PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Winston Hill (ranked 3492 p4p, 292 weight class) and Yod Kingstar (ranked 4779 p4p, 361 weight class). Hill comes into the arena with Calum Scott - You Are The Reason blaring out of the sound system. Yod Kingstar will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Hill
vs
Kingstar

153 cm
25
130 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

159 cm
25
148 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Granite chin

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Winston Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yod Kingstar!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kingstar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kingstar lands an elbow just above Hill 's eye.
Kingstar missing with knees to the body.
Kingstar lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kingstar lands a damaging elbow.
Kingstar lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hill is working for takedown but Kingstar is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hill is trying to drag Kingstar to the mat but Kingstar just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hill looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Winston Hill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hill tries for a takedown but Kingstar manages to get underhooks.
Hill takes an elbow to the temple.
Hill definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hill takes an elbow to the temple.
Kingstar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kingstar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingstar lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kingstar lands an elbow inside that Hill shrugs off.
Kingstar lands an elbow inside that Hill shrugs off.
Kingstar gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kingstar lands an elbow just above Hill 's eye.
Hill is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kingstar pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Kingstar breaks the clinch.

Kingstar closes the distance and clinches.
Kingstar misses with a body punch.
Kingstar is stalling here.
Good body shot from Kingstar.
Hill is trying to drag Kingstar to the mat but Kingstar just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingstar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kingstar lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kingstar lands a damaging elbow.
Kingstar prevents the takedown attempt.

Kingstar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Kingstar closes the distance and clinches.
Kingstar lands an elbow that stopped Hill in his tracks for a moment.
Kingstar lands a nice elbow.
Kingstar comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kingstar lands a nice elbow.
Hill blocking some punches.
Hill could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kingstar.
Kingstar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kingstar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hill's elbow.
Hill takes an elbow to the forehead.

Kingstar manages to break the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hill wants a takedown.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kingstar throws an elbow but misses.

Kingstar breaks the clinch.

Kingstar closes the distance and clinches.
Kingstar lands a damaging elbow.
Hill takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingstar lands an elbow that stopped Hill in his tracks for a moment.
Kingstar is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kingstar lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hill.
Kingstar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hill's defenses.
Hill being controlled against the cage.
Kingstar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kingstar lands an elbow that stopped Hill in his tracks for a moment.
Kingstar lands a body shot.
Kingstar gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hill staying out of range there.
Hill moves out of range of the strikes.
Hill half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

Kingstar closes the distance and clinches.
Yod Kingstar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hill prevents a body shot from Kingstar.
Kingstar throws a punch but it's blocked by Hill.
Kingstar stalling against the cage.
Kingstar avoiding damage.
Kingstar continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kingstar lands an elbow inside that Hill shrugs off.
Kingstar lands a hook that snaps the head of Hill backwards.
Hill takes a shot to the head.
Kingstar lands an elbow just above Hill 's eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Kingstar.
Kingstar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kingstar throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Kingstar breaks the clinch.
We've been informed that Kingstar has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Kingstar throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hill avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Kingstar closes the distance and clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kingstar just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hill's brow.
Kingstar lands with a left to the head.
Hill is working for takedown but Kingstar is calmly controlling the position for now.
A short uppercut from Kingstar.
Hill tries for a takedown but Kingstar manages to get underhooks.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kingstar takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill is trying to drag Kingstar to the mat but Kingstar just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Winston Hill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kingstar effectively controlling the action here.
Hill letting Kingstar take a breather here.
Hill takes an elbow to the temple.
Kingstar slows down the pace here.
Stalling in the clinch from Kingstar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Yod Kingstar.
Kingstar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hill swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hill changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kingstar throws out a leg kick but Hill moves out of range and Kingstar only half commits.
Hill attempts a counter takedown but Kingstar avoids it well and moves away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kingstar.
Kingstar looks to clinch

so Hill counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hill's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hill's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hill chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hill throwing strikes but missing.
Hill stands up over Kingstar, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hill keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kingstar's head.
Hill postures up and lands a big shot to Kingstar's brow.
Hill chips away with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hill missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hill throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kingstar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kingstar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hill.
Hill postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hill is looking to work some ground and pound but Kingstar has wrist control.
Hill is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hill works over Kingstar with some ground and pound from guard.
Kingstar is trying to keep Hill in close.
Hill cracks Kingstar with a solid left hand.
Hill stops Kingstar from standing up.
Hill with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yod Kingstar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Kingstar is looking to clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kingstar tries a body shot but Hill blocks it.
Nice elbow from Kingstar.
Kingstar lands a damaging elbow.
Kingstar gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hill.
Kingstar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kingstar tries a body shot but Hill blocks it.
Hill takes an elbow to the temple.
Kingstar lands a damaging elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingstar is working Hill over against the cage.
Kingstar tries to throw a body punch but Hill avoids it by throwing Kingstar back against the cage.
Kingstar lands a nice elbow.
Kingstar lands a damaging elbow.
Hill goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kingstar prevents it.
Kingstar taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kingstar gets underhooks to prevent Hill's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Winston Hill. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Kingstar breaks the clinch.
Kingstar throws a big shot that misses.
Yod Kingstar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Kingstar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hill, pushing him back against the cage.
Kingstar pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingstar lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kingstar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hill.
Kingstar content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kingstar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hill or not.
Kingstar lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kingstar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kingstar misses with an elbow over the top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kingstar displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hill up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kingstar.
Kingstar holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hill has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kingstar avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kingstar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice elbow from Kingstar.
Kingstar lands a nice elbow.
Kingstar misses with the head strike.
Hill takes an elbow to the temple.
Kingstar lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kingstar lands an elbow inside that Hill shrugs off.
Hill drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hill blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Kingstar.
Hill has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kingstar avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kingstar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Kingstar.
Kingstar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hill backwards.
Kingstar comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kingstar comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yod Kingstar is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kingstar gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kingstar.
Winston Hill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kingstar lands with a left to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yod Kingstar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kingstar winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 25:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 25:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yod Kingstar!
A very excited looking Yod Kingstar made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.