PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Kingston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kingston
vs
Storm

181 cm
23
152 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

165 cm
26
157 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcus Kingston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Felix Storm!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kingston uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Storm.
Storm paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kingston tries to close the distance and clinch but Storm swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kingston throws a combination that misses
and Storm counters with a straight right hand.
Storm rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kingston moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Storm slips a jab and a cross from Kingston.
Storm showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kingston.

Storm pushes Kingston up against the cage in a clinch.
Storm lands a hook that snaps the head of Kingston backwards.
Storm misses with a punch on the inside.
Kingston is looking to break free of the clinch but Storm has double underhooks.

Kingston breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Storm bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kingston wants to clinch.
Kingston looks to land a right hand but Storm moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm misses with an uppercut.
Storm scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kingston takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kingston misses with the combination.
Kingston sets himself, and Storm steps forward looking for the clinch! Kingston avoids it this time.
Kingston tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Storm paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Kingston tries to keep at a distance but Storm has taken the fight into the clinch.
Storm lands with a left to the head.
Storm lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kingston or not.
Storm misses with some punches.
Storm lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Storm misses with a hook from the clinch.
Storm tries to work over Kingston's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Storm tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Kingston's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Storm jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Kingston closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Storm swings wildly with an uppercut but Kingston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Storm lands with a left to the head.

Kingston breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Storm looks to land a combination but Kingston avoids it well.
Nice jab there from Storm.
Kingston is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Kingston throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Storm counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kingston slips under a jab from Storm.
Storm fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kingston is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Storm looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Storm jabs Kingston right on the nose. Kingston blinks but takes it well.
A jab from Storm misses.
Storm tries to clinch up but Kingston circles away and keeps his distance.
Kingston dodges the punch combination from Storm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingston misses with a few strikes there.
Storm might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kingston lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Storm misses with a hook. Kingston ducked under it nicely.
Kingston tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Storm paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Storm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kingston manages to avoid it.
Storm misses the jab.
Some wild striking there from Kingston.

Storm darts in and clinches Kingston up against the cage.
Kingston blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Storm lands a hook that snaps the head of Kingston backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Storm.
Kingston blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Storm lands a hook that snaps the head of Kingston backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice left hand lands by Kingston.
Kingston misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm tries to work over Kingston's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Storm has a couple of punches blocked by Kingston.
Kingston is looking to break free of the clinch but Storm has double underhooks.
Storm swings wildly with an uppercut but Kingston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Storm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Storm throws a punch but it's blocked by Kingston.
A short right from Kingston on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Storm.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kingston as Storm tries to tie him up.
Storm throws a punch but it's blocked by Kingston.
Storm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Storm throws a punch but it's blocked by Kingston.
Kingston blocks an uppercut.
Kingston blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Storm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felix Storm dominated that round.
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.

Storm tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kingston paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kingston is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Storm fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Storm looks to land a right hand but Kingston moved out of range.
Kingston throws a hook to the side of Storm's head but Storm sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Storm has closed the distance and engaged Kingston in a clinch.
Storm displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kingston up against the cage.
Kingston makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Storm doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Storm working aggressively here.
Storm misses with a punch on the inside.
Felix Storm seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Kingston manages to break the clinch.

Storm closes the distance and pushes Kingston back into the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kingston - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Storm scores with a hook to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Storm.
Storm gets through Kingston's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Kingston breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Storm throws a shot from downtown. Kingston moves away and avoids it.
Storm tries to clinch up.
Kingston displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Storm throws out the jab.
Marcus Kingston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Storm fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kingston was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Storm is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kingston.
Kingston bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kingston tries to bum rush Storm with a series of wild strikes but Storm uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Storm scores with a jab to the body.
Storm misses the jab.

Storm moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Storm throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Storm lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kingston is trying to break free.

Kingston breaks from the clinch.
Storm keeps the fight on the outside.
Storm looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kingston works over Storm's head and body with a nice combination.

Storm gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Kingston pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kingston lands a lovely overhand right.
Storm throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kingston misses with a double jab.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Storm in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.

Kingston clinches up against the cage.
Kingston blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Storm lands a right hand.
Storm misses with the head strike.
Storm lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Storm swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingston blocking some punches.

Kingston pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Storm has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kingston walks into a left hand.
Kingston slips a straight right by Storm.
Storm tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kingston paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kingston tries to clinch up.

Storm gets tackled into the cage by Kingston. Kingston maintains the clinch.
Kingston wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Storm lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Storm misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kingston blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Storm misses with some punches.
Storm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Storm misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Storm fails to land.
Kingston can't break the clinch.
Kingston scores with a shot to the side of Storm's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingston misses with the head strike.
Storm working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Storm tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Storm is working Kingston over against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Storm pushes Kingston back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kingston misses with a short punch on the inside.
Storm working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Storm.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Storm creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Storm stalling the fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kingston.
A short uppercut from Kingston.
Storm pushes Kingston back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Kingston is rocked!
Storm working aggressively here.
Oh Kingston is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kingston tries to break the clinch but Storm is controlling the position.
Storm working aggressively here.
Storm blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felix Storm showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Kingston tries to clinch but Storm is having none of it.
Storm swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kingston seems to have got his legs back now.
Kingston is looking to clinch.
Storm misses the jab.
Kingston staying out of range there.
Kingston throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Storm tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kingston manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Storm getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Storm throws a hook but Kingston blocks it.
Storm tries to clinch up.
Kingston is looking to clinch.
Kingston throws a nice looking combination but Storm bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kingston slips under a jab from Storm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Storm scores with a jab. Kingston acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kingston is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Storm clinches.

Kingston's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from Kingston misses.
Storm tries to counter with a clinch but Kingston shakes him off and moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Storm fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Storm throws out a loose jab but Kingston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Felix Storm seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big right from Storm misses.
Storm tries to close the distance and clinch but Kingston swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Storm throws a jab when Kingston was well out of range.
Kingston throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Storm.

Storm has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kingston is trying to break the clinch but Storm is controlling him.
Kingston lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Kingston's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kingston lands a slapping body shot.
Kingston throws a combination. Storm tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Storm misses with an uppercut. Kingston saw that one coming.
Storm throws a right hand that misses
and Kingston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Storm scores with a jab to the head.
Storm throws a jab when Kingston was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kingston.
Kingston tries to clinch there but Storm circles away.
Kingston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Storm looks to land a right hand but Kingston moved out of range.

Storm gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short uppercut from Storm.
Storm working aggressively here.
Kingston tries to circle away but Storm has him pinned against the cage.
Kingston blocking some punches.
Storm lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kingston lands with a light punch inside.
Storm tries to work over Kingston's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kingston can't break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Storm.
Storm prevents Kingston from breaking the clinch.
Storm misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingston tries to break free but Storm pushes him back against the cage.
Storm has Kingston pressed against the cage, preventing Kingston from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kingston wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Storm misses with a hook from the clinch.
Storm keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kingston's efforts to push away.
Storm swings wildly with an uppercut but Kingston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Storm misses with the head strike.
Felix Storm is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kingston lands a left hand.
Storm has a couple of punches blocked by Kingston.
Storm lands with a light punch inside.
Kingston is trying to break the clinch but Storm has him pressed against the cage.
Kingston is trying to push Storm away but Storm has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kingston blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Storm working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kingston breaks the clinch.
Kingston throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Storm lands a nice shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kingston looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Storm avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marcus Kingston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kingston is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Storm changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kingston lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Storm is looking to clinch.

Storm drives through and clinches with Kingston against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Storm.
Storm misses with some punches.
Storm misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Storm.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Felix Storm.
Well Storm 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felix Storm!