PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Kingston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and anderson slva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). anderson slva will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Kingston
vs
slva

188 cm
21
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonny Kingston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, anderson slva!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
slva tries to close the distance and clinch but Kingston swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
slva fails in his attempt to clinch.
slva tries to clinch up.
Kingston tries to score a power double leg takedown but slva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kingston somewhat.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
slva throws a knee to the head but misses.
slva blocks the elbow strike.
slva misses with a knee to the head.
slva tries to land a knee to the head but Kingston blocks with his arms.
Nice elbow from Kingston.

It looks like anderson slva has been cut.
Kingston tries to pull guard but slva won't allow it.
Kingston tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. slva smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonny Kingston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kingston looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kingston instigates a clinch.
Kingston can't break the clinch.
Kingston wants a takedown but no success here.
slva looking to throw knees to the head but Kingston is blocking nicely.
Kingston tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. slva just stands there and leans against the cage.
slva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
slva working hard to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston tries a knee to the head but slva blocks it.
slva blocks an elbow strike from Kingston.
slva misses with a knee to the head.

Kingston ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kingston no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Kingston trying to control the position.

slva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
slva has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kingston is proving hard to escape from.
slva is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

Kingston throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kingston is breathing heavily.

That's two 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.
slva is looking to stand up but Kingston won't let him.

Kingston looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

slva got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kingston has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, slva has managed to get both his arms back between Kingston's legs - danger averted.
slva wants to get up but he can't break Kingston's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

slva has taken the fight to the clinch.

slva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
slva wants to clinch but Kingston slips to the side

and Kingston decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in slva's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
slva wants to stand and escape but Kingston is having none of it.
slva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
slva keeping moving, preventing Kingston from controlling successfully.

slva kicks Kingston off and gets to his feet.
slva fails in his attempt to clinch.
slva looks to land a combination. Kingston sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
slva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
slva fails in his attempt to clinch.
slva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
slva keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
slva tries to clinch up

and Kingston counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Kingston is sneakily working for an arm triangle but slva sees it coming and defends easily.
slva wants to get back to his feet.
Kingston throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kingston working slva over with strikes.
Kingston stops slva from getting back to his feet.

slva kicks off Kingston and gets to his feet.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
slva connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonny Kingston dominated that round.
The cut man is working on anderson slva's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

slva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
slva wants to clinch but Kingston slips to the side

and Kingston counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
slva is wriggling around but Kingston manages to pass to half guard.

Kingston is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

slva kicks off Kingston and gets to his feet.
Kingston circles away from the clinch attempt

and Kingston moves into the clinch.
Kingston takes a shot to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kingston keeps the fight in the clinch, despite slva's efforts to push away.
Kingston tries to pull guard but slva won't allow it.

slva breaks the clinch.

slva rushes Kingston and presses him up against the cage.
Kingston tries to pull guard but slva holds him up against the cage and eventually Kingston drops back down to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
slva working hard to break the clinch.
slva lands a right hand.
Kingston looking to throw knees to the head but slva is blocking nicely.
slva lands an elbow inside that Kingston shrugs off.
slva looking to throw knees to the head but Kingston is blocking nicely.
slva landing knees to the head.
slva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kingston tries to stall but slva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
slva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kingston blocks it with crossed arms.
slva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kingston scores with a shot to the side of slva's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for slva.

Kingston ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kingston no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
slva wants to get up but he can't break Kingston's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

slva gets to his feet - Kingston follows without any prompting.
slva keeps the fight on the outside.

slva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
slva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kingston backwards.
slva misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kingston gets control of slva's arms and successfully pulls guard. Kingston will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

slva stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Kingston has slva up against the cage in a clinch.
slva lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kingston with a knee to the head.

slva breaks from the clinch.

Kingston has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kingston scores with a knee to the head.

slva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
slva misses with a series of wild punches.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kingston is defended easily by slva.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonny Kingston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kingston circles away from the clinch attempt.
slva closes the distance but Kingston moves to the side

and Kingston counters by clinching up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
slva lands a shoulder strike.
slva lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. slva obliges.
slva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kingston misses with a shot to the kidneys.
slva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kingston tries to land knees in the clinch but slva avoids the damage to the body.

Kingston jumps guard and drags slva to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Kingston is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Kingston is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. slva is aware though and is defending well.

Kingston had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. slva is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Kingston Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take slva's back instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
slva finds himself mounted whilst avoiding strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kingston is looking to work his way around to slva's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
slva tries to buck Kingston off but he can't manage it.
Kingston fails to move to back control.

Kingston with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

Kingston looking to secure an arm triangle but slva defends it well.
slva is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonny Kingston dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on anderson slva's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Kingston has slva up against the cage in a clinch.
slva misses with a knee to the head.
Kingston tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. slva smiles and moves away.

Kingston has closed the distance and engaged slva in a clinch.
slva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

slva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Kingston gets in close and instigates a clinch.
slva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kingston blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
slva lands a knee to the head.
slva working Kingston over with knees to the body.
slva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
slva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kingston backwards.
slva wants to break free but Kingston has control.
Kingston wants to stall.
Kingston is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. slva is defending well for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
slva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
slva lands an elbow just above Kingston 's eye.
slva scores a nice knee to the body.
Kingston tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kingston with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
slva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kingston backwards.
slva misses with an elbow strike.
slva takes a knee right on the jaw!

slva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
slva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kingston blocks a head kick by slva.
A head kick misses from slva.
anderson slva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Kingston closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
slva looking to throw knees to the head but Kingston is blocking nicely.
Kingston slows down the pace here.
slva crunches a lovely knee into Kingston's ribcage.
slva tries a knee to the head but Kingston blocks it.
slva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kingston controlling the action here for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingston with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A right hand to the body from slva.
Kingston with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
slva avoiding damage as Kingston throws knees to the body.
slva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kingston has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Kingston gets control of slva's arms and successfully pulls guard. Kingston will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Kingston is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
slva looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Kingston is working the ground and pound. Can slva escape?
Kingston punches the canvas rather than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
slva controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

Kingston is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but slva has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.

Kingston patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
slva has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Kingston.

Kingston is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. slva defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
slva controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Kingston tries to keep control of the position but slva is staying busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kingston missing with strikes.
slva has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Kingston throwing sloppy strikes.
anderson slva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Kingston is persistently looking for the submission but slva is defending it well.
Jonny Kingston overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
slva is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

slva is trying to defend against the choke here but Kingston has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Kingston Tightens the hold and slva taps out furiously! Kingston displays superior BJJ to win the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jonny Kingston!