PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yardy Kingston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garlin Liddle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liddle is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: eye of the tiger. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kingston
vs
Liddle

200 cm
23
280 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

192 cm
24
270 lbs
3 - 8 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yardy Kingston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Garlin Liddle!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddle misses with a head kick.
Kingston staying out of range there.

Liddle shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kingston napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kingston manages to get back to half guard.
Liddle seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Liddle wants to control but Kingston is keeping him busy.
Kingston controlling the position for now.
Kingston has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Liddle is working away from the top position though.
Liddle wants to control but Kingston is keeping him busy.
Kingston is looking to improve his position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Garlin Liddle was stalling too much, according to the referee.
No luck for Kingston with that takedown attempt.
Kingston shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Liddle counters with a single leg into guard. Kingston didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liddle trying to control but Kingston is working from the bottom.
Liddle slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Kingston.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston is trying to control but can't.
Kingston wants to get back to full guard.
Kingston has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Liddle is working away from the top position though.
Liddle wants to stand up but Kingston has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Kingston holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Yardy Kingston wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Liddle thows a body shot but no joy.
No luck for Kingston with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yardy Kingston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kingston has his takedown stuffed

and Liddle counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kingston's guard now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingston thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liddle would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kingston utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kingston has a closed guard, preventing Liddle from standing up.
Kingston looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Liddle with a nice head shot there.
Liddle wants to control from the top but Kingston keeps moving.

Kingston looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kingston controls Liddle momentarily but Liddle frees himself.

Liddle gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddle leaves Kingston with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kingston shoots in for a double leg but Liddle sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Liddle decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kingston is trying to stand up here but Liddle is controlling him well.
Kingston is breathing heavily.
Kingston trying to hold on to Liddle's head to control him but Liddle postures up.

Liddle decides to stand and escape the position.
Liddle keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Danga de danga de dang - Liddle scores with a four punch combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liddle slips a jab from Kingston.
Kingston moves in looking to clinch but Liddle pushes him off.
Nice cross by Liddle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingston pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kingston misses with an attempted mid kick.

Liddle dives in and scores a takedown into Kingston's guard.
Liddle controlling from the top position.
Liddle wants to control from the top but Kingston keeps moving.
Liddle controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Liddle is pushing down on Kingston's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kingston is fighting to maintain full guard but Liddle has managed to sneak the leg through.
Liddle tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kingston knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liddle is trying to control. Kingston wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kingston gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Garlin Liddle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Garlin Liddle's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kingston avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kingston lands a leg kick that knocks Liddle off balance momentarily.
Kingston avoids the head kick by Liddle.
No luck for Kingston with that takedown attempt.
Kingston blocks a head kick by Liddle.
Kingston changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Liddle tries to avoid it but Kingston manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Liddle to the ground. Liddle escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Liddle throws a series of punches but Kingston moves out of range.
Kingston tries for a takedown but Liddle circles away easily

and Liddle counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yardy Kingston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kingston tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Liddle thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kingston's head.
Liddle lands strikes from half guard.
Kingston is pressing down on Liddle's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kingston keeping full guard, as Liddle tries to pass.
Liddle is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Liddle!
Liddle tries to hold on but Kingston postures up.
Kingston can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Liddle is looking to escape.

Liddle bucks up and throws Kingston to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Kingston closes this distance looking for a takedown but Liddle circles away.
Kingston fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingston scores with a push kick.
Kingston lands a head kick. Liddle smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
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!
Liddle takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Liddle feints and as Kingston raises his hands in defense, Liddle changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Liddle pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kingston is keeping the position for now.
Liddle's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Liddle gets to his feet - Kingston follows without any prompting.
Liddle keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kingston shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kingston dives in and grabs Liddle's left leg, looking for a takedown. Liddle pushes down on Kingston's head and hops out.
Yardy Kingston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liddle throws a leg kick but Kingston sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingston shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Liddle but Liddle pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Liddle misses with a kick to the body.

Liddle looking to score a takedown here. Kingston is defending well but Liddle drives through and ends up in Kingston's guard.
Kingston keeping full guard, as Liddle tries to pass.
Liddle trying to control the position from guard on top but Kingston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Liddle sitting in guard here, content to control.
Liddle must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Liddle decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Yardy Kingston is winning the standup battle so far.
Kingston cracks the inside of Liddle's front leg.
Kingston shoots in for a takedown but Liddle shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddle looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kingston is fending him off so far but Liddle persists. Nope, Kingston circles away and we're back to standing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kingston.
Kingston fails with a takedown attempt.

Liddle feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kingston looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Liddle wants to pass the guard but Kingston is keeping the position.

Kingston throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kingston being controlled here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Garlin Liddle will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Garlin Liddle's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Liddle looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Liddle stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Kingston to get to his feet.
Liddle stuffs the takedown attempt from Kingston. Kingston gets slowly back to his feet.

Liddle throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kingston tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Liddle is in Kingston's guard.
Kingston is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Liddle postures up.
Kingston utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kingston can't keep his opponent in guard - Liddle advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liddle wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston is trying to control but Liddle manages to pass to mount!
Kingston is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Liddle lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Liddle goes for an armbar but Kingston turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Kingston.
Kingston preventing the sweep.
Kingston wants to control from the top but Liddle keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingston preventing the sweep.

Kingston stands up from Liddle's guard - Kingston perhaps looking for a knockout.
Garlin Liddle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Liddle shoots in for a double leg but Kingston sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kingston.

Kingston gets caught flat footed, as Liddle shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
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!
Liddle looking to sit in guard and control but Kingston gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kingston trying to stand up but can't free himself from Liddle's guard.
Liddle trying to keep a closed guard but Kingston is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingston passes into half guard.
Kingston wants to stand up but Liddle has a hold of him and won't allow it.

Liddle kicks off Kingston and gets to his feet.
Liddle throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kingston on the side of the head.
Garlin Liddle is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kingston fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yardy Kingston. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Liddle fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kingston to the ground. Liddle is now in Kingston's guard.
Liddle loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Kingston is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Liddle rolls with it to try and escape but Kingston cranks on the arm and Liddle is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yardy Kingston!