PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between GLaD Aperture Science (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Kingsley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aperture Science's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Chiron By All That Remains. Kingsley is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Blood Stained Nike's - Complete. Kyle Kingsley 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!

Aperture Science
vs
Kingsley

185 cm
22
160 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
160 lbs
7 - 4 - 1

Dangerous GnP
Great elbows
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, GLaD Aperture Science!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyle Kingsley!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aperture Science scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Aperture Science closes the distance and pushes Kingsley back into the cage.
Aperture Science misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aperture Science taking a breather.
Kingsley can't break the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Kingsley breaks from the clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Aperture Science checks a leg kick.
Aperture Science misses with the combination.
Aperture Science has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kingsley.
Kingsley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Aperture Science manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kingsley misses with a body kick.
Kingsley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aperture Science takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Aperture Science misses with the combination.
Aperture Science lands a jab-cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aperture Science swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Aperture Science. Those never looked like landing.
Aperture Science moves out of range of the leg kick from Kingsley.
Kingsley tries to clinch but Aperture Science moves out of range.
Kingsley throws a head kick that misses.
Aperture Science fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kingsley moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kingsley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A combination from Aperture Science does no damage.
Kingsley throws a right and a left that Aperture Science avoids nicely.
Kingsley throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Aperture Science.
Kingsley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aperture Science paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aperture Science dodges the punch combination from Kingsley.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aperture Science with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kingsley tries to bum rush Aperture Science with a series of wild strikes but Aperture Science uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No luck for Kingsley with that takedown attempt.
Aperture Science lands with an uppercut that bounces Kingsley off the cage and back into range.
GLaD Aperture Science seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kingsley lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aperture Science throws a wild body kick that Kingsley sees coming a mile off.
Kingsley missing with a left hand there. Aperture Science was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice body kick there by Kingsley.
Aperture Science displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
GLaD Aperture Science is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kingsley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aperture Science misses with a few strikes there.
Kingsley throws a leg kick but Aperture Science moved away.
Aperture Science throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingsley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Aperture Science.
A cross from Aperture Science lands.
Aperture Science tries to clinch up.
Aperture Science tries a head kick but it misses.
Aperture Science looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
An inside leg kick lands from Aperture Science.
Kingsley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kingsley attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

Aperture Science gets tackled into the cage by Kingsley. Kingsley maintains the clinch.
Kingsley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Aperture Science's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Donk. Aperture Science catches Kingsley right on the button with a cross.

Aperture Science takes the fight into the clinch.

Kingsley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aperture Science doesn't manage to clinch there - Kingsley circles away.
Kingsley looks to clinch
and Aperture Science counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kingsley is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aperture Science misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kingsley counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Aperture Science throws a series of punches but Kingsley avoids them all with ease.
Aperture Science tries to clinch
and Kingsley counters with a good low kick that Aperture Science was not able to check.
Kingsley throws a head kick that misses.
Kingsley tries a low kick but Aperture Science avoids it.
Aperture Science lands a glancing blow to the side of Kingsley's head.
Kingsley misses with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Kingsley has managed to clinch.
Aperture Science stalling the fight.
Kingsley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Aperture Science stalling in the clinch but Kingsley improves position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that GLaD Aperture Science will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Aperture Science throws a head kick that misses.
Kingsley misses with a leg kick
and Aperture Science counters with a nice leg kick.
Aperture Science fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
GLaD Aperture Science is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aperture Science throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aperture Science misses with a jab, cross combination.

