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). Vera comes to the cage accompanied by Bebot. Brandon Vera is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Vera
vs
Kingston

198 cm
31
250 lbs
7 - 13 - 0

200 cm
29
265 lbs
7 - 13 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 7 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brandon Vera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyle Kingston!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kingston.
Vera tries for a takedown but Kingston sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kingston lands a head kick. Vera smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Brandon Vera has been cut.
Kingston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kingston throws a series of punches but Vera moves out of range.
Vera avoids a kick to the body.
Kingston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vera moves to clinch but Kingston breaks away
and Kingston counters with a series of strikes. Vera will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Kingston lands a left and a right that send Vera crashing to the mat, dazed. Kingston thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Vera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kingston paws at him with a jab and circles away.
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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston misses with a series of wild punches.
Kingston stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kingston wants it to stay 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.
Vera lands a nice looking body kick.
Vera tries to clinch up but Kingston circles away and keeps his distance.

Kingston lands a left and a right that send Vera crashing to the mat, dazed. Kingston thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Brandon Vera's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vera is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kingston sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kingston throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick by Vera misses
and Kingston counters with a body kick.
Vera is breathing heavily.
Vera avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kingston throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brandon Vera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingston throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vera.
Vera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kingston swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kingston throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kingston circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vera moves to clinch but Kingston breaks away
and Kingston counters with a stiff right hand.
Danga de danga de dang - Vera scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Kyle Kingston has been cut.
Vera fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingston throws a wild body kick that Vera sees coming a mile off.
Vera lands with a kick to the temple. Kingston shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Vera with a poor takedown
and Kingston counters with a two punch combo.

Brandon Vera's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Vera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kingston paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vera misses with a double jab.
Vera misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Kingston tries to sprawl but Vera drives through with a takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Vera missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Vera is trying to work for a kimura but Kingston is defending well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kingston can do anything to dispel that myth.

Vera is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kingston has managed to free his arm - good work.

Vera wants to work for an arm triangle but Kingston is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Vera not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kingston pushes Vera off looking to stand but Vera dives back in and keeps control.
Vera working over Kingston with some ground and pound. Kingston looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Kingston dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Vera shoots in for a takedown but Kingston shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Vera with a poor takedown
letting Kingston counter with a right hand.
Vera shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Vera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vera fails to land the takedown.
Vera tries for a takedown but Kingston sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kingston misses with a wild combination.
Vera fails with a takedown attempt.
Kingston misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Oooooh!!! Kingston has knocked Vera down with a huge combo! Kingston steps away and waves a wobbly Vera back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Brandon Vera's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kyle Kingston!
Kyle Kingston bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.