PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carl Kingston (ranked 599 p4p, 67 weight class) and Finnish Experiment Il (ranked 707 p4p, 78 weight class). Kingston comes to the cage accompanied by Creep - Radiohead . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kingston
vs
Experiment Il

175 cm
34
145 lbs
18 - 5 - 0

175 cm
29
153 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
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 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carl Kingston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Finnish Experiment Il!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Experiment Il ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kingston moves away.
Experiment Il takes one on the button.
Kingston scores with a nice head shot.
Kingston waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Experiment Il.
Kingston uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Experiment Il.
Experiment Il clobbers Kingston with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Experiment Il looks for the body kick but Kingston saw that one coming.
Kingston goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice uppercut there from Kingston.
Kingston sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kingston connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Experiment Il momentarily.
Experiment Il fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Experiment Il.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Experiment Il blocks the body kick.
We've been informed that Experiment Il has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Kingston throws a leg kick which misses Experiment Il's front leg but catches the back leg as Experiment Il tries to avoid it.
Experiment Il lands a jab to Kingston's midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kingston. Experiment Il does a little dance to reset his feet.
Experiment Il swings widly with a right hand
and Kingston counters with a stiff right hand.

Experiment Il has managed to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Kingston fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Experiment Il.
Experiment Il tries a knee to the head but Kingston blocks it.
Kingston lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Experiment Il throws a punch but it's blocked by Kingston.
Kingston scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Experiment Il tries a knee to the head but Kingston blocks it.
Experiment Il lands a body shot in the clinch.
I was talking to Kingston's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Experiment Il prevents a body shot from Kingston.
Kingston lands an uppercut.
Kingston misses with a punch on the inside.
Kingston throws a punch but it's blocked by Experiment Il.
Experiment Il tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Kingston fails to land.
Experiment Il displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kingston up against the cage.
Kingston takes a shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingston makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kingston working aggressively here.
Kingston swings wildly with an uppercut but Experiment Il uses good head movement to avoid it.
Experiment Il tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kingston.
Kingston scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kingston swings wildly with an uppercut but Experiment Il uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kingston misses with a short punch on the inside.
Experiment Il is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kingston is keeping busy.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kingston.
Kingston misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kingston tries to work over Experiment Il's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Experiment Il blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Experiment Il looking to throw knees to the head but Kingston is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Experiment Il tries to land a knee to the head but Kingston blocks with his arms.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kingston lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kingston misses with a body punch.
Kingston misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kingston misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Kingston.
Experiment Il tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kingston doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kingston creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kingston works on Experiment Il's body with a couple of short punches.
Experiment Il blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Experiment Il will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kingston up against the cage.
Kingston doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Experiment Il scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kingston misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingston can't find room to land a body shot as Experiment Il controls the action.
Kingston tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kingston doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Experiment Il stalling against the cage.
Kingston working aggressively here.
Kingston throws a head punch that misses.
Experiment Il using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kingston has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Experiment Il lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Carl Kingston has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kingston scores with a shot to the side of Experiment Il's head.
Kingston can't find room to land a body shot as Experiment Il controls the action.
Experiment Il misses with the head strike.
Kingston tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Experiment Il scores with a shot to the side of Kingston's head.
Kingston misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kingston lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kingston tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Experiment Il's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carl Kingston dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carl Kingston's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Experiment Il pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kingston is looking to counter with head kicks.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Experiment Il crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kingston - the referee stops the clock and Experiment Il gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kingston. Experiment Il manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kingston misses the shot to the body.
Kingston fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Experiment Il on the side of the head.
Experiment Il slips a straight right by Kingston.
Kingston on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Experiment Il checks a leg kick.
Kingston dodges the punch combination from Experiment Il.
Kingston misses with an uppercut
letting Experiment Il counter with a right hand.
Kingston turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kingston.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kingston gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Experiment Il slips under a jab.
Kingston moves away from the strike by Experiment Il.
Kingston is looking to land body kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Experiment Il slips under a jab from Kingston.
Experiment Il throws out a counter right but Kingston avoids it with no problem.
Kingston uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Experiment Il.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Experiment Il bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kingston's head backwards.
Kingston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Experiment Il throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kingston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kingston throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Experiment Il on the side of the head.
Experiment Il swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kingston missing with a left hand there. Experiment Il was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kingston lands an overhand right.
Kingston takes a swing at Experiment Il's ribcage but misses.
Experiment Il digs a good hook to Kingston's body.
Experiment Il throws a shot from downtown. Kingston moves away and avoids it.
Experiment Il misses with a kick to the body.
Kingston swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kingston throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kingston fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Experiment Il is out of range.
Experiment Il misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kingston scores with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kingston blocks the body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kingston lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Experiment Il has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Experiment Il and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingston throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kingston ducks under a wild hook from Experiment Il.
A jab from Experiment Il does it's job there.
Experiment Il's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Experiment Il duly obliges.
