PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lee Sang Seok (ranked 857 p4p, 92 weight class) and Carl Kingston (ranked 658 p4p, 73 weight class). Kingston has chosen Creep - Radiohead as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Sang Seok
vs
Kingston

176 cm
35
152 lbs
33 - 15 - 2

175 cm
34
145 lbs
19 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 33 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lee Sang Seok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carl Kingston!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kingston scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kingston connects with an inside leg kick.
Kingston lands a nice looking kick to the body. Seok takes a step back to recover.
Kingston looks to land a body kick but Seok moved away.
Seok connects with a body shot that sends Kingston's belly button to the back.
Kingston misses with a low kick.
Kingston throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kingston keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Seok.
Kingston lands a front kick.
Seok takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Seok dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kingston tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Seok steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kingston. That one must have hurt.
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!
Seok avoids a kick to the body.
Seok misses with a takedown attempt - Kingston sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Seok's calf.
Seok misses with a wild body shot.
Seok fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kingston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Seok.
Kingston moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kingston uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Seok.
Seok avoids a kick to the body.
Kingston tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Seok is able to avoid easily.
Seok changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kingston pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Seok drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kingston sprawls and moves away.
Kingston scores with a jab to the body.
Carl Kingston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kingston loads up on a big right hand but Seok slips the punch.
Kingston stuns Seok with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kingston throws the kick towards the body but Seok avoids it.
Seok misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Kingston.
Kingston throws the kick towards the body but Seok avoids it.
Seok appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Seok throws a body shot but no joy.
Seok with a nice cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kingston gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Carl Kingston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kingston just misses with a punch to the body.
Kingston misses with a wild body shot.
Seok attempts a counter takedown but Kingston avoids it well and moves away.
Seok loads up on a big right hand but Kingston slips the punch.
Kingston stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sloppy strikes from Seok. Those never looked like landing.
Kingston lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Seok jabs Kingston to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Seok looking to score a takedown here. Kingston is defending well but Seok drives through and ends up in Kingston's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seok throwing strikes from guard but Kingston blocks nicely.
Seok wants to pass the guard but Kingston is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Seok accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Seok trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kingston seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Kingston keeping full guard, as Seok tries to pass.
Kingston working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Seok.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kingston wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Let's hope that Kingston has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Seok cracks Kingston with an open hand slap.
Kingston misses with a looping right.
Kingston looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A combination from Seok does no damage.
Seok slips a straight right by Kingston.
Kingston looks to throw the jab but Seok is out of range.
Kingston throws a leg kick

and Seok counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Seok postures up and lands a big shot to Kingston's brow.
Kingston keeping full guard, as Seok tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Carl Kingston will probably get the nod.
That's time! Seok's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Seok misses with an uppercut
and Kingston counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Seok thinking.
Kingston throws a leg kick

so Seok counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kingston is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Seok is controlling him.
Seok chips away with some ground and pound.
Seok wants to control from the top but Kingston keeps moving.
Seok tries to free his leg and advance position but Kingston is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seok is working hard here to advance position.
Seok trying to control but Kingston is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seok trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Seok throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Seok missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Seok is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Seok 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.
Seok fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kingston keeps Seok at a distance using the push kick.
Carl Kingston seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kingston misses with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingston showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Seok.

Seok drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Seok working the ground and pound.
Kingston can't do much from the bottom here.
Kingston pushes Seok away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Seok gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Seok moves into full mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seok trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lee Sang Seok overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seok pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Seok has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Seok sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Seok dominating with strikes here.
Seok wants to control the pace but Kingston is squirming around nicely.
Seok putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seok controlling the position easily from mount.
Kingston is bucking up trying to escape but Seok cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kingston sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Seok not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Seok is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Seok lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lee Sang Seok 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. This is the final round!

Seok misses with a wild body shot.
Kingston lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Seok connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kingston. Kingston circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice uppercut there from Kingston.
Seok tests Kingston's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kingston lands a nice shot to the body.
Seok looks for a takedown but Kingston sprawls well.
Seok slips a jab from Kingston.
Seok appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seok takes a kick to the side of the head.
Seok misses with a hook.
Kingston feints a counter leg kick.
Kingston turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kingston throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Kingston misses.
Seok appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Seok cracks the inside of Kingston's front leg.
Seok walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kingston takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kingston scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Seok avoids a kick to the body.
Seok drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kingston sprawls and moves away.
Kingston avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kingston tries a quick counter leg kick but Seok is wise to it.
Kingston throws a hook to the side of Seok's head but Seok sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Seok half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Seok takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Seok looks to land a left hand but Kingston moved out of range nicely.
Kingston blocks a jab.
Seok slips a straight right by Kingston.
Seok attempts a counter takedown but Kingston avoids it well and moves away.
Kingston misses with a head kick.
Seok half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Seok misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Kingston as he connects with a hook.
Seok misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
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!
Seok moves forwards but Kingston connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kingston connects with a leg kick. Seok looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kingston misses with a leg kick

and Seok counters with a shoot takedown. Kingston fights it but they end up in guard.
Kingston wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Seok is now in half guard.
Seok tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kingston knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kingston is refusing to be controlled, as Seok sits in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingston tries to roll over but Seok keeps him under control.
Kingston trying to control from the bottom.
Seok is trying to control the action in half guard but Kingston is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kingston trying to hold on to Seok's head to control him but Seok postures up.
Seok performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Seok is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Seok working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Seok content to control rather than advance.
Kingston trying to hold on to Seok's head to control him but Seok postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Carl Kingston.
I think Kingston has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Carl Kingston!
A very excited looking Carl Kingston 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.