PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jason Kingsley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sao Marcos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Kingsley
vs
Marcos

180 cm
25
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
18
155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Hates pizza

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jason Kingsley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sao Marcos!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcos just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Marcos.
Marcos throws a push kick but Kingsley slaps the foot to one side.
Kingsley shoots in for a takedown but Marcos shows good takedown defense.
Kingsley looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Marcos is fending him off so far but Kingsley persists. Nope, Marcos circles away and we're back to standing.
A punch combination from Marcos misses.
Kingsley throws a jab when Marcos was well out of range.

Marcos darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Marcos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Marcos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Marcos seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marcos working over Kingsley with some ground and pound. Kingsley looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kingsley's head.

Marcos is looking for a kimura here.
Kingsley is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Marcos lands a nice short elbow.
Marcos wants to stand up but Kingsley has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Marcos prevents Kingsley from standing back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcos trying to advance position but Kingsley counters by regaining guard.
Marcos trying to control but Kingsley is working from the bottom.
Marcos looking to sit in guard and control but Kingsley gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Marcos trying to strike off his back.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Marcos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kingsley gets to his feet. Marcos looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Kingsley wants to clinch up but Marcos keeps it at a distance.

Kingsley looking to score a takedown here. Marcos is defending well but Kingsley drives through and ends up in Marcos's guard.
Kingsley won't allow Marcos to get back to his feet.

Kingsley stands and steps away. Marcos gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Kingsley connects with a high kick.
Sao Marcos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Marcos gets tackled into the cage by Kingsley. Kingsley maintains the clinch.
Kingsley landing knees to the body.
Marcos being controlled against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kingsley is trying to drag Marcos to the mat but Marcos just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Kingsley. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcos has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kingsley avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Marcos is trying to force a seperation but Kingsley has the dominant position.

Kingsley pulls Marcos into guard.
Kingsley managing to control the position.
Marcos trying to control but Kingsley is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marcos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sao Marcos will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Marcos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kingsley shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kingsley keeps the fight on the outside.
Marcos misses with a wild combination.
Marcos digs a good hook to Kingsley's body.
Marcos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kingsley tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Marcos swivels and escapes.
Marcos throws a combination that misses
and Kingsley counters with a three punch combo that has Marcos backing up. Marcos nods at Kingsley to acknowledge the strikes.
Kingsley keeps the fight on the outside.
Kingsley shoots in for a takedown but Marcos shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Kingsley. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Marcos feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Marcos scoring with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcos tries to stand but Kingsley is controlling from the bottom.
Kingsley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Marcos is looking to stand up but Kingsley won't let him.
Marcos is breathing heavily.
Marcos throwing strikes but missing.
Marcos throws a big right hand that misses.
Kingsley keeping moving, preventing Marcos from controlling successfully.
Kingsley trying to keep a closed guard but Marcos is proving a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcos postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Marcos trying to control but Kingsley is working from the bottom.
Kingsley looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kingsley. Marcos shrugs it off though.
Some wild striking there from Marcos.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingsley looks for a takedown but Marcos sprawls well.
Kingsley dodges the punch combination from Marcos.
Marcos tries to bum rush Kingsley with a series of wild strikes but Kingsley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Kingsley instigates a clinch.
Marcos takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kingsley lands a knee to the body.
Kingsley leaning his opponent against the cage.

Kingsley lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kingsley gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Marcos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kingsley looks for a takedown but Marcos sprawls well.
Marcos avoids the head kick by Kingsley.
Marcos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Marcos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No joy there for Kingsley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marcos looks to land a combination. Kingsley sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Sao Marcos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! 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 has closed the distance and engaged Marcos in a clinch.
Kingsley with a knee to the head.
Marcos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Kingsley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marcos works the jab nicely.
Kingsley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kingsley dodges the punch combination from Marcos.

Kingsley gets a clinch.
Kingsley misses with a knee to the head.
Kingsley scores with a knee to the head.
Marcos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Marcos has had enough of the clinch but Kingsley keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kingsley.
Marcos is trying to break free.
Marcos is trying to break the clinch but Kingsley has him pressed against the cage.
Marcos jumps guard but Kingsley turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kingsley with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Marcos is trying to break free.
Marcos is trying to break the clinch but Kingsley is controlling him.
Kingsley scores a nice knee to the body.
Marcos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Marcos wants to get back to striking at distance but Kingsley won't allow it.
Kingsley can't find room to land a body shot as Marcos controls the action.
Kingsley scores with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingsley content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Kingsley decides to pull guard.
Marcos throws a strike but Kingsley rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Marcos is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Kingsley gets to his feet. Marcos looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Marcos looks to score with a jab to the body but Kingsley is just out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kingsley throws a nice head kick!
Marcos walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kingsley checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Marcos tries to clinch up but Kingsley circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcos misses with a head kick.
Marcos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kingsley.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kingsley.
Marcos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marcos fails with a takedown attempt.
Sao Marcos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Marcos misses with a series of wild punches.
Kingsley fails with a takedown attempt.
Kingsley tries to clinch up but Marcos circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcos doesn't manage to clinch there - Kingsley circles away.
Kingsley fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Kingsley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marcos misses with the combination.
Marcos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Marcos tries to keep at a distance but Kingsley has taken the fight into the clinch.

Kingsley manages to break the clinch.
Jason Kingsley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kingsley shoots in looking for a takedown but Marcos manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kingsley's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Kingsley showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Marcos 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Sao Marcos!