PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andre Van Der Saar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Kingsley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kingsley comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Blood Stained Nike's - Complete kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Andre Van Der Saar has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Van Der Saar
vs
Kingsley

187 cm
26
147 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

175 cm
27
160 lbs
9 - 8 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andre Van Der Saar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyle Kingsley!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kingsley has closed the distance and engaged Van Der Saar in a clinch.
Van Der Saar wants to break the clinch but can't.

Kingsley breaks from the clinch.
Van Der Saar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Van Der Saar throws a right and a left that Kingsley avoids nicely.

Van Der Saar tries to keep at a distance but Kingsley has taken the fight into the clinch.
Van Der Saar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Kingsley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kingsley throws a right hand that Van Der Saar ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Der Saar also avoids with ease.
Kingsley misses with a two punch combination.
Kingsley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Van Der Saar.
Kingsley lands a slapping body shot.
Kyle Kingsley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingsley scores with a nice right hand.

It looks like Andre Van Der Saar has been cut.
Van Der Saar defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kingsley.
Kingsley throws a series of punches but Van Der Saar avoids them all with ease.
Van Der Saar digs a good body shot into Kingsley's ribs.
Van Der Saar takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Van Der Saar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kingsley uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Van Der Saar has time to react.
Kingsley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Van Der Saar is breathing heavily.
A good leg kick by Kingsley.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kingsley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Saar throws a head kick that misses.
Kingsley shoots in looking for a takedown. Van Der Saar tries to sprawl out of it but Kingsley keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Van Der Saar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kingsley throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Van Der Saar misses with a body kick.
Van Der Saar looks to throw a body kick
and Kingsley counters with a nice low kick that buckles Van Der Saar's knee momentarily.
Kingsley cracks a nice hook into Van Der Saar's ribs.

Kingsley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kingsley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

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

Kingsley gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Kingsley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kingsley throws a head kick but Van Der Saar moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Kingsley.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Der Saar misses with a lunging right hand
and Kingsley counters with a slapping leg kick.

Kingsley has managed to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kingsley manages to break the clinch.
Kingsley lands a jab to the nose.
Van Der Saar on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kingsley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Van Der Saar.

Van Der Saar is rocked!
Kingsley thumps Van Der Saar with a low kick.
Kingsley feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Van Der Saar collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kyle Kingsley!