PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trygve Bondevik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Kingswood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kingswood's choice of entrance music: Amazing - Kanye West. Trygve Bondevik has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Bondevik
vs
Kingswood

206 cm
26
280 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

195 cm
25
264 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Trygve Bondevik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bubba Kingswood!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bondevik darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bondevik wants to take a breather but Kingswood is having none of it.
Bondevik wants to pass to mount but Kingswood is defending the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kingswood is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bondevik's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bondevik's back!

Bondevik defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Kingswood's arms.
Kingswood trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Bondevik doesn't escape.
Bondevik wants to control his opponent's hands but Kingswood gets his hands free.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
I really don't envy Bondevik right now.
Bondevik tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Bondevik is desperately trying to improve his position but Kingswood has a good base and remains in mount.
Kingswood tries to control but Bondevik wriggling away.
Kingswood is stalling here but it's allowed Bondevik to get half guard.

Kingswood is working for a submission of some sort.
Bondevik is trying to maintain the position but Kingswood is very close to passing his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingswood wants to pass to mount but Bondevik is defending the position.
Bondevik trying to get back to full guard but Kingswood takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Kingswood content just to control the position here.
Bondevik wants to control but Kingswood is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingswood controlling from the full mount.
Bondevik working to try and regain half guard.
Bondevik is working hard here to advance position.

Kingswood working for a submission but Bondevik is keeping him at bay.
Bondevik tries to hold on but Kingswood postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingswood looking to control but Bondevik is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kingswood tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bondevik is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bondevik is working to get back to half guard.
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 Trygve Bondevik will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bondevik fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kingswood sprawls well initially but Bondevik persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bondevik is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Bondevik trying to control the position from guard on top but Kingswood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kingswood wants to sweep but no luck.
Kingswood can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bondevik controls the pace.
Bondevik trying to control the position from guard on top but Kingswood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kingswood working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Bondevik got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kingswood has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bondevik has managed to get both his arms back between Kingswood's legs - danger averted.

Kingswood is looking for a triangle here but Bondevik uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Bondevik trying to control the action but Kingswood is working from the bottom.

Bondevik tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bondevik tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bondevik goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Kingswood has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Bondevik but great work by Kingswood.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kingswood remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kingswood is trying to get an arm triangle but Bondevik is defending well.
Bondevik is trying to get back to his feet.

Kingswood is trying to get an arm triangle but Bondevik is defending well.
Kingswood trying to control the action but Bondevik is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kingswood working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kingswood is looking to take a break and control but Bondevik is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bondevik is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bubba Kingswood will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Kingswood shoots for a takedown but Bondevik saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kingswood misses with a jab, cross combination.

Kingswood gets caught napping as Bondevik dives in and scores a takedown. Kingswood manages to retain guard.
Bondevik trying to control the position from guard on top but Kingswood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bondevik wants to pass the guard but Kingswood is keeping the position.
Kingswood keeping moving, preventing Bondevik from controlling successfully.

Kingswood looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingswood being controlled here, momentarily.
Trygve Bondevik overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Kingswood is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bondevik pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kingswood is keeping the position for now.
Kingswood keeping moving, preventing Bondevik from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kingswood has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bondevik can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kingswood tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bondevik controlling from the top position.
Bondevik trying to control but Kingswood is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Trygve Bondevik wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Bondevik manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Kingswood on his heels. He'll look to pass Kingswood's guard now, I'm sure.

Kingswood throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Kingswood looking for a guillotine here but Bondevik defends easily.

Kingswood manages to escape and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bondevik looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Kingswood!
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!

Bondevik is trying to get an arm triangle but Kingswood is defending well.
Bondevik will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kingswood is trying to buck Bondevik off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Bondevik looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Bondevik goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Kingswood rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Bondevik's guard! Nice work there by Kingswood!

And that's the end of the fight!
Trygve Bondevik showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bondevik 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trygve Bondevik!