PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Irving Massimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Kingston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kingston is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sean Kingston- Fire Burning. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Massimo
vs
Kingston

190 cm
30
290 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

189 cm
38
295 lbs
22 - 17 - 0

Great wrestler
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Irving Massimo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sean Kingston!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Massimo closes the distance and pushes Kingston back into the cage.
Kingston tries to pull guard but Massimo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Massimo is trying to drag Kingston to the mat but Kingston just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Massimo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Kingston breaks from the clinch.

Kingston clinches with his opponent.
Massimo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Massimo throws a head punch that misses.

Kingston breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kingston tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Kingston rushes Massimo and presses him up against the cage.
Massimo prevents Kingston from breaking the clinch.
Massimo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Massimo scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Kingston breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Massimo pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston misses with the combination.
Kingston tries to clinch up.

Kingston tries to keep at a distance but Massimo has taken the fight into the clinch.

Massimo turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Massimo throwing strikes but Kingston manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Massimo holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Kingston cracks Massimo with a big elbow.
Massimo looking for a sweep but Kingston has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Kingston throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kingston lands a couple of good shots and Massimo has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kingston lands shots from the back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingston gets his hands free as Massimo looks to control.
Massimo is in bad spot here.
Massimo has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Kingston.
Massimo can't escape the position.
Massimo avoids the strikes from Kingston.
Kingston wants to control but Massimo manages to buck him off and is now in Kingston's guard! Nice work there by Massimo!
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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Massimo passes Kingston's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Massimo wants to free his trapped foot but Kingston is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kingston has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kingston blocking the ground and pound attempt from Massimo.
Massimo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Massimo lands strikes from half guard.
Kingston keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Massimo wants to control but Kingston is keeping him busy.
Kingston wants to stand back up but Massimo manages to pass into side control.
Massimo working the head and body with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingston is trying to buck Massimo off.
Massimo is trying to ground and pound but Kingston uses the momentary lack of control by Massimo to regain half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Massimo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nice strikes from Massimo there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kingston is trying to get back to full guard.

Kingston is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Massimo pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Irving Massimo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kingston has closed the distance and engaged Massimo in a clinch.
Kingston has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kingston is looking to control Massimo's arms but Massimo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kingston has his back to the cage.
Kingston tries to circle away but Massimo has him pinned against the cage.
Kingston is trying to break the clinch but Massimo is controlling him.

Massimo is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Kingston can't fight it off and eventually Massimo manages to take the fight to the floor. Kingston looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Massimo looking to pass the guard.
Massimo slips nicely into half guard.
Irving Massimo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kingston looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston is looking for a sweep. Massimo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kingston taking some punishment here, with Massimo in his half guard.
Massimo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Massimo winds up and cracks Kingston with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Massimo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kingston with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Massimo misses with a head shot. Kingston uses the momentum to regain guard.
Massimo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Massimo lands a couple of digs.
Massimo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Massimo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Massimo pushes down on Kingston's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Massimo working the head and body with strikes.
Massimo slows the pace down in half guard.
Massimo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Massimo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Massimo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Massimo wants to free his trapped foot but Kingston is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kingston is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Massimo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Massimo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kingston can do to turn this around?
Kingston is pressing down on Massimo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kingston trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Massimo throws a big elbow that misses.
Massimo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Massimo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
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.
Kingston is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kingston scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Massimo wants to control but Kingston is keeping busy.
Kingston missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Massimo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Massimo wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Irving Massimo dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Massimo lands with a good body shot.
Massimo doesn't manage to clinch there - Kingston circles away.
Massimo tries to clinch up but Kingston circles away and keeps his distance.
Irving Massimo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Massimo swats away the attempt to clinch by Kingston.
Massimo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Massimo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kingston moves in looking to clinch but Massimo pushes him off.

Kingston tries to keep at a distance but Massimo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kingston lands a left hand that snaps the head of Massimo backwards.
Massimo prevents Kingston from breaking the clinch.
Kingston stops a takedown attempt from Massimo.
Massimo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Massimo is trying to trip Kingston. He has hold of a leg but Kingston is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Massimo persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Massimo trying to control the position from guard on top but Kingston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Massimo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kingston works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kingston looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Massimo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kingston is trying to keep Massimo in close.
Massimo throws an elbow that misses. Kingston uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Massimo's guard. Nice move by Kingston!
Massimo controls Kingston momentarily but Kingston frees himself.
Massimo tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingston trying to control the position from guard on top but Massimo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kingston won't allow Massimo to sweep him here.
Kingston tries to stand but Massimo is controlling from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Massimo is on top in guard.
Massimo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Massimo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Massimo throws a strike but Kingston rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Massimo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kingston postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Massimo is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kingston, into his guard.
Massimo lands a couple of digs.
Massimo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Massimo looking to pass the guard.
Massimo throws an elbow that misses. Kingston uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Massimo's guard. Nice move by Kingston!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Massimo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kingston gets full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Massimo scoring with some ground and pound.
Massimo is working Kingston over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Massimo sitting in guard here, content to control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Massimo chips away with some ground and pound.
Sean Kingston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Irving Massimo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Massimo pushing down on Kingston's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Irving Massimo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Massimo 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Irving Massimo!
After winning the bout, Irving Massimo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.