PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mike Kingston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glo Money (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Glo Money told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Kingston
vs
Money

162 cm
25
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Kingston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Glo Money!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.

Kingston closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Money looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nice strikes from Kingston there.

Kingston wants to work for an arm triangle but Money is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kingston controlling the action here.
Kingston wants to free his trapped foot but Money is holding on for dear life with his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kingston is working hard here to advance position.

Money is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kingston pulls his head out easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kingston uses his free foot to push down on Money's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Money.
Kingston controlling from the full mount.
Money regains half guard.

Kingston is looking for a kimura but Money is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kingston to get the leverage.

Kingston is working for a kimura but Money is defending it quite comfortably.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Money is defending against the submission attempts here by Kingston.
Kingston seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Money looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kingston is taking a breather. Money says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Money looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Kingston gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Kingston is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mike Kingston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Kingston fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Money to the ground. Kingston is now in Money's guard.

Money looking for a guillotine here but Kingston defends easily.
Kingston postures up and lands a big shot to Money's brow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kingston passes into half guard.
Kingston trying to mount his opponent but Money defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Kingston dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kingston looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Money utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Kingston stands up and waves to Money to follow him.
Kingston pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kingston will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Despite the aggression on Money's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kingston breaks the clinch.

Kingston shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kingston wants to advance to full mount but Money doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Kingston is stalling in the full guard.
Kingston passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Money is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Kingston is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Money knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Money is looking to reverse the position.
Kingston is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Money can do to turn this around?

Kingston stands up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kingston gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Money looking for submissions off his back.

Money actively working from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kingston gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Kingston is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Money unleashes a big counter combination but Kingston bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

Kingston looking to score a takedown here. Money is defending well but Kingston drives through and ends up in Money's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Money is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Kingston has his hands clasped together but Money extends and breaks Kingston's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Money.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Glo Money!
Glo Money got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'