PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sam Mcneil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Kingston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sam Kingston has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sam Mcneil's chin.

Mcneil
vs
Kingston

216 cm
22
177 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

175 cm
25
173 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sam Mcneil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sam Kingston!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Chris Dean and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kingston stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kingston wants it to stay on the feet.

Kingston changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mcneil looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Kingston goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Mcneil has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Kingston but great work by Mcneil.
Kingston tries to bench press Mcneil off him but Mcneil keeps the position.

Mcneil tries for a kimura but Kingston is defending well.
Kingston is trying to control Mcneil's posture but Mcneil avoids it.
Mcneil working the ground and pound but Kingston is defending the strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kingston manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kingston moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kingston has Mcneil pulled in close to control his posture.
Mcneil loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mcneil accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mcneil lands a couple of decent looking shots.
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 wants to get back to his feet but Mcneil is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kingston throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

Mcneil is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Mcneil landing some decent shots from guard.
Kingston is trying to keep Mcneil in close.
Mcneil stays in close to Kingston's body and controls the position.
Kingston is trying to control the position but Mcneil postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingston utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kingston is trying to keep Mcneil in close.
Mcneil has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mcneil trying to control but Kingston is working from the bottom.

Sam Kingston has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Mcneil swats away the attempt to clinch by Kingston.

Kingston throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Mcneil tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kingston is in Mcneil's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mcneil looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kingston looking to sit in guard and control but Mcneil gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mcneil will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kingston tries to strike from the bottom.
Mcneil really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcneil throws a strike but Kingston rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mcneil scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Kingston content to stall in guard here.

Mcneil has his foot on Kingston's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kingston works his way back into a safe position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingston not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mcneil punching from the bottom - just letting Kingston know he's still in a fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kingston trying to control but Mcneil is working from the bottom.
Mcneil lands with a heel strike from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Kingston dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Kingston scores with a takedown into Mcneil's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mcneil has his hands on Kingston's head, controlling the position.
Kingston preventing the sweep.
Kingston must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mcneil pulls Kingston in close to prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Sam Mcneil just wasn't active enough.

Kingston shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mcneil's guard.
Kingston advances position into side control!

Kingston has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Mcneil gets caught flat footed, as Kingston shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kingston trying to control but Mcneil is working from the bottom.
Mcneil trying to strike off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingston trying to control the position from guard on top but Mcneil is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mcneil will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Sam Kingston has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

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

Mcneil is rocked!

It looks like Sam Mcneil has been cut.

Kingston drives through and clinches with Mcneil against the cage.
Oh Mcneil is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Kingston breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sam Kingston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Kingston closes the distance and clinches.
Kingston is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Kingston has picked Mcneil up - he's going for a ride! Kingston dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Mcneil is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kingston not doing much here.
Kingston is breathing heavily.
Kingston is thwarting Mcneil's attempts to control the position.
Mcneil won't allow Kingston to pass to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingston prevents Mcneil from improving his position.
Mcneil blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kingston.
Kingston moves into full mount! Mcneil won't be happy about that!
Kingston misses with a head shot.
Mcneil holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Kingston tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Kingston throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Mcneil because Kingston loaded up on that one.
Mcneil avoids a series of strikes thrown by Kingston.
Mcneil seems to have got his legs back now.
Mcneil is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Kingston throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

Kingston jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Mcneil is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Mcneil and Kingston has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Mcneil defending against the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingston avoids the strikes from the bottom by Mcneil.

Kingston swings around for an armbar but Mcneil sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Kingston's guard.
Sam Kingston has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kingston is looking to stand up but Mcneil isn't so interested in that idea.
Mcneil preventing the sweep.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mcneil postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mcneil is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mcneil works over Kingston with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Kingston showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sam Mcneil's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Mcneil changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kingston looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kingston sneaks back into half guard.
Mcneil prevents Kingston from improving his position.

Mcneil is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mcneil throwing shots but Kingston is blocking nicely.
Mcneil prevents Kingston from improving his position.
Mcneil missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mcneil is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kingston sees it coming and defends easily.
Kingston wants to control but Mcneil is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mcneil seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Mcneil blocks the strikes from Kingston.
Mcneil winds up and cracks Kingston with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kingston wants to improve his position but Mcneil is controlling well.
Kingston keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Kingston has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mcneil is working away from the top position though.
Kingston takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mcneil wants to work for an arm triangle but Kingston is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kingston is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mcneil scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mcneil thows a huge punch but Kingston dodges it nicely.
Kingston tries to get to full guard but Mcneil has control of the leg.

Mcneil seems to be looking for submissions.

Mcneil is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kingston defends it well.
Kingston wants to control but Mcneil is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcneil thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mcneil missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mcneil drops an elbow to the side of Kingston's head.
Mcneil drops an elbow to the side of Kingston's head.
Kingston is looking to improve his position.
Kingston is staying active underneath Mcneil, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mcneil prevents Kingston from improving his position.

Mcneil is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Mcneil looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingston wants to get back to his feet.
Kingston has hold of Mcneil's hands but Mcneil slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mcneil throws a strike but Kingston avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Mcneil with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Kingston manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Sam Mcneil has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sam Kingston is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Kingston manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Mcneil showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kingston has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Kingston!