Kingsley gets tackled into the cage by Aperture Science. Aperture Science maintains the clinch.
Kingsley can't break the clinch.
Kingsley tries to circle away but Aperture Science has him pinned against the cage.
Aperture Science tries a body shot but Kingsley blocks it.
Kingsley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kingsley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Aperture Science.
Aperture Science with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Aperture Science looking to slow down the pace here.
Kingsley is trying to break the clinch but Aperture Science is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kingsley breaks the clinch.
Donk. Aperture Science catches Kingsley right on the button with a cross.
Aperture Science moves out of range as Kingsley strikes.
Kingsley tries to work over Aperture Science's front leg with a kick but Aperture Science checks it.
Kingsley misses with a hook.
Aperture Science feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kingsleys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice body punch from Aperture Science.
Aperture Science cracks Kingsley with a right hand to the side of the head.
Aperture Science misses with a head kick.
Kingsley attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Aperture Science slips a jab and a cross from Kingsley.
Kingsley walks into a jab.
Kingsley throws a sloppy head kick
and Aperture Science counters with an inside leg kick.
Aperture Science connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Aperture Science is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingsley blocks a low kick nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Aperture Science.
Aperture Science lands with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aperture Science tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kingsley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kingsley scores with a three punch combo!
Aperture Science pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kingsley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kingsley shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Aperture Science pinned against the cage. Aperture Science gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Good leg kick by Aperture Science there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kingsley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aperture Science feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kingsley's calf.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aperture Science thows a body shot but no joy.
Kingsley 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 tries to keep at a distance but Aperture Science has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kingsley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kingsley working hard to break the clinch.
Aperture Science gets through Kingsley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Kingsley.
Aperture Science works on Kingsley's body with a couple of short punches.

Kingsley breaks from the clinch.
GLaD Aperture Science is winning the standup battle so far.
Kingsley takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Aperture Science tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kingsley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kingsley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kingsley misses with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aperture Science throws a nice inside leg kick.
No joy there for Aperture Science, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aperture Science lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kingsley takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Aperture Science scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Aperture Science throws a good cross that connects.
Aperture Science throws a head kick that misses.
Kingsley throws a head kick that half lands.
Aperture Science misses with a low kick as Kingsley jumps back.
Aperture Science connects with the punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kingsley throws a head kick that misses
and Aperture Science counters with a one-two to the body.
Aperture Science with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kingsley scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

GLaD Aperture Science dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Kingsley throws a chopping leg kick but Aperture Science manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Aperture Science misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kingsley shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Aperture Science pinned against the cage. Aperture Science gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Aperture Science swats away the attempt to clinch by Kingsley.
Kingsley takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kingsley, as that shot connected.
Aperture Science checks the leg kick.
Aperture Science swats away the attempt to clinch by Kingsley.
A solid body kick from Kingsley.
Kingsley is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingsley throws a sloppy head kick and Aperture Science moves out of range easily.
Kingsley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kingsley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kingsley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Aperture Science. That did some damage!
Aperture Science scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Aperture Science scores with a jab. Kingsley acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Aperture Science takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Aperture Science misses with a few strikes there.
Aperture Science blocks the body kick.
Aperture Science tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aperture Science feints and then cracks Kingsley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kingsley down.
Some wild striking there from Aperture Science.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kingsley ducks under a wild hook from Aperture Science.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aperture Science throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Aperture Science tries to clinch there but Kingsley circles away.
Aperture Science throws a combination that misses
and Kingsley finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Kingsley's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kingsley takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Kingsley clinches with his opponent.
Kingsley looking to slow down the pace here.
Kingsley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Aperture Science escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aperture Science slips a jab and a cross from Kingsley.

Aperture Science pushes Kingsley up against the cage in a clinch.
Aperture Science is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Kingsley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aperture Science takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kingsley tries a head kick but it misses.
Aperture Science checks a leg kick.
Aperture Science stalks Kingsley and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kingsley's face. Kingsley staggers backwards, shaken.
Aperture Science throws a quick inside leg kick.
Aperture Science misses with a wild combination.
Aperture Science fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kingsley tries to clinch up but Aperture Science circles away and keeps his distance.
Kingsley looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kingsley shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Aperture Science sprawls well. Aperture Science wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kingsley gets slowly back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aperture Science scores with a leg kick.
Aperture Science is looking to clinch.
Aperture Science throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kingsley counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kingsley motions for Aperture Science to come forward. Kingsley throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kingsley is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Aperture Science.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aperture Science keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kingsley. Aperture Science does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aperture Science throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aperture Science fails to land with a series of punches.
Aperture Science misses with a head kick.
Kingsley shoots in and drives through. Aperture Science sprawls well.

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 GLaD Aperture Science.
Well Aperture Science 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight for GLaD Aperture Science!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for GLaD Aperture Science!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for GLaD Aperture Science!

GLaD Aperture Science wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking GLaD Aperture Science thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.