PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Guilherme Goncalves (ranked 1615 p4p, 1938 weight class) and Alzarri Kingston (ranked 148 p4p, 177 weight class). Kingston has chosen Prodigal Son as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Goncalves
vs
Kingston

178 cm
33
155
25 - 17 - 1

178 cm
29
156
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition
Silverguard Outfitters 🛡

Conviction
Bondi MMA 🏝️

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 25 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Guilherme Goncalves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alzarri Kingston!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Goncalves misses its intended target.
Kingston appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kingston uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Goncalves.
Kingston is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Goncalves with a body shot.
Goncalves has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Chuckles Strenght and Conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Goncalves slips under a jab.
Kingston misses with an uppercut. Goncalves saw that one coming.
Goncalves scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Goncalves moves out of range of the strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as Goncalves checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Guilherme Goncalves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kingston.
Goncalves on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Goncalves swings widly with a right hand
letting Kingston counter with a right hand.
Kingston with the inside leg kick.
Goncalves lands a jab to the head.
Kingston has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kingston showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Goncalves.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goncalves misses with an uppercut.
Goncalves misses with a left hand
and Kingston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Goncalves is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kingston.
Goncalves avoids a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goncalves throws an overhand right that lands on Kingston's shoulder, as Kingston tries to avoid the shot.
Goncalves connects with a jab.
Kingston connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kingston turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Goncalves misses with a right hand
and Kingston counters with a stiff right hand.
Goncalves throws out a loose jab but Kingston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goncalves swings widly with a right hand
and Kingston counters with a good low kick that Goncalves was not able to check.
Goncalves misses with a right hand
and Kingston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Goncalves tries to bum rush Kingston with a series of wild strikes but Kingston uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Goncalves throws a right hand that misses
and Kingston counters with a straight right hand.
A punch combination from Goncalves misses.
Kingston throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice defenses there by Goncalves.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goncalves throws a hook but Kingston avoids it easily.
Goncalves takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Goncalves throws a jab when Kingston was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goncalves throws out a loose jab but Kingston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kingston misses with a straight left.
Kingston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Goncalves.
Goncalves misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Goncalves is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kingston.
Goncalves walks into a jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Goncalves.
Goncalves throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Goncalves tries to clinch there but Kingston circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kingston! But no joy.
Goncalves wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Good work by Goncalves as he checks the leg kick.
Goncalves misses with a two punch combination.
Kingston connects with a single shot there.
A bone on bone clash there as Kingston blocks the leg kick.
Kingston pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kingston throws a looping overhand right but Goncalves ducks down to avoid it.
Goncalves moves in looking to clinch but Kingston pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingston throws a low kick but Goncalves moves out of range easily.
Goncalves tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kingston swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kingston misses with a hook.
Kingston just misses with a punch to the body.
Kingston scores with a crisp jab that stopped Goncalves in his tracks.
Kingston is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Goncalves had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Some bone on bone action there as Goncalves checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Goncalves throws a shot from downtown. Kingston moves away and avoids it.
Kingston misses with an uppercut
and Goncalves counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Goncalves. Kingston does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kingston looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Goncalves takes a swing at Kingston's ribcage but misses.
Goncalves throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kingston counters with a left to the body.
Goncalves keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Goncalves jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Goncalves throws a poor cross that misses
and Kingston counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Goncalves takes a swing at Kingston's ribcage but misses.
Kingston looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kingston blocks a head kick by Goncalves.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goncalves misses with a hook. Kingston ducked under it nicely.
Kingston looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kingston throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kingston slips under a jab from Goncalves.
Goncalves takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Goncalves fails in his attempt to clinch.
Goncalves punishes Kingston's body with a nice straight punch.
Kingston uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Goncalves.
Kingston appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Goncalves 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.
Kingston throws a low kick but it's checked well by Goncalves.
Goncalves takes a swing at Kingston's ribcage but misses.
Kingston takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kingston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Goncalves manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goncalves throws a body punch but Kingston moves out of range.
Kingston blocks a head kick by Goncalves.
Goncalves throws a big shot that misses.
Kingston throws a hook but Goncalves avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Alzarri Kingston will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Goncalves connects with a high kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kingston 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.
Goncalves throws a looping overhand right but Kingston ducks down to avoid it.
Goncalves throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Kingston counter with a right hand.
Goncalves throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kingston lands a jab.
Kingston dips to his left and cracks Goncalves with an uppercut!
Kingston fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Goncalves has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kingston fails to land with a series of punches.
Kingston scores with a jab to the jaw.
Goncalves is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kingston throws a lazy right hand but Goncalves sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Goncalves takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kingston throws a right hand that misses
and Goncalves counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the body from Goncalves misses
and Kingston counters with a straight right hand.
Goncalves needs to keep his hands up - Kingston had a free shot at his head there.
Kingston takes a jab right on the kisser.
Goncalves looks to land a left hand but Kingston moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goncalves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kingston was well out of range. Poor timing from Goncalves.
A head kick by Goncalves misses
and Kingston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kingston lands with a thumping leg kick.
Goncalves tries to clinch up but Kingston circles away and keeps his distance.
Kingston throws a chopping leg kick but Goncalves manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Goncalves takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Goncalves misses with an uppercut
and Kingston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Goncalves pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kingston back to the cage. Goncalves follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Kingston is rocked!
A combination from Goncalves does no damage.
Kingston is still on wobbly legs! Can Goncalves finish him?
Goncalves lands a nice looking body shot.
Goncalves looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Goncalves cracks Kingston with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kingston swats away the attempt to clinch by Goncalves.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goncalves walks into a jab.
Goncalves throws a combination that misses
and Kingston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kingston throws a low kick but Goncalves moves out of range easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Goncalves misses its target.
Goncalves misses with a wild body shot.

Goncalves has taken the fight to the clinch.
Goncalves pushes Kingston back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kingston misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Goncalves.
Goncalves unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Kingston! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Goncalves is unloading with more strikes now! Kingston drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Guilherme Goncalves!
After winning the bout, Guilherme Goncalves thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.