
Kingston leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kingston working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kingston lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kingston pushes Knee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knee is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A right hook to the body lands for Kingston.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kingston lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kingston lands a hook that snaps the head of Knee backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Kingston.
Knee tries for a takedown. No joy.
Knee tries for a takedown but Kingston manages to get underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingston scores with a shot to the side of Knee's head.
Kingston lands a shoulder strike.
Kingston lands a right hand.
A bit of stalling here from Kingston.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kingston creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Kingston's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kingston looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kingston fails in his attempt to clinch.
Knee tries to bum rush Kingston with a series of wild strikes but Kingston uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Knee throws a left and a right that both miss

and Kingston counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A nice left hand lands by Kingston.
Kingston avoiding damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kingston is pressed up against the cage. Knee has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kingston down to the mat. Kingston avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Kingston dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kingston tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kingston tries to clinch up but Knee circles away and keeps his distance.
Knee keeps the fight on the outside.
Knee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kingston.
Kingston looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Kingston gets a clinch.
Kingston throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Knees head.
Kingston prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kingston lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kingston lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kingston lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Kingston breaks from the clinch.
Knee just misses with a punch to the body.

Kingston gets a clinch.
Kingston prevents a takedown attempt there.
Still in the clinch, Kingston scores with a nice short uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kingston holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kingston lands with a left to the head.
Knee goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kingston prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Flying Knee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Knee goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kingston prevents it.
Kingston lands with a right to the head.
Kingston leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kingston lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Kingston.
Kingston lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Knee drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kingston pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kingston tries to close the distance and clinch but Knee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kingston fails with an attempt to clinch.

Kingston closes the distance and clinches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kingston lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Knee is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A shot in the inside from Kingston.
A frustrated look appears on Knee's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Knee has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kingston avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kingston lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kingston has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingston gets underhooks to prevent Knee's takedown attempt.
Still in the clinch, Kingston scores with a nice short uppercut.
Knee tries for a takedown. No joy.
A short left from Kingston.
Kingston lands a right hand.
Knee drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kingston pulls his leg out and moves away.
Knee keeps the fight on the outside.
Kingston wants to clinch.
Kingston tries to clinch there but Knee circles away.

Kingston rushes Knee and presses him up against the cage.
A short left from Kingston.
Knee throws a punch but it's blocked by Kingston.
Kingston lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kingston lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kingston escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Kingston closes the distance and pushes Knee back into the cage.
Knee drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kingston pulls his leg out and moves away.
A punch combination from Knee misses.
Kingston wants to clinch up but Knee keeps it at a distance.
Knee falls off balance throwing a combination

and Kingston counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kingston lands with a short shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Kingston.
Kingston stalls.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kingston.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kingston lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Knee backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Kingston.

Knee is rocked!
Kingston misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oh Knee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Knee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Kingston showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Kingston clinches.
Knee seems to have got his legs back now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kingston.
Kingston throws a big uppercut that drops Knee! More strikes from Kingston and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Knee lies dazed against the cage as Kingston celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kyle Kingston!
Kyle Kingston decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.