Experiment Il tries to clinch but Kingston is having none of it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kingston. That's going to slow Experiment Il down.
Experiment Il pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A swing and a miss from Kingston.
Kingston scores with a hook.
Kingston steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Experiment Il.
A slow jab from Kingston misses its intended target.
Experiment Il lands a really nice looking cross but Kingston seems unphased.
Experiment Il tried to score with a low kick but Kingston checks it.
Experiment Il wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Experiment Il misses.
Kingston turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Experiment Il throws a body kick that misses.
Experiment Il cracks the inside of Kingston's front leg.
Experiment Il tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kingston was well out of range. Poor timing from Experiment Il.
Kingston misses with a body kick.
Experiment Il misses with a jab, cross combination.
Experiment Il misses with the combination.
A clash of legs there as Experiment Il blocks the low kick.
Kingston throws a body kick that misses.
Experiment Il moves out of range as Kingston strikes.
Experiment Il slips under a jab from Kingston.
Kingston lands with an uppercut that bounces Experiment Il off the cage and back into range.
Kingston slips under a jab.
Experiment Il throws a front kick aimed at Kingston's knee but Kingston avoids it well.
Experiment Il throws a hook but Kingston avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingston throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kingston jabs Experiment Il to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Experiment Il uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Experiment Il takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Experiment Il swings for the body but Kingston moves out of range.
Kingston fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Experiment Il has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kingston scores with a leg kick.
Experiment Il wants to clinch.
Experiment Il takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Experiment Il checks a low kick from Kingston.
Experiment Il's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kingston under the eye.
Kingston looks for the body kick but Experiment Il saw that one coming.
Experiment Il takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Carl Kingston will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Carl Kingston's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Kingston avoids a kick to the body.
Kingston appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Experiment Il has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kingston.
Experiment Il missing with a left hand there. Kingston was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A lazy body kick from Kingston
and Experiment Il counters with a nice leg kick.
Kingston slips under a jab from Experiment Il.
Experiment Il throws a jab when Kingston was well out of range.
Carl Kingston is winning the standup battle so far.
Experiment Il ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kingston moves away.
Kingston is looking to counter with a body kick.
Experiment Il misses with a lunging right hand
letting Kingston counter with a right hand.
A jab lands there for Experiment Il.
Kingston throws a predictable looking body shot
and Experiment Il counters with a head kick. That will keep Kingston thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Experiment Il pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kingston misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kingston feints and then cracks Experiment Il's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Experiment Il down.
Kingston scores with a hook to the body. Experiment Il takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
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!
Experiment Il misses with an uppercut. Kingston saw that one coming.
Kingston throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Experiment Il tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Experiment Il throws a sloppy head kick and Kingston moves out of range easily.
Experiment Il misses with a right hand
and Kingston counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kingston dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Experiment Il. That did some damage!
Kingston misses with an uppercut. Experiment Il saw that one coming.
Kingston lands a nice looking body kick.
Kingston goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kingston misses with a straight right.
Experiment Il throws out a loose jab but Kingston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kingston misses with an attempted mid kick.
Experiment Il throws a hook but Kingston avoids it easily.
Experiment Il throws a body punch but Kingston moves out of range.
Kingston is looking to counter punch.
That kick from Kingston tenderised Experiment Il's leg. Experiment Il is trying to keep his angry face on.
Experiment Il tries to clinch but Kingston is having none of it.
Experiment Il moves out of range as Kingston throws a body kick.
Experiment Il looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Experiment Il throws a shot from downtown. Kingston moves away and avoids it.
Kingston throws a body punch but Experiment Il moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingston moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Experiment Il throws an overhand right that lands on Kingston's shoulder, as Kingston tries to avoid the shot.
Kingston displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Experiment Il throws out the jab.
Kingston gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Experiment Il.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kingston throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kingston throws a wild body kick that Experiment Il sees coming a mile off.
Kingston misses with a low kick as Experiment Il jumps back.
Kingston swings for the body but Experiment Il moves out of range.
Experiment Il tests Kingston's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Experiment Il misses the target.
Kingston uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Experiment Il.
Experiment Il throws a body punch but Kingston moves out of range.
Kingston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Experiment Il.
Experiment Il bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kingston checks a low kick from Experiment Il.
Experiment Il tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kingston swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kingston misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingston is looking to chop away at Experiment Il's legs.
Kingston checks a leg kick.
Experiment Il looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kingston with a jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Experiment Il checks a leg kick.
Kingston throws a wild body kick that Experiment Il sees coming a mile off.
Experiment Il's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kingston ducks under a wild hook from Experiment Il.
Kingston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Finnish Experiment Il has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Experiment Il throws an overhand right that lands on Kingston's shoulder, as Kingston tries to avoid the shot.
Kingston throws a lazy right hand but Experiment Il sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Experiment Il slips under a jab.
Experiment Il avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kingston ducks under a wild hook from Experiment Il.
Kingston moves out of range of the body kick.
Experiment Il throws a right hand that misses
and Kingston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Experiment Il waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kingston.
Carl Kingston is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingston lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kingston blocks a jab.
Kingston swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kingston lands a leg kick that knocks Experiment Il off balance momentarily.
Kingston looks to score with a jab to the body but Experiment Il is just out of range.
Experiment Il looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Kingston takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kingston stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Experiment Il staying out of range there.
Kingston fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Experiment Il.
Kingston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Experiment Il manages to avoid it.
Experiment Il throws a head kick but Kingston moves out of range.
Experiment Il scoring well with a low kick there.
Experiment Il paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kingston connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Experiment Il momentarily.
Kingston pushes Experiment Il away with a front kick.
Kingston connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Experiment Il rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kingston counters with an outside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Carl Kingston.
Well Kingston has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carl Kingston!
Our winner, Carl Kingston, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.