PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ian Carroll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Kingman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Carroll
vs
Kingman

180 cm
22
141 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

181 cm
22
153 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ian Carroll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shawn Kingman!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kingman throws a sloppy head kick and Carroll moves out of range easily.
Kingman moves out of range of the strikes.
Jab from Carroll.

Carroll gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Carroll's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Kingman manages to break the clinch.
Carroll misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Carroll as he avoids it easily.
Carroll scores with a one two! Kingman had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Kingman is looking to clinch but Carroll is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kingman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kingman closes the distance looking to clinch

and Carroll counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Carroll.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carroll working hard to break the clinch.

Kingman manages to break the clinch.

Carroll clinches.

Kingman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shawn Kingman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kingman misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Carroll counters with a straight right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Carroll there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Carroll throws a right hand that Kingman ducks under and follows up with a left that Kingman also avoids with ease.
Kingman moves in looking to clinch but Carroll pushes him off.
Kingman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Carroll pinned against the cage. Carroll gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Good standup being displayed there by Carroll as he connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ian Carroll dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kingman closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kingman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jab by Carroll.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carroll fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kingman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kingman tries for a takedown but Carroll sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kingman throws a wild body kick that Carroll sees coming a mile off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kingman looks to clinch
and Carroll counters with a series of strikes. Kingman will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kingman darts in trying to clinch
and Carroll counters with a left and a right that stings Kingman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carroll throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kingman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ian Carroll is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Carroll, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice defenses there by Kingman.

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.
Kingman wants to clinch up but Carroll keeps it at a distance.
Carroll is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Carroll slips under a jab from Kingman.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kingman clinches but Carroll breaks the clinch
and Carroll counters with a three punch combo that has Kingman backing up. Kingman nods at Carroll to acknowledge the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ian Carroll 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!

Carroll slips under a jab from Kingman.
Carroll misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kingman tries to clinch up
and Carroll connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kingman tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Carroll counters with a straight right hand.
Shawn Kingman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ian Carroll is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Carroll scores with a jab to the body.
Carroll misses with a few strikes there.
Kingman moves in looking to clinch but Carroll pushes him off.
Carroll throws a series of punches but Kingman moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A telegraphed right hand from Carroll misses the target.
Kingman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Carroll sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Carroll really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kingman wants to clinch
and Carroll connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Carroll scores with a jab.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kingman tries to clinch but Carroll is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ian Carroll showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Carroll 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 Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ian Carroll!