PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aznar Thrul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Kingsley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Thrul
vs
Kingsley

189 cm
28
195 lbs
19 - 17 - 1

183 cm
31
195 lbs
12 - 5 - 2

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aznar Thrul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kyle Kingsley!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thrul moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kingsley misses with a body shot.
Thrul throws out a powerful jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kingsley. Thrul does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thrul lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thrul throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kingsley counters with a body kick.
Kingsley throws a hook but Thrul avoids it easily.
Thrul throws a hook but Kingsley avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Kingsley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Thrul missing with a left hand there. Kingsley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kingsley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thrul looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Thrul takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thrul does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kingsley looks to land a body kick but Thrul moved away.
A jab from Thrul does it's job there.

Thrul changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kingsley looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thrul throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Thrul working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrul wants to control but Kingsley is keeping him busy.
An elbow from Thrul crashes against the mat.
Kingsley wants to get back to his feet but Thrul drags him back down.
Kingsley struggling a bit here.
Kingsley manages to get back to half guard.
Kingsley is trying to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Thrul.
Kingsley is trying to control but can't.
Kingsley is trying is best to control the position here.
Kingsley tries to roll over but Thrul keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thrul trying to control the action but Kingsley is working from the bottom.
Thrul missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kingsley is trying to control but can't.
Kingsley is not content to let Thrul control the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kingsley is trying to control but can't.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Thrul lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Some wild striking there from Thrul.
Kingsley tries a quick counter leg kick but Thrul is wise to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Thrul moves into the clinch.
Kingsley is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kingsley wants to get back to striking at distance but Thrul won't allow it.
Thrul tries to work over Kingsley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thrul blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Kingsley.

Kingsley breaks from the clinch.
Thrul throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kyle Kingsley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thrul with a hook.
Thrul scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kingsley doesn't seem bothered though.
Thrul throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kingsley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Aznar Thrul has been cut.
Thrul scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kingsley doesn't seem bothered though.
Thrul throws a series of punches but Kingsley moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Kingsley.
Aznar Thrul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thrul checks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Thrul ducks under a wild hook from Kingsley.
Thrul fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kingsley manages to avoid it.

Thrul closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Thrul lands in his opponent's guard.
Thrul wants to control from the top but Kingsley keeps moving.
Thrul lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Thrul 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.
Kingsley bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Thrul's guard.

Kingsley with a nice head shot there.
Thrul looking for a sweep. Not yet Thrul, not yet.
Thrul keeping full guard, as Kingsley tries to pass.
Thrul tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aznar Thrul dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aznar Thrul's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Thrul gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Thrul keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kingsley.
Kingsley connects with a looping right hand.
Kingsley dips to his left and cracks Thrul with an uppercut!

Thrul gets the takedown into side control.
Thrul lands some shots froms side control.
Kingsley gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Thrul is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kingsley can do to turn this around?
Thrul avoids the attempt from Kingsley to control.
Thrul with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kingsley takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Thrul raining down shots from the mount!
Thrul lands with some strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrul working Kingsley over with strikes here.
Aznar Thrul overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kingsley tries to hold on but Thrul postures up.
Kingsley is looking to improve his position but Thrul isn't that keen on the idea.
Kingsley is still trying to improve position.
Thrul pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kingsley is in all sorts of trouble here.
Thrul looking to control but Kingsley is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kingsley is wriggling around trying to escape.
Aznar Thrul is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thrul controlling his opponent.
Thrul trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Thrul controlling from the full mount.
Thrul wants to control the pace but Kingsley is squirming around nicely.
Kingsley tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Thrul tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kingsley is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thrul avoids the attempt from Kingsley to control.
Thrul trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Thrul looking to finish Kingsley with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kingsley!
Kingsley regains half guard.
Kyle Kingsley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thrul is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kingsley tries to roll over but Thrul keeps him under control.
Thrul missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingsley is looking to get back to full guard here but Thrul has managed to pass to side control instead.
Kingsley is looking for a sweep.
Kingsley is letting Thrul control him for a moment.
Kingsley can't do much from the bottom here.
Kingsley is trying to escape the position but Thrul is controlling the position.
You can see the frustration on Kingsley's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Thrul working the ground and pound.
Thrul wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kingsley keeps working.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aznar Thrul showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Thrul has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 20:18
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 20:18
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 20:18

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aznar Thrul!
After the fight, Aznar Thrul was